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Virgin Voyages pushes back launch of third ship, Resilient Lady
Virgin Voyages is delaying the upcoming launch of its third lady ship to Q2 2023.
Initially scheduled to set sail from Athens mid-August of this year, Resilient Lady will remain in Genoa getting on-board work completed, and sailing from next spring.
Virgin Voyages is now operating two ships, Scarlet Lady sailing the Caribbean and Valiant Lady in the Mediterranean.
Despite challenges from the pandemic, Virgin introduced two ships in a year, including the launch of its new Terminal V at PortMiami in February.
Virgin Voyages ‘has not taken this decision lightly,’ citing supply chain obstacles, crewing challenges and restrictive Covid entry requirements back into the US.
Resilient Lady was scheduled to sail a 44-night transcontinental voyage to Australia and offer cruises from Melbourne in early 2023.
Over the next several days, passengers and travel advisors impacted will be contacted by Virgin Voyages directly:
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