• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Richard Branson launches month-long European cruise aimed at remote workers

Home> Lifestyle> Travel

Updated 11:37 9 Apr 2024 GMT+1Published 11:38 9 Apr 2024 GMT+1

Richard Branson launches month-long European cruise aimed at remote workers

Branson wants you to swap working from home for working from a cruise ship that stops off at Rome, Ibiza, Majorca, and Cannes

Tom Earnshaw

Tom Earnshaw

Ever thought about swapping your work from home environment for the luxury of a cruise ship? Well, that's exactly what Richard Branson wants you to do.

The British billionaire, worth a cool $2.6 billion (£2.05 billion), is known throughout the world for his business acumen.

Setting up the Virgin Group in the 1970s, his ventures include Virgin Records, Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Trains, and Virgin Galactic.

Another recent arm to his corporate ventures is Virgin Voyages, which sees Branson offer luxury cruise trips around the world.

With just three ships, each of them carries roughly 2,700 passengers on every voyage, having first set sail back in 2021.

Advert

And now, Branson has set his sights on those who work from home.

The idea? Get remote workers to give up their home office or the local coffee shop in favour of his state of the art ships.

Offering a brand new month-long cruise, Branson's Virgin Voyages is looking to set sail across the Mediterranean on a journey lasting one month.

A Virgin Voyages cruise ship. Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images
A Virgin Voyages cruise ship. Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images

Running from June to September this year, the adults-only cruise is dubbed the 'Scarlet Summer Season Pass' and stops off idyllic locations including Cannes, Rome, Ibiza, Palma de Mallorca, and Corsica.

Advert

No Drake Passage for this lot.

Wi-Fi wouldn't be a problem, with super-fast coverage included in your package through SES Cruise mPOWERED + Starlink PRO.

It also comes with your own dedicated concierge, a laundry service, and early access booking for dining.

There is also early access for Shore Things excursions, which are local experiences to get truly immersed in the location you've stopped off at.

Richard Branson. Don Arnold/WireImage
Richard Branson. Don Arnold/WireImage

Advert

The pass also comes with exclusive access to Richard’s Rooftop deck, daily coffee credits, and welcome champagne.

For a cabin sleeping two, prices start at $9,990 (£7,878). That's 30% less than if you booked four separate week-long cruises, according to the company website.

Virgin Voyages’ CEO Nirmal Saverimuttu told CNBC Travel: "People have really adopted the flexible working style, and it resonates with travellers.

“We got a lot of people who said it feels like an incredible value."

More than 2,000 people registered their interest in the scheme within a day of it being launched.

Advert

Virgin Voyages cruise ship in Sydney. Matt Blyth/Getty Images
Virgin Voyages cruise ship in Sydney. Matt Blyth/Getty Images

The pass also comes with exclusive access to Richard’s Rooftop deck, daily coffee credits, and welcome champagne.

KPMG’s chief economist, Diane Swonk, told CNBC Travel: "We are in the midst of a massive transformation in how, what, and where we do our jobs. There is no putting the work-from-home genie back in the bottle.

"Firms who try too aggressively to do so lose a lot of their access to top talent and the diversity of their workforce.”

As with any cruise ship, though, living on it for one month doesn't mean you're exempt from the brutal departure time cut offs.

Featured Image Credit: Chris Putnam/Future Publishing via Getty Images/Don Arnold/WireImage

Topics: Cruise Ship, Richard Branson, Holiday, Travel, UK News, World News, Jobs

Tom Earnshaw
Tom Earnshaw

Tom joined LADbible Group in 2024, currently working as SEO Lead across all brands including LADbible, UNILAD, SPORTbible, Tyla, UNILAD Tech, and GAMINGbible. He moved to the company from Reach plc where he enjoyed spells as a content editor and senior reporter for one of the country's most-read local news brands, LancsLive. When he's not in work, Tom spends his adult life as a suffering Manchester United supporter after a childhood filled with trebles and Premier League titles. You can't have it all forever, I suppose.

X

@TREarnshaw

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

19 hours ago
a day ago
3 days ago
  • 19 hours ago

    Brits left divided being told to never keep three types of food in the fridge

    'What is the point of even having a fridge?'

    Lifestyle
  • a day ago

    Dad suing Tui for £500,000 after suffering life-changing injuries during quad bike trip given as compensation for ‘smelly’ room

    Tony Holliday says he is no longer 'the same person that he was' after the horror ATV crash

    Lifestyle
  • a day ago

    Flight attendant reveals why the food is so bad on planes

    The food does taste different - but not for the reason you'd expect

    Lifestyle
  • 3 days ago

    'Smoking couple' on TUI plane turn airport into 'warzone' as Brits stranded for 17 hours and flight abandoned

    A couple were kicked off the flight after being caught smoking in the bathroom

    Lifestyle
  • World's largest 'nomad cruise' where remote workers can have the time of their lives
  • Richard Branson launches £94,000 unlimited cruise trips pass as people point out big change in how to pay
  • Cruise ship workers reveal ‘so weird’ experience in ‘hilariously’ small staff cabins
  • Cruise ship expert explains Richard Branson's $199,999 cruise pass letting you travel on any of his ships for a year