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Recently, we've been given a few
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glimpses of what the future of Virgin
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Voyages holds. And over the past couple
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of weeks, there's been a lot of
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information about what to expect from
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Virgin Voyages in the next few years.
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I'm David from VV Insider, and in this
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Virgin Voyages insider update, firstly,
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we're going to take a look at the
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changes to itineraries based on the
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disruption caused by the devastating
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hurricane that hit Jamaica. Then we have
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some sneak peeks at some behindthescenes
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action for the brand new Virgin Voyages
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show booth. We're going to get a glimpse
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of what to expect from the Black Friday
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deals that Virgin Voyages have on and
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how you can save money right now. We
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have an update of when to expect
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Resilient Ladies Dry Dock and what that
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might mean for the ship's future. some
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breaking news about Virgin Voyages
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international performance and how the
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line is growing around the world, which
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sets us up nicely to talk about our five
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predictions for Virgin Voyages before
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2030. But in the near to midterm, we're
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also going to take a look at the new
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Alaska itineraries that have been
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announced for 2027 and also the shore
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things and shore excursions that you can
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expect in Alaska as well. So, as ever,
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there's lots to cover, so let's jump
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So the first thing to cover this week is
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the impact that the devastating
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hurricane Melissa has left in her wake.
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Of course you will already have seen in
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the news that this hurricane has had a
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massive impact on Jamaica especially and
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this of course includes ports that
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Virgin Voyagers were due to visit.
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Virgin Voyagers of course are
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prioritizing sailor safety at the moment
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and have made changes and provisions to
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those itineraries to make sure that
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sailors have a safe and fun time. Our
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article covering the story has all of
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the information you'll need about the
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itinerary changes and also what that
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might mean for potential future changes
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to itineraries as well. One thing to
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highlight here is that Virgin Voyages
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are donating to post storm relief
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initiatives to help get this incredible
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destination and the community back on
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their feet. So, we wish them all the
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best. Moving on to entertainment news
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where booked the brand new show on
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Scarlet Lady. The full title is Boot
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Alola's Library Story. And if you've
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been following along to these updates,
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and if you haven't, then why not make
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sure that you subscribe to VV Insider to
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get all the latest Virgin Voyages
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information. But if you've been
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following along, you'll know that Boot
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is the Lola's Library prequel show,
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which shows you what Lola was up to
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before she was the librarian on board
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Resilient Lady. So, the Virgin Voyagers
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brand are very proud of this new Lola's
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Library story with CEO Namal calling it
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his favorite show on board the ships.
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Virgin Voyagers have released a
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behindthescenes video showing you the
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work and the effort that goes into
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bringing one of these shows to life. In
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the video, we hear from the show's
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creators, No Ceilings Productions, and
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the cast themselves, including the
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incredible Meg Lanzeron, who originated
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the character of Lola on Resilient Lady
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in Lola's Library. This video highlights
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the incredible costumes, the
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unbelievable choreography, and the great
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special effects that go into making Book
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Al's Library Story one of the best shows
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across the whole Virgin Voyages fleet.
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The creation of the prequel to Lola's
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Library started with us getting together
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and figuring out one, what is important
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for a prequel and then two, who are the
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minds that created Lola one and let's
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bring these people back together to make
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a bigger, better, cooler version of this
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show. So, we got back the original
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We got back the original Lola to create
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the show with and on her. which is a
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really important part I think that the
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original Lola felt just felt right to
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From what we've heard from sailors that
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have been along to this brand new show,
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it does sound absolutely incredible. We
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can't wait to see it ourselves at some
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point in the future. But until then,
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little teasers like this from the Virgin
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Voyages brand are all we have. Have you
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been along to see Booked yet? If you
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have, let us know what you thought in
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the comments. And if you're looking for
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an excuse to get along to see the
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incredible entertainment across the
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Virgin Voyages fleet, there's no better
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time to book because the Virgin Voyages
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Black Friday offers are going live. And
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Virgin Voyagers are launching Black
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Friday with 80% off a second sailor as
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well as up to $400 in Barab as well.
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These offers are available on specific
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cabin types with some notable
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exceptions. If you're looking to
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navigate these deals yourself, go over
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and we can help make sure we combine the
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offers in the right way to make sure
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your next Virgin Voyage is as affordable
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as possible. By trusting us with your
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Virgin Voyages booking, you're not only
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helping support the work that we do here
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at VV Insider, but you'll also get some
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exclusive perks as well. There is no
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better way to book your Virgin Voyage
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than with VVincider.com.
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So come along to vbvinsider.com/book
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because we can't wait to help you plan
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out your perfect voyage together. Again,
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looking into the future, we have some
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information about when to expect
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Resilient Ladies Drydock in 2027. It was
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already known that Resilient Lady is
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heading into dry dock in 2027, but now
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from an analysis of the itinerary date,
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we found the exact slot where she's due
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for her big spruce up. Now, if you're
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not familiar with what a dry dock is,
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this is when they take the ship out of
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the ocean for a little bit to make sure
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that they do all of the maintenance and
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refitting that they need to do before
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the ships are ready to sail for another
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few years. So, this includes things like
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technical inspections, upgrades, and
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also some renovations of some public
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spaces as well. Scarlet Lady was the
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first ship to go into dry dock back at
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the end of last year. Brilliant Lady
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also had a dry dock before she launched
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this year as well. And Valiant Lady is
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due to go into dry dock in May next
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year. And this gives us an indication of
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what to expect during these dry docks.
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So with Scarlet Lady's dry dock in 2024,
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she received some new Rockstar suites
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and also a brand new restaurant that
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replaced Razledazzle, which was Lucky
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Lotus by Razled Dazzle, as well as some
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other general refurbishments. And then
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we had Brilliant Ladies Dry Dock earlier
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this year where there was actually more
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of a profound change. The roundabout got
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completely changed to a much more open
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and comfortable venue. We also saw the
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athletic club at the back of the ship be
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transformed to remove some of the larger
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seating so it opens up the area so you
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can see out of the back of the ship a
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lot more clearly. And these two changes
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were received incredibly well by sailors
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universally. And of course, Razledazzle
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was transformed again, this time to Rojo
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by Razledazzle, which is a Spanish
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themed restaurant. So, it's pretty clear
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what we'll expect to see with the new
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renovation for both Valiant Lady and
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Resilient Lady. We'll be expecting to
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see Razledazzle replaced by a new
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restaurant, which will showcase another
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world cuisine. We don't have any details
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yet on what to expect from these
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restaurants, but we can of course
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speculate, and I'll tell you about our
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speculations in just a moment. But the
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important date to look out for for
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Resilient Lady is the 17th of August,
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2027. So, Resilient Lady will relaunch
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on the 2nd of September, 2027. That
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sailing for the new Resilient Lady will
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be an Italy, Spain, and French Riviera
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sailing on the 2nd of September. This is
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a 10 night sailing visiting some
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incredible places around the
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Mediterranean. So, if you want to be on
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the brand new Resilient Lady when she
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relaunches in 2027, make sure you head
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to vvincider.com and get that
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reservation placed in. Now, there was a
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good news story from Virgin Voyages this
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week, which highlights the brand's
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record growth around the world heading
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into 2026. This includes incredible
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results from the UK market where
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revenues were up 17% yearonear and
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notably Caribbean bookings are up 154%
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from where they were last year. SJ
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Walker who is the head of UK sales has
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highlighted that Brits in particular are
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spending more on longer Caribbean
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voyages and booking much further in
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advance. Virgin are also seeing a
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swelling in support from Australia and
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New Zealand and also continental Europe
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where revenues are up 65% yearon-year.
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If you're interested in what this growth
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mean for Virgin Voyages and how they're
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preparing to capitalize on that for the
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future, head over to our article on
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where we explain some changes that
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they've made to their trade
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appointments. And this leads us on very
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nicely to an article that we put
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together which explained our five big
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predictions for Virgin Voyages by the
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year 2030. If you follow along to this
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channel, you know that last week I put
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together a video explaining what we
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expect to see by the year 2030 on Virgin
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Voyages. We know that the growth that
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we've seen over the past few years means
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that Virgin Voyages will be looking at
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expanding their offering over the next
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few years. So in our article and in our
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video, we break this down into five
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categories. The first one being dining.
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How do we expect restaurants and food to
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look in the next few years? Then we look
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at entertainment and how that's been
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evolving and what that means for the
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future. Then we have a speculative look
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in what this could mean for destinations
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and itineraries over the next few years
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as well. We expect Virgin Voyages to
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branch out from the markets that they've
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been accustomed to in the past. Then we
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look at the impact of technology and AI
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and how that will shape the voyage of
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tomorrow. And then finally, the big one.
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Are we expecting to see an expansion to
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the fleet or any changes to the ships
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over the next few years? Well, we break
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this down and take a look at the
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industry trends and what this might mean
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for Virgin Voyages next few ships. So,
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if you're interested in learning about
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what we think will happen with Virgin
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Voyages, head over to obvivvincider.com
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to check out that article or wait until
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the end of this and we'll post the link
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to that video at the end. Now, speaking
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of things that actually have been
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announced and are not just speculation,
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Alaska 2027 itineraries have finally
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been released and we know tons of people
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have been waiting for these exact
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announcements. So, Brilliant Lady is yet
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to make her debut in Alaska. that will
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be happening next year, but we know that
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many many sailors have been waiting to
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see where she will be going in 2027. So,
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notably in 2027, we're looking at longer
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itineraries to Alaska with both 9 and 12
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night options. There are also options to
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leave from Vancouver or Seattle
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depending on your travel preferences as
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well. This is coupled up with some West
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Coast repositioning voyages from
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Vancouver to Los Angeles and of course
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the other way round. And this of course
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sits alongside the Hollywood and Mexico
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itineraries as well. If you've been
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looking at these itineraries for 2027,
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it's worth making sure you get your
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reservation in quick. There's a few
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reasons for this. One is that these are
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really hotly anticipated sailing. So, if
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you're looking for a specific type of
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cabin, make sure you get yours reserved
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quickly. You'll also benefit from a 10%
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discount if you pay in full, not to
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mention your credit card air miles. But
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if you're not already aware, VV Insider
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actually have an exclusive sale forward
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offer where you can get $400 in sailor
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loot by booking a voyage in advance.
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There are some exclusions to this offer.
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So, if you're interested in a 2027
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itinerary and you want to know whether
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you'll get that exclusive sailor loot
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promotion, do get in touch at
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and we can doublech checkck that for you
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to make sure you get all the loots and
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the best offer possible. So, to couple
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up with those announcements for 2027's
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Alaska Sailings, we actually have a
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better glimpse of what next year's
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Alaska sailings will look like when it
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comes to port excursions and shore
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things. There are some incredible once
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in a-lifetime experiences, including dog
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sledding, float plane tours, sea plane
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journeys over majestic fjords, and some
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incredible excursions looking at some
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shallow water wildlife as well. This is
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exactly why Virgin Voyagers wanted to
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head to Alaska to give sailors this
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experience of this incredible geography
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and the incredible wildlife as well. So,
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if you're heading to Alaska next year or
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in 2027, take a look at our article and
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have a look at all the potential options
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you've got when you step foot in Alaska.
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Thank you so much for following along
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