VIDEO: First look at Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady

High street

Sophie Griffiths

24 February 2020

Virgin Voyages has launched its first ship Scarlet Lady, showcasing it to around a thousand agents in Dover at the weekend before sailing to Liverpool to host a further thousand agents. From the largest hot tub at sea to a tattoo parlour – find out what makes this ship so unique...

Picture credit: Port of Dover and Dover Strait Shipping photography

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