Key Aspects:
- Virgin Voyages’ is renaming its Caribbean itineraries in an effort to simplify the cruise booking process and make it easier to understand what different sailings entail.
- Three itineraries have new names as of October 23, 2025, and 14 more itineraries will have new titles before the end of the year.
- Some cruise fans are not happy about the change and think that it’s taking away some of the unique personality that the adults-only cruise is known for.
In order to book a cruise, passengers first need to know where they are sailing.
Due to confusion surrounding what certain Caribbean itineraries entail, Virgin Voyages is simplifying the names of these voyages to clarify their regions and key ports of call.
To be clear, only the names of the itineraries are changing. The voyage lengths, destinations, and ships are staying the same.
Three name changes were effective as of October 23, 2025, with more to come later in the year.
The first itinerary, which was originally called Western Caribbean Charm, has been renamed as Western Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club.
This is a 6-night voyage that will next be offered by Resilient Lady, with embarkation scheduled in Miami, Florida, on November 9, 2025.
It includes stops in Costa Maya, Mexico; Roatan, Honduras; and Bimini Island, which is home to Virgin Voyages’ private beach club.
The next change that went into effect is for the San Juan, Samana & Bimini sailings. This itinerary will now be called Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club.
These 7-night voyages will also be operated by Resilient Lady and include calls to San Juan, Puerto Rico; Samana, Dominican Republic; and Bimini.
The next embarkation for this itinerary is scheduled for November 29, 2025, in Miami.
The last change (for now) is to the Costa Mayan Caves & Honduran Waves itinerary. This is getting the most simple moniker, as this itinerary will now simply be titled Western Caribbean Cruise.
This is another 6-night voyage for Resilient Lady that is next scheduled to set sail on March 14, 2026.
As the former name suggests, it visits Roatan, Honduras, and both Costa Maya and Cozumel in Mexico.
More Name Changes Coming
In addition to these three itineraries, fourteen different voyages will be getting new names before the end of the year.
The new names are meant to focus on regions and itinerary highlights, helping guests narrow down where exactly they want to go.
Virgin Voyages ship in the Caribbean (Photo Credit: Virgin Voyages)
The following itineraries will be shifting at some point during the fourth quarter:
- Cayman Coves & Jamaican Waterfalls to Western Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- Western Caribbean: From Miami to Bimini to Western Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- Resilient Valentine’s Voyage to Western Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- Cayman Isles & Jamaican Miles to Western Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- Resilient New Year’s Ahoy! to Western Caribbean & Bimini New Year’s
- San Juan Sunrises & Dominican Dreams to Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- PR, DR & Bimini: Valentine’s Voyage to Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- Resilient New Year’s Ahoy! to Western Caribbean & Bimini New Year’s
- Cozumel, Grand Cayman & Bimini to Western Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- Antigua Waves & Grand Turk Caves to Eastern Caribbean Cruise
- Brilliant Valentine’s Voyage to Eastern Caribbean Cruise
- Puerto Rican Nights & St. Croix Delights to Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- November Nights in the Eastern Caribbean to Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
- Grand Turk, Puerto Plata & Bimini to Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club
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Though these adjustments are meant to make it easier to book new cruises, the initial reaction to the name change among cruise fans has been one of confusion and disappointment.
Some will miss the fun of the former itinerary names, which felt unique to the special flare that Virgin Voyages offers.
“The names are all so bland too! The old ones had personality. These are just soulless,” one cruise fan reacted on Reddit.
“The naming before was so cool and different,” another replied with a crying face emoji.
Others observed that the new names actually made it harder to differentiate between different sailings, especially because some of the itineraries will now share the same title.
“Wait, so basically every voyage is going to have the same name? Why would they do this? That’s going to make it more difficult to scan through them when booking to find one that catches your interest,” a third person stated.
Once guests narrow down to a specific region, they can then filter their search by preferred ships, desired ports, voyage lengths, and dates.
Appeared first on: Cruisehive.com
