Valiant Lady Cruise Ship 2024, 2025 Ship, Itineraries, Prices, Sailing Dates, Amenities, Deals

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• Our cruise ships are making quite a splash online
• Star of the Seas Cruise Ship, USA
• Lastly, the top deck, 17, holds the runway, a bright-red track that circles the ship.
• Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady Size and Passengers
• Virgin Voyages Valiant Lady Food and Restaurants
• Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

Sailing between Barcelona and Ibiza and back, the Irresistible Med itinerary took us to some lesser-visited Mediterranean ports – as a mid-sized ship, the Valiant Lady is able to access ports that bigger ships can’t. Toulon is a mini Marseilles with modernist architecture and a pretty beach; Marina di Carrara, the famous marble quarries gleaming like snow-capped mountains in the distance, has a beautiful old town; Ajaccio is full of Napoleonic history and a busy food market. Once the ship docks in Ibiza Town, there’s a beach club just for guests, and the overnight anchorage means you can stay out all night at DC-10 if you like. Excursions are probably the most conventional aspect of Virgin Voyages, with longer trips to destinations such as Florence, and experiences such as snorkelling, pasta making and truffle-hunting with dogs.

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Valiant Lady's sisterships (of the same design) are Scarlet Lady (2020 February), Resilient Lady (2023 May) and Brilliant Lady (2024 March). In couch configuration, there's much more space if you plan to be in your room during the day. Plus, the bedside tables make for a great setup if you're working remotely like I was. Some people dislike Virgin Voyages' Seabeds – beds that convert into sofas during the day to allow for more cabin space. As is the style for Virgin brands, a lot of the fun is accompanied by sexual references. Normally I love a clever-but-racy joke, but there are so many on Virgin Voyages' ships that it sometimes feels like the brand is trying a little too hard to be edgy.

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The cancellation affected 26 itineraries (the entire Mediterranean 2021 program). Wartsila (Finnish marine technologies corporation / former shipbuilder) was contracted to provide ships' powerplants. Each liner is powered by two 8-cylinder plus two 12-cylinder "Wartsila 46F" marine diesel engines.

Lastly, the top deck, 17, holds the runway, a bright-red track that circles the ship.

Virgin Voyages always knew it wanted an inclusive group of mermaids to reflect and celebrate diversity and Hillary knew that was important for the brand. It wants to reflect the real, beautiful world that we all live in – allowing more than just white people to take up space, seeing only themselves and their stories represented. The Valiant Lady can hold 2,700 based on double occupancy (two people per room) and more when you take into account 3rd and 4th passengers. When you compare the total tonnage of the ship to the number of passengers, the Valiant Lady has a space ratio of 41. Depending on the ship, this number can range from 30 to 52 (with a bigger number meaning more space per person) so this ship's space-to-person ratio is about average. You can be selected as a VIP by joining in certain activities throughout the ship.

One smart detail is that a movement sensor automatically turns lights on and off and opens the curtains for you. The cabin was fine for a week’s voyage but nothing to put a message in a bottle about. Of the cabins, 30 are accessible and 46 are designed for solo travelers. In fact, several were ones I’d pay to see if they ever toured my home city. There’s also a variety of activities such as cocktail mixing lessons, pajama parties and shuffleboard, as well as Pilates and yoga, and an outdoor gym. At the casino one night, I won and lost a mighty $20 over the course of an hour on the roulette wheel, and tried to figure out how on earth to play craps.

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In regard to onboard gratuities, the company has "No Tipping" policy, which means all gratuities are included in the base cruise fares. Also included in basic fares are beverages, all eateries, group fitness classes. Customers are able to hold staterooms for 24 hours with no money down once they've placed a 20% non-refundable deposit. They also have a 7-day grace period allowing them to change bookings for any reason. Cruise departure date and names on bookings can be changed without fees or penalties. MS Valiant Lady staterooms (a total of 1408 passenger cabins) include 78x Suites, 1030x Balconies, 95x Oceanviews and 105x Interiors.

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Scarlet Lady

We didn’t feel like we had to dress to the nines or that meals were completely over the top when dining every evening. The restaurants are very hip, exciting, and social environments. From crispy artichokes with caper aioli and charred lemon aperitivo to the secondo porcini-rubbed New York Strip with Calabrian chili butter, farro and sauteed escarole, we raved about every bite.

Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport

The vessel incorporates a modern design and will also feature a distinctive cabin layout. Virgin Voyages entered a partnership with Global Ports Holding, the world’s biggest cruise port operator, to support the operations of Valiant Lady. On deck 17, the track is the perfect place to run — or walk, if you vacation like me — with constant views of the wide-open ocean. Virgin Voyages gave BI access to Richard's Rooftop, and I thought it was the most relaxing place on the ship. Against the backdrop of the sunset over the ocean, I bounced on seesaws and pumped my legs on large, netted swings with the breeze on my face.

The fun starts on deck five, the lowest deck with staterooms. It also houses the ship's spa.

There’s certainly an uninhibited, ‘party in the pool’ attitude onboard, but it never goes too overboard. The rooftop lounge in the forward ship was dotted with shaded loungers and multiple hot tubs with a private bar, panoramic views, and nightly happy hour. We spent every afternoon lounging on the rooftop between excursions and watched the sunset during happy hour with an intimate group of cruisers we befriended. On our sea day, when the pool was most packed, the lounge remained an empty reprieve, and we certainly felt like RockStars with our whims catered to at every turn. Most of the ship’s cabins have flat-screen HDTVs and mini bars, with all cabins engineered to optimize bathroom space featuring rain shower heads. Terrace cabins feature custom-designed hammocks, handwoven by artisans from Yellow Leaf.

Considering the booking window opens 45 days before the sailing date, and that passengers in the know set their alarms to begin booking as soon as the app launches, this first access alone can be worth its weight. Virgin Voyages is pretty gung-ho about its scarlet red hammock on the balconies, but having the hammock hanging down made it feel even smaller for both of us to enjoy the space at the same time. It is a petty complaint, considering we were hardly ever in our suite, but the only time we would be in the hammock was when the other was in the shower. I’ve sailed a variety of cruise lines throughout the years, beginning with my first voyage as an 18-year-old living in Fort Lauderdale when my mother took me on a nighttime sail. Back in those days (not to date myself), you could get on a ship out of Port Everglades and go into international waters to drink and gamble.

That means Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and Barqs Root Beer, although the selection can vary by ship. The bracelets are a solid idea overall, but they're not the most attractive. They've got a hideous gray plastic bit attached, which serves as the mechanism that unlocks your cabin door and allows you to charge onboard purchases to your account. I do like that the bathrooms offer shampoo, conditioner and shower gel (Red Flower brand) instead of all-in-one, and there's a shower door instead of a curtain.

In February 2019), Virgin announced all-inclusive deal policy by which cruises are sold "by cabin price". Fares are also inclusive of dining (shipwide / 20 options, some 24-hours), unlimited WiFi, all fitness classes. For 5-day itineraries, fares start from ~USD 250 pp per day (excluding taxes-fees). The Valiant Lady is one of four Lady-class ships currently sailing with Virgin Voyages.

The caveat here is that all the activity, which is usually paired with pulsating music, does make it difficult to find quiet spaces, especially if you don't have a balcony cabin. Richard's Rooftop is a great top-deck space, but you have to be booked in a suite to access it, and the weather has to be favorable. Sea Terrace cabins will offer a maximum area of 265ft2, furnished with a hand-woven terrace hammock. Sea View cabin will occupy an area ranging between 130ft2 and 190ft2, including spacious single beds and window seats, accommodating from one to three people. The ship has 1,408 cabins and suites, according to the cruise line. I booked a mid-tier stateroom with a balcony — a step above sea-view cabins, which only have a window.

A melting pot of 90 nationalities makes up the crew here, all of whom are clearly very happy to be working here. They’re encouraged to take shore leave and use the ship’s facilities when they’re off-duty—so there’s no sense of them being hidden away below deck – and have their own bars, including one on the top deck. There are plenty of drinking spots and bars on board, from The Manor, Virgin’s signature nightclub, named after Richard Branson’s first-ever music studio, right through to Sip, a decadent lounge that’s all about champagne and delicious cocktails.