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I went aboard Virgin Voyages' first cruise ship, and it made me want to book a cruise for the first time ever

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Zendaya was spotted wearing a ring that appears to have Tom Holland's initials on it. </li><li>In a video posted by her manicurist, the actor was wearing a gold signet ring. </li></ul><p>Zendaya appeared to wear a ring engraved with her boyfriend Tom Holland's initials. </p><p>The actor's nail artist posted a video of  Zendaya's latest manicure on her account @marinadobyk.nails, set to a sped-up version of Lizzy McAlpine's song "ceilings." While the video showed off Zendaya's fresh, glossy pink nails, it also revealed a gold signet ring — on her first finger, not her fourth — that appeared to be engraved with the initials "TH." </p> <p>Signet rings, traditionally, were engraved with a family crest or emblem and used to seal documents, <a href="https://www.teenvogue.com/story/zendaya-signet-ring-tom-holland-initials">Teen Vogue reported</a>, but today function as meaningful jewelry pieces or heirlooms. Holland has been known to wear one as well: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIPnvYUIidc">the actor told On Demand Entertainment in 2022</a> that he had briefly lost a signet ring that was a gift from his grandparents. </p><p>In July 2021, <a href="https://pagesix.com/2021/07/02/zendaya-tom-holland-confirm-theyre-dating-with-kiss-pics/">Page Six</a> <a href="https://www.insider.com/tom-holland-zendaya-kissing-photos-dating-rumors-2021-7">published photos of Zendaya and Holland kissing</a> after years of dating rumors, revealing their relationship to the public. Holland <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/tom-holland-superhero-of-the-year-2021" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told GQ later that year</a> that <a href="https://www.insider.com/tom-holland-zendaya-relationship-kissing-photos-reaction-response-interview-2021-11">he and Zendaya "sort of felt robbed of our privacy"</a> when the photos were published. Zendaya also told the publication that having their relationship thrust into the spotlight was "quite strange and weird and confusing and invasive."</p><p>While the couple celebrates each other on social media, such as <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CeRFBGPrNq8/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Zendaya posting a photo in honor of Holland's birthday</a> or <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CVL3hxOqkac/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">Holland posting pictures of Zendaya from the "Dune" red carpet</a>, they still keep their relationship relatively private. </p><p><a href="https://www.eonline.com/news/1368310/proof-zendaya-is-already-close-with-tom-hollands-family">E! News reported</a> that the couple was recently spotted in London walking through a park with Holland's parents. </p>

Zendaya wore a gold ring that appears to be engraved with boyfriend Tom Holland's initials

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">Virgin Voyages CEO Tom McAlpin (Right) with Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/virgin-voyages" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virgin Voyages </a>officially opened for business last week. <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/richard-branson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sir Richard Branson</a> proudly announced that <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/virgin-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virgin Group's</a> adults-only <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/cruise-line" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>cruise line</strong></a> will set sail in April 2020. </strong></li><li><strong>Tom McAlpin is the cruise line's president and CEO.</strong></li><li><strong>According to McAlpin Virgin Voyages will stand out for its unique take on luxury, gratuity free policy as well as its commitment to environmental protection.</strong></li></ul><p>Virgin Voyages officially opened for business last week. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson proudly announced his adults-only cruise line will set sail in April 2020. </p><p>Sir Richard may be the face of Virgin Voyages, but the company's president and CEO is Tom McAlpin. And while Branson is a cruise industry neophyte, McAlpin, who helped found Disney Cruises and served as its president for half a decade, is not. </p><p>Now, McAlpin will be tasked with bringing Virgin Voyages, a joint venture with Bain Capital, online. </p><p>As will anything associated with Virgin, there's always going to be a slight twist on the traditional formula. For McAlpin, the key ingredient is finding the right mixture of personalities.</p><p>"It's a combination of having people who know the Virgin brand and that secret sauce and what makes it tick combined with people that have cruise industry experience," he said in a recent interview with Business Insider.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">Scarlet Lady</p></div><p></p></div></div>According to the CEO, his company went out of its way to recruit those who could provide a balance between industry knowledge and out-of-the-box thinking. </p><p>"We want to take the creative thinkers in the industry so they are not too rigid but they know what they are doing," McAlpin said. In addition, the cruise line also brought in folks from other industries with experience at companies like JetBlue and Uber.</p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-branson-virgin-voyages-cruise-line-open-business-2019-2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Richard Branson reveals how his new adults-only cruise line, Virgin Voyages, will turn the cruise industry upside down</a></em>.</p><p>Beyond the creative and management teams, McAlpin contends that Virgin Voyages will stand out from its contemporaries for the way the company treats its crew and customers. That begins with gratuities. Mainstream cruise lines such as Carnival and Royal Caribbean charge guests a set daily gratuity. For <a href="https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1123/~/service-gratuities-%28tips%29" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carnival</a>, it starts at $13.99 per day, per person. At Royal Caribbean, it starts at $14.50 per day, per person. At Virgin, it's $0.  </p><p>"Not requiring gratuities does two things, it creates a better experience for our sailors because they don't have to worry about paying gratuities," McAlpin said. "But also we are able to pay our crew salaries so they won't have to worry about whether they are going to make enough money this month."</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">The Scarlet Lady under construction in Italy.</p></div><p></p></div></div>McAlpin is also committed to creating a family-like and supportive culture at the company. </p><p>"We're going to recruit the best, we're going to invest in them with the best training," he told us. "As Richard said before, you want to train them to be the best so that they could leave, but you want to take such good care of them that they never want to leave."</p><p>The company is also committed to increasing the number of women in technical roles, which according to Virgin, accounts for only 3% of in the cruise industry. In fact, Branson recently recounted to reporters his unsuccessful attempt to recruit a female captain away from a rival cruise line. </p><p>As for Virgin Voyages's on ship product, it'll be a bit different from the status quo as well. </p><p>"We use this term 'rebellious lux,'" he said. "We want you to be able to enjoy yourself as a billionaire would and that doesn't mean marble as far as the eye can see. That doesn't mean a stuffy dining room with a waiter serving you in a tux and white gloves and 14 glasses in front of you."</p><p>"It's getting stuff when you want it, where you want it, and doing it in a kind of rebellious way," McAlpin added. "It's okay to bend the rules a little bit but always quality."</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p></div><p></p></div></div>As with all things Branson touches, environmental protection and sustainability are ingrained in the company's DNA. </p><p>"It's a philosophy, it's a culture you create around the environment," McAlpin said.</p><p>The cruise line has banned all single-use plastic from its ships. <span>The company hopes that by doing so it can limit the number of plastic water bottles, straws, stirrers, and individual serving packets that end up in the oceans. </span></p><p><span>"This is bold, this is costly, because companies make a lot of money selling water bottles, but we think this is the right thing to do," McAlpin told reporters last week. </span></p><p><span>In addition, Virgin's ship, the Scarlet Lady, is designed with an energy efficient hull and its propulsion system is equipped with a heat-energy recovery system to create clean energy. And then there are small energy saving features like kitchen grills, fans, and hoods that only turn on when needed. </span></p><p>Virgin Voyages is expected to make its maiden voyage in April 2020 from Miami to Havana, Cuba. </p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tesla-model-x-perfect-safety-crash-test-rating-2019-2">Why Tesla's Model X was the first SUV to receive a perfect crash-test rating</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

Virgin Voyages CEO explains what makes Richard Branson's new adults-only cruise line stand out from the crowd

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Hollis Johnson/Business Insider</span></p><p class="caption">Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul class="summary-list"><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/richard-branson" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sir Richard Branson's</a> new adults-only <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/cruises" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cruise</a> line <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/virgin-voyages" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virgin Voyages</a> is officially open for business with tickets for its maiden voyage in April 2020 available for purchase.</strong></li><li><strong>Virgin Voyages is a joint venture between Branson's <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/virgin-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virgin Group</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/bain-capital" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bain Capital</a>.</strong></li><li><strong>According to Branson, Virgin Voyages will do away with buffets, tips, and all single-use plastics.</strong></li><li><strong>The cruise line will provide free wifi for all. </strong></li></ul><p>Sir Richard Branson and his Virgin Group are getting into the cruise business.</p><p>The iconic entrepreneur announced last Thursday that Virgin Voyages is officially open for business with tickets for its maiden voyage in April 2020 available for purchase.</p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-branson-virgin-voyages-launching-cruise-ship-for-adults-only-2017-11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virgin Voyages, a joint venture with Bain Capital, will not only be Branson's first foray into the cruise business</a>, but it will also be his first experience with cruises in general. Which means, expect Virgin to break with the status quo. </p><p>"I never want to go into a business unless we are going to radically alter it and radically create something that everybody who works for Virgin and everybody who come into contact with Virgin is going to feel really proud of," Branson said in an interview with Business Insider.</p><p>Branson has a love-hate relationship with the cruise industry. </p><p>"I've never been on a cruise ship, I've never fancied a cruise ship," Branson told reporters on Thursday</p><p>And yet, starting an adults-only cruise line has been something he's thought about since he was 27 years old. </p><p><em><strong>Read more</strong>: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/virgin-voyages-cruise-ship-richard-bransons-stylish-adults-only-tour-2018-7" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Richard Branson is building a luxury cruise ship for adults only - here's a closer look</a></em>.</p><p>Branson said the Virgin Voyages of today is not that far off his original vision.</p><p>"Basically, we want people who are sophisticated and young at heart, people who want to have a good time," he said.</p><p>Branson comes into Virgin Voyages, which was originally founded in 2014, with Bain's market research that says an "enormous" amount of non-cruisers are willing to give cruises a try if the Virgin brand is attached. </p><p>As a result, the goal of Virgin Voyages isn't to conquest customers from mainstream cruise lines, but rather to expand the industry's customer base. </p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">Virgin Voyages's first ship, Scarlet Lady, under construction in Italy.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Fortunately, Branson isn't going into this endeavor without and some serious backup.</p><p>Former Disney Cruises president Tom McAlpin serves as the company's CEO while Dee Cooper, the person responsible for stylish mood-light drenched cabins onboard Virgin Atlantic's airliners, is in charge design and customer experience. </p><p>For passengers, the Virgin Voyages experience will differ greatly from that of traditional cruise lines with free wifi for all and absolutely no buffets on board. </p><p>Instead of buffets, there are more than 20 individual restaurants that all included in the price of the cruise. </p><p>In addition, passengers won't be charged gratuities. Instead, the ship's crew will be paid a salary and won't have to depend on tips for income, McAlpin told Business Insider.</p><p>Virgin Voyages will also follow in Branson's focus on environmental protection. McAlpin announced on Thursday that the company has banned a single-use plastics on board its ships including bottled water, straws, stirrers, and individual serving packets to prevent them from ending up in the oceans.</p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">A rendering of the completed Scarlet Lady.</p></div><p></p></div></div>"This is bold, this is costly because company's make a lot of money selling water bottles but we think this is the right thing to do," McAlpin told reporters. </p><p>Instead, the cruise line will offer free filtered and sparkling water at hydration stations around the ship. </p><p>Virgin is also working on sunscreen that won't do damage to coral reefs. </p><p>For Branson, being an environmentally sound cruise line hits close to home. </p><p>According to the long-time resident of Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands, the lack of regulations banning the cruise industry from dumping human waste into its waters has caused sea life such as whales and dolphins to abandon the area. </p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Necker Island</span></p><p class="caption">Branson's private island.</p></div><p></p></div></div>"Because the Virgin Islands doesn't have a specific law against dumping the sh-- in its waters, (cruise ships) have just been going not far out at sea and jump dumping their whole bilges just to save $15,000 when they get back to Miami to unload the sh-- elsewhere," Branson said.</p><p>"It's things like that, even if we were legally allowed to do, you'd never ever, ever catch a Virgin ship doing it."</p><p><a href="https://www.thisisinsider.com/virgin-voyages-cruise-ship-caribbean-2019-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virgin Voyages will operate cruises from Miami with its first ship</a>, Scarlet Lady, in 2020. According to <a href="https://www.baincapital.com/news/sir-richard-branson-raises-virgin-cruises-flag-miami" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bain Capital</a>, Scarlet Lady will be the first of three ships for Virgin Cruises. Each of which will displace 110,000 tons and have room for nearly 2,800 passengers. </p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/porsche-factory-cars-leipzig-germany-macan-panamera-2019-1">Porsche's factory in Germany manufactures over 160,000 vehicles per year. Take a look inside.</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

Richard Branson reveals how his new adults-only cruise line Virgin Voyages is going to turn the cruise industry upside down

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">The front view of The Scarlet Lady cruise ship</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/virgin-voyages">Virgin Voyages</a> recently released renderings for its maiden ship, the Scarlet Lady. </strong></li><li><strong>The ship features interiors and exteriors imagined by Tom Dixon Design Studio of London, Roman and Williams of New York, and Concrete Amsterdam</strong></li><li><strong>Among many amenities, the cruise liner boasts a nightclub, a thermal spa, two restaurants, an indoor and outdoor athletic club, and a barbershop. </strong><br /></li></ul><p>Virgin Voyages, the cruise line company launched by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/virgin-group">Virgin Group</a> founder <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/richard-branson">Sir Richard Branson,</a> has released renderings of their new cruise ship, the Scarlet Lady, and they are pretty remarkable.  The brand's design concept is "The Modern Romance of Sailing," and it features both interiors and exteriors imagined by a handful of the world's most successful design firms. </p><p>The Scarlet Lady will be <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/richard-branson-virgin-voyages-launching-cruise-ship-for-adults-only-2017-11">geared toward adults,</a> as an 18-year-old age requirement will be held in order to board. </p><p>Tom Dixon Design Studio of London, Roman and Williams of New York, and Concrete Amsterdam are just some of the groups Virgin Voyages has partnered with to create the unique beauty of the ship. </p><p>"Our design partners together with our internal design team have dreamed up eye-catching, intimate and alluring spaces that we can't wait to see come to life," said Tom McAlpin, President and Chief Executive Officer for Virgin Voyages, in a statement to Business Insider. </p><p>There is a stylish private outdoor lounge called Richard's Roof-deck, which is exclusive to the ship's suite guests. The more communal outdoor relaxation area for the rest of the ship's guests is called The Dock, which allows sun-bathing during the day and star-gazing at night. </p><p>Inside the ship, there are two main restaurants. Pink Agave will serve delicious Mexican cuisine in an upscale modern setting with hanging blue lights and curved lounge tables. Then there is Test Kitchen restaurant, which features a cool, metallic-steel vibe and an entire faux periodic table serving as light fixtures in the entrance way. </p><p>In terms of fitness and relaxation, the ship has an outdoor athletic club which features boxing bags and a running track, and an indoor gym that showcases stationary bicycles, group fitness classes, and yoga. Then there is Redemption, the ship's exclusive thermal spa that boasts a hydrotherapy pool, mud room, salt room, cold plunge pools, quartz beds, and other spa treatments. For those looking for more refined treatments, the Scarlet Lady also has a Mani-pedi spa, a barbershop, and a blow dry hair salon. </p><p>The Scarlet Lady name is a two-pronged choice for Virgin Voyages. On one hand, the name is inspired by one of the earliest planes flown by Virgin Atlantic Airways. On the other, it reflects Virgin Voyages's conscious choice to promote female management and leadership positions on cruise ships, which they will do so on the Scarlet Lady through the "Scarlet Squad" recruitment and training program. </p><p>"I want all future crew to know that Virgin Voyages will create an onboard environment that is fair, inclusive and where everyone has an opportunity to reach their full potential," McAlpin said.</p><p>According to Virgin Voyages' press release, the ship is expected to arrive in Port Miami in 2020 for its maiden journey. There will be a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 1,150 crew members. A second ship is set for delivery in 2021. </p><p>Have a closer look at the Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady:</p>

Richard Branson is building a luxury cruise ship for adults only - here's a closer look

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The return of cruising still remains in limbo for many <keyword id="3116" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Cruise">cruise</keyword> lines.</li><li>Companies including Royal Caribbean and Norwegian have announced <keyword id="24209" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="vaccine">vaccine</keyword> requirements.</li><li>These are all the cruise lines that have <keyword id="8904563" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19-vaccine">COVID-19 vaccine</keyword> requirements for guests or crew.</li></ul><p>Several cruise lines have started announcing vaccination requirements for guests and crew members as the industry looks to restart after the the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p>Last year, <keyword id="1677404" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="cruise-ships">cruise ships</keyword> that were mid-trip began facing<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cruises-that-have-been-affected-by-coronavirus-2020-3"> COVID-19 related turmoils as the virus began trickling around the world, </a>leaving passengers stuck, infected, or dead. Shortly after, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a no-sail order, which was later replaced by <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-lifts-cruising-no-sail-order-november-issues-conditions-2020-10">its "Framework for Conditional Sailing Order,"</a> a compilation of protocols needed for cruising to resume again by November 1.</p><p>This sailing order was again <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0402-conditional-sail-orders.html">updated</a> on April 2. These new guidelines didn't reflect the cruise industry's hope of a <a href="https://cruising.org/en/news-and-research/press-room/2021/march/cruise-lines-ready-to-sail-again-in-the-united-states">sailing return by July</a>, but did recommend cruise lines to establish a timeline for crew and port workers to get the vaccine.</p><p>Despite this updated framework - and pent-up demand for<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/carnival-mardi-gras-cruise-ship-with-roller-coaster-debuts-2021-1"> highly anticipated cruise ships</a> and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/oceania-cruises-around-world-in-180-days-sold-out-2023-2021-2">trips </a>- the official return of cruising still remains in limbo. Presently, no major US cruises will be welcoming passengers until May, but companies are constantly <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-lines-2021-sailing-plans">extending this pause on sailing</a>.</p><p>But as <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/stock-picks-to-buy-pharma-covid-19-coronavirus-vaccine-treatments-2020-7?r=bc-sub">the COVID-19 vaccine </a>continues to be distributed across the globe, this could soon change.</p><p>"If we start to see vaccines become more widely available, and if the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tell-people-truth-covid-19-vaccines-great-effective-2021-1?r=bc-sub">vaccines are being administered</a> in a far more efficient manner than they have been, I think it would be reasonable for the cruise lines to say a vaccine is required," Henry Harteveldt, a <keyword id="6354692" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Travel">travel</keyword> industry analyst and president of the Atmosphere Research Group, told Insider in an interview.</p><p>However, vaccine rollout and accessibility <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/covid-19-vaccine-sign-up-online-struggles-digital-divide-2021-2">has been a notorious struggle</a> around the world. As a result, Harteveldt notes that it may be "counterproductive" for major cruise lines like Carnival and Norwegian to require its guests to receive the vaccine if sailings actually resume in the next few months instead of later in the year, say July.</p><p>But over the last month, cruise lines have become increasingly vocal about the vaccine. While some companies - such as Carnival and its Holland America line - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/norwegian-requiring-crew-members-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-2021-1">are "reviewing" the different vaccines</a>, several others have already announced vaccination protocols for guests and crew members.</p><p>These are all the cruise lines with vaccine-related mandates so far:</p><h2><keyword id="10816484" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="saga-cruises">Saga Cruises</keyword></h2><div type="image" title="GettyImages 1228287632" height="3000" width="4000" msid="81181481" hostid="261"></div><p>On January 21, United Kingdom-based Saga Cruises announced that it would require all of its passengers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks before a trip. Saga primarily caters to passengers over 50-years-old.</p><h2>Royal Caribbean</h2><div type="image" title="Wonder of the Seas cruise ship Royal Caribbean" height="1872" width="2496" msid="81181484" hostid="261"></div><p>Royal Caribbean expects to require its crew members to receive the vaccine before sailings return, a spokesperson told Insider.</p><p>On March 1, the cruise line also announced its first <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-caribbeans-cruise-covid-vaccine-israel-2021-3">"fully vaccinated" cruise aboard the Odyssey of the Seas,</a> which will be sailing in May from Israel. Both crew members and guests over 16 years old will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to sail on the upcoming cruise.</p><p>"Royal Caribbean's decision to come to Israel is a significant expression of <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-plans-to-reopen-gyms-hotels-only-for-vaccinated-people-2021-2">confidence in our policy</a>," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the <a href="https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1498/royal-caribbean-says-shalom-israel-with-odyssey-of-the-seas-debut/">press release announcing the cruise</a>. "Just as we made Israel the world champion in vaccines, we will make it the world champion in economics and tourism in the post-coronavirus era."</p><p>On <a href="https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1507/royal-caribbean-marks-2021-return-to-caribbean-with-cruises-from-the-bahamas/">March 19</a>, Royal Caribbean announced a similar series of seven-night sailings from July to August aboard its Adventure of the Seas ship. These summertime cruises will bring guests from Nassau, Bahamas to islands like the Grand Bahama, Cozumel, Mexico, and Royal Caribbean's Perfect Day at CocoCay.</p><p>Like the Israel-based Odyssey of the Seas sailings, every adult passenger interested in this upcoming Adventure of the Seas collection will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Guests under 18-years-old will instead have to test negative for the virus.</p><p>"The vaccines are clearly a game-changer for all of us, and with the number of vaccinations and their impact growing rapidly, we believe starting with cruises for vaccinated adult guests and crew is the right choice," Michael Bayley, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean International, said in a <a href="https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1507/royal-caribbean-marks-2021-return-to-caribbean-with-cruises-from-the-bahamas/">press release</a>. "As we move forward, we expect this requirement and other measures will inevitably evolve over time."</p><p>On <a href="https://www.royalcaribbeanpresscenter.com/press-release/1512/summer-2021-heats-up-with-new-royal-caribbean-cruises-from-bermuda/">March 23</a>, Royal Caribbean announced another set of seven-night summer cruises, this time from Bermuda aboard the Vision of the Seas ship. Like its previous announcements, these new cruises - which will sail from June 26 through August - will require crew members and adult guests to be vaccinated against COVID-19 "at this time." Passengers under 18 years old will instead have to test negative for the virus. </p><p>Guests aboard this recently announced "fully vaccinated" summer cruise will get a full day at Perfect Day at CocoCay and an overnight stay in Bermuda.</p><p>One day later, the mega cruise line announced another set of fully vaccinated seven-night cruises, this time from Limassol, Cyprus. These cruises, which will sail from July 10 through October, will bring guests around Cyprus and Greece, including tourist hotspots like Athens, Mykonos, and Santorini. The same crew, adults, and guests under 18 years old health protocols from the prior two Royal Caribbean announcements apply to this sailing as well. </p><h2><keyword id="191097" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Crystal-Cruises">Crystal Cruises</keyword></h2><div type="image" title="Crystal Symphony" height="1875" width="2500" msid="81181486" hostid="261"></div><p>On February 18, Crystal Cruises said it would require guests to receive both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at least 14 days before a cruise. The cruise line is also requiring a negative coronavirus test result from travelers and crew members, among other health protocols.</p><p>"We know that peace of mind is the greatest luxury, and the vaccine requirement is simply the best way to ensure the safest possible Crystal Experience for all on board," Jack Anderson, the cruise line's interim president and CEO, <a href="https://mediacenter.crystalcruises.com/crystal-announces-new-vaccine-requirement-in-latest-update-to-crystal-clean-4-0-health-safety-protocols/">said in a press release</a>.</p><h2>Hornblower Group's "overnight" cruise lines</h2><div type="image" title="Victory Cruise Lines" height="1750" width="2333" msid="81181489" hostid="261"></div><p>Hornblower Group's <keyword id="10706379" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="american-queen-steamboat-company">American Queen Steamboat Company</keyword> and Victory Cruise Lines have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-cruise-lines-requiring-guests-get-covid-vaccine-2021-2">both announced requirements</a> for guests and crew members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine for sailings starting July 1.</p><p>According to John Waggoner, CEO and founder of American Queen Steamboat Company, requiring the vaccine will ensure the "<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/carnival-royal-caribbean-norwegian-cruise-covid-19-2020-11?r=bc-sub">safest cruising experience possible</a>." However, the cruise lines is are still looking to resume sailing in April, prior to this vaccination deadline. </p><h2>Norwegian Cruise Line and its Oceania and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands</h2><p>Norwegian Cruise Line and its Regent Seven Seas Cruises have <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/norwegian-requiring-crew-members-to-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-2021-1">announced COVID-19 vaccine requirements</a> for crew members prior to boarding. However, the cruise lines are still "exploring all options" in regards to vaccination requirements for its guests, according to the cruise lines' statements previously sent to Insider.</p><p>Now, it seems like Norwegian has made up its mind regarding guest vaccination mandates. On April 5, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced that its three cruise brands - Norwegian, Oceania, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises - will be requiring both guests and crew members to be fully vaccinated.</p><p>"Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings shares the CDC's view that vaccinations are the primary vehicle for Americans to get back to their everyday lives," Frank Del Rio, president and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, said in a press release. "We believe that through a combination of 100% mandatory vaccinations for guests and crew and science-backed public health measures ... we can create a safe, 'bubble-like' environment for guests and crew."</p><p>Now, Norwegian is hoping the CDC will allow it to bypass the Conditional Sailing Order, therefore bringing the cruise line's sailings from US ports back by July 4. </p><h2>Virgin Voyages</h2><div type="image" title="Virgin Voyages Scarlet Lady" height="2000" width="2666" msid="81560211" hostid="261"></div><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/executives-favorite-job-interview-question-2014-11?r=bc-sub">Richard Branson's</a> adults-only cruise line, Virgin Voyages, has announced it will be making the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for both guests and crew in order to "provide the safest travel experience," Tom McAlpin, Virgin Voyages' CEO, said in an email statement sent to Insider.</p><p>"The is a step towards the safe return to sailing and is the right decision for Virgin Voyages," McAlpin said in the statement. "We're really encouraged by the latest rollout plans in the May time frame from the new administration, and we know the future is about vaccinations. Our business makes us uniquely set up to do this with testing and vaccine travel requirements."</p><h2>P&amp;O Cruises</h2><div type="image" title="P&amp;O Cruises' Britannia ship" height="1666" width="2223" msid="81560214" hostid="261"></div><p>On March 17, P&amp;O Cruises - owned by Carnival Corp - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/po-cruises-uk-sailings-covid-vaccine-requirement-2021-3">announced a summertime Ultimate Escape cruise collection that will sail</a> along the UK coast. However, the cruises will only be available to UK residents who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at least seven days before the trip.</p><p>The decision to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for guests was based on the "advanced progress of the UK vaccination program and strong expressed preference on the part of our guests," P&amp;O said in a press release.</p><h2>Celebrity Cruises</h2><div type="image" title="Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Eclipse" height="2000" width="2666" msid="81692851" hostid="261"></div><p>On March 19, Royal Caribbean's Celebrity Cruises <a href="https://www.celebritycruises.com/content/dam/celebrity/pdf/june-caribbean-comeback-for-celebrity-cruises-press-release-(Public%203-18-21)%20FINAL-REV2.pdf">announced</a> seven-night Caribbean sailings departing from June 5 to August aboard the Celebrity Millennium ship. </p><p><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/royal-caribbeans-cruise-covid-vaccine-israel-2021-3">Like its parent company's sailings</a>, all crew members and adult guests interested in Celebrity's summer Caribbean cruises will have to be vaccinated against COVID-19. People under 18 years old will instead have to receive a negative PCR test result within 72 hours of the trip.</p><h2>Windstar Cruises</h2><div type="image" title="Two WSC yachts at sea" height="1666" width="2222" msid="81865580" hostid="261"></div><p>On March 30, US-based Windstar Cruises announced a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for its guests and crew. </p><p>Guests interested in sailing with the small cruise line - which oversees six ships - must be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before sailing. Proof of the vaccination and a negative COVID-19 PCR test will then have to be presented in order to board the ship.</p><p>Windstar's crew will also have to be vaccinated "as soon as the vaccine is available to them," <a href="https://www.send2press.com/wire/windstar-cruises-will-require-covid-19-vaccination-to-sail/">according to the cruise line</a>.</p><h2>Cunard</h2><div type="image" title="Cunard Line Queen Mary 2" height="1997" width="2670" msid="81874804" hostid="261"></div><p>Cunard will resume sailing with cruises around the UK aboard the Queen Elizabeth ship from July to October. However, don't consider booking a trip unless you're a UK resident that's been vaccinated against COVID-19. </p><p>Guests interested in Cunard's summer cruises must be fully vaccinated at least seven days before sailing, and will be required to show proof. </p><h2>Seabourn </h2><div type="image" title="The Seabourn Sojourn." height="1665" width="2221" msid="82054273" hostid="261"></div><p>On April 6, Seabourn - owned by Carnival Corporation - announced its new seven to 14-day Mediterranean sailings to and from Athens, Greece starting July 3. From there, passengers will get to see tourist hotspots like Mykonos and Agios Nikolaos, Greece and Limassol, Cyprus.</p><p>Like other cruise lines, Seabourn is requiring all guests interested in this upcoming summer cruise series to be fully vaccinated at least 14 days before cruising. </p><h2>Viking </h2><div type="image" title="The Viking Star cruise ship." height="3126" width="4169" msid="82054275" hostid="261"></div><p>The same day Seabourn announced its new fully vaccinated sailings, Viking also unveiled three new eight-day summer cruises, all with a vaccine mandate. These new itineraries will each sail around three different locations starting June: Bermuda, the UK, and Iceland.</p><p>Despite the guest vaccine requirement, guests and crew will still have to take a PCR test as well.</p><p>"We believe there will be no safer way to travel the world than on a Viking voyage," Torstein Hagen, Viking's chairman, said in the <a href="https://www.vikingcruises.com/press/press-releases/viking-continues-restart-of-limited-operations-with-new-bermuda-iceland-and-uk-voyages.html">press release</a>."</p><h2>Silversea</h2><div type="image" title="Silversea Cruises Silver Spirit" height="1787" width="2382" msid="82054277" hostid="261"></div><p>On April 8, Royal Caribbean-owned Silversea announced it would require guests and crew - with the exception of those sailing aboard its cruises from Australia - to be fully vaccinated. That same day, Silversea also unveiled its plans to resume sailing on June 18 with 10-day Mediterranean cruises from Greece aboard the Silver Moon ship.</p><p>"Vaccinations will play a critical role in ensuring the health and safety of our guests, crew, and the communities we visit, which we prioritize above all else," Roberto Martinoli, president and CEO of Silversea Cruises, said in a <a href="https://www.silversea.com/about-silversea/press-releases/2021/april/silversea-to-require-all-crew-and-guests-to-be-fully-vaccinated-against-covid-19.html">press release</a>.</p><p><em>Are you a cruise industry employee or have a cruise industry story to share? Contact this reporter at bchang@insider.com.</em></p>

A Royal Caribbean-owned cruise line just announced a vaccine requirement. These are all the cruise lines that will require COVID-19 vaccinations for guests and crew.

<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">Virgin Voyages Ship 1.</p></div><p></p></div></div></p><ul><li><strong>Virgin Voyages held a keel laying ceremony for its first ship on Tuesday in Italy.</strong></li><li><strong>The ship's maiden voyage is expected to take place in 2020.</strong></li><li><strong>Passengers must be at least 18 years of age to sail. </strong></li></ul><p><a href="https://www.virginvoyages.com/articles/keel-is-laid" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><br />Virgin Voyages</a>, the cruise line arm of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, gave the world its first look at the first of the company's three ships. The company held a keel laying ceremony for the ship at Fincantieri's shipyard in Genoa, Italy on Tuesday.</p><p>The 399 sections of the Virgin cruise ship will be assembled by Fincantieri at the facility. </p><p>The ships remain unnamed as of yet, but Virgin's first fleet will be known as the "Lady Ships," a reference to the brand's English heritage and a play on the term "your ladyship."</p><p>The ships will feature a sleek gray hull and smoked glass. 93% of its cabins will have an ocean view. In addition, all ships will be adorned with a mermaid guide that the company says embodies "the feminine spirit of the ship."</p><p><span>"This is a very big day for Virgin Voyages, as an exciting new holiday option for travelers starts to get ship shape," Branson said in a statement. "She will be the most recognizable ship sailing the seven seas, delivering an irresistible sailor experience. We're also committed to making sure our crew are the happiest at sea and will be proud to sail with us."</span></p><p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><p class="source"><span>Virgin Voyages</span></p><p class="caption">The Virgin Voyages mermaid.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Unlike many of its future competitors, Virgin Voyages will be targeted exclusively at adults when it sets sail in 2020. According to Virgin Voyages CEO Tom McAlpin, this was done on purpose or as the company calls it "adult by design."</p><p><span>"The decision was driven by feedback from future sailors and travel professionals, who are looking for a more elevated and premium experience, with a few Virgin style surprises," the cruise line said in a statement.</span></p><p><span>As a result, you must be at least 18 years of age to sail. </span></p><p>The <a href="http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-bz-virgin-voyages-first-ship-20170322-story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">110,000-ton mid-size cruise ship</a> will have a crew of more than 1,150 people and be able to host more than 2,700 passengers. Based in Miami, the Virgin cruise ships will offer services to the destinations in the Caribbean. </p>    <div class="margin-top">        <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/richard-branson-kitesurfing-photos-guinness-world-record-2017-8">Richard Branson tells the story behind his famous kitesurfing photos</a></h3>        <div>                    </div>    </div>

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