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Jul 13, 2025
Your go-to Virgin Voyages news drop – July 13 Insider Update 🚢🧭 In this INSIDER update, David from VV Insider brings you the biggest announcements, sneakiest previews, and tastiest new menus from Virgin Voyages, including: 🍽️ Passport to Flavors – First look at the EAT & DRINK Festival 🔥 Gunbae gets a new menu – all-new dishes revealed 💌 Valentine’s Day 2026 voyages now open for booking 🚢 Brilliant Lady update – she’s left Málaga! 🔧 Where she’s going next – and what’s happening during wet dock 🎁 July promo – up to $600 off + 70% off second Sailor + Bar Tab 👀 And a tease about something… spicy coming to the Caribbean 👀🌶️ Whether you’re planning your first voyage or your fifth, this update will help you sail smarter. If it helps, tap 👍, hit subscribe and turn on 🔔 to stay one step ahead of the next announcement! 🛳️ Useful links from today’s update: 🍽️ Passport to Flavors event ➜ https://vvinsider.com/first-look-passport-to-flavors-event-eat-drink-festival/ 🔥 New Gunbae menu ➜ https://vvinsider.com/first-look-virgin-voyages-new-gunbae-menu-with-pictures/ 💘 Valentine’s 2026 sailings ➜ https://vvinsider.com/virgin-voyages-valentines-day-2026-voyages-announced/ ⚓ July 2025 promo details ➜ https://vvinsider.com/july-2025-virgin-voyages-offer-revealed/
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Things move incredibly fast at Virgin
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Voyages and the beginning of July has
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been no different. I'm David from VB
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Insider and I'm here to bring you all
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the latest news about Virgin Voyages,
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including some news about Brilliant Lady
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Virgin Voyages fourth ship launching
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later this year. I'm going to tell you
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more about Brilliant Lady's journey to
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Italy to start a period of fit and
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finish to get her ready to set sail. A
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peek at the wonderful food and drink
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options available at the Eat and Drink
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Festival across the fleet. A quick look
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at what Valentine's Day on board Virgin
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Voyager ships will look like in 2026.
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Some amazing new offers to make sure you
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can get the sailing of your dreams for
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less with crucially some onboard credit
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for you to spend as you sail. And we'll
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also be looking at the new gun bay menu.
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The offerings at the Korean barbecue on
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board have had a little bit of a shake
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around. So, we're going to have a look
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at the new options available. So, stick
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around. V Insider is the number one
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resource for the latest Virgin Voyages
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simply just making the most of your
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Support our work by hitting subscribe
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and stick around to hear how you can get
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exclusive perks by booking directly with
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us.
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So, let's jump right in. Firstly, let's
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look at the Eat and Drink Festival,
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which this year has been dubbed the
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Passport to Flavors event. We've spent a
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lot of time putting together an ultimate
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guide for this event. So, if you're
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sailing in July, you'll want to hop on
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VV Insider and take a big look of what
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this food and drink festival at Sea will
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offer you when you sail in July. These
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offerings are available until July 26th,
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and it all centers around this free
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collectible item called a passport to
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flavors. And this year the theme is all
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around a taste of brilliant and the idea
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is to get sailors ready for the launch
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of Brilliant Lady later this year. The
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free collectible passport will guide you
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through the different options available
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as part of this experience. There are
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exclusive new drinks available across
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pretty much every bar on board. Whether
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that's a Miami glow in the casino, a
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Broadway bloom in sip lounge, a rain
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city old-fashioned in the draft house, a
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little Havana sunset in the loose
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cannon, or an Empire daquiri in the
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athletic club. There is something for
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everyone, including non-alcoholic
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options at each of the locations as
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well, which means that everyone can
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follow along. Once you order your drink,
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you can get a stamp in your passport
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from the bar staff. And once you've
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collected all seven of these stamps, you
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can return your fully stamped passport
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to sailor services to enter a raffle.
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The raffle grand prize will be revealed
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on July 31st. Also, in the passport to
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eat, you're going to have fantastic
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exclusive options available in the
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galley. This includes a crispy Reuben
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roll and specialtity hot dogs in the
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burger bar, a wild mushroom kick and an
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apple ficacia with a cider glaze to
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celebrate New York. In bento baby,
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you're going to see the cob roll and a
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soy braze tofu sushi. And in the sweet
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side, you're going to see a butterscotch
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bino and fruit sushi. And this is
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celebrating Los Angeles. And to
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celebrate Seattle, you have a smoked
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salmon strata in the daily mix, a bre
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panini with bra short ribs in well
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bread. And in the sweet side, you've got
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a creme brulee donut and a chocolate
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espresso mousse. And finally,
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celebrating Miami, you're going to see a
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huge amount of options in Diner and
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Dash, including a moho marinated
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suckling pig and a range of Miami themed
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sides. And taking us back to the sweet
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side, you have an almond guava gaunt,
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popcorn mousse, and strawberry and guava
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pastalitos. Let's talk about it has also
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been transformed for this event, changed
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into a mini bar serving sips of
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brilliant. again offering cocktails and
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mocktails that are themed to the
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destinations that Brilliant Lady will be
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visiting as she sets sail later this
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year. To read all about it and see
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everything that's available at this
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exclusive event in July, visit
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vbvinsider.com. We have a full article
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explaining everything you'll need to
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know. Some more fantastic news for those
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that want to get away for less as the
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July 2025 offer has been revealed by
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Virgin Voyages. This offer runs until
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the very end of the month. So, you have
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until the 31st of July to get 70% off
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your second sailor. This can really
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bring the cost of your voyage way down
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for those sailing with two or more
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sailors. And crucially, this fantastic
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offer is combinable with onboard credit
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offers that we have available as well.
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So, along with this offer, there is an
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incredible $300 of potential onboard
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credit that you can bag for select
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Caribbean sailings of seven nights or
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more. We have a full list of all the
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voyages that are applicable for this
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particular offer. So, if bagging some
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onboard credit sounds great to you, head
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on over to vbvinsider.com and we can
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tell you everything you need to know
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about this offer, as well as tons of
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reasons why booking with vinsider.com is
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the best way to get sailing on Virgin
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Voyages. Remember, you'll never pay more
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by booking with us. This service that we
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provide and the first mate service
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that's provided by our partners does not
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cost you anymore at all, but it helps us
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out and make sure we can continue to get
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these great guides and information out
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to you all. But you'll also benefit as
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well by getting adree access to our
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website and joining our exclusive
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membersonly club for Virgin Voyages
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experts like yourself called the Red
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Diamond Club. And we have all the
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information about that membersonly club
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and our loyalty scheme available on
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vvincider.com.
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Let's talk about something brand new and
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that starts off with a look at the
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incredible new food options available at
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Gun Bay, the Korean barbecue restaurant
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exclusively available at sea on Virgin
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Voyages. There are some new small bites
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available, including a cucumber and
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avocado salad with a small touch of heat
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from some pepper threads and a new
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kimchi pancake. One thing to note here
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is that these new menu items do replace
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some of the old menu items. So, for
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example, this kimchi pancake replaces
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the existing kimchi pancake that was
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available on the Gun Bay menu up until
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July. In terms of rice, noodles and
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stews, we have a new stew available,
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which is a soft tofu stew with muscles,
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clams, and shrimps. There's also a new
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rice cake item on the menu, which is in
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a sauce with zucchini and shiakei
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mushrooms. On the barbecue grill, the
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vegan option now includes peppers and
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asparagus, which joins the mushrooms
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that were there before. There is now
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also a soy marinated ribeye with onions,
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and a seafood trio, which includes
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squid, octopus, and scallops. And in
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terms of dessert, the mango and matcha
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ice cream options have been replaced
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with a black sesame soft serve option.
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And as a brand new dessert option at
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Gunbe, there's now a warm Korean pancake
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with almond, cinnamon, and sesame seeds.
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The pictures of this option look
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incredible. We can't wait to try this
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when we're on board later this month.
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And on the bar menu, there are some new
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drinks available as well. Do head over
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to our article on vbvansides.com to read
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about the new drinks available. They all
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look incredible. And finally, there's a
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new treat yourself option available at
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Gun Bay. If you're not familiar with
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treat yourself options on Virgin
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Voyages, what they are are a premium
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option on the menus where there is a
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dollar value against it. So you will use
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up your sailor loot or you'll be
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charging your onboard account for these
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options if you decide to go for them. Of
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course, these are completely optional.
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All of the rest of the food across the
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ship are included. These are simply
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those premium options if you decide to
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go for them. So historically in Gun Bay,
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you had the Wagyu beef platter as your
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treat yourself option that is no longer
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part of the menu, but instead we have a
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very different option which is a slow
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roasted pork dish which is served with
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oysters and caviar. This is priced at
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$75, and it's certainly a way to make
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your night at Gun Bay even more special.
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In news that will surprise absolutely
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none of you that have sailed with Virgin
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Voyages before, they have been named the
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best cruise line by Travel and Leisure
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for the third year in a row. This comes
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off the back of Travel and Leisur's
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World's Best Survey 2025. Not only did
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they win this prestigious award, they
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actually were awarded a higher score
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than they were the year previous. And
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this could be down to the effort that's
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been put in by the Virgin Voyages Board
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to make the onboard experience even
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better than it was before by bringing in
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new entertainment and shaking up the
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food offerings available as well. Not
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only did Virgin Voyages win this
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category, they won by a landslide,
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scoring more than 10 points above the
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runner-up celebrity cruisers with an
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overall reader score of 94.8.
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A huge congratulations to Virgin
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Voyages, the crew that make it happen
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and a clear indication of why people
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keep coming back time and time again to
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Virgin Voyages. Virgin Voyages have
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announced their plans for the
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Valentine's Day sailings in 2026. And
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what are we expecting with these
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Valentine's Day sailings? Well, they're
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promises to be themed shipwide events
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happening for Valentine's as well as
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some Valentine's themed food and sweet
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treats available as well. Virgin Voyages
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have promised to go extra red with
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romantic touches and surprises
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throughout these voyages. So, the dates
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you need to look out for, Brilliant Lady
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is hosting her Valentine sailing on the
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12th of February, which is an 8- night
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voyage out of Miami. If you're looking
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for a shorter voyage, Scarlet Lady is
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heading out on February 13 for a five-
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night voyage out of Miami. Valiant Lady
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is setting out on Valentine's Day
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itself. So, this February 14 voyage is a
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seven- night voyage out of San Juan. And
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finally, Resilient Lady as well is
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sailing on Valentine's Day itself. So,
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February 14, another seven night voyage,
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this time out of Miami. And don't forget
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the splash of romance package is a
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really good way to celebrate love on
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board Virgin Voyages. It's a great
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package which includes priority boarding
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and shake for champagne where you can
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shake your Virgin Voyages app and
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champagne will be brought to you
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wherever you are on the ship with some
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small exclusions. You also get access to
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the thermal spa and you also get some
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exclusive sweet treats delivered to your
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room if you want to add the splash of
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romance package on one of these
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Valentine sailing. There are a limited
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number of packages that can be sold per
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voyage. So, make sure you book that
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early and get the splash of romance
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package added on as soon as you book.
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Again, if you book with VV Insider, we
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can help you secure that Splash of
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Romance package if you act quick. So, if
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you want to do that, head over to
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vbinsside.com now and start your booking
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with us. It wouldn't be a 2025 update
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without some more Brilliant Lady news.
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So, on July 4th, Brilliant Lady set sail
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from Malaga where she's been stationed
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for a fair while now and headed over to
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Italy to Palmo where she is due to get
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some new fixtures and fittings to get
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her ready for the big launch later this
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year. She's there for a rumored 2 week
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wet dock. If you're not familiar with
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what a wet dock is, it's where fixtures
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and fittings and refurbishments happen
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while the ship is alongside at a port as
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opposed to having to go in for a proper
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dry dock where the whole of the ship is
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exposed. So, with that being said, we're
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not expecting any massive changes for
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Brilliant Lady than what we've already
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theorized or have been rumored or
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revealed already. But if you're
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interested in knowing what is changing
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on Brilliant Lady, we've put together a
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video guide which explains every single
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change that's happening on Brilliant
11:39
Lady that's been announced so far. And
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this video guide does a real deep dive
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of all the new events that are happening
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on board Brilliant Lady. And that is
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where these lady ships really set
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themselves apart is with the events, the
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parties, the entertainment that's
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available on board. I personally learned
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a huge amount about Brilliant Lady just
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by putting that video together. So do
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give it a watch and look out for all
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those fantastic things that are coming
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up. Speaking of Brilliant Lady, there
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are so many events coming up over the
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next few weeks around Brilliant Lady and
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VB Insider are going to be right there
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along with all the action. So we're
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getting our first sneak peek at
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Brilliant Lady during her time in
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Portsmouth. She arrives in Portsmouth on
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the 18th of August and that is where
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she's going to be until she sets sail
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across the ocean to begin her mermaid
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and voyage in New York City on the 5th
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of September. But because we're going to
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be on board in Portsmouth, we're going
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to get some of the first reveals from
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Brilliant Lady and we'll be bringing
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them directly onto this channel. So,
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make sure that you subscribe and follow
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along. There is also going to be a big
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launch celebration on August 19th. And
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of course, we'll be along for that as
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well. So, we'll be capturing all the
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fun, the festivities, the celebrations
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that are going on. And if all goes well,
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you might see one of our first YouTube
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lives from Brilliant Lady herself. So,
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make sure you're subscribed to that
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channel so you get that notification
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when we're going live. As long as the
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technology doesn't fail us, it'd be
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great to bring you along and answer some
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of your questions that you have about
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Brilliant Lady while we're on board. I
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just want to thank you so much for
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helping make this new YouTube channel a
13:17
success. It's been so wonderful reading
13:20
all of your comments about how useful
13:22
you're finding these videos. So, we just
13:24
want to reach as many people as
13:25
possible. So, make sure that you've left
13:27
us a like and also leave us a comment.
13:29
It does a really good job of getting
13:31
these videos out to more and more
13:33
people. So, why don't you let us know
13:35
how we're doing? Are you finding these
13:37
videos useful? Is there anything else
13:38
that you'd like us to cover in terms of
13:40
topics that we can talk about on Virgin
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Voyages? We promised to be branching out
13:44
a little bit further than just voyages
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over the next few months. We've just had
13:48
confirmation that we're able to look at
13:50
one of the Virgin Hotels properties. So,
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we're going to be doing a video
13:54
comparing the Virgin Hotels experience
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to the Virgin Voyages experience. We
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think that's going to be incredible. So,
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do follow along for that as well. And if
14:02
you've done all that and you've helped
14:03
the channel, there is one huge way that
14:05
you can support all the work that we do
14:07
here at BB Insider, and that is to go
14:09
ahead and trust us with your next Virgin
14:12
Voyages booking. So, go to
14:13
bvincider.com/book,
14:16
where you can browse all of the
14:17
itineraries and make all the plans
14:19
yourself. So, you don't need to pick up
14:21
the phone or wait on emails. You can
14:23
just choose a voyage and make your
14:24
payment directly on virginvoyagers.com.
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or of course there's information there
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if you'd like to send us an inquiry and
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we can help you plan your perfect voyage
14:33
directly. So I look forward to hearing
14:35
from you and helping you out with your
14:36
next voyage there. Thank you so much for
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coming along with us and until next
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time, happy sailing.
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