One Of The Best Airlines In The World

Here at Virgin Holidays Cruises we have teamed up with Virgin Atlantic to offer you EXCLUSIVE, EXCITING & INNOVATIVE ideas to make your holiday experience an unforgettable one!

Virgin Holidays Cruises takes advantage of over 10 different Virgin Atlantic routes to combine some of the best stay and cruise options available in the market

From Barbados to Mauritius or New York to Hong Kong, we’ve got the right holiday experience for you! If you want a 1 night room-only stay or a 7 night all-inclusive pre-stay, just ask! It’s like writing your own brochure!

Virgin Holidays Cruises and Virgin Atlantic can completely tailor your holiday to your needs! We can offer you EXCLUSIVE prices on cabin of flight upgrades.

Want an Outside Cabin & Premium Economy flight seats? Just Ask! Or a Balcony Cabin & Upper Class flight seats? Why not? Go on, treat yourself. Ask for the World!

Important Update Baggage Changes From 25 November

From 25 November 2009, Virgin Atlantic will be changing their checked-in baggage policy. They will be moving to a 'Piece policy' for the whole of the network. The aim is to make their allowances and excess charges on all our routes easier to understand.

New Allowances from 25 November 2009* Number of Bags - 23kg Each:
Route:	Upper Class:	Premium Economy:	Economy:	Infants:
USA	3	2	1	1
Caribbean	3	2	1	1
India	3	2	1	1
Japan	3	2	1	1
China	3	2	1	1
Australia	3	2	1	1
South Africa	3	2	1	1
Mauritius	3	2	1	1
Dubai	3	2	1	1
Kenya	3	2	2	1
Nigeria	3	2	2	1

- Passengers travelling in Economy between the USA and India - one additional bag at 23 kilos.
- Gold card holders - one additional bag at 23 kilos, irrespective of the cabin flown.
*Any passenger booked before 25 November 2009, will be entitled to Virgin Atlantic's existing baggage allowance.

Excess Charges from 25 November 2009:**
	Online	Airport
1st Extra Bag @ 23KG	GBP32/USD48	GBP40/USD60
2nd & Subsequent Bags	GBP32/USD48	GBP90/USD140
Overweight (23-32kg)	Not available	GBP30/USD50
The above fees will be converted into the local currency where applicable.

- Any bags weighing over 32 kilos will not be accepted.
**Charges quoted are each way.
***Online payments will be available from 25th November 2009.

These details were correct at time of publication. For more information, please refer to Virgin Atlantic's Checked in Baggage section .

What do I get onboard?

Individual Seatback TV

Every seat has its own seatback TV with a choice of channels to keep everyone entertained throughout the flight.

They're dedicated to bringing you the very latest movies, comedy, sports, drama and kids shows. On many of their flights each seat also comes with its own video games console with up to 35 games.

And, rolling out across the fleet, is the very latest video on-demand, which means you can pause, fast forward or rewind, just like at home.

Delicious Food & Drink

There is such a thing as a free lunch; they offer a free meal and free drinks on all their flights. You can forget the usual jokes about airline food, theirs is delicious and with enough notice they can even tailor their catering for some specific dietary requirements that you may have. i.e.

• Kosher
• Vegetarian
• Gluten-free
• Medical Meals

Those Little Extras

Those little extras are what makes Virgin Atlantic stand out from the rest:

• Seatback magazine - In Flight Entertainment listings and reviews
• Free newspaper at the gate on flights from the UK.
• Free goodie bag for kids
• Retail Therapy

Plus a free amenity kit which includes:

• Eyeshades
• Socks
• Toothbrush and Toothpaste

Tell me about the cabins

Economy

It's all about fun and value, from the free amenity kit to seat back TVs. With an average seat pitch of 31", the seats are designed to maximise legroom, so you'll have plenty of room to relax and stretch their limbs during their flight. New seats also have adjustable headrests and lumber supports!

Premium Economy

Forget the queues and save time at the airport by checking in online and using the Premium Economy bag drop. Onboard, The seats are bigger, wider and have more legroom. Once seated, you'll be welcomed with a glass of sparkling wine or orange juice. At meal times you'll be offered a choice of two three-course meals with the main meal serve on china dinnerware . Unlimited drinks and snacks, TV, films and music from your seatback and an amenity kit make Premium Economy well worth the upgrade.

Upper Class

Enjoy complimentary chauffeur driven ground transfers*, relax in their stunning clubhouses and stretch out on the longest fully flat bed in business class travel. A 10.2" personal widescreen TV, an onboard bar*, a Freedom Menu service and an exclusive snooze pack including a range of Cowshed spa products are all great reasons to fly Upper Class, but the best reason is that you're guaranteed to arrive at your destination refreshed and relaxed.

*Restrictions apply
**Available on most flights

Where do Virgin Atlantic fly to?

There is so many fantastic places in the world to spend your hard earned annual leave so don't waste it, let Virgin Atlantic fly you somewhere fabulous for your cruise!

• Fly to the USA and traverse the North American East and West coast.
• Fly to the Caribbean and experience a Stay & Cruise In St. Lucia.
• Fly to Africa and bask in the delights of an African sunset from your cruise ship.
• Fly to Asia and cruise out of Hong Kong.
• Fly to Australia and sail to New Zealand and back again.
• Fly to Mauritius and experience the Indian Ocean

1. Where would you like to cruise? Anywhere Caribbean (All) Central America (All)     Panama Canal Far East (All)     China Middle East (All)     Dubai North America (All)     East Canada     Mexican Riviera     New England South Pacific (All)     Hawaii Transatlantic (All)
2. Which departure port? Any port Barbados, Caribbean Barcelona, Spain Cape Liberty, New Jersey Dover, England Dubai, United Arab Emirates Fort Lauderdale, Florida Hong Kong, China Honolulu, Hawaii Los Angeles, California Miami, Florida New York, New York Port Canaveral, Florida San Juan, Puerto Rico Singapore Southampton, England Tampa, Florida
3. When? Anytime 2010 (All)     February 2010     March 2010     April 2010     May 2010     June 2010     July 2010     August 2010     September 2010     October 2010     November 2010     December 2010 2011 (All)     January 2011     February 2011     March 2011     April 2011
4. For how long? Any Duration 7 - 9 Nights 10 - 13 Nights 14 - 16 Nights 17 - 40 Nights
5. Which ship do you prefer? I Don't Mind Carnival Cruise Lines (All)     Carnival Destiny     Carnival Dream     Carnival Legend     Carnival Victory Celebrity Cruises (All)     Celebrity Equinox     Celebrity Summit Costa Cruises (All)     Costa Atlantica     Costa Deliziosa Cunard Line (All)     Queen Mary 2 Disney Cruise Line (All)     Disney Magic Holland America Line (All)     ms Maasdam     ms Noordam     ms Statendam Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) (All)     Norwegian Dawn     Norwegian Epic     Norwegian Jewel     Norwegian Pearl     Norwegian Star     Norwegian Sun     Pride of America Princess Cruises (All)     Caribbean Princess     Coral Princess     Emerald Princess     Golden Princess Royal Caribbean Cruises (All)     Adventure of the Seas     Allure of the Seas     Brilliance of the Seas     Explorer of the Seas     Freedom of the Seas     Jewel of the Seas     Legend of the Seas     Liberty of the Seas     Monarch of the Seas     Oasis of the Seas Silversea Cruises (All)     Silver Shadow
6. Cruise type? Any Fly & Cruise Fly, Cruise & Stay Cruise from a UK Port
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