Resilient Lady Not Returning to Australia and New Zealand: Red Sea Tensions Result in Cancellation
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- Опубликовано: 25 фев 2024
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Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady will not return to Australia and New Zealand for the 2024 2025 summer cruise season. The entire program has been cancelled by Virgin Voyages, citing tensions in the Red Sea and projected safety and security concerns for the cruise line's scheduled voyage south at the conclusion of the upcoming Mediterranean summer season.
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Yes I also think that it has not been a very successful season as not enough bookings (itineraries were not very good) - i wouldnt be surprised if they dont come back
I agree. They're using the Red Sea as an excuse for lack of bookings.
Glad I got to enjoy a cruise on her while she was here! Fantastic experience 😍
Not sure if I believe there reasoning as other cruise lines will still be sending ships down under. I think more based on poor cruise bookings for the reason you stated shorter cruises and southern destinations.
I do think the Red Sea conflict is a bit of an excuse...
Thank for the News update
Thanks Rob.
i lovecd our cruise on her :) my favorite thing was the furnishing and beautiful modern ambience of the ships public spaces :) and the crew were the best crew we have met on any of our 3 past cruises :)
Thanks for sharing your experience!
I absolutely loved the food, entertainment and the weird alien in The Manor disco on RL. Can't wait for the Valiant Lady out of Brisbane in late 2025. This news helps me plan my next 2 years cruising. 16th Dec 24 from Brisbane (the ONLY VV cruise from BRIS) wasn't doable.
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I do hope they return for summer 25/26 with Valiant or one of their other ships!
I used to watch the Resilent Lady come in to Port of Tauranga in New Zealand, very sad 😔
It's very sad
Yes we went on a 4 day cruise from Sydney to Burnie in Tasmania and back in a Cheeky Corner Suite and absolutely loved it. The Rockstar status was worth paying extra for and it was sooo much fun. Great food, entertainment and overall vibe. Was contemplating booking again for 2024 / 2025 but there was no schedule and now we know why. Virgin Cruises are not cheap so I wonder if forward bookings had to do with the decision, especially with longer cruises.
I do think there was more to it than the Red Sea... Glad to hear you enjoyed your time onboard!
I booked and payed for my first Virgin cruise in December 2023 2 nights Melbourne to Burnie I totally enjoyed myself The Loose Cannon bar was my favourite and totally Gunbae restaurant wish more cruises could take a leaf out of Virgin's book yes a I am upset my 16th to 23rd December 2024 cruise Brisbane to Cairns & Port Douglas is cancelled hopefully another day I will sail on her again hopefully in totally different territory Virgin you have done me proud keep up the great work.
Hopefully they will return for summer 25/26!
A real shame as we sailed on RL last week (Syd-Bur-Mel) and it was excellent! The crew, entertainment and food were all great and the value was definitely up there, even factoring in the flight back to Sydney. Hopefully they come back, as I definitely want to try a longer sailing so we can try all the restaurants.
I do hope they return for summer 25/26, with better itineraries
Boarding next Tuesday... 5 March..... looking forward to it
Enjoy it!
Done two Virgin Cruises and loved them So sad was looking forward to travelling on her again
They had a terrific overall cruise product and I think it really suited Australian tastes. It's a shame they won't return this year.
I cruised Syd HBA Syd and loved it!
Glad to hear it! It's a terrific product.
Hmmm...last time I checked there was more than one way to get to Australia from, well, anywhere in the world. If the Red Sea is an issue, go around the another way. I'm sure there would be people happy to do that cruise!
I went on the Aussie MerMaiden Cruise in December and I’ve loved it, So I’ve rebooked for 2025 going from Sydney to Singapore. But today I’ve got an email saying that my cruise is cancelled it’s disappointing but it is what it is. Too bad that they couldn’t come to Australia via Hawaii or the Pacific Islands. I hope I can get my money back without any dramas.
Sorry to hear you were affected by the cancellations! I hope they come back again in 25/26.
Let's go Branson
Cunard gone, Virgin gone, Royal Caribbean downgrading to a smaller, older ship.. really feels like cruising in Australia is going to shit. Pretty soon our only cruise option will be going to Noumea on old Carnival and P&O ships.
On the plus side, Discovery Princess will be here next year lol
We sailed on the Sydney to Hobart 4 night cruise in Feb and had a great time. The best aspects for us as a couple were . . . NO KIDS!!! Also more adult oriented entertainment. Loved the decor and the many areas you can sit with a coffee or wine. Everyone was happy and friendly and the general ambience of the ship was chilled, but obviously the night time entertainment will be louder and more intense if that is what you would want (we did!) We found the food varieties in various restaurants excellent but not "exceptional" as we had been led to believe from various reviews. We were in a Rockstar Suite with full complimentary in-room bar and access to Richard's Rooftop which was fabulous. We had a $300 bar credit between us so we didn't spend a penny on-board! Happy Days! . We would definitely cruise again with Virgin. Our ages are a very young 73 (me) and 61 (my wife)!!!
Thanks for sharing your experience onboard!
I live in Burnie (Tassie) & I've had two lots of friends who I picked up from the ship twice to take to lunch when it called here over the past two weeks.They both loved the ship but said it was packed with Virgin staff who were given freebies to fill it as the bookings were so light on. So I have no doubt the real reason they're cancelling is due to lack of solid bookings & not the unsettlement in the Middle East.
I do think there's more to it than the Red Sea...
hopefully there will be a Virgin ship here for 25/26 season (when I can get Christmas leave from work again). I'd love to try them!
I hope so!
I will let you know what I think in the next two weeks, so glad I booked a cruise this year so I can at least experience the line 😢 I was ecstatic about us getting an over 18s cruise line as being empty nesters neither my husband nor I want to cruise with other people’s children. Very, very disappointing 😢
I hope you enjoy your time onboard! It's a fun cruise product, very adult and very enjoyable.
I sailed Singapore to Sydney on Resilient Lady last year, cruise excellent, with Virgin having to base in Melbourne, was always going to be an issue, the South Pacific New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji , longer cruises sure but warmer , Tasmania and New Zealand excellent destinations, but passengers want hot weather . Luckily I am on Virgin Scarlet Lady for Rome to Miami Cruise in November. Virgin is definitely a 7 days or longer experience, 4 days too short , as there is so much to do on on the ship.
My husband and I buck that trend we get more than enough hot weather here in Oz, give us cruising to temperate and cooler climates any day 😊
@@gregoryevans7880 😂 personally we have never spent our time cruising using the pool (hello gastro town) nor on the sun deck (hello melanoma town) but that’s where VV was a very welcome addition to our market for those of us with different cruising criteria. Its very sad that we are an insignificant backwater here Downunder ☹️
@gregoryevans7880 Greg you seem to have lost your sense of humour and irony. I am a realist who works in the medical field so the fact that I do cruise actually suggests that I am in fact an optimist. Anyway we are off on VV next week to New Zealand which is the best destination we have from Australia. Happy cruising to you.
@@mrscuteas Your entitled to your opinion, unfortunately your comments are misguided, I have always enjoyed cruising and will continue to do so, South Pacific is the best destination from Australia in my opinion, New Zealand excellent as well.
@@gregoryevans7880 🙂 misguided to you. Speaking from our own experience having cruised to the South Pacific, we got off the ship at Noumea and toured on our own which was ok and we have done a cruise tour in Fiji which was a visit to a local village which was nice and then the obligatory stop at the local gift shop 😆 but the South Pacific just doesn’t float our boat.
oh well. Melbourne is not sunny
After standing in the rain at Station Pier for 2 hours, I can verify this
Could it also be due to the extra taxes in Melbourne ?
Could be a contributing factor. I don't think it's just the Red Sea conflict.
Unfortunately virgin had the wrong product wrong pricing and wrong itineraries for Australia, all the sailing while appearing to be full, where either full of passengers on 50% discounts or freebie cruises
I do think this played into the cancellation... but its supposition only
I think that's a load of BS. Just an excuse due to lack of bookings I betcha. Only time will tell if other cruise lines follow suit and cancel as well.
Could be... I think there is more to it than the Red Sea...
Why would she need to come via the Red Sea? If coming from Europe not need to go anywhere near to the Red Sea or Suez Canal simply sail around the Cape. From the US and the Caribbean even easier. More like Tasmanians have been complaining about the ship polluting every time it goes into Hobart.
Not a good fit for Aussie market.
As a Gen Xer Aussie empty nester I disagree, this ship is my market
I do think VV had a great product that really suited modern Aussie tastes... whatever that is lol. But I think the itineraries really let them down.
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I think too many bogans down under.
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Virgin is not suitable for the Australian cruise market we do not have the population to fill these ships also we don't have the ports.I think its a cruise line marketed at the you younger demographic and our cruise season is targeted in school holidays that include children.
Sorry I disagree to an extent as stated the itinerary was ordinary to say the least, only short cruises is not worth the cost to fly interstate as well as been more expensive.
@@garydodd3638 Having watched the cruise industry evolve since the 70s iunfortunately we have never addressed the lack of terminals The OPT was build in the 60s to accomodate Oriana and Canberra because of their size amd Govenments since have not wanted to spend the money on the inforstructure to support shipping
I love to cruise Cunard is leaving Australia also after next season that traditional company is not for everyone
I wouldn’t say it’s about younger demographics it’s about young at heart. We saw similar in Europe
@@dianacarragher5845 I would agree with that and Brisbanes terminal is ridiculous
Yes you are correct in saying that the infrastructure hasnt had the necessary investment especially in sydney - it wont happen soon either - takes a long time to get approvals in australia and i dont see any easy way to make changes at cicrular quay (brisbane have done so and now they have more ships)@@dianacarragher5845
Boring trip destinations (but suitable for a tiny useless POOL, I guess). How out of touch are Virgin?!
lol their itineraries were really lacklustre...