VIRGIN VOYAGES -RESILIENT LADY

This year I took my friend on her first cruise to experience first hand why I love cruising so much....

I have sailed 3 times now with Virgin Voyages and I love the ship, the food for me is first class, the entertainment for me is great, and to go in August and have an adult only ship is fantastic! The cabins are really well equipped and also very bright not as dull as some cabins can be, we had a lovely cabin and the red signature hammock is a great touch.

We dined in the Wake restaurant which for me as a favourite and I am yet to taste a better steak! The razzle Dazzle for breakfast had some really great options and healthy too... we had freshly made sushi at lunch round the pool daily which was delicious, and this was really the first time I really enjoyed sushi! The Bingo was hilarious with the resident dame. There is no need to worry about dressing up, but they do a scarlet night which means everyone dresses up in Red this can be a dress, or shirt or even swim wear whatever you feel comfortable in. Virgin Voyages is a comfortable cruise so if you like the idea of no kids, great food and great facilities this is worth a try! The itinerary for me was one of the best we got to hike up Montenegro which was well worth it! We went to Athens which was amazing and we also visited Corfu here we did a hop on/off bus. I will definitely sail again with them again and happy to chat to anyone who is thinking of trying a cruise the Virgin Way. Virgin Voyages have picked up a number of industry awards this year which when you get onboard you will understand why!

Food is not buffet style all the food is freshly cooked to order meaning less waste and means you can be assured its fresh too! but don't worry this does not mean you get less as you can order as much as you like still, it's hard to pick a favourite restaurant as I enjoyed all the food but The Wake is a must visit for breakfast and dinner! It's a real treat.

So that is my brief review of the ship as I wanted to let my friend give her view of the ship as a customer going onboard for the first time so she can give you her first hand experience..

So this is my friend Helen's review of her time onboard the Resilient Lady

My first Virgin Voyage Adults only cruise...

I went on a virgin adult only cruise with Soozie in August. Onboard the resilient Lady. It was amazing, I’d definitely recommend this to anyone who is thinking about taking a cruise holiday. We had a balcony cabin which had a hammock, Lovely to chill out on after a busy day. The food in the restaurants were excellent with a variety of dishes from around the world which were very tasty indeed! The Galley restaurant had everything you need, Loved grabbing a box of sushi to eat at poolside, this was made fresh every day.. Loved the casino, I’d never been before but had lots of fun. There were theme nights, The scarlet night was fun, We all dressed in red and had a great night dancing and watching the onboard entertainment team and ending up getting absolutely soaked in the pool. Getting on and off the ship was easy I am happy to say. We flew to Athens to board the ship, From there we sailed to Croatia/Split, beautiful port indeed Next we went to Dubrovnik where they filmed Game of Thrones. Lovely architecture there. Montenegro was the next port of call. Beautiful place to visit also really stunning port. Last stop before returning to Athens was Corfu. Again. Lots of architecture and a beautiful place to visit. When we departed the ship on the last day, we had plenty of time before our evening flight so decided to visit the Parthenon. A definite must. All in all it was a fantastic cruise. One I would definitely recommend.

Helen Law age 59 years - First time cruiser ..