by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Gunbae is Virgin Voyages’ Korean BBQ restaurant, where you grill your own meats at a flameless table grill — and, like every main restaurant on board, it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. It’s the most social, interactive meal on...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The Wake is Virgin Voyages’ steak and seafood restaurant — the closest thing the line has to a classic cruise “specialty” venue, except it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. Set on Deck 6 (aft) with floor-to-ceiling windows...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Pink Agave is Virgin Voyages’ contemporary Mexican restaurant, and like every main restaurant on board it’s included in your fare with no cover charge. You’ll find it on Deck 5, serving small, medium, and large plates — tlayudas, sopes,...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Virgin Voyages includes all of its sit-down restaurants in your cruise fare — there’s no cover charge at any of the six main eateries. The headline venues are The Wake (steak & seafood), Pink Agave (Mexican), Gunbae (Korean BBQ), Razzle Dazzle...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Scarlet Lady is Virgin Voyages’ original ship, launched in 2021, and shares the same 17-deck Lady-class layout as the rest of the fleet: 1,330 cabins, 78 suites, and a maximum of 2,770 adults (18+ only). What sets Scarlet apart isn’t the deck plan —...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
All four Virgin Voyages ships — Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, Resilient Lady, and Brilliant Lady — share the same deck plan because they’re identical Lady-class sister ships: 17 decks, 110,000 gross tons, 1,330 cabins plus 78 suites, and a maximum of...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 20, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The short answer: Virgin Voyages allows smoking only in two designated outdoor areas: the cigar lounge on Deck 6 and a designated smoking section on the open pool deck. Smoking is banned in every cabin, every balcony, every interior public space, and every restaurant....
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...
