Taking a cruise is, in my opinion, one of the best ways to see the world. Cruising is a great value and being on a ship is a vacation in itself. Cruising also gives people the opportunity to discover if a destination is worth revisiting for a longer period of time....
Everyone has their own reasons for booking a cruise over a different type of vacation. A common reason is the ability to do an excursion when the ship is in a port. Interested in local cuisine, island tours, historic sites or ziplining? There’s an excursion for...
Since the beginning of the Covid pandemic the cruise industry has been called unsafe by government agencies, media outlets, and at least one of your neighbors. There was plenty of speculation that the industry would never re-start or recover, even when resorts and...
As the cruise industry continues its restart and people begin to think about cruising, the question, “How does Virgin Voyages compare to Royal Caribbean?” will be asked more often. In the last three months I’ve been on three cruises, two on Virgin...
Expect the unexpected when it comes to Virgin Voyages drink packages. Most cruise lines offer a variety of drink packages, both both alcoholic and non-alcoholic as a way to save guests money (and make themselves a pretty penny at the same time). Virgin markets itself...
If you believe the hype, the food on Virgin Voyages is spectacular. Of course, until October 6, 2021, hype was all we had to go by. Fortunately, I just got off the Mermaiden (inaugural) sailing of Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady and I can tell you that, in my opinion,...