Virgin Cruises to Launch Mid-Size Ships from Miami

jacketwatch · June 27, 2015

Wow. Virgin Atlantic reportedly has good CS and good reviews so hopefully their cruise line will be as good too. I do wonder how long it will take to perform like the established cruise lines, say Princess or Celebrity. I would imagine they will have experienced crew members in leadership roles so lets see. I think its a good bet to succeed.

Jan115 · June 28, 2015

I hope they are competitive in pricing because I love the fact that they are building mid-size ships. With the trend to be the biggest, it's refreshing to go back to smaller.

Swath · July 2, 2015

This New Cruise Line should be Interesting

RSMMathews · July 4, 2015

Surely a 110,000 ton ship carrying 2800 passengers can not possibly be called a "Mid Size" ship?

jacketwatch · July 4, 2015

Well some of todays other ships are way bigger like the 225k ton Oasis class ships, the Quantum class is 169k tons and Carnival is building a 6k passenger ships so I see your point but todays ships are getting bigger all the time. It may not be mid size now but by 2020?

Jan115 · July 12, 2015

Surely a 110,000 ton ship carrying 2800 passengers can not possibly be called a "Mid Size" ship?

It would seem so. Given the size of the new 5,000+ passenger mega ships, a 2,800 passenger ship seems to have become the new mid-size ship.

RSMMathews · July 12, 2015

I am sorry. But I make this comparison. A hotel with 1400 rooms is as unappealing as a ship with 1400 cabins.

jacketwatch · July 13, 2015

To each their own . The cool thing is there are so many different types of cruise ships that there is an appeal for people who like them big to people like them very small. Whatever you do keep on sailing ?