What I LOVED (and hated) about cruising with Virgin Voyages
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Published 2024-05-12
In this video, let me tell you about Virgin Voyages - what I liked, and what I didn't! Before boarding my first ever Virgin Voyages cruise, I had no idea what to expect. They claim to be VERY different to the rest of the industry and in this video, let's talk about it. Sometimes, 'different' can be for the better, but sometimes it's not.
Virgin launched their first cruise ship, Scarlet Lady, a few years ago, and this is the ship I'm onboard today. I've cruised on here for a short cruise out of Miami, Florida, and we've visited Key West and Bimini (the Virgin private beach club). If you'd like to see more from these port calls, check out the below videos:
I visited Key West on a cruise and almost MISSED THE SHIP... • I visited Key West on a cruise and al...
BEACH CLUB AT BIMINI: The Ultimate Guide to Virgin's Club • BEACH CLUB AT BIMINI: The Ultimate Gu...
LIKE: The ships themselves - 01:07
LIKE: No Drinks Packages! 02: 17
LIKE: No announcements - 04:05
LIKE: No children! 05:35
LIKE: The FOOD! 06:26
LIKE: Onboard fitness options - 07:36
LIKE: The vibe - 'be yourself' - 08:45
DIDN'T LIKE: The swimming pool... 10:09
DIDN'T LIKE: Booking into the restaurants - 10:51
DIDN'T LIKE: My cabin... 11:46
DIDN'T LIKE: The PRICES onboard - 12:35
DIDN'T LIKE: The final thing... 13:21
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All Comments (21)
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Thanks for watching this video from my time onboard Virgin Voyages! If you've enjoyed, please hit the LIKE button, and support my channel by clicking SUBSCRIBE! Thank you!
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Great honest review.
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Love Virgin. Had the best time on a short 5 day voyage.
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Spot on pros and cons. We cruised Virgin in October and agree completely
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After just getting off my 3rd Virgin cruise, I agree with everything you stated in this video! NO KIDS - can't be overstated enough :D but also agree with your dislikes. Great video and summary, Fraser, really enjoyed this!
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Great video! I appreciated your insight as I’m cruising with Virgin later this year. I knew about the booking in advance and the pool, but the info on the shop prices is great to know.
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Enjoyed this, thanks! I like any line that doesn't blast announcements all the time. Lot of good things with Virgin, but overall probably not my thing. 😊
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We are sailing with them next month, we've gone mega rockstar which is their all inclusive option, loved the review! More excited now
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A ringing endorsement of Virgin … it does look great and would tempt us to give it a go.. thank you
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Thank You For Sharing. The Food Does Look Good On Board. We May Try It Once They Start Sailing Out Of The West Coast (Maybe) 🤣
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Great honest review. After watching the channel 5 series it really put us off trying Virgin Voyages. Who knows something or someone may convince us to give it a whirl sometime
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I love the no kids policy also. Best cruise I ever had was post Covid on a ship 60% full with no children under 12. It was fantastic, or brilliant if you prefer.
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Fantastic vid, Frasier. Just booked my first Virgin Voyages sailing for next September, when the Brilliant Lady debuts in New York City. I won't lie: I kinda hope that they roll out a drink package between now and then. I like having ALL my expenses takenc are of in advance. But looking forward to trying something SO different!
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Great video, very detailed! Sounds like you had a great overall time on your Virgin cruise! Hope you're still cool with us blaming you if we do end up booking one? ! 😂😂
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It seems they are just renaming "Drink package" to "Bar Tab" to be different. Unless I misunderstood, it sounds like pretty much the same thing with just the added bonus. Good review, good info. I had some time today so I'm binge-watching your recent videos, thus the multiple comments.
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Virgin did have anouncement going through the Suez canal by an Egyptian expert/travel guide from Egypt
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The word "Tannoy" is foreign to Americans ;). (They can tell the meaning from context, obviously.) I have only cruised NCL and very,very few announcements sound in the cabins, only in public areas, which I sometimes found annoying. For example, because of a hurricane, the itinerary changed to skip the next port and replace it with a different port for the next day, but the announcement did not come in the cabins and I didn't know. The announcement only played in the public areas. I needed to know this information to replan my excursion.
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Hey Fraser..my daughter is embarking the Virtuosa on same morning u disembark your p and o cruise on Saturday ..... Do you know anyone that is going on the Virtuosa on Saturday 18th ?....thanks for all your content as always
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Thanks for show us the ship. I watched few other video of Virgin Voyage from other guests, too. I would not go on Virgin Voyage because they are too modern and different. I will not look at video of Virgin Voyage again. I like old classic ships on Cunard and Princess. I heard from someone that Virgin Voyage or MSC allow guests with t-shirt and short in main dining room. Also they had pajamas party. They were weird cruise line. I watched video of MSC from other guest, too. Not from your video. I will go on either Cunard or Princess. Which cruise line do you like best. I know you went on many Costa ships. I went on Costa Victoria once from Florida in about 1998. She was not nice. It got happened after Carnival Corp took over them after they filed for bankrupted. I don't know if they are better now than before.
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How tall are the ceiling on the ship and in room, my man is extra tall closer to 7 feet will he be comfy navigating the ship?
