Virgin Voyages cancels Australian season due to Red Sea tensions
Ilaria Grasso MacolaVirgin Voyages has cancelled all sailings into Australia due to continued tensions in the Red Sea and the wider Middle East region.
The operator has announced that its award-winning vessel Resilient Lady will no longer reposition in Australia late this year due to the significant risks the tensions pose to “sailors, cruise and vessel”.
“These adjustments are happening now in order to minimise potential future disruption to our passengers’ holiday plans knowing there is a high likelihood that changes would need to happen in the future,” Virgin Voyages said.
“Our customers and travel agent partners asked us to ensure we give them as much time as possible to make alternative plans.”
Resilient Lady will instead head to Puerto Rico for a new Caribbean season offering up to 11-night voyages to the likes of Colombia, Dominica and St Maarten.
Virgin Voyages has also reassured Australian customers that it was working to return to the Asia-Pacific region “once regional repositioning opportunities become more tenable”.
“We will share updates on future itineraries across the fleet as soon as possible, and in the event that we return for the 2025 season, existing booked sailors will have priority to move onto these sailings,” it added.
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