Virgin Voyages Cancels The New York Preview of Their New Scarlet Lady.

Virgin Voyages Announced New York City Introduction For Their New Scarlet Lady Has Been Cancelled ship heading directly to Miami - new Homeport
Virgin Voyages Announced New York City Introduction For Their New Scarlet Lady Has Been Cancelled


Virgin Voyages has announced that the New York preview of their new ship - the Scarlet Lady - has been cancelled. The visit, originally scheduled for 3/6/2020 and staying the in Big Apple for about one week will not happen.

Virgin stated in a prepared statement: “In light of the current news headlines, we want to ensure everyone feels it is the right time to celebrate with us. We understand people may want to focus on other things at the moment, so we have made the decision to reschedule our upcoming Showcase Tour stop and events in New York City. We plan to sail back to New York soon for you to visit her."

Virgin Voyages re-iterated that no one currently on the ship has any signs of  the Coronavirus but the cancellation is being done as a precaution.

It was  a prudent decisions since thousands of visitors and media were expected to visit the ship - which has a clean bill of health.

The Scarlet Lady left Liverpool, UK on February 28, 2020 on a 7 day southerly transatlantic voyage which was to end in New York on 3/6/2020 instead the Scarlett Lady will head directly to Miami - her home-port.



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