Villa Vie Residences, the one-ship cruise model planning a collection of prolonged world cruises, posted its greatest single-day gross sales file since its first voyage opened for bookings. The cruise model is gearing up for the departure of its inaugural crusing in Could 2024.
Villa Vie Residences to Sail 3.5-Yr Voyages
Villa Vie Residences is celebrating a gross sales file for bookings of its first Continuous World Cruise, with 6% of its cruise ship’s capability offered in a single day. The model introduced in December 2023 that it might purchase its first ship, Braemar, from Fred Olsen Cruise Traces for an undisclosed sum.
Braemar is a 30-year-old vessel with a capability for 929 visitors. It was initially constructed for the now-defunct Crown Cruise Line and has sailed underneath a number of names for a number of cruise traces over time, together with Cunard, Majesty Cruise Line, and Norwegian Cruise Line.
Primarily based on her whole capability, the sale of 6% of the ship’s stock represents about 55 berths. The primary world cruise opened on the market roughly a month in the past. Underneath the model’s plan, the ship will function continuous world cruises of three.5 years, or 1,301 days every.
“Villa Vie Residences’ unprecedented gross sales quantity in such a brief time frame showcases the distinctive demand for residential cruising. We’re forward of schedule to take possession of the ship by the top of February having already paid 50% of the vessel value with secured financing for the remaining stability,” mentioned Mikael Petterson, CEO of Villa Vie Residences.
The ship shall be renamed Villa Vie Odyssey after Villa Vie Residences’ acquisition is full. The cruise line’s January 16, 2024 announcement revealed that near half of the ship’s lodging have been booked, together with 70% of Inside Villas and 50% of Balcony Villas.
Friends have the choice of reserving a cabin as a full cruise rental, or for segments of the cruise, or they’ll purchase a cabin outright for continuous use of the stateroom.
The Fort Lauderdale-based cruise model revealed in September 2023 that the value of a residential cabin begins at $99,999 USD, and the lodging could be leased by the proprietor to different visitors when she or he is just not onboard.
Those that decide to lease a cabin for segments of the cruise can achieve this underneath the road’s Voyagers Program, which gives 16 cruise segments starting from 35 to 120 days. The Continuous World Cruise will go to 425 ports in 147 international locations.
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In Phase 1, for example, cruisers are onboard for 87 days, from Could 15, 2024 to August 9, 2024, because the ship sails Northern Europe and calls at locations in Iceland, Sweden, and Norway. Double occupancy charges are from $15,486 and single charges are from $10,840.
Following the ship’s transatlantic crossing, cruisers who guide Phase 3 will sail the Caribbean for 83 days, from September 26, 2024 to December 17, 2024, calling at a number of islands in addition to Miami.
Different segments will function North America, South America, Japan, the South Pacific, Africa, and India, amongst different locations.
“Right now’s traveler is raring to discover the world and Villa Vie Residences will guarantee their journey desires are fulfilled with this distinctive and continuous circumnavigation of the world,” added CEO Petterson.
Villa Vie Residences didn’t disclose how lots of the cabins have been offered versus rented.
Braemar to Bear a Main Renovation
Braemar is scheduled to bear a multi-million greenback refurbishment in March 2024, following the cruise model’s buy of the ship. The vessel in 2009 obtained a 31-meter hull extension, and was final renovated in 2019.
She options three eating places, eight bars, 4 lounges, a pool, a complete health heart, and a library. Along with Inside Villas and Balcony Villas, the ship will even provide Oceanview Villas. After the two-month-long refit, the 24,344-gross ton ship will put together for her Could 15, 2024 departure from Southampton, UK.
