Quickly turning into referred to as a cruise line that pushes boundaries and presents distinctive experiences, Virgin Voyages has captured a enjoyable title with a brand new Guinness World Document.
On Friday, November 4, 2022, the cruise line set the world document for the “Largest Gathering of Folks Dressed as Merpeople” – the proper world document for a cruise line with devoted mermaids adorning every of its luxurious ships.
World Document Try Profitable
The “Largest Gathering of Folks Dressed as Merpeople” is considered one of a variety of quirky world data, however is a enjoyable one for a cruise line so intimately related to mermaids.
As a part of Valiant Girl‘s “mermaiden” voyage from Miami – the primary crusing from what would be the ship’s new winter homeport – friends have been invited to take part on the planet document try, which passed off whereas visiting Bimini, The Bahamas on the final day of the cruise.
For the try, 457 friends participated by dressing up in mermaid tails, shell tops, glittery make-up, colourful wigs, and different equipment as desired to turn into their excellent mermaid character. The “college” of merpeople gathered on the powdery white sands of the Virgin Voyages Seaside Membership for the official rely and pictures.
Different enjoyable festivities included vigorous music, mermaid magnificence pageants, epic make-up, “shelfies,” a couple of stadium-style waves and loads of smiles.
As soon as the earlier document – 378 merpeople in the UK set on June 2, 2022 – was introduced as formally damaged by the adjudicator, celebratory showers of champagne saved the merpeople correctly drenched for his or her fishy personas.
“What a improbable time,” stated Tom McAlpin, Virgin Voyages’ CEO. “Our Sailors actually confirmed up and supported this enjoyable and thrilling world document try that ties into this legendary model.”
All contributors will obtain a photograph and digital certificates marking the achievement.
The crusing had begun on Sunday, October 30, 2022, with a day at sea, ports of name in Roatan, Honduras and Cozumel, Mexico earlier than a day at sea and the go to to Bimini.
Valiant Girl had been scheduled to go to Costa Maya reasonably than Cozumel, however the itinerary was modified because of Hurricane Lisa.
Virgin Voyages’ Mermaids
This quirky world document is “mer-mazingly” applicable for Virgin Voyages, as every of the cruise line’s ships has a mermaid on the bow to signify success on the seas.
“Every of our ships have a mermaid that guides our Sailors on their journeys, so what higher solution to rejoice one other model milestone than in sunny Bimini with so a lot of our Sailors tapping into their mermaid personas,” stated McAlpin.
Valiant Girl‘s black mermaid, designed by artist Hilary Wilson, helps embody the variety the cruise line represents, and nonetheless showcases the signature vibrant purple tail that every Virgin Voyages’ mermaid has.
“With range on the core of Virgin Voyages’ model ideology, it was a pure transfer to need to honor and signify completely different races and nationalities by telling these tales via the mermaids,” the cruise line stated when Valiant Girl‘s mermaid was introduced. “This platform permits worldwide artists to make waves and signify completely different backgrounds on an expansive, international canvas.”
Scarlet Girl, the road’s first ship, has a blonde-haired, Caucasian mermaid, whereas the third ship, Resilient Girl, will function a Latina mermaid by oil painter and muralist Jodie Herrera when the vessel joins the fleet in Might 2023.
No mermaid has but been revealed for the cruise line’s fourth ship, Sensible Girl, which can also be at present beneath development on the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy and slated to debut in late 2023.
