Brilliant Lady

About us Brilliant Lady

Brilliant Lady completed Virgin Voyages' initial four-ship fleet. Fincantieri records delivery in 2023 at Sestri Ponente, while guest service began from New York in September 2025. This profile therefore separates the construction year from the much later passenger debut. The permanent IMO number is 9870654. It should not be generated by extending the number sequence of the earlier ships; a family relationship does not establish maritime identity.

Its first North American programme made geographical flexibility a notable feature. The operator documented a Panama Canal crossing in March 2026 as the ship headed towards its initial Los Angeles and Alaska seasons. The announcement illustrates how the vessel connects different coasts and regions, rather than proving that every route is offered all year. A cruise through the canal has a different pattern of sea days and endpoints from a week-long regional departure.

Dining also distinguishes Brilliant Lady. Rojo by Razzle Dazzle introduces a Spanish-inspired evening concept, separate from Scarlet Lady's Lucky Lotus and Valiant Lady's Ariya. The operator's current entertainment list includes productions such as Disco Circus, Duets and Red Hot. These ship-specific examples are more useful than assuming all four Ladies deliver exactly the same nights aboard. The actual menu and performance schedule still depend on the sailing.

The builder lists 277.2 metres overall and a moulded beam of 38 metres. Québec's port authority records 108,232 gross tonnage, a precise value rather than the rounded 110,000 design description. The operator's sales sheet gives seventeen total decks, and its media inventory distinguishes 1,330 cabins from 78 RockStar Quarters. Together they form 1,408 accommodations. This room inventory is not a passenger maximum and should not be doubled into one.

Brilliant Lady remains an adults-only ship under Virgin's age policy. A 2025 debut does not mean every component was built that year or that later service terms match the original launch offer. Compare the current accommodation, route and applicable fare conditions, with special attention to dining reservations, internet provision and separately itemised service gratuities.

Specifications

A dash means no independently verified value is available. Guest counts at double occupancy and maximum capacity are different measures. GT measures enclosed volume, not weight.

Other ships in the same recorded class

Shared class does not guarantee identical cabins, venues or deck layouts.

Sources

• Virgin Voyages — current four Lady ships — Accessed Oct 28, 2026
• Fincantieri — individual technical particulars — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  38m specificallymoulded beam. Approx110000GT not exact.

• Virgin Voyages — operator media fact sheet — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  1330cabins+78RockStarQuarters=1408accommodations.2770guestnumbernotexplicitlowerberths/max. FareparagraphsupersededbyVoyageFair7October2025; notused.

• Virgin Voyages — sales total-deck definition — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  Explicit17decksTOTAL, not17publicdecks.

• Virgin Voyages — current entertainment directory — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  Ship-specificlist;no guaranteednightlyschedule.

• Virgin Voyages — fare changes — Accessed Oct 28, 2026
• US Coast Guard — Brilliant identity — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  IndexedpassengervesselL9870654; not an invented next sequentialIMO.

• Port de Québec — precise current gross tonnage — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  French jaugebrute108232; Englishauto-translationroughmeasurebarrelsisincorrectterminology.

• Fincantieri —2023annualreportdeliveries — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  BrilliantLady actuallydeliveredatSestriPonentein2023.

• Virgin Voyages — documentedMarch2026canalpassage — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  Same-day26Marchcoverage, notguaranteeallfuturecalls.

• Virgin Voyages — individual restaurant concept — Accessed Oct 28, 2026

  RojoSpanish-inspiration;currentmediafactsheetconfirmsaboardBrilliant.