ownedbypets Posted April 19, 2020 #76 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Bain Capital owns most of Virgin Voyages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdawg199 Posted April 20, 2020 #77 Share Posted April 20, 2020 It appears that Virgin has stopped selling Richard's Birthday voyage as of yesterday or today. Haven't heard anything from them yet on it being cancelled, but will post when I hear something (we are booked and paid in full on this trip). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchcreek Posted April 20, 2020 #78 Share Posted April 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, drewdawg199 said: It appears that Virgin has stopped selling Richard's Birthday voyage as of yesterday or today. Haven't heard anything from them yet on it being cancelled, but will post when I hear something (we are booked and paid in full on this trip). Looks like they’ve stopped selling completely to me - 0 voyages coming up when I hit the ‘book’ button... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdawg199 Posted April 20, 2020 #79 Share Posted April 20, 2020 probably a glitch. I'm still seeing voyages from Aug. 7th for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ownedbypets Posted April 20, 2020 #80 Share Posted April 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, stitchcreek said: Looks like they’ve stopped selling completely to me - 0 voyages coming up when I hit the ‘book’ button... Call. I just talked to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdawg199 Posted April 20, 2020 #81 Share Posted April 20, 2020 21 minutes ago, ownedbypets said: Call. I just talked to them. Mind sharing what they said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchcreek Posted April 20, 2020 #82 Share Posted April 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, drewdawg199 said: probably a glitch. I'm still seeing voyages from Aug. 7th for sale. ah okay. 21 minutes ago, ownedbypets said: Call. I just talked to them. No need, I’m currently booked for the Birthday Bash already, was just interested to hear it’d vanished and thought I’d have a nosey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bxmt54 Posted April 20, 2020 #83 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I was just on the website and the bday bash is not there....yesterday it was still selling cabins. Do you know if it has been cancelled? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ownedbypets Posted April 20, 2020 #84 Share Posted April 20, 2020 23 minutes ago, drewdawg199 said: Mind sharing what they said? I just asked them a question about my September cruise. I wanted to let the OP know that they were answering phones if the website wasn't working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britincanada Posted April 20, 2020 #85 Share Posted April 20, 2020 We are booked and fully paid for the Birthday Bash cruise too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aimee0715 Posted April 20, 2020 #86 Share Posted April 20, 2020 We are booked on Birthday Bash and the August 7 Inaugural. It's funny how much the world has changed since the April 1 inaugural was pushed back to August 7. We took the special offer and used the FCC to pay for Richard's Birthday Bash. It really didn't occur to me that we would not be able to cruise again by July 15--which is my birthday, so it was going to my birthday bash too! Of course, as time as gone on, I have gotten more and more pessimistic about the chances of either of these cruises going forward ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchcreek Posted April 20, 2020 #87 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I asked the question on chat just now... Me: One final question, the Birthday Bash no longer appears to be on sale on the website. Has it sold out, or are you pausing taking any new reservations at the moment due to the current environment? Sailor Services Crew: As we continue to closely monitor the news and CDC advisories, we are reviewing new guidelines for the cruise industry and will update our Sailors and First Mates this week if there is an impact to any of our sailings. With that, we have put a hold on selling any cabins on Richard's Birthday Bash until we can finish that review. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britincanada Posted April 20, 2020 #88 Share Posted April 20, 2020 stitchcreek - thanks for sharing!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted April 21, 2020 #89 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Will all of Richard's key business in deep trouble, you all may be one of the few, to actually go on a Virgin Voyage! If the line is still in business in Jan 2021, it a stroke of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsauce126 Posted April 21, 2020 #90 Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, gkbiiii said: Will all of Richard's key business in deep trouble, you all may be one of the few, to actually go on a Virgin Voyage! If the line is still in business in Jan 2021, it a stroke of luck. You keep posting this in every thread but you do realize virgin group isn't even the majority owner of VV right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted April 21, 2020 #91 Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) I just want to warn people, Richard Branson is out of money, and has few political friends. His Australian Airline, could not even get one of its largest shareholders, Singapore Airlines, to bail them out. Trouble also with Virgin Atlantic, much the same thing. So if you think the cruise line has magical friends, that will save the day, well best of luck to you. Edited April 21, 2020 by gkbiiii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted April 21, 2020 #92 Share Posted April 21, 2020 VIRGIN ATLANTIC COULD FACE IMMINENT COLLAPSE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT LOAN TED PERTON APRIL 21, 2020 https://samchui.com/2020/04/21/virgin-atlantic-could-face-imminent-collapse-without-government-loan/#.Xp8wS8hKhPY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsauce126 Posted April 21, 2020 #93 Share Posted April 21, 2020 5 hours ago, gkbiiii said: I just want to warn people, Richard Branson is out of money, and has few political friends. His Australian Airline, could not even get one of its largest shareholders, Singapore Airlines, to bail them out. Trouble also with Virgin Atlantic, much the same thing. So if you think the cruise line has magical friends, that will save the day, well best of luck to you. Are the majority owners of the line really "magical friends"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted April 22, 2020 #94 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I see ZERO chance of the Birthday bash happening 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkbiiii Posted April 25, 2020 #95 Share Posted April 25, 2020 If it is possible to book a cruise deal with them, this year, I would like to go on it. All I am saying is, booking far in advance is a risk (based on their horrible terms and financial stability), but if a cruise comes up and the line is running, book it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britincanada Posted April 25, 2020 #96 Share Posted April 25, 2020 On 4/20/2020 at 2:23 PM, stitchcreek said: I asked the question on chat just now... Me: One final question, the Birthday Bash no longer appears to be on sale on the website. Has it sold out, or are you pausing taking any new reservations at the moment due to the current environment? Sailor Services Crew: As we continue to closely monitor the news and CDC advisories, we are reviewing new guidelines for the cruise industry and will update our Sailors and First Mates this week if there is an impact to any of our sailings. With that, we have put a hold on selling any cabins on Richard's Birthday Bash until we can finish that review. I asked on chat yesterday if there was any news, and was told the situation is being monitored and sailors will be informed if anything changes. I have noticed that Carnival etc are selling cruises from the end of June / beginning of July, a friend just booked for July 16th as the rates are so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdawg199 Posted April 26, 2020 #97 Share Posted April 26, 2020 The Virgin voyages website is currently down for maintenance, should be interesting to see if they have any changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 27, 2020 #98 Share Posted April 27, 2020 On 4/25/2020 at 2:37 PM, britincanada said: I have noticed that Carnival etc are selling cruises from the end of June / beginning of July, a friend just booked for July 16th as the rates are so good! All of those are within the final payment window and won't sail - lines have been lowering prices on those so they can hang on to full payments for a couple of months. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted May 6, 2020 #99 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I wonder if this throws cold water on the Birthday bash or they'll have this squared away by July: https://news.yahoo.com/bahamas-haiti-want-negative-covid-100000509.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcalv Posted May 9, 2020 #100 Share Posted May 9, 2020 After a recent call from VV this morning, I've been informed they are extending the final payment date from 120 days to 60 days in advance of the sail date. My sail date was Sept. I won't be sailing due to international travel ban in Australia until the end of 2020. I'm of the belief that cruising will be the LAST form of transport to be allowed to sail. Just look at the Princess cruises debacle, where 80 infected people were let off the ship in Sydney which subsequently contributed to 50% of the COVID-19 cases in Australia!. I say good luck to anyone booking any cruise until a vaccine is discovered, or a treatment is found. Hold onto your money until it is safe to travel. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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