Get Ready to Sail with Atlantis and Virgin
We can’t wait to show you a fabulous time onboard Virgin Voyages’ Resilient Lady as we sail through the Greek Isles, Turkey, & Egypt together. It’s time to get ready for your Atlantis holiday, and this is the first of several emails you’ll receive to help you plan. Please take a minute to read this entire email, as some of it is time sensitive!

• Register Now with Virgin Voyages
• Customize Your Vacation Experience
• Visa Information
• Our Party Themes

Registration with Virgin Voyages is now open, and it’s a good time to start planning your holiday. Getting ready to sail takes only a few minutes and opens a world of possibilities for customizing your vacation. See below for some of the exciting options.

Register Now with Virgin Voyages
You should take a minute now and register with Virgin Voyages directly in the Virgin Voyages App (available for free download in the Apple or Android app store.) Registration only takes a minute and will be open until 9 am on August 21.

Your booking number with Virgin Voyages is as follows: 

Please note that the Virgin Booking ID is different from your Atlantis confirmation number. Each room only has one Virgin ID. If “N/A” appears above, it means that Virgin is still adding you to the manifest and we will send you an update in the next few days.

From there, you need only set up your account on the Virgin Voyages App. Instructions are in the app. You cannot register on a laptop via the web, as it all takes place in the App.

Please note that there are six steps in the registration process, but each only takes a minute.

Customize Your Vacation Experience
The absolute best way to experience these ports is through an organized tour – most of the places we are going, with the exception of Mykonos, are not terribly exciting near the pier. You’ll make the most of your holiday by having something planned, even if it just an introduction to the destination.

We need to confirm all space on our Egypt tours in the next week or so. Thus, it is highly important that you book space soon if you want to see the Pyramids or the new Egyptian museum. Both are truly amazing!

Virgin is also still adding new tour options to your voyage, and these will be added in the coming days. Also, some of the tours will have additional capacity added, so don’t worry if the tour you want says “sold out” right now.

We are setting up customizations in stages, as indicated above. For now, there are four major things you can do today:

• Book Shore Things to explore our amazing ports. Virgin has created some of the most engaging, energizing, and fun shore experiences in the world that are perfect for Atlantis guests. They are refreshingly different from other cruise ships’ offerings and exciting!
• Purchase a Bar Tab for a discount! This allows you to buy credit for onboard purchases and get some extra dollars to spend onboard drinks for you or your friends. It’s a sensational deal and only available before we set sail.
• Book Spa Appointments in advance. Virgin has the most gorgeous full-service spa on the high seas, with unique treatments that we know you’ll love. With limited sea days, we strongly recommend booking soon.
• Indulge in the optional “Touch of Romance” package, adding a sweet collection of sensational services for one low price. This limited new package offers each couple priority boarding, daily juice specials, a 3-hour Thermal Spa pass, one “shake for Champagne”, daily delicious bites, a special Sailaway event, and more!  All for $250 per room but limited to 90 rooms!

We have found that keeping most of the tables open for walk-ins allows you maximum flexibility. However, we will accept reservations in the restaurants for seatings from 6 pm to 7 pm. This flexible system has worked fantastically well for our guests on all Virgin ships and provides you with plenty of options every night.

Shows can only be booked once onboard through the local network, but again, reservations will be easy, as we’ve added extra performances to ensure you can see everything you desire.

If you have any questions or issues with accessing your booking, please call Virgin directly on +1 954 488 2955.  However – and this is very important – if their call center refuses to assist you because “This is a charter sailing” or similar statement, please get the agent’s name and call our team on +1 310-859-8800. We’ve been training their staff but it’s not always getting through. (And don’t worry, they will not get in trouble – we’re just trying to find the pockets where the training is not getting through!)

Visa Information Update
If you hold a passport from the USA, Canada, UK, or the EU, you do not need a special visa to enter Turkey or Egypt on this voyage. Citizens of other countries need to check with their consulate and/or embassy to verify visa requirements for both Turkey and Egypt.

We suggest checking a resource like Sherpa (https://apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions) to review your visa requirements.

Please remember that you must have the proper documentation prior to embarkation. If you do not have the correct visa or valid passport, you will not be allowed to embark, and no refund will be provided.

Our Party Themes
Resilient Lady offers some of the best party spaces we’ve ever seen indoors and out! Costumes are optional, of course, but a little dressed-up fun adds some sparkle to our nights and T-dances with the following party themes.

Thanks for reading this long email, and we cannot wait to show you the Med next month!

Next, look for our Cruise Vacation Guide with our entertainment lineup and loads of advice on how to plan your holiday! We’ll get that to you late next week.

Thank you again for selecting Atlantis for your vacation! It’s going to be an amazing experience.

Warm regards,
Rich, James, Jan, Ben, Marino, and the rest of team Atlantis!