While readying his own vessel for its long-awaited launch, Virgin Voyages boss Tom McAlpin attended a “ship” launch of a rather different variety – Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
The pandemic may have curtailed cruising this past year, but space tourism has taken giant leaps.
Watching the historic journey among an exclusive audience in the New Mexico desert last month, it’s clear the achievement has inspired McAlpin and his team towards new heights of their own.
“There was a tremendous amount of excitement, enthusiasm and emotion,” he smiles over a Zoom call. In true Virgin fashion, McAlpin’s T-shirt even reads: “His [Branson’s] other ship is a spaceship”.
