Virgin Voyage ships with global positions to track your ship anywhere on the globe. A selection of tips, tours, and facts is listed below.

Daring to be different – Virgin have three ships being built initially. They will be adult-only, not overcrowded, not the same……

Virgin Voyages chat – Modern styled ships, fitness and game areas with limited smoking areas

What are they like? Fun, fitness, fashionable, chic.

Special smoking areas are provided around the ship. A Guest found smoking anything, to include “vapes,” in their room (including balcony) or other non-designated areas onboard, agree to a $500 fee to be added to their onboard account, and may be disembarked from the Voyage, which may be at a port of call.

Virgin Voyages

SCARLET LADY - 2,770 guests, 1,100 crew - launched 2019

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

We compare 10 amazing but very different cruise ships. For a feast of reasons it shows that you need to choose

cruisers by age

Average age of guests by cruise ship – one of many factors in choosing a ship.

The facts few publish are the age of cruisers by ship – see where you fit in because choosing

Amazing Cruise Ports

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Insurance is always contractually required on a cruise. World ENTRY REQUIREMENTS change.

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

Virgin Voyages is still the new fleet on the block, now with two. Virgin is

The Scarlet Lady - our own full ship tour

The Scarlet Lady – our own full ship tour

Virgin are committed to being different and making their crew the happiest at sea and

We look at the back of Virgin Voyages new ship and ask ...

We look at the back of Virgin Voyages new ship and ask …

Have you ever seen an aft like this?

Virgin Voyages chat – Modern styled ships, fitness and game areas with limited smoking areas

VALIANT LADY - 2,770 guests, 1,100 crew - launched 2020

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

We compare 10 amazing but very different cruise ships. For a feast of reasons it shows that you need to choose

cruisers by age

Average age of guests by cruise ship – one of many factors in choosing a ship.

The facts few publish are the age of cruisers by ship – see where you fit in because choosing

Amazing Cruise Ports

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Insurance is always contractually required on a cruise. World ENTRY REQUIREMENTS change.

Fincantieri - ship builders

Fincantieri – ship builders

Fincantieri S.p.A. is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy.

VALIANT LADY - becomes Virgin Voyages 2nd ship

VALIANT LADY – becomes Virgin Voyages 2nd ship

Now a reality, the second ship is here. Virgin Voyages

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

Virgin Voyages is still the new fleet on the block, now with two. Virgin is

RESILLIANT LADY - - 2,770 guests, 1,100 crew - 110,000GT - due 2022

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

We compare 10 amazing but very different cruise ships. For a feast of reasons it shows that you need to choose

cruisers by age

Average age of guests by cruise ship – one of many factors in choosing a ship.

The facts few publish are the age of cruisers by ship – see where you fit in because choosing

Amazing Cruise Ports

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Insurance is always contractually required on a cruise. World ENTRY REQUIREMENTS change.

Fincantieri - ship builders

Fincantieri – ship builders

Fincantieri S.p.A. is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy.

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

Virgin Voyages is still the new fleet on the block, now with two. Virgin is

VIRGIN 4- - 2,770 guests, 1,100 crew - 110,000GT - due 2023

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

Cruise Tender Ports and Cruise Tender Operation by lifeboat

If the destination port is not deep enough for your cruise ship, or, it is too busy to park you at a berth (Dubrovnik is such a busy example), then you have to be ferried in.

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

10 Amazing Cruise Ships compared

We compare 10 amazing but very different cruise ships. For a feast of reasons it shows that you need to choose

cruisers by age

Average age of guests by cruise ship – one of many factors in choosing a ship.

The facts few publish are the age of cruisers by ship – see where you fit in because choosing

Amazing Cruise Ports

Amazing Cruise Ports

Inspired by chat on the cruise chat groups, these compilations of Jean’s fun clips at amazing cruise ports are meant to excite,

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Cruise insurance and helicopter rescue at sea. Expensive.

Insurance is always contractually required on a cruise. World ENTRY REQUIREMENTS change.

Fincantieri - ship builders

Fincantieri – ship builders

Fincantieri S.p.A. is an Italian shipbuilding company based in Trieste, Italy.

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

VIRGIN VOYAGES CHAT GROUP

Virgin Voyages is still the new fleet on the block, now with two. Virgin is

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THE DORIS VISITS CHAT GROUPS

AMBASSADOR CRUISE GROUP – UK based cruise line with two ships

AURORA & ARCADIA P&O GROUP – the adult ships

MARELLA CRUISES GROUP – Explorer style ships

MARELLA CRUISES GROUP – Discovery (Disco 2) style ships

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P&O BRITANNIA GROUP – the mid size family ship

P&O IONA & ARVIA GROUP – the big new family ships

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In 2024 we are building our AFRICA menu and visiting to film Cape Town and other ports

Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal. Trip to Gorée Island.

Dakar, Senegal has a very busy port which is always full of ships. Invaded many times it has changed hands over and over until it regained independence in August, 1960.

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

This garden of wine and golf has features that include Robbin Island and Table Mountain but we start with the penguins.

Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury house in Zanzibar

Freddie Mercury was born in Zanzibar. It is a strictly religious country so is not as proud of him as you might expect.

Tema Accra cruise port

Tema Accra cruise port

Tema Accra is a popular port receiving over 1500 vessels a year. It is popular with cruise ships.

About Us

Doris Visits is just a little hobby, and a way of helping people research ports and ships. It is our way of giving back as we are on the ships between 6 and 12 times a year as Guest Lecturers. The site is also supported by other guest lecturers.

Why Doris? It was a character Jean played in a TV show and we started the port guides as a little spin-off. It took over. I mean, rode into town and said this is it.

Who is Jean? Jean is a West End and Broadway actress who now has her own one woman show called Royal Mistresses, which she performs at guilds and on ships. Hence, she cruises – a bit. She now presents TV and is known by many cruisers for her Doris Visits port guides.

Who is Stuart? Featured in a clip in the 2024 Oscars – in the tribute to movie stuntmen – he was the Queen Alien in Aliens. Now, he points the iPhone at Jean when they go and explore ashore. He finished in movies as a director, and now writes cruise thrillers.

The grandchildren who sometimes travel and from their son Luke Aikman. He was the young Colin Firth in Fever Pitch and appeared in Freight. He is now a producer and business entrepreneur. Their daughter helped with the plot of the first four novels and is now writing with comedian Joe Wilkinson. Laura Aikman is known for being the girlfriend in the Christmas Gavin and Stacey, and Dyan Cannon in Archie. Some grew up with her Saturday show, Mysti.

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