Resilient Lady
Cruise line
Virgin Voyages
Resilient Lady current position
Resilient Lady current location is at North West Atlantic Ocean (coordinates 21.64779 N / -71.20260 W) cruising at speed of 14.6 kn (27 km/h | 17 mph) en route to Grand Turk Island. The AIS position was reported 41 minutes ago.
All Itineraries Current PositionCurrent itinerary of Resilient Lady
Resilient Lady current cruise is 6 days, one-way from Miami to San Juan. Prices start from USD 2096 (double occupancy rates). The itinerary starts on 30 Nov, 2024 and ends on 06 Dec, 2024.
Date / Time | Port |
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30 Nov 17:00 | Departing from Miami, Florida hotels |
02 Dec 08:00 - 18:00 | Grand Turk Island, Cockburn Town, Turks and Caicos |
03 Dec 08:00 - 18:00 | Puerto Plata-Amber Cove, Dominicana |
05 Dec 08:00 - 17:00 | Basseterre St Kitts, Port Zante |
06 Dec 06:30 | Arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico hotels |
Specifications of Resilient Lady
Year of build | 2023 / Age: 1 |
Flag state | Bahamas |
Builder | Fincantieri (Sestri Ponente, Genoa Italy) |
Class | Lady Ship |
Building cost | EUR 600 million (USD 710 million) |
Engines (power) | Wartsila ( MW / 0 hp) |
Speed | 22 kn / 41 km/h / 25 mph |
Length (LOA) | 278 m / 912 ft |
Beam (width) | 38 m / 125 ft |
Gross Tonnage | 110000 gt |
Passengers | 2770 - 2860 |
Crew | 1160 |
Passengers-to-space ratio | 39 |
Decks | 17 |
Cabins | 1408 |
Decks with cabins | 9 |
Sister-ships | Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, Brilliant Lady |
Christened by | tba |
Owner | Virgin Voyages Ltd (Virgin Group UK + Bain Capital USA) via VC SHIP THREE LTD |
Operator | Virgin Cruise Line |
Resilient Lady Itineraries
Date | Itinerary | Departure Port | Price from |
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2024 Nov 30 | 6 days, one-way from Miami to San Juan | Miami | $2096 |
2024 Dec 06 | 8 days, round-trip San Juan to St. Lucia Holiday Edition | San Juan | $1904 |
2024 Dec 14 | 7 days, round-trip Saint Isles Seas of the Caribbean | San Juan | $2610 |
2024 Dec 21 | 7 days, round-trip Resilient Caribbean Holidays | San Juan | $2788 |
2024 Dec 28 | 7 days, round-trip Resilient New Years Ahoy | San Juan | $3488 |
2025 Jan 04 | 7 days, round-trip Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles | San Juan | $2878 |
2025 Jan 11 | 10 days, round-trip San Juan, St. Vincent, Barbados More | San Juan | $1962 |
2025 Jan 21 | 11 days, round-trip Idyllic Caribbean Isles Colombia | San Juan | $2170 |
2025 Feb 01 | 7 days, round-trip Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles | San Juan | $3132 |
2025 Feb 08 | 7 days, round-trip Resilient Valentines Voyage | San Juan | $2648 |
2025 Feb 15 | 7 days, round-trip Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles | San Juan | $3006 |
2025 Feb 22 | 7 days, round-trip Atlantis Exotic Southern Caribbean Cruise | San Juan | |
2025 Mar 01 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan, Barbados Beyond | San Juan | $3168 |
2025 Mar 08 | 7 days, round-trip Saint Isles Seas of the Caribbean | San Juan | $3370 |
2025 Mar 15 | 7 days, round-trip Sunsets in the Lesser Antilles | San Juan | $3132 |
2025 Mar 22 | 10 days, round-trip Puerto Rican Daze Caribbean | San Juan | $1980 |
2025 Apr 01 | 11 days, round-trip Colombia Caribbean Islands | San Juan | $2164 |
2025 Apr 12 | 14 days, one-way from San Juan to Barcelona | San Juan | $2548 |
2025 Apr 26 | 8 days, one-way from Barcelona to Piraeus-Athens | Barcelona | $3208 |
2025 May 04 | 7 days, round-trip Dubrovnik Days Mykonos | Piraeus-Athens | $2650 |
2025 May 11 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $4088 |
2025 May 18 | 11 days, round-trip A Virgin Celebration Voyage Athens | Piraeus-Athens | $4138 |
2025 May 29 | 10 days, round-trip Starry in Greece Croatia | Piraeus-Athens | $3372 |
2025 Jun 08 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $3836 |
2025 Jun 15 | 7 days, round-trip Corfu, Dubrovnik More | Piraeus-Athens | $2790 |
2025 Jun 22 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $4076 |
2025 Jun 29 | 11 days, round-trip Istanbul, Santorini More | Piraeus-Athens | $3490 |
2025 Jul 10 | 10 days, round-trip Starry in Greece Croatia | Piraeus-Athens | $3590 |
2025 Jul 20 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $3864 |
2025 Jul 27 | 7 days, round-trip Corfu, Dubrovnik More | Piraeus-Athens | $2790 |
2025 Aug 03 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $3906 |
2025 Aug 10 | 11 days, round-trip Istanbul, Santorini More | Piraeus-Athens | $3490 |
2025 Aug 31 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $3698 |
2025 Sep 07 | 7 days, round-trip Corfu, Dubrovnik More | Piraeus-Athens | $3350 |
2025 Sep 14 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $4370 |
2025 Sep 21 | 11 days, round-trip Istanbul, Santorini More | Piraeus-Athens | $3490 |
2025 Oct 02 | 10 days, round-trip Starry in Greece Croatia | Piraeus-Athens | $3590 |
2025 Oct 12 | 7 days, round-trip Greek Island Glow | Piraeus-Athens | $4370 |
2025 Oct 19 | 7 days, one-way from Piraeus-Athens to Barcelona | Piraeus-Athens | $2366 |
2025 Oct 26 | 14 days, one-way from Barcelona to Miami | Barcelona | $1932 |
2025 Nov 09 | 6 days, round-trip Western Caribbean Charm | Miami | $1788 |
2025 Nov 15 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan Sunrises Dominican Dreams | Miami | $2086 |
2025 Nov 22 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $3080 |
2025 Nov 29 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan, Samanaacute Bimini | Miami | $3028 |
2025 Dec 06 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2586 |
2025 Dec 13 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2586 |
2025 Dec 20 | 7 days, round-trip Resilient Caribbean Holidays | Miami | $2786 |
2025 Dec 27 | 7 days, round-trip Resilient New Years Ahoy | Miami | |
2026 Jan 03 | 7 days, round-trip Cozumel, Grand Cayman Bimini | Miami | $1948 |
2026 Jan 10 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Isles Jamaican Miles | Miami | $1948 |
2026 Jan 17 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan, Samanaacute Bimini | Miami | $2138 |
2026 Jan 24 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2990 |
2026 Jan 31 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan Sunrises Dominican Dreams | Miami | $2616 |
2026 Feb 07 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2990 |
2026 Feb 14 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2990 |
2026 Feb 21 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2086 |
2026 Feb 28 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan Sunrises Dominican Dreams | Miami | $2616 |
2026 Mar 07 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Isles Jamaican Miles | Miami | $2226 |
2026 Mar 14 | 6 days, round-trip Costa Mayan Caves Honduran Waves | Miami | $1910 |
2026 Mar 20 | 8 days, round-trip Puerto Rican St. Croix Delights | Miami | $2544 |
2026 Mar 28 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan Sunrises Dominican Dreams | Miami | $2228 |
2026 Apr 04 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2228 |
2026 Apr 11 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $2228 |
2026 Apr 18 | 7 days, round-trip San Juan Sunrises Dominican Dreams | Miami | $2228 |
2026 Apr 25 | 7 days, round-trip Cayman Coves Jamaican Waterfalls | Miami | $3018 |
2026 May 02 | 5 days, round-trip Miami, Grand Turk back | Miami | $2510 |
2026 May 07 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2330 |
2026 May 11 | 5 days, round-trip Riviera Maya | Miami | $2780 |
2026 May 16 | 5 days, round-trip Mayan Sol | Miami | $2746 |
2026 May 21 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2360 |
2026 May 25 | 5 days, round-trip Dominican Daze | Miami | $2760 |
2026 May 30 | 5 days, round-trip Miami, Grand Turk back | Miami | $2848 |
2026 Jun 04 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2360 |
2026 Jun 08 | 5 days, round-trip Riviera Maya | Miami | $2780 |
2026 Jun 13 | 5 days, round-trip Miami, Grand Turk back | Miami | $1890 |
2026 Jun 18 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2392 |
2026 Jun 22 | 5 days, round-trip Mayan Sol | Miami | $2466 |
2026 Jun 27 | 5 days, round-trip Riviera Maya | Miami | $2782 |
2026 Jul 02 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2392 |
2026 Jul 06 | 5 days, round-trip Dominican Daze | Miami | $2792 |
2026 Jul 11 | 5 days, round-trip Miami, Grand Turk back | Miami | $1890 |
2026 Jul 16 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2392 |
2026 Jul 20 | 5 days, round-trip Riviera Maya | Miami | $2780 |
2026 Jul 25 | 5 days, round-trip Mayan Sol | Miami | $1890 |
2026 Jul 30 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2082 |
2026 Aug 03 | 5 days, round-trip Dominican Daze | Miami | $2514 |
2026 Aug 08 | 5 days, round-trip Mayan Sol | Miami | $2500 |
2026 Aug 13 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2114 |
2026 Aug 17 | 5 days, round-trip Mayan Sol | Miami | $2374 |
2026 Aug 22 | 5 days, round-trip Riviera Maya | Miami | $2412 |
2026 Aug 27 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2114 |
2026 Aug 31 | 5 days, round-trip Dominican Daze | Miami | $2544 |
2026 Sep 05 | 5 days, round-trip Miami, Grand Turk back | Miami | $1690 |
2026 Sep 10 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2022 |
2026 Sep 14 | 5 days, round-trip Mayan Sol | Miami | $2312 |
2026 Sep 19 | 5 days, round-trip Riviera Maya | Miami | $2350 |
2026 Sep 24 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2022 |
2026 Sep 28 | 5 days, round-trip Dominican Daze | Miami | $2390 |
2026 Oct 03 | 5 days, round-trip Miami, Grand Turk back | Miami | $2508 |
2026 Oct 08 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $2022 |
2026 Oct 12 | 5 days, round-trip Mayan Sol | Miami | $1492 |
2026 Oct 17 | 5 days, round-trip Riviera Maya | Miami | $2502 |
2026 Oct 22 | 4 days, round-trip Fire Sunset Soireacutees | Miami | $1192 |
Resilient Lady Review
Review of Resilient Lady
The 2023-built MS Resilient Lady cruise ship is the third in the Virgin Voyages fleet. The name was officially announced on March 8, 2021. The boat was rescheduled for inauguration in May 2023 (postponed from Aug 2022). Resilient Lady's three sisterships (of the same design) are Scarlet Lady (2020 February), Valiant Lady (2022 May) and Brilliant Lady (2024 March).
All Virgin cruise ships were constructed at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente yard (near Genoa Italy).
These liners are known as "Lady Ships" - a play on "your ladyship" term regarding Virgin Group's British heritage. A number of renowned designers were chosen to create a new "cruise ship" style and "adult cruising" vacation concept. For the ship's interior design, the Virgin cruise line contracted the marine architecture and naval design companies Roman and Williams (NYC), Concrete Amsterdam, Tom Dixon's Design Research Studio (London UK), Gem Srl (Italy), Softroom (London UK), WORKac (NYC), Knibb Design, HL Studio (UK), HKS Architects (Dallas USA), PearsonLloyd (London UK).
Virgin Voyages (fka Virgin Cruises) is a new cruise line company headquartered in Plantation (Florida USA). Virgin Voyages was created in December 2014 as a joint venture between Virgin Group Ltd (UK-based multinational holding company, 49% stake) and Bain Capital LP (USA-based multi-asset investment company, 51% stake). Virgin is an adults-only cruise company (passengers' minimum age is 18) and officially starts operations in April 2020.
The vessel (IMO number 9805348) is currently Bahamas-flagged (MMSI 311001056) and registered in Nassau.
Resilient Lady is owned by the company VC SHIP THREE LTD and managed/chartered by VIRGIN VOYAGES LTD.
Decks and Cabins
MS Resilient Lady staterooms (a total of 1408 passenger cabins) include 78x Suites, 1030x Balconies, 95x Oceanviews and 105x Interiors. The entire staff and crew (total 1160 people) are accommodated in 813 cabins.
The boat has 17 decks, of which 13 are passenger-accessible and 9 with cabins.
In mid-January 2019, Virgin Voyages announced details on RockStar Suites. Staterooms were designed by Tom Dixon Design Research Studio (interior, product and design consultancy). All staterooms are "smart", with mood lighting and sensors auto-adjusting the lighting according to passenger's movements. The cruise ship has a total of 78 cabins in the category "RockStar Suite", including 15x "Mega RockStar Suites" (9x Gorgeous, 2x Posh, 2x Fab, 2x Massive). Most of them are on Deck 15, with the above Deck 16 housing one "RockStar Suite Sailor" (bow-facing Owner Suite).
The decor is music (rock-and-roll) themed, with a retro-futuristic design, a color palette of deep blues with iridescent dichroic elements in the cabin's bathroom. Massive Suite has a separate bedroom that doubles as a music room (fitted with electric guitars and an amplifier). The cabin's terrace (bow-facing) is fitted with Jacuzzi, dining area (6-seat table with built-in stairs), lounge area (circular sofa with low table), padded sun loungers, 2 hammocks, outdoor shower, catamaran net (canopy partially covering the terrace), live plants. Keeping with the music theme, each of the 78 suites boasts a record player.
All categories RockStar Suites (SB-Brilliant, SG-Gorgeous, SP-Posh, SF-Fab, SM-Massive) have marble-clad bathroom (with hot tub, premium brand bath products, rain-shower head, multi-colored dichroic glass doors and windows / Peek-a-Boo shower), Terrazzo flooring, Tom Dixon brand furniture, large mirrored vanity tables, modern L-shaped sofabeds (for 2), low tables, cabinets, 3-door wardrobe, large smart TV (55-inch), vinyl turntable (gold-plated player with a collection of records), complimentary full bar (nautically-themed barware kit), brass and leather finishing, chaise lounge chair (bedroom).
RockStar Suite passengers enjoy exclusive access to "Richard's Rooftop" (VIP club lounge located forward on Deck 16). RockStar Suites receive as perks (price-inclusive amenities and complimentary services) airport-ship transfer (via private drivers), priority helicopter arrangements, luggage assistance, private walk-down service (express VIP pathway) at Virgin Voyages Miami Cruise Terminal (upon arrival), anytime boarding, early access to special shipboard events, complimentary laundry service, clothing pressing, nightly swimsuit drying, RockStar Agents (dedicated butlers per stateroom), dedicated hair and makeup crew (upon request), complimentary Thermal Suite access (Redemption Spa), all-inclusive premium drinks (in all shipboard eateries and bars), personalized bottomless in-room bar (free of charge), option to curate in-port activities.
All Virgin cruise ship staterooms offer as standard amenities European King-size bed (premium linens, plush bedding), wall-mounted reading lamps, bedside tables, mirrored vanity table / writing desk with stool, large wardrobe, electronic safe box (in the closet), 4K smart Ultra HDTV (with infotainment system), large balcony (with padded loungers, low table, 2-seat sofa, Yellow Leaf hammock, dining table / custom-designed champagne table fitting an ice bucket). Balcony access is via floor-ceiling sliding glass doors.
Every cabin is equipped with a custom-designed "seabed" and "mood lighting" which is familiar to customers of Virgin America (part of Alaska Airlines). Cabin lights automatically adjust according to passenger's movements. There are also staterooms suited for groups (each with 4 bunk beds) and single cabins (designed for solo travelers). Staterooms are divided into 21 categories. Balcony cabins have "sea terrace" (private, step-out veranda) and are serviced by "Rockstar Coordinators" (personal assistants), while "personal wardrobe teams" provide luggage packing and unpacking.
Shipboard dining options - Food and Drinks
Dining on Virgin Voyages ships is ticket price-inclusive - no extra charges are applied to any of the 20-plus onboard dining options. The cruise company doesn't believe in "paying more for great food", so it ditched traditional surcharges levied in specialty restaurants. All eateries on Resilient Lady offer "exceptional made-to-order eats" - complimentary.
As part of the company's sustainable travel policy, Virgin Voyages banned single-use plastics and there is no buffet food on the ships. All shipboard food is made-to-order - to reduce waste and lower energy consumption and emissions. Savings are reinvested into fresh (locally sourced) top-quality products, exotic ingredients, highly trained staff, and clean technologies.
The company doesn't follow any traditional cruise dining concepts. Virgin ships don't have the main dining room, buffet restaurant, dress code (formal wear policy), assigned dining times or seating. All these concepts were replaced with intimate (boutique hotel-type) eateries offering 20+ dining options - all of which are included in cruise fares.
Follows the complete list of Resilient Lady restaurants and food bars.
- The Galley (main venue for casual dining and quick meals) is modeled on popular food halls. Here guests can taste food from various onboard restaurants via 8 shops and carts, including panini shop, bakery and pastry shop, a taco shack, noodle bar, a burger grill, a sushi bar with bento boxes, soup, and salad island, 24-hour American diner.
- The Test Kitchen (laboratory-like eatery with metallic furniture, beakers, test tubes) offers "avant-garde cuisine". It is a part restaurant, part cooking school. Chef-driven menus are presented in the form of ingredient list to guests to discover how the chef combines the flavors throughout the course of each meal.
- Wake (sized 5866 ft2 / 545 m2) is a steakhouse-seafood restaurant located aft and featuring views of the ship's wake. It serves "theatrical take" food inspired by The Grill-New York and The Wolseley-London.
- Geonbae (Korean barbecue restaurant) is "hosted by the loudest servers at sea". Meals start with complimentary soju (distilled beverage) for the table with guests encouraged to take part in Korean drinking games.
- Pink Agave (Mexican restaurant) provides shared plate experience with DJ music until late. It features porthole windows, metallic lighting fixtures, large tables, elongated curved area (intimate seating with 2-seat tables), separate bar (in the Lobby), private dining room (can be booked for parties and other private events).
- Extra Virgin (trattoria restaurant) serves traditional Italian food specialties, including handmade fresh pasta.
- Dock (sized 220 ft2 / 20.4 m2 beach club-inspired restaurant) offers Mediterranean cuisine with small plates, dips, mezze, salads. The Dock features wooden deck chairs, day beds, and loungers.
- The Pizza Place (beach club-inspired restaurant) offers complimentary oven-baked gourmet pizzas by the slice.
- Razzle Dazzle is the vegan-vegetarian restaurant. Part of Razzle Dazzle Restaurant is the Red Bar - juice bar offering fresh-squeezed juices and tonics, as well as crafted cocktails from a menu that varies every night. In two days per cruise, at Razzle Dazzle is hosted Drag Brunch featuring live entertainment by "sassy drag queens". Considered one of the ship's most energetic spots, Razzle Dazzle gets its design and name from the practice of camouflaging vessels during both World Wars via patterns of black and white paint.
- Sun Club Cafe - Outdoor Eatery
- The Sip is the ship's wine bar lounge (Virgin's champagne house) where along with a selection of premium wines can be enjoyed traditional British Afternoon Tea service.
Virgin cruise ship passengers (Sailors) are offered complimentary water (filtered and sparkling) at all onboard bars and dining venues. Throughout the ship, there are also complimentary water stations.
Via the Sailor App (when your phone is shaken) a secret "Champagne button" allows Sailors to order Moet-Chandon Champagne (Brut Imperial, 750 ml bottle) delivered in an ice bucket and with two glasses. The service is called "Shake for Champagne" and provided anywhere on board.
Shipboard entertainment options - Fun and Sport
Each Virgin ship features 93% oceanview cabins and 86% balconied staterooms (called "sea terraces"), casino, several live entertainment venues (similar to traditional theatre lounges).
Ship's signature venues include:
- Athletic Club (training center) is an outdoor gym area with a boxing ring and gym club equipment) located top-deck aft. Part of the Sports Deck is also the raised jogging track (Runway track, red-white colored), sundeck with open-air lounge (furnished with double daybeds and semi-circular loungers), triple netting area (220 ft2 / 20.4 m2 overlooking below decks), 10 private cabanas (cushioned bed, low table, 2 lounge chairs), beverage service (from the outdoor Sports Bar), foosball tables, swimming pool, showers. The Athletic Club was designed by Concrete Amsterdam and inspired by New York City's sports clubs in the 1920s.
- Sun Club - Sun Worship Sanctuary
- MyBeast is an outdoor playground / poolside gym area.
- The Crow's Nest (aft sundeck) offers 360-degree views and is furnished with loungers and mats colored in Virgin's signature red. Here are also hosted sunrise and sunset outdoor yoga classes.
- The B Complex is an indoor fitness center with Technogym ARTIS equipment, floor-ceiling windows and separate rooms (studios) for cycling, yoga, cardio and spinning classes.
- Gym and Tonic Bar serves cold-pressed fresh juices.
- Aquatic Club Sundeck - Poolside Oasis and Aquatic Club Bar.
- Two Pools (including the Well-being Pool - ship's main pool surrounded by an adult playground and fitness apparatus named MyBeast).
- The Manor is the ship's 2-deck high Disco Nightclub with a large dance floor. The NYC-based design studio Roman and Williams designed The Manor (ballroom), which is a venue for innovative entertainment, dancing, music, and fun, destined to be one of the most exciting spots onboard. The Manor Nightclub was inspired by Richard Branson's first Virgin music studio of the same name and has been expertly outfitted with platforms, corners, and details that make it both somewhere to see and to be seen.
- The Dock is an outdoor lounge (aft on Deck 7) with cushioned wooden furniture (loungers, deckchairs, daybeds).
- Richard's Rooftop is a top-deck VIP area (Suite passengers only sundeck) furnished with daybeds, deckchairs, circular loungers, large umbrellas, colored crystals. Named after the company's founder Richard Branson, it has a futuristic feel with giant umbrellas, circular loungers, and accents of colored crystals that cast rainbow reflections.
- "Ministry of Ground" and "Ministry of Ground Too" are specialty coffee bars serving Intelligentsia coffee (Virgin Voyages Blend) and made-to-order beverages made by expert baristas. Ministry of Ground (designed by Softroom of London) is located midship on Deck 7 (in The Galley food market) and features round-shaped/porthole-type large windows with window seats, purple and aquamarine hues for seating, comfy loungers and modern tables. In addition to the hand-crafted Intelligentsia Coffee brews, passengers receive complimentary cakes and light bites. Retail items (bags of Intelligentsia Coffee and JoJo loose-leaf teas, kettles, coffee cups, and others) are available for purchase.
- Redemption is the ship's Spa complex (on Deck 5) consisting of Reception, Mud Room, Salt Room, Hydrotherapy Pool, cold plunge pool, Jacuzzi, Thermal Suite (indoor spa with porthole windows, plunge pool, Jacuzzi, heated quartz beds, mud room, cold-plunges, sauna, salt room), treatment rooms (for massages and treatments) with quartz-mattress beds, Dry Dock Salon (hairdressing services), Stubble and Groom (barbershop), Blow Dry Bar, Male pedicure Spa, Mani-pedi Spa. At night, the wellness complex transforms into a dancing lounge with live DJ music.
- The Scene Event Space
- Squid Ink is a tattoo studio via a partnership with World Famous Tattoo Ink. The facility is operated by two full-time tattoo artists (handpicked by Lou Rubino Jr) plus celebrity artists. All tattoos are created by using original vegan ink. Other services at Squid Ink include body piercings and permanent makeup treatments (using certified vegan Perma Blend pigments).
- The Red Room was designed by theatre consultants Auerbach Pollock Friedlander and renowned architects WorkAC as the first-ever transformational multi-form theatre at sea. The Red Room transforms into 4 different configurations: an alley stage used in fashion shows, a traditional Proscenium stage, a dance flat-floor configuration, and a unique reverse stage setup. The first at-sea theatre enables the cruise line to create different experiences for each day of the cruise. Resilient Lady offers 6 original shows that include production by Randy Weiner (The Donkey Show, Queen of the Night, Sleep No More).
- The Groupie (privately bookable karaoke room/for sing-alongs) also doubles as Cinema and VIP Casino (gaming lounge).
- The Den Flex Event Space
- Local DJ celebrities perform live onboard Resilient Lady at all ports of call.
- Voyage Vinyl (record store) features listening stations, record collections and a DJ spot for live performances (by resident and guest DJs).
- "JLo Beauty" is an onboard shop selling skincare products of Jennifer Lopez's brand "JLo Beauty & Lifestyle".
- Draught Haus (on deck 7, adjacent to Voyage Vinyl) is the ship's taproom - an exclusive bar serving craft beers.
Draught Haus offers 8 different draft beers, also boilermakers (beer cocktails), bottled craft beers, shots, shot cocktails. The bar also provides growler/jug service that allows passengers to take their drinks throughout the ship (public spaces and in cabins). The beerhouse features themed furniture, rustic decor, a beer tap display (behind the bar).
Onboard MS Resilient Lady is served Virgin's own brand of craft beer (English Pale Ale) created by Wynwood Brewing Company (Miami). For the new "Virgin cruise beer" is used English yeast and American malts and hops.
Virgin cruise deals
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. The company also doesn't charge penalties or change fees. 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.
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. Cabin pricing only varies by the number of occupants. For 5-day itineraries, fares start from ~USD 250 pp per day (excluding taxes-fees).
Itineraries
Virgin's Resilient Lady inaugural cruise season (2022) was originally planned as an Eastern Mediterranean (summer 2022, Greece and Adriatic) deployment, to be followed by a Caribbean 2022-2023 winter and spring homeporting in Puerto Rico. However, the program (36x departures) was canceled in June 2022 and Resilient Lady's inauguration was postponed from 2022 (Aug 14) to 2023 (May 14/MerMaiden Cruise) - read more in the ship's Wiki section.
In early-March 2021, Virgin Voyages officially announced two itineraries scheduled for Resilient Lady, both 7-night roundtrips from Piraeus-Athens Greece. The Maiden Voyage ("Greek Isles Itinerary") visits the islands Santorini, Rhodes, Crete (Heraklion) and Mykonos (overnight). The second voyage ("Adriatic and Greek Islands Itinerary") visits Dubrovnik Croatia, Kotor Montenegro, Kerkyra (Corfu Island Greece), Argostoli (Kefalonia Island Greece).
Following the Mediterranean 2022 deployment, Resilient Lady had to reposition to the Caribbean with an 11-day Transatlantic crossing (RepositionCruises.com) from Lisbon to San Juan Puerto Rico.
The Caribbean 2022-2023 season (Nov 12 - Apr 22) was based on homeporting in Puerto Rico and 7-day roundtrip itineraries (Southeastern Caribbean Isles, Sunsets In The Lesser Antilles) visiting St Kitts, Martinique, Curacao, Aruba, Tortola BVI, Guadeloupe, St Lucia, Barbados.
In April 2022 was announced that in 2023-2024 (December-March) Resilient Lady will be deployed in Australia and New Zealand marking the Virgin brand's debut in the region. With homeporting in Melbourne QLD and Auckland NZ, the roundtrip itineraries ranged between 2-14 nights. Some voyages also visited ports in Tasmania (Hobart, Burnie). The ship's arrival in Australia in 2023 was initially scheduled for December 4th (Sydney NSW) but eventually changed to December 11th (Melbourne). The first ex-Sydney voyage departed on February 11, 2024.
On February 26, 2024, Virgin canceled Resilient Lady's 2024-2025 Australian program (second season in that region), citing security concerns (due to the Red Sea war crisis) impacting the ship's scheduled repositioning voyages through the Suez Canal (between Europe and Australia/RepositionCruises.com). Also was announced that after completing the Mediterranean season (October 20th, 2024) Resilient Lady will be deployed in the Caribbean and homeported in San Juan (Puerto Rico) offering 7-8-10-11-night roundtrips to St Maarten, St Vincent, Colombia, and Dominica.
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Resilient Lady Wiki
On March 8, 2021, was officially announced the name of Virgin's 3rd ship - "Resilient Lady". Like the sisterships, the vessel (IMO number 9805348, Fincantieri yard/hull number 6289) was constructed at Fincantieri's Sestri Ponente Shipyard (near Genoa Italy). The boat's name honors International Women's Day, and was chosen "in celebration of women and their achievements, strength, leadership, and resilience".
The cruise ship was launched (floated out from drydock) on July 2, 2021, and was originally scheduled for delivery on July 1, 2022. Resilient Lady was officially delivered to Virgin Voyages on December 8, 2022.
In March 2022, on the hull was painted the mermaid (the ship's emblem and guardian) designed by Jodie Herrera (a contemporary oil painter from New Mexico).
Next timelapse video shows part of Fincantieri's Virgin ship construction (block assembly) process.
Virgin ship technology
Virgin cruise ships are with passenger capacity 2750 (plus 1150 crew), GT tonnage 110,000 tons, ABB Azipod XO propulsion system (electric drive motors with off-hull submerged azimuth thrusters / 360--degree rotating propellers). These units provide the best maneuverability (allowing in-port navigation without tug assistance) and minimal vibrations/noise. By placing the propulsion units outside the hull, the Azipod system frees up space for more lower-deck staterooms. ABB Ability technology is based on a network using real-time data transferred to remote centers monitoring and analyzing the propulsion system data and also offering remote technical support.
These vessels stand out with innovative design ideas and solutions, as well as the latest marine technologies for energy recovery and environmental impact reduction. The ship's cleaning energy system is provided by the Swedish company Climeon Ocean. The technology allows for reducing CO2 emissions by converting diesel engines generated heat into electricity (capacity approx 1 MW) for onboard use. Each of the Virgin liners has 6 such units, saving annually approx 5400 tons of CO2. The waste processing system is provided by Scanship.
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. Wartsila's Hybrid Scrubber System operates in both open and closed-loop and uses seawater to remove SOx from the vessel's exhaust, also significantly reducing NOx emissions. The Wartsila-made navigation and automation control systems are from the company's latest NACOS Platinum series.
Alternative power is provided by 4-stroke engines powering the 4 electricity gen-sets, each equipped with TPL-C turbochargers (by ABB).
In February 2020 Virgin announced "The Band" - smart wearable technology introduced on Scarlet Lady (April 1st). The device is made from recycled marine plastic (sustainability initiative) and developed via partnership with The Bionic Company. The lightweight device (RFID wristband) is mailed to all passengers and is complimentary (keepsake). The Band is activated upon boarding the ship and used for onboard purchases and payments (beverages, Casino gaming), booking tours, cabin access (room key), room service ordering (points guest's current location), VIP pass (for Richard's Rooftop).
Inaugural cruise itineraries 2023
The ship's inaugural season (2022) was based on Eastern Mediterranean (summer 2022) and Caribbean (winter 2022-2023 spring) deployments. However, in early-June 2022, 36x voyages were canceled (read more at the ship's CruiseMinus page) and the Maiden Voyage was rescheduled from Aug 14 (2022) to May 14 (2023).
In April 2022, Virgin Voyages announced only two itineraries for Resilient Lady, both 7-night Mediterranean roundtrips from Piraeus-Athens Greece (homeport).
(MAIDEN VOYAGE 2023/first cruise) 7-day "Greek Island Glow" itinerary
Date / Time | Port |
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14 May 19:00 | Departing from Piraeus |
15 May 09:00 - 22:00 | Santorini Island, Greece |
16 May 09:00 - 18:00 | Rhodes Island, Greece |
17 May 09:00 - 19:00 | Souda-Chania, Crete Island, Greece |
19 May 09:00 - 20 May 14:00 (overnight) | Mykonos Island, Greece |
21 May 06:30 | Arriving in Piraeus |
(inaugural 2023) 7-day "Adriatic Sea and Greek Gems" itinerary
Date / Time | Port |
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21 May 19:00 | Departing from Piraeus |
23 May 09:00 - 21:00 | Split, Croatia |
24 May 09:00 - 25 May 02:00 (overnight) | Port Cruz-Dubrovnik, Croatia |
25 May 09:00 - 19:00 | Kotor, Montenegro |
26 May 09:00 - 21:00 | Kerkyra, Corfu Island, Greece |
28 May 06:30 | Arriving in Piraeus |
Later was announced the boat's Caribbean 2022-2023 schedule includes two roundtrip itineraries from Puerto Rico and two Transatlantic crossings /relocation itineraries (RepositionCruises.com).
(Transatlantic crossing 2022/canceled) 11-day from Europe to the Caribbean (from US$800 /GBP 610 / EUR 720 pp)
Date / Time | Port |
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01 Nov 19:00 | Departing from Lisbon, Portugal |
03 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 | Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal |
04 Nov 10:00 - 19:00 | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands |
05 Nov 08:00 - 22:00 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands |
12 Nov 06:30 | Arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
(inaugural Caribbean 2022/canceled) 7-day "Southeastern Caribbean Isles" itinerary (from US$940 / GBP 715 / EUR 845 pp)
Date / Time | Port |
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12 Nov 22:00 | Departing from San Juan, Puerto Rico |
13 Nov 08:00 - 18:00 | Road Town, Tortola BVI |
14 Nov 09:00 - 19:00 | Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe |
15 Nov 09:00 - 18:00 | Bridgetown, Barbados |
16 Nov 08:00 - 19:00 | Castries, St Lucia |
17 Nov 08:00 - 22:00 | St Johns, Antigua |
19 Nov 06:30 | Arriving in San Juan, Puerto Rico |
(2022/canceled) 7-day "Sunsets In The Lesser Antilles" itinerary (from US$1880 / GBP 1430 / EUR 1695 pp)
Date / Time | Port |
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03 Dec 22:00 | Departing from San Juan |
05 Dec 09:00 - 23:59 | Oranjestad, Aruba |
06 Dec 09:00 - 19:00 | Willemstad, Curacao |
08 Dec 09:00 - 19:00 | Fort-de-France, Martinique |
09 Dec 08:00 - 18:00 | Port Zante-Basseterre, St Kitts |
10 Dec 06:30 | Arriving in San Juan |
(inaugural Suez Canal transit/2023) 14-day from Athens to Dubai
Date / Time | Port |
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22 Oct 19:00 | Departing from Piraeus-Athens, Greece |
23 Oct 09:00 - 22:00 | Santorini Island, Greece |
24 Oct 09:00 - 18:00 | Rhodes Island, Greece |
26 Oct 09:00 - 27 Oct 20:00 (overnight) | Port Said-Cairo, Egypt |
29 Oct 07:00 - 21:00 | Safaga-Luxor, Egypt |
05 Nov | Arriving in Dubai, UAE |
Godspeed!
Virgin Cruises' private island resort "Bimini Beach Club" (Bahamas)
The liner Scarlet Lady was the first cruise ship to stop at "Bimini Beach Club" (Virgin Group's private island resort in Bimini Bahamas). The exclusive destination allows Virgin's Sailors to enjoy world-class entertainment from a rotating cast of DJs led by Mark Ronson.
Virgin's Bimini Beach Club offers premium food with locally sourced ingredients and traditional Bahamian favourites like banana leaf-wrapped queen snapper, conch and mango salad, Bahamian rum cake. The complex has 6 bars, outdoor lounge areas with hammock groves, beach loungers, watersport activities, (optional/at extra cost) private poolside and beach-side cabanas for rent.
RockStar Suite passengers benefit from complimentary food service, exclusive bar and outdoor terrace lounge, VIP beach cabanas. The 7-mile (11-km) long island offers extraordinary activities like boating, snorkeling, wreck diving. The partially sunk wreck of SS Sapona (concrete-hulled steamship that ran aground in 1926) is located just a few miles off the island's southern coast.
Virgin's private resort is located on North Bimini Island and at a short bus transfer from the docking pier. It was built via a partnership with Resorts World Bimini. This is a 750-acres (3 km2 / 1,2 mi2) beachfront resort-casino-marina-hotel complex operated by Genting Group (Malaysia-based multinational corporation). North Bimini is approx 68 km (42 mi) east of Miami. Resort's estimated building cost is USD 220 million.
Virgin's Bimini Beach Club overlooks the sea and features a large lagoon-style swimming pool. The "resort experience" also features morning open-air exercises (yoga and meditation), afternoon DJ poolside parties, night beach bonfires and live musical performances.