Calling 2022 an epic 12 months with report bookings, Virgin Voyages rolled out a number of new enticements aimed toward preserving the momentum going by way of the vacation season and because the cruise line ushers in 2023.
The perks embrace bar tab credit and decreased fares, plus new onboard applications. The brand new 12 months additionally will deliver the adults-only cruise line’s third and fourth ships, Resilient Woman and Sensible Woman, into service.
Free Drinks, Discounted Fares Courtroom Sailors
Virgin Voyages is courting cruisers, or, in Virgin lingo, “Sailors,” with two money-saving presents legitimate on new bookings made by January 31, 2023. For every cruise fare bought, a second can be decreased by 60 %.
Moreover, all Sailors will obtain a complimentary bar tab of $300 for voyages of six nights or fewer, and $600 for cruises of seven nights or extra. The presents apply to all 4 Virgin Voyages ships as follows:
- Scarlet Woman: December 18, 2022 – December 27, 2023
- Valiant Woman: December 17, 2022 – December 30, 2023
- Resilient Woman: Might 14, 2023 – March 15, 2024
- Sensible Woman: December 24, 2023 – December 30, 2023
Isis Ruiz, Virgin Voyages’ Chief Progress Officer, stated, “2022 was a red-letter 12 months, and 2023 guarantees to be even higher as we launch Resilient Woman, broaden globally to greater than 100 beautiful ports throughout 4 continents, and introduce new leisure and well-being occasions.”
“To assist our Sailors have a incredible new 12 months, we’re giving them early entry to our most inclusive supply ever. We wished to provide vacationers one thing to sit up for and have an opportunity to plan a getaway with family members throughout the holidays. This supply has every part vacationers have to make it a memorable trip they may love and cherish for years to come back,” Ruiz added.
The monetary incentives are a part of Virgin Voyages’ Wave Season promotion. The industry-wide Wave Season refers back to the advertising and marketing of discounted presents within the first quarter of every 12 months in an effort to get as many reservations on the books as potential. Promotions have a tendency to come back in waves, as every line rolls out its finest offers.
Wellness and Leisure Upgrades Too
Responding to wellness tendencies in journey, Virgin Voyages stated in 2023 it plans to “assist Sailors jumpstart their wellness journeys” with onboard applications akin to rhythm-based spin lessons, restorative spa therapies, yoga and excessive power exercises, together with sound bathtub meditations on the shores of Bimini. Wholesome drinks and completely satisfied hours spherical out the wellness theme.
In accordance with Virgin Voyages, shipboard leisure in 2023 has some new occasions in retailer for Sailors, together with up-and-coming musical artists and limited-time exhibits, with particulars to be introduced.
The favored dance manufacturing known as “UNTITLED DANCESHOWPARTYTHING” and “Duel Actuality,” a contemporary model of Romeo and Juliet, will proceed their runs, and the present titled “It’s a Ship Present,” carried out on Valiant Woman, can even be provided on Scarlet Woman.
Virgin Voyages is at the moment working two ships, each within the Caribbean this winter, and has two ships as a result of enter service in 2023. All 4 sister ships are equivalent and all accommodate 2,770 visitors. Scarlet Woman and Valiant Woman are each homeported in Miami and crusing a collection of Jap and Western Caribbean cruises this winter. Scarlet Woman entered service in 2021 and Valiant Woman in March of this 12 months.
Resilient Woman was scheduled to debut in Athens in August 2022 however was delayed as a result of provide chain points and crew shortages. The ship is slated to start crusing in Might 2023. Sensible Woman is predicted to enter service in late 2023, and will homeport in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The entire Virgin ships had been constructed by Fincantieri.
