by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The short answer: For a Virgin Voyages cruise, pack one resort-casual outfit per day, two swimsuits, a Scarlet Night red outfit, comfortable walking shoes, a hat and reef-safe sunscreen, formula plug adapters (the ships use Type C and Type G outlets), and a small...
by claude publisher | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Short answer: Virgin Voyages is one of the best cruise lines in the world for solo travelers. The line offers Solo Insider Sea View cabins designed for one person at no — or low — single supplement, hosts daily Solo Sailor meetups, and treats adults-only sailing as a...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The Virgin Voyages Sailing Club is the cruise line’s free loyalty program, and it runs on a simple sailing count instead of points or spend tiers. You’re enrolled automatically after your first completed eligible voyage. After two completed voyages you...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Virgin Voyages visits Key West on its 4-night Fire & Sunset Soirées sailing from Miami, with the ship in port from roughly 8 a.m. until late afternoon. That’s a full day — enough time to stroll Duval Street, see the Ernest Hemingway Home, snap...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Yes — the food on Virgin Voyages is genuinely good, and that surprises a lot of first-time sailors. Virgin Voyages serves more than 20 made-to-order eateries on every ship, and every one of them is included in your fare. There is no buffet, no traditional main...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The Sea Terrace is Virgin Voyages’ standard balcony cabin — about 225 square feet with a private terrace, a signature red hammock, a sofa that converts into the bed, and a runway-style rainfall shower. It’s the cabin we book most often for our...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Yes—every Virgin Voyages ship has a full gym, and unlike almost every other big cruise line, every fitness class is 100% free. The main gym is called B-Complex on Deck 15 (a cardio side and a weights/yoga side, both kitted out with Technogym equipment), and...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 15, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
A Virgin Voyages upgrade bid—officially called Level Upgrade—lets you offer an amount of money to move into a higher cabin category before you sail. Bidding usually opens around 45 days before your voyage, your offer is per cabin (not per person), you’re only...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 15, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
To sail Virgin Voyages you must be at least 18 years old — it is a strictly adults-only cruise line with no exceptions for babies, kids, or teens, even when traveling with parents. The drinking age onboard is 18 in international waters but 21 in U.S. waters and ports,...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 15, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Virgin Voyages does not require travel insurance to sail, but it strongly recommends coverage — and it sells two of its own plans through Aon Affinity (underwritten by Arch Insurance Company): Voyage Protection, the fuller plan that covers both pre-trip cancellation...
