Virgin’s three-storey, 132,000sq/ft Terminal V will host the line’s first ship, Scarlet Lady, offering views of Biscayne Bay, Edgewater and downtown Miami.
Valiant Lady, Virgin’s second ship, will join Scarlet Lady in Miami to sail the winter 2022/23 season.
Together, they will sail a range of multi-night itineraries in the Caribbean, with each featuring a call at Virgin Voyages’ Bimini beach club.
Virgin Group founder Branson was joined by Miami-Dade county mayor Daniella Levine Cava and Virgin Voyages chief executive Tom McAlpin for a ribbon cutting ceremony, complete with mermaid aerialists.