| Porthole 04 May 22

FROM its inception, Virgin Voyages has committed to doing things differently, and it certainly proved so in its roadshow last night.

First, attendees were asked to generate their “sailor name” using the helpful chart pictured below:

The audience was also invited to test out Virgin’s “shake for champagne” feature on its application, which allows the user to receive a hand-delivered bottle of bubbles to wherever they are on the ship with a simple jiggle of their phone.

The trial worked particularly well for one travel advisor, who was delivered some champers to his seat, in honour of his birthday.

However, by far the biggest and best reveal of the night was slow-rolling of the grand prize: a cruise for two in the Med.

At first, just one agent was selected for the prize, and following that, the hosts decided an entire row of seats should win a cruise.

However, in an Oprah-style moment, it was then announced that everyone in the audience had won a free cruise – thanks, Richard!