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Virgin's Brilliant Lady finally has an intro date, and cruises from NY to Alaska

Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady is set to enter service in September 2025 and will chart cruises from New York to Québec and Bermuda, from Miami, through the Panama Canal, from Los Angeles and from Seattle to Alaska.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

May 1, 2024

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The fourth lady ship originally was scheduled for a late 2023 introduction.

North American tour, longer cruises

Brilliant Lady will embark on a North American tour with a series of longer itineraries, up to 14 nights, new for the Virgin brand.

'Virgin fans have been asking for years if we’d consider sailing from places like New York, Los Angeles or Alaska, so it's wonderful to give our sailors and first mates what they wanted: fresh itineraries spanning North America from five to 14 nights ... As the fourth and final ship in our fleet for now, Brilliant Lady will not disappoint,' Virgin Voyages CEO Nirmal Saverimuttu said.

New York, September - October

Following a premiere showcase for New Yorkers, Brilliant Lady will sail from Manhattan Cruise Terminal on five cruises ranging from five to 13 nights. Bermuda and Canada/New England are in the charts, including Québec City, Boston, Maine, Halifax and New Brunswick.

Miami, October 2025 - April 2026

Seventeen cruises from PortMiami comprise the winter Caribbean season. Seven- to 12-night sailings span from Aruba, Bonaire a Curaçao in the Southern Caribbean, along with Cartagena, to the Turks and Caicos, Antigua, Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Panama Canal, March 2026

This 12-night Panama Canal transit from Miami to Los Angeles is set to depart March 21, 2026, with Brilliant Lady calling at Colombia and Panama before emerging on the Pacific to visit Costa Rica, Guatemala and Cabo San Lucas.

Los Angeles, April - May 2026

Starting April 7, 2026, Brilliant Lady will sail four cruises of five to eight nights from Los Angeles with calls at Baja California, Puerto Vallarta, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Catalina Island.

Seattle, May - September 2026

Summer 2026 will usher in Virgin Voyages' first Alaska cruises from the Port of Seattle, details to come.

Given the anticipated high demand for Alaska, starting May 8, 2024, travelers can submit a deposit to secure their priority window to book one of cruises before they open to the public at large. Placeholders are $500 for sea terraces, $1,000 for rockstar quarters and $2,500 for mega rockstar quarters.

Summer Season Pass

Following the success of this year's Summer Season Pass, which sold out in less than 48 hours, Virgin Voyages is introducing a 'Brilliant 4 You Pass' with access to all of Brilliant Lady’s maiden season voyages. Digs in a rockstar suite are complemented by one 'Shore Thing' per voyage.

Nirmal Saverimuttu is profiled in the current issue of Seatrade Cruise Revew

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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