Sailing Virgin with a group?

Yes. Every Sailor has to be 18 or older, which is a big part of why groups and solo travelers pick it.

Every restaurant onboard is covered, along with essential drinks like water and drip coffee, group fitness classes, the shows and WiFi (the WiFi level depends on your fare). Alcohol and premium drinks, the spa, Shore Things excursions and flights cost extra. Service gratuities are a separate charge on bookings made from October 7, 2025: $20 per Sailor per night if you prepay, or $22 per Sailor per night if you settle onboard.

No traditional package. Virgin sells Bar Tab instead: credit you buy before you sail, for premium drinks onboard, with bonus credit added by Virgin. You can buy it in the app or your account until 24 hours before sailing. Whatever you don’t spend isn’t refunded, so don’t overbuy.

Think about how likely your plans are to change. Base is the cheapest but it’s non-refundable, and you can’t change names, cabin or dates. Essential lets you change your cabin or voyage date, or cancel for a Future Voyage Credit. Premium adds perks like a longer dining booking window, better WiFi and a daily drinks credit. Group plans shift, so many of our Sailors skip Base.

A deposit of 20% of the voyage fare (taxes and fees not included) when you book, and the rest 120 days before you sail. Booking inside 120 days means paying in full right away.

Yes. Shore Things open for booking 120 days before the voyage (135 days in RockStar Quarters) and you pay when you book. Most can be canceled or moved up to 48 hours before, unless the description says otherwise. Agree on the plan in your sailing’s group chat before booking opens, because popular ones fill up.

Virgin told travel advisors that its air and hotel program is now Fly & Stay by Internova, starting October 26, 2026, and that you book it by calling Virgin’s Sailor Services. Compare it against booking your own flights and a pre-cruise hotel, especially if your group is flying in from different cities.

An offer you can only buy onboard. You put down a $150 deposit for a placeholder, and when you book your next Virgin sailing you get money off the fare plus onboard credit. The amount depends on how long your next sailing is, and it’s only valid on sailings of 4 nights or longer.

My Next Virgin Voyage now works with Sail Anytime: you still have two years from your deposit to book, but the voyage you book can be any eligible voyage on sale, even one that sails more than two years out. Virgin told travel advisors it applies to every placeholder, old and new.

It depends on when you bought it. A placeholder bought before August 6, 2026 can be transferred to another Sailor one time, under Virgin’s standard name change policy. One bought on or after August 6, 2026 can’t be transferred, and the name can’t be changed, even after it becomes a booking.

Sometimes. Virgin doesn’t let it combine with some rates, including contracted group rates. Tell your advisor you’re holding one when you request a sailing, and they’ll check what works best before you book.

When you send a request, it goes to Travel by Trinidad (Trinidad Family Vacations, LLC) or Off The Grid Getaways, whichever advisor picks it up first. That advisor is the seller of travel and your agent of record. Sending a request doesn’t charge anything.

Not at all. Plenty of our Sailors go solo and meet the group in the Nautir app before they board. See our solo sailings page for Virgin sailings with a reduced single supplement.

Use our Virgin Voyages Facebook group finder. Search your ship and date and it links you to the group.