The new lifestyle brand is set to disrupt the travel industry as it announces an expansive array of restaurants ranging from haute cuisine to casual fare onboard its first ship.

 

With a total of 20+ food choices onboard, with its first ship to named Scarlet Lady, the company released new designs for their restaurants, seaside lounges and casual eateries by their Creative Collective, which includes world-renowned designers.

 

And it does not believe in paying more for great food and has ditched the traditional up-charges levied when dining in speciality restaurants at sea.

 

 

Virgin Voyages has designed all eateries on board to offer exceptional made to order eats and opted to include all restaurant food in the voyage fare.

 

 

The Virgin Voyages Rebellious Luxe experience is rooted in the modern romance of sailing: a thoroughly new take on the formal grandeur and opulence of the ocean liner heyday when ships were at the forefront of both technology and luxury.

 

The company will offer sailors a uniquely elevated and boutique Adult-by-Design experience for the 18+ traveller.

 

Virgin Voyages aims to be one of the cleanest fleets at sea, with a ban on single-use plastics for its sailors and no buffet on board the ship, the company will significantly reduce waste and reinvest savings into clean technology and quality products for its sailors.

 

The Scarlet Lady is designed to reflect a yacht’s sleek luxury and will set sail from PortMiami for the 2020 season with 2,770 sailors and 1,160 crew on an unforgettable journey to the Caribbean, she will also be the newest ship sailing to Havana on select voyages.

 

“There’s a Virgin twist on everything you’ll see aboard the Scarlet Lady, which means there will be no stuffy formalities, boring buffets and no main dining rooms. Sailors are not going to want to leave our ship after they experience how we’ve designed our restaurants and tasted the dishes we are going to be serving up in 2020,” said Sir Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group.”

 

THE RESTAURANTS

 

Virgin Voyages will bring city-like eating to sea and throw out the traditional cruise dining rule book, with no buffet, no main dining room, no forced formal wear, no assigned seating, no assigned dining times and an enhanced choice for sailors to grab a bite by keeping restaurant doors open until well into the night and, in some cases, the early hours of the morning.

 

 

The expanded Creative Collective includes the world class AvroKO Hospitality Group and their very own Michelin starred chef Brad Farmerie, to help curate the company’s food concepts and strategy.

 

• WAKE – Designed by Roman and Williams, it offers sailors a dramatic view of the ship’s wake.
• RAZZLE DAZZLE – Features an interior scheme that uses the bold camouflaging of ships from WWI and patterns of black and white paint.
• THE TEST KITCHEN – Inspired by Escoffier’s Ma Cuisine, a laboratory-like eatery that is part cooking school and part restaurant, making it the ultimate place for discovery through cuisine.
• GEONBAE – The equivalent of the expression bottoms up in Korean.
• PINK AGAVE – Transports sailors to the vibrant streets of Mexico City through immersive void lighting.
• EXTRA VIRGIN – The ship’s trattoria serving regionally-inspired and approachable food, deeply rooted in Italian culinary traditions.
• DOCK – Set in the ship’s sun-dappled lounging area at the aft of the ship on deck 7, The Dock is a beach club-inspired space.
• THE GALLEY – Modeled on popular food halls where visitors can taste a cornucopia from different restaurants.
• THE PIZZA PLACE – Sailors can choose from the classic menu, or design their very own own bespoke pizza and pies.

 

Those interested in Virgin Voyages can enter to win a tasty free voyage* now through November 16 by visiting www.virginvoyages.com and opting into the sweepstakes by entering their email address.