Tom McAlpin named CEO Virgin Cruise Lines

[dan and scott]

Tom has been busy since leaving DCL.
Anyone who is a longtime DCL cruiser will remember him as he announced the building of the Dream class.

Richard Branson has named him CEO of Virgin Cruise Lines.
Virgin will be building 2 world class ships for the start up cruise company.

Scott

 

[mmouse37]

Tom has been busy since leaving DCL.
Anyone who is a longtime DCL cruiser will remember him as he announced the building of the Dream class.

Richard Branson has named him CEO of Virgin Cruise Lines.
Virgin will be building 2 world class ships for the start up cruise company.

Scott

Very interesting!!! Sailed on a same cruise a few times with Tom and enjoyed a nice dinner in Palo with him and some others when he filled in for the Captain. I wish him luck in his endeavor.

Virgin Cruise Lines seems like a natural progression for Branson. I am surprised he doesn't have a train line (or maybe he does!!). He is covering many aspects of transportation (space) and consumer products.

MJ

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Very interesting!!! Sailed on a same cruise a few times with Tom and enjoyed a nice dinner in Palo with him and some others when he filled in for the Captain. I wish him luck in his endeavor.

Virgin Cruise Lines seems like a natural progression for Branson. I am surprised he doesn't have a train line (or maybe he does!!). He is covering many aspects of transportation (space) and consumer products.

MJ

BTW it's Sir Richard Branson and he prefers the Sir,

They have.

1. Two train lines.
2. An airline.
3. A media company.
4. A holiday company.
5. They sell Virgin cruises in the UK but it's a TA selling other cruisline such as DCL.
6. A Bank.
7. Wines.
8. Mobile/cell.
9. Spacecraft.
10. Radio. ( sold)
11. Coke ( closed)

Also owns Necker Island in the Caribbean.

 

[dcassetta]

He has three airlines, and if the service on a Virgin cruise is anything like the service on Virgin Atlantic or Virgin America, I think that would be a big draw for lots of people.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Sign me up! When Virgin opens bookings on their ships I'll be looking to jump onboard.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

He has three airlines, and if the service on a Virgin cruise is anything like the service on Virgin Atlantic or Virgin America, I think that would be a big draw for lots of people.

I was thinking the same thing.

 

[OhThePain]

He has three airlines, and if the service on a Virgin cruise is anything like the service on Virgin Atlantic or Virgin America, I think that would be a big draw for lots of people.

While I agree that the service is really good, if VCL nickels and dimes the way the Virgin airlines do, it's going to be a bigger turn off for people than the service will be a turn on. That is one bad habit they need to break.

 

[bumbershoot]

He has three airlines, and if the service on a Virgin cruise is anything like the service on Virgin Atlantic or Virgin America, I think that would be a big draw for lots of people.

I am surprised he doesn't have a train line (or maybe he does!!).

He does indeed.

While I agree that the service is really good, if VCL nickels and dimes the way the Virgin airlines do, it's going to be a bigger turn off for people than the service will be a turn on. That is one bad habit they need to break.

Nickel and dime? They charge for bags (like almost all airlines do) but I can't think of other things they throw in for a fee that's unusual. Hmm.

 

[OhThePain]

Nickel and dime? They charge for bags (like almost all airlines do) but I can't think of other things they throw in for a fee that's unusual. Hmm.

Maybe nickel and dime is a bit of a stretch. I guess it's the whole having to purchase a bag of chips or some cookies that kind of bugs me. Like really? I'm flying across the country and you can't even give me a bag of chips unless I pay extra for my ticket?

 

[mmouse37]

BTW it's Sir Richard Branson and he prefers the Sir,

They have.

1. Two train lines.
2. An airline.
3. A media company.
4. A holiday company.
5. They sell Virgin cruises in the UK but it's a TA selling other cruisline such as DCL.
6. A Bank.
7. Wines.
8. Mobile/cell.
9. Spacecraft.
10. Radio. ( sold)
11. Coke ( closed)

Also owns Necker Island in the Caribbean.

Haha....I am not surprised about the train lines.....the others I had a pretty good idea about!!

And I'll be sure to address him as Sir Richard Branson if I ever meet him in person

I loved our trips from NY to London on Virgin.

MJ

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Haha....I am not surprised about the train lines.....the others I had a pretty good idea about!!

And I'll be sure to address him as Sir Richard Branson if I ever meet him in person

I loved our trips from NY to London on Virgin.

MJ

You could call him Sir Dicky......

 

[bumbershoot]

BTW it's Sir Richard Branson and he prefers the Sir,

Not sure someone from a country other than where they knighted him is bound by anything to use the term.

Maybe nickel and dime is a bit of a stretch. I guess it's the whole having to purchase a bag of chips or some cookies that kind of bugs me. Like really? I'm flying across the country and you can't even give me a bag of chips unless I pay extra for my ticket?

Ah. Well...I have yet to get much of anything from United, Alaska, Delta, or Southwest, so... I buy the tapas/snack boxes on Alaska and United, or sometimes the cheese plate, and that's no different than the Virgin model.

At least on Virgin I get Red, their entertainment system, instead of rolling the dice to see if my particular plane has a TV.

 

[Scillycruisers]

Maybe nickel and dime is a bit of a stretch. I guess it's the whole having to purchase a bag of chips or some cookies that kind of bugs me. Like really? I'm flying across the country and you can't even give me a bag of chips unless I pay extra for my ticket?

We fly Virgin Atlantic to get to our WDW/DCL holidays when we can. We prefer the service over BA and the price is usually the same. We have never had to pay for anything "extra", 1 large suitcase plus a carry on each is included as are meals and a couple of snacks. Until this year we have also been able to select our seats in advance for free, although I notice that this year you have to pay for this if you want to do it before the online check in becomes available. I'm not surprised though as the actual "fare" part of the price is very low, it's the taxes etc. which are exorbitant.

We also booked our first Disney Cruise and WDW stay through Virgin holidays and never again! Though we might not have got hooked if it hadn't been for that one, so not all bad. Actually the holiday was great, just the device a "little lacking"!

 

[Lita]

Not sure someone from a country other than where they knighted him is bound by anything to use the term. Ah. Well...I have yet to get much of anything from United, Alaska, Delta, or Southwest, so... I buy the tapas/snack boxes on Alaska and United, or sometimes the cheese plate, and that's no different than the Virgin model. At least on Virgin I get Red, their entertainment system, instead of rolling the dice to see if my particular plane has a TV.

Delta still provides complimentary snacks. American does not. Frequent flier with Delta here. Work forced me to fly American on one trip this year and I was surprised that they did away with the complimentary snacks.

 

[holula]

Delta still provides complimentary snacks. American does not. Frequent flier with Delta here. Work forced me to fly American on one trip this year and I was surprised that they did away with the complimentary snacks.

I fly Delta a lot too and still get the snacks.

 

[sayhello]

Very interesting!!! Sailed on a same cruise a few times with Tom and enjoyed a nice dinner in Palo with him and some others when he filled in for the Captain. I wish him luck in his endeavor.

Virgin Cruise Lines seems like a natural progression for Branson. I am surprised he doesn't have a train line (or maybe he does!!). He is covering many aspects of transportation (space) and consumer products.

MJ

He does, indeed have a trainline in the UK! I traveled on Virgin Trains from London to Edinburgh this summer, and it was a wonderful experience! Their trains were *much* nicer than the other trains that ran the same route. Their website leaves a lot to be desired, but I think that's a common malady!

Sayhello

 

[luv2sleep]

I love flying VA! Love the user friendly entertainment and the fact that I can order food and drinks from my seat. I'm definitely interested in his ships! I bet they are going to be really innovative!

 

[SuperDry]

BTW it's Sir Richard Branson and he prefers the Sir

Does he? I saw him give a TV interview in which the issue came up. He laughed, and said that only Americans refer to him as "Sir Richard" in person. I think that in proper usage, the Sir title is used only in print or when introducing someone, but not when speaking to the person directly (unlike a title like Dr, which you might use to address a Dr. Smith directly).

 

[DISNEY FANTASY]

Does he? I saw him give a TV interview in which the issue came up. He laughed, and said that only Americans refer to him as "Sir Richard" in person. I think that in proper usage, the Sir title is used only in print or when introducing someone, but not when speaking to the person directly (unlike a title like Dr, which you might use to address a Dr. Smith directly).

He was on the BBC One show very recently plugging his book and they had yo refer to him as Sir Richard, some of the other Sirs have not been referred to as the same, Lord (Alan )Sugar also prefers being called Lord.

 

[hrhdhd]

BTW it's Sir Richard Branson and he prefers the Sir

I don't curtsy to the queen, so he's not a "sir" to me.

I haven't had great experiences on Virgin Atlantic, but I'll see what the ships look like. Wonder where they will be based (knowing it's way too early to know).