- Launched
- 2025
- Gross tonnage
- 110,000 GT
- Passengers
- 2,770 (double)
- Crew
- 1,160
- Length
- 278 m
- Home port
- New York
Brilliant Lady is the fourth and newest Virgin Voyages ship, delivered in 2025 and deployed from New York and Miami with a set of refreshed interiors.
The layout is unchanged, but the interior palette, cabin finishes and several bar concepts have been reworked in response to guest feedback across the first four years of operation.
Deployment covers Bermuda and Canada from New York in summer and Caribbean sailings from Miami in winter, both with the standard Bimini beach-club calls where routing allows.
Highlights
Newest in the fleet
The fourth and most recently delivered Virgin Voyages ship.
New York homeport
Bermuda and Canada sailings from Manhattan in the summer season.
Refreshed interiors
Reworked cabin finishes and bar concepts based on four years of feedback.
Available on this ship
Onboard experiences
RockStar Quarters
Virgin's suite tier — a personal agent, Richard's Rooftop members' deck and a stocked bar in the room.
The Virgin Included Fare
Gratuities, Wi-Fi, fitness and every restaurant on board inside one adults-only fare.
Redemption Spa
A full thermal circuit — mud room, salt room, quartz beds and a cold plunge — with the gym included in the fare.
Accommodation
Cabin types and classes
Insider
Interior cabin with the same bed-to-sofa convertible seating and mood lighting as every other grade.
Sea View
Porthole or window cabin, a small step up from Insider.
Sea Terrace
The volume grade — a balcony with a hand-woven hammock, the brand's signature.
XL Sea Terrace
A larger terrace cabin with a bigger bathroom and additional seating.
Solo cabins
Purpose-built single cabins with no supplement — a rarity at this ship size.
RockStar Quarters
Suite tier with a Rockstar Agent, Richard's Rooftop access and a stocked in-room bar.
Mega RockStar Quarters
Top grades including the Massive Suite and Fab Fame duplex, with music rooms and outdoor showers.
Accessible cabins
Available across grades with roll-in showers and step-free terrace access.
Food and drink
Dining options
Included in your fare
The Wake
A grand steak and seafood room at the stern with a sweeping staircase — included, not charged.
Test Kitchen
A laboratory-styled tasting menu restaurant, included in the fare.
Pink Agave
Modern Mexican, included, with a strong mezcal and tequila list charged separately.
Gunbae
Korean barbecue cooked at the table with a group drinking game built into the service.
Extra Virgin
Italian trattoria with hand-made pasta, included in the fare.
Razzle Dazzle and The Galley
A vegetarian-forward diner and a food hall of counters open most of the day and night.
Speciality restaurants (charged)
The Chef's Table
A small-group tasting experience with wine pairing — one of the few charged dining events.
Extra Virgin private dining
Private group tables arranged through the Rockstar Agent, charged per booking.
The Dock House
Greek and Middle Eastern mezze served on the outdoor Dock at anchor, mostly included with some charged plates.
There is no buffet and no upcharge main restaurant — every venue above is inside the fare unless explicitly noted.
Venue line-up reflects the Virgin Voyages standard; the exact restaurants aboard Brilliant Lady vary with the ship's class and most recent refit.
On board
Entertainment
Original productions
Commissioned immersive shows — Duel Reality, Untitled DanceShowPartyThing and Never Sleep Alone — rather than licensed revues.
The Manor
A two-storey nightclub styled as a Victorian theatre, with the strongest late-night programming at sea.
Scarlet Night
The signature deck party — the whole ship dresses in red and the pool becomes the dance floor.
The Groupie Bar and Sip Lounge
Karaoke rooms and a champagne bar with in-app ordering.
No casino, no children
Adults only (18+) throughout, with no casino, no photo studio and no art auction.
Wellness programming
Sunrise yoga, HIIT, boxing and running club sessions on the outdoor track, all free.
Bars
Drinks packages
Bar Tab
Virgin's model: pre-load a bar tab and receive bonus credit, then pay per drink with no gratuity added.
Shake for Champagne
Shake your phone anywhere on board and a bottle of champagne is delivered to you, charged to your tab.
Included as standard
Still and sparkling water, drip coffee, tea, soft drinks and juices at no charge across the ship.
No unlimited package
Virgin deliberately does not sell an all-you-can-drink package; heavy drinkers pay more, moderate drinkers less.
Wine and cocktail lists
A serious cocktail programme and a natural-wine-leaning list, all charged per serve.
Ashore
Excursions
Shore Things are booked in the Virgin app and skew active, food-led and late — the Mediterranean programme in particular is built around overnight and late-departure port calls.
The Beach Club at Bimini
Virgin's private Bahamian beach venue with pool, DJ programme and ferry access included.
Food and drink tours
Market walks, winery visits and chef-led tastings — the strongest category in the programme.
Active
Hiking, cycling, kayaking and diving, graded by effort.
Nightlife and late calls
Club and bar experiences built around Virgin's late and overnight port stays.
Small-group and private
Limited-capacity tours arranged through the Sailor Services team.
Value
What the fare includes — and what it doesn't
Included
- All twenty-plus restaurants and eateries on board
- Gratuities — tipping is designed out of the experience
- Wi-Fi throughout the ship
- All group fitness classes, the gym, boxing ring and outdoor track
- Still and sparkling water, drip coffee, tea and soft drinks
- Ferry access to The Beach Club at Bimini
Not included
- Alcoholic drinks — bought as a pre-loaded Bar Tab or per serve
- Shore excursions and Shore Things
- Spa treatments and thermal circuit passes
- The Chef's Table and a small number of charged dining events
- Tattoos, barbering and salon services
Connectivity
Wi-Fi at sea
Technology
Starlink low-earth-orbit satellite across the fleet
Included in the fare?
Included in the fare for every Sailor on every voyage — Virgin does not sell tiered internet plans.
Standard fleetwide Wi-Fi
Browsing, messaging, email and social media included for all guests on all devices.
Streaming
Streaming and video calling generally work under Starlink, subject to shared bandwidth at peak times.
Because the app handles dining, excursions and account management, connectivity is treated as infrastructure rather than a product.
Same class
Sister ships
Launched 2020
Scarlet Lady
The first Virgin Voyages ship — adults-only, buffet-free, tip-free, and the vessel that defined the whole Lady-class product.
Launched 2021
Valiant Lady
Virgin's Mediterranean ship — Barcelona-based summers, late-night Ibiza calls and the full adults-only included-fare product.
Launched 2022
Resilient Lady
The third Lady-class ship — Greek Isles summers from Athens and an Australia and New Zealand season from Melbourne.
Cruise line
Explore the brand
Virgin Voyages
Adults-only, tip-free and buffet-free — a four-ship fleet built for travellers who actively dislike traditional cruising.
Virgin Group (parent group)
Virgin Group is the private British conglomerate behind Virgin Voyages, the adults-only cruise brand built to reset the format for travellers who dislike cruising.