Virgin Voyages

I love visiting new places, but sometimes, sea days are my favorite.  This sea day, however, was a work day for me.  Once I punched out though, it was time to enjoy Scarlet Night, a particularly interesting evening on Scarlet Lady... read more

I love going to new places, which made today’s port call on Scarlet Lady a mixed bag.  I went to a city I’d visited, but with some new elements.  While we didn’t do all we’d endeavored to experience, we had a nice day... read more

Like many children growing up, Christmas day was among the only times I was excited to get out of bed.  Today I woke up and I honestly didn’t remember it was Christmas, but I was as excited as ever, because I woke up on a cruise ship.  That’s a pretty good gift. read more

We’re on Virgin Voyage’s Scarlet Lady for the third time, but something is quite different, and I don’t just mean the itinerary.  See, since cruising returned to the Caribbean over six months ago, some lines have required masks, and others haven’t.  Virgin Voyages, with 100% vaccination rates, at embarkation testing, has not - but their guidance has just changed.  Over the next five nights we’ll see what has changed, and if the experience has been compromised. read more

Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady is a cruise ship designed strictly for adults, and promises to be different than other lines. In this ship tour we’ll go deck by deck to show off the restaurants, lounges, pools, and more...

Virgin Voyages is a new cruise line and they’re aiming to do things differently.  As a frequent cruiser, room service is often disappointing - but did Virgin do this differently?  We put it to the test.  On our first cruise with Virgin Voyages we didn’t use room service, or “Ship Eats” as the line calls it.  On our second cruise we decided it was time to put it to the test... read more