First look at Virgin Voyages cruise line

[fredandkell]

Saw this today and thought DCL-ers might be interested: https://thepointsguy.com/news/first-look-inside-richard-bransons-virgin-voyages-cruise-ship-cabins/

Looks pretty cool, and very interesting that the whole ship is adults-only. Would any of you Disney-loyalists ever consider something like this?

 

[lorimay]

Yes! I told my husband I would try this cruise line!!! We have only done Disney.
But I don;t want the same old ports, we need some new ports.

 

[tinkerone]

I signed up for email updates long ago, I really think this could be a game changer. It will be interesting to see what kind of clientele they attract. Will it be young, old, a combo of both? If it turns out to be a party ship I'm not interested but if it is along the lines of RCCL, not quite a party ship but entertaining, then I'm in.

 

[cheermom2four]

Ive only cruised DCL (even without my kids the very first time) and would totally try this cruise line! The rooms look intriguing

 

[mj2vacation]

We have a deposit to book one of the first cruises. I would not trust many companies that are just getting into a this business, but Richard Branson certainly seems to make cool things happen.

They have the original president from Disney Cruise.

We have only sailed Disney up until now, trying NCL next week and looking forward to virgin.

 

[GPaLarry]

No Mickey Bars, no me!

 

[dcassetta]

I fly Virgin Atlantic when possible and loved Virgin America, so I am very interested to see what Virgin Voyages has to offer!

 

[fredandkell]

We have a deposit to book one of the first cruises. I would not trust many companies that are just getting into a this business, but Richard Branson certainly seems to make cool things happen.

They have the original president from Disney Cruise.

We have only sailed Disney up until now, trying NCL next week and looking forward to virgin.

Interesting! I didn't realize a former DCL exec was involved....hmmm, that's promising!

 

[fredandkell]

I fly Virgin Atlantic when possible and loved Virgin America, so I am very interested to see what Virgin Voyages has to offer!

What do you like about Virgin Atlantic? If we go to Europe next summer, we most likely will fly them because of their Delta alliance, so I'm wondering what makes them different/special?

 

[lklgoodman]

Looks nice, but the bed doesn't sound like it would be very comfy. I have a bad back from a car accident, so sleeping on something that's a fold up mattress type of thing and not a real one doesn't sound appealing to me.

 

[dcassetta]

I like the friendliness of their service, I find British Air flight crews a little more reserved. In their 747s the Premium Economy is in the upper cabin on its own, which I also like.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Looks nice, but the bed doesn't sound like it would be very comfy. I have a bad back from a car accident, so sleeping on something that's a fold up mattress type of thing and not a real one doesn't sound appealing to me.

From what I read, it's not a fold up bed. The bed is basically twin sized mattress placed at right angles to each other during the day:

And then the one that lines up against the wall swing around to meet the other one making a double/queen bed (much like other cruise line beds)

 

[lklgoodman]

From what I read, it's not a fold up bed. The bed is basically twin sized mattress placed at right angles to each other during the day:

And then the one that lines up against the wall swing around to meet the other one making a double/queen bed (much like other cruise line beds)
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The article said the bed would fold away for day use. Your description with the pics makes more sense though. Either way, it still doesn't sound comfy to me. If I didn't have a bad back, then it probably wouldn't bother me. We only go on a vacation once a year. We have about another 10 -12yrs until we will be empty-nesters and able to vacation without our dd. Until then we'll probably stick with DCL.

 

[AquaDame]

The "rockstar vibe" thing isn't my thing, but if its fun and the other public spaces are nice, I'd consider trying them! I DO want to see Cuba...

 

[DietCokeMommy]

I'd consider it, but I think the whole concept of having the bed turn into a couch so you can entertain is super weird. Is this a thing? Do other cruisers think, "Damn, I'd invite all these people back to my cabin, but there's no where to sit." Aren't there bars and lounges and quiet areas of the ship for hanging out? And I'm sure our room would be messier than I'd want other people to see.

 

[lklgoodman]

I'd consider it, but I think the whole concept of having the bed turn into a couch so you can entertain is super weird. Is this a thing? Do other cruisers think, "Damn, I'd invite all these people back to my cabin, but there's no where to sit." Aren't there bars and lounges and quiet areas of the ship for hanging out? And I'm sure our room would be messier than I'd want other people to see.

Good point!!

 

[ofcabbagesandkings]

For an adult-only line they sure do have a lot of inflatable pool toys in their promo photos. Lol. I just wish Disney would go to Cuba on one of the Classic ships. That would be so awesome, I would love to take the kids to Havana.

 

[Cruising Engineer]

When we were on the Sept (2018) Alaska cruise, during the tour of the ship, the CMs were commenting about Virgin's Cruise line and they (the CMs) were bombarded with HR requests to jump ship for Virgin. Virgin wanted the "Disney trained" CMs.

 

[Chrissy-Mickey]

I'm definitely keeping an eye on it!

 

[fredandkell]

I'd consider it, but I think the whole concept of having the bed turn into a couch so you can entertain is super weird. Is this a thing? Do other cruisers think, "Damn, I'd invite all these people back to my cabin, but there's no where to sit." Aren't there bars and lounges and quiet areas of the ship for hanging out? And I'm sure our room would be messier than I'd want other people to see.

I thought the same thing, and I also thought, hmmm, do I want to be next door to people "entertaining" in their room? Sounds noisy!