Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady Set Sail From Miami Wednesday For Its Inaugural US Cruise

MIAM (CBSMiami) – The archetypal caller cruise enactment successful much than a decennary launched successful the U.S. Wednesday. Virgin Voyages is billionaire Richard Branson’s foray into the cruise industry.

The Scarlet Lady acceptable sail for its inaugural U.S. cruise from Miami.

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Bob Marston from Arkansas and his woman Donna are connected the four-night travel to the Bahamas.

“It’s a maiden voyage, and it’s Richard Branson. So, you know, we wanted to beryllium here,” Bob said.

The motorboat was delayed a twelvemonth and a fractional due to the fact that of the pandemic. Passengers, oregon sailors arsenic they’re called connected the ship, indispensable beryllium afloat vaccinated and were required to get an on-site accelerated COVID trial earlier boarding.

For now, the vessel is capped astatine fractional capableness and masks indispensable beryllium worn indoors.

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“So, the operation of each that is this, you know, precise controlled environment, and that allows america to make what I deliberation is the safest imaginable mode to travel,” says Tom McAlpin, President and CEO of Virgin Voyages.

As you mightiness expect from a antheral who launched himself into abstraction earlier this year, Richard Branson has nary reservations astir competing successful a multi-billion-dollar industry.

“It reminds maine of erstwhile I started Virgin Atlantic and radical said you’ll ne'er win against BA, oregon Pan Am, oregon TWA successful those days. But we lone had 1 level to fill, initially. And Virgin Atlantic is inactive going, 37 years later,” helium says.

Branson wants to beryllium a disrupter successful the cruise industry. The enactment is adults only. The compartment beds are the lone ones astatine oversea that tin beryllium transformed into loungers during the day. There are besides hammocks connected each balconies, champagne connected request via an app, the lone tattoo parlor connected a ship, and 20 bars and restaurants.

“Sounds similar a unusual happening to say, but I’ve ne'er fancied going connected a cruise. And so, I asked myself, you know, wherefore did I not fancy going connected a cruise? And I thought possibly with the fantastic radical we’ve got astatine Virgin we tin make the benignant of cruise enactment that myself, my family, my friends, you know, would emotion to spell on.”

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All radical fittingness classes, Wi-Fi, gratuities, meals, and brushed drinks are included successful the outgo of a Virgin Voyages cruise.

CBSMiami.com Team