VIDEO: Virgin Voyages releases plan for reducing COVID-19 risks
Who would have thought that free on-board testing for COVID-19 would ever be offered as an inducement to take a cruise? In a reflection on the challenging times we’re living in, such
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Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady gives New York a miss
With coronavirus concerns in the headlines, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has scrapped plans to hold a series of travel industry preview events in New York aboard its first ship, the recently
Virgin Voyages takes delivery of its first ship
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has taken delivery of its first cruise ship from Fincantieri’s Genoa Sestri Ponente shipyard in Italy. The ship, the Scarlet Lady, is the first in a series
Climeon modules ordered for fourth Virgin Voyages ship
Stockholm, Sweden, headquartered Climeon has received an additional order, worth EUR 1.5 million (about $1.7 million) from shipbuilder Fincantieri. It covers the supply of Climeon Heat Power modules for the fourth cruise
Virgin Voyages orders a fourth at Fincantieri
OCTOBER 31, 2018 — Shipbuilder Fincantieri and Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages have signed a contract valued at around EUR 700 million (about $792 million) for the construction of a fourth cruise
Wärtsilä and Virgin in 10-year Optimized Maintenance Agreement
JULY 24, 2018 — Wärtsilä will have extensive responsibility for the maintenance of the three 110,000 gt cruise ships currently under construction for Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages by shipbuilder Fincantieri. Under
ABB to supply power and propulsion packages for Virgin Voyages trio
JUNE 25, 2018 — ABB is to supply complete electric power and propulsion packages for the new Virgin Voyages fleet of three cruise ships, the first of which is due for delivery
Virgin Voyages lays keel for first cruise ship
OCTOBER 31, 2017 —Virgin Voyages today laid the keel of the first of the three ships it is building at Fincantieri’s Genoa, Italy, shipyard. Hosting what they called a “ship tease,” Virgin
Virgin Voyages opts for Wartsila power and navigation solutions
JULY 3, 2017 — Wärtsilä is to supply a range of equipment and systems for the three new 2,800 passenger cruise ships being built for Virgin Voyages by Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. The
Virgin Voyages ships to have Smart Air compressors
APRIL 20, 2017 — Oslo, Norway, headquartered TMC Compressors has won a contract from Fincantieri to supply an environmentally friendly compressed air system to the first of three cruise ships the Italian