Virgin passengers gifted free cruise by Sir Richard Branson

Greater than 150 Virgin passengers have been gifted a free cruise by the corporate’s founder Sir Richard Branson.

These on board flight VA 1316 from Melbourne to Hobart on Thursday morning have been left speechless after they have been informed they’d every been gifted a cruise value as much as $7,000.

Mr Branson had phoned in by way of FaceTime from his personal island Necker, within the British Virgin Islands, to alert passengers they’d be happening a Virgin Voyages cruise.

The cruise line, which can launch in Australia subsequent month, affords voyages round Australia and New Zealand.

Thursday morning’s flight was chosen as it’s the similar route Virgin’s cruise ship Resilient Girl will journey on her Mermaiden Voyage.

‘Effectively, right now, you occur to be travelling on the identical route as our Aussie MerMaiden Voyage,’ Mr Branson was heard saying over the flight’s PA system.

‘To have a good time this milestone, I am happy to reward every grownup on-board a free Virgin Voyages cruise.’

Passengers instantly erupted into cheers and applause earlier than cabin crew handed every particular person on board their free cruise voucher.

Cabin crew, baggage handlers and pilots on flight VA 1316 have been additionally included within the mass giveaway, with greater than $1million gifted by Mr Branson in complete.

Resilient Girl will go away its homeport of Melbourne for Tasmania on December 11.

The cruise line’s voyages are all adults-only. 

Resilient Girl boasts an on-board tattoo parlour and even has a particular function the place friends can request a glass of champagne from wherever they’re on the boat via their telephones. 

The ship has already sailed via nations equivalent to Greece, Croatia, Dubai, Bali and Singapore.