The Caribbean is VV’s primary destination network, and the Shore Things catalog across Caribbean ports is the deepest and most developed in the fleet. This guide covers the standout excursions across the Caribbean region —…
One of the most common questions Sailors ask before a VV cruise: “Should I book excursions through Shore Things or arrange them independently?” The honest answer is: it depends on the port, the activity, and…
Booking Shore Things on Virgin Voyages is straightforward — but knowing the details of how the system works, when inventory opens, and how to apply Sailor Loot can mean the difference between getting the excursions…
Shore Things is Virgin Voyages’ name for onboard shore excursions — curated experiences at each port bookable through the VV app before and during your voyage. They range from $25 beach activities to $500+ helicopter…
A transatlantic or repositioning sailing on Virgin Voyages is not a transit. It is a voyage — in the original, literary sense of the word. Days at sea with nothing visible in any direction but…
Funchal is the capital of Madeira — a Portuguese archipelago of volcanic islands in the Atlantic, about 900 kilometers from the Portuguese mainland and closer to Morocco than to Lisbon. It appears on VV’s transatlantic…
Ponta Delgada is the capital of São Miguel island and the main port city of the Azores — a Portuguese archipelago of nine volcanic islands rising from the mid-Atlantic, roughly equidistant between Europe and North…
Cabo San Lucas sits at the very southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez in a dramatic meeting of currents, marine life, and desert scenery. It…
Puerto Quetzal is Guatemala’s largest Pacific port, the country’s industrial shipping gateway, and the VV stop on the Panama Canal crossing that gives Sailors access to one of the most extraordinary cities in the Americas:…
The west coast of Barbados is one of the best places in the world to snorkel with wild sea turtles, and it is one of the most popular Shore Things in the VV Caribbean network.…