Civil Aviation

Sir Richard Branson Offers Complimentary Cruise Tickets to Delta passengers

Customers on a recent Delta flight were delighted when Sir Richard Branson presented them with a cruise vacation aboard his newest ship, Resilient Lady. Virgin Voyages is a multi-award winning travel company that was rated No. 1 in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Together with Delta Air Lines, the direct route from Atlanta to San Juan was selected to commemorate the opening of Resilient Lady’s new homeport in San Juan later this year. Several stunning Caribbean itineraries on board Resilient Lady, which won “Best New Cruise Ship” at the Cruise Critic 2023 Editors’ Picks Awards, are currently available for booking. The cruise ship departs from Miami in December.

The Virgin Group founder, richard branson, personally gave every delta skymiles amex Member (18 years of age and older) on the flight a complimentary trip to sail during the ship’s maiden season in San Juan later this year when he boarded the aircraft.

Virgin Voyages brought parts of the ship’s on-board experience to life for travellers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a full departure gate takeover before to boarding. The award-winning entertainment team at Virgin Voyages entertained travellers to innovative choreography, Instagram-worthy picture ops and vignettes at the gate, speciality drinks and mood-enhancing music.

Along with the pre-flight entertainment, Tim Mapes, the Chief Communications Officer and SVP of Delta, joined Branson for an abundant game of roulette. The wheel of prizes, which included flights on Virgin Atlantic and Delta, hotel stays at Virgin Hotels, a Virgin Voyages cruise, a delta airlinesVacations package, gift cards, and upscale merchandise, was open to both customers and observers.

virgin flightsVoyages’ new Puerto Rico itineraries are now easily accessible thanks to the airline, which has increased the number of seats to the island by 11% in the last year and now operates service between Puerto Rico and five delta amex hubs.