Engineering:Resilient Lady
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Resilient Lady is a cruise ship that is operated by Virgin Voyages. At 110,000 GT and measuring 278 metres (912 ft) long for a capacity of 2,770 passengers, she was built with similar proportions to her older sisters Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady.[2]
History
The ship had her maiden voyage on 14 May 2023.[3] Her first voyage took place in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The ship sailed out for cruises in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean across late 2023 to early 2024.[3] In April 2024, the ship visited Fremantle for the first time.[4] In July and August, she sailed from the eastern hemisphere to the United Kingdom for her inaugural UK season sailing from Portsmouth to Europe and North Africa.[5][6]
Steph Bridge who is head of a family of champion kitesurfers had worked with Richard Branson on a number of record breaking attempts so in 2024 she was able to get his agreement for someone to kitesurf off Resilient Lady. They would be sixteen floors up. They would need to fly through the air and to land in the sea after falling 50 metres. It was her 23 year old son, Tom Bridge, who carried out the stunt spending 40 seconds in the air. Kitesurfing from a height was not an established sport, so Tom achieved a first.[7]
References
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Virgin's Resilient Lady Completes First Year in Service". 2023-05-14. https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/05/virgins-resilient-lady-completes-first-year-in-service/#google_vignette.
- ↑ Williams, Abby (2024-04-02). "Resilient Lady makes maiden call at Fremantle". https://www.thedcn.com.au/region/australia/resilient-lady-makes-maiden-call-at-freo/.
- ↑ Payne, Holly (2024-08-23). "Resilient Lady arrives in Portsmouth for inaugural UK season". https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/resilient-lady-arrives-in-portsmouth-for-inaugural-uk-season-updated-.
- ↑ Holland, Kaye (2024-08-23). "Virgin Voyages back in Portsmouth with Resilient Lady". https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cruise-news/virgin-voyages-portsmouth-resilient-lady.
- ↑ "WATCH:Tom Bridge kitesurfing from the top of Richard Branson's cruise liner". https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/theredbulletin/tom-bridge-cruise-liner-kitesurfing.
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