Adrian The Cruise and Travel Guy
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Is Virgin Voyages Coming Back to Australia? New Clues Just Vanished!
Brisbane PortAustralia CountryNew Zealand CountrySingapore CountryVirgin Voyages Cruise LineMelbourne PortSydney PortBrilliant Lady Cruise Ship
UPDATE: Since I recorded this video, the Brilliant Lady Hawaii listings I discuss have been removed from Hawaii PortCall. That doesn’t prove what they were, or why they were removed. PortCall entries are part of the port planning process and can change or disappear before anything is officially announced. At the time I recorded this, the listings were showing Brilliant Lady calling at multiple Hawaiian ports in October 2027 and again in March 2028 - hence the speculation in this video. So, consider this one a snapshot of an interesting bit of cruise-industry sleuthing rather than a confirmed Virgin Voyages deployment. If anything official emerges, I’ll update you! Watch my Virgin Voyages Review here: https://youtu.be/khSG1XAy4jA Is Virgin Voyages coming back to Australia? Brilliant Lady has appeared in curious online listings for Hawaii, four stops each way, in October 2027 and March 2028 - and if you've been hoping for a Virgin Voyages revival down under, this could be the biggest hint yet. But there is a catch. These appear to be requests, not confirmed bookings, and nothing has been officially announced. In this video I break down exactly what I found, why it matters, and what it could (and couldn't) mean for Australian cruisers. In this video: The Hawaii listings and why transpacific repositioning timing makes sense Virgin Voyages' new head of sales for Australia and New Zealand, David Clark Brilliant Lady's Alaska season and what it could signal What went wrong with Virgin Voyages' first Australian season, and why the 2024/25 season was cancelled My wish list: 7 to 10 night itineraries from Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne covering the South Pacific and Queensland coast Whether Asia, including Singapore, is the real target instead Australia is Virgin Voyages' third-largest market, so the interest is real. Whether this is a genuine sign or nothing at all, I'll give you the evidence and my honest take. What would you want to see from a Virgin Voyages return? Tell me in the comments. Subscribe for more cruise news, reviews and honest advice from a cruiser with 57 cruises since 1999. Music by Master Planned Music - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🛳️ My website hosts one of the world's most powerful cruise search engines where you can research and even book your next cruise or land holiday. Take a look here: www.thecruiseandtravelguy.com.au - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🛒 Shop my Amazon Cruise Essentials here: https://www.thecruiseandtravelguy.com.au/cruise-essentials - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🤳🏼 Follow me on Facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/thecruiseandtravelguy www.instragram.com/adrianthecruiseandtravelguy 0:00 Update/Introduction 1:12 Hawaii Port Requests 2:15 Why It Matters 3:40 Virgin's Aussie Failure 5:40 Changes Since 6:20 What Does a Return Look Like?