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March 26–April 11, 2027 (16 night voyage)| Miami to Los Angeles | Brilliant Lady

Cartagena • Colón • Panama Canal • Puntarenas • Puerto Quetzal • Cabo San Lucas

Most vacations take you away.

This one takes you across.

Sail from Miami to Los Angeles aboard Virgin Voyages’ Brilliant Lady on a 16-night adults-only passage through the Panama Canal.

The route combines Caribbean colour, Central American ports, long stretches of open water and the rare feeling of crossing from one ocean world into another without giving up good food, good sleep or a little glamour.

Second Shift can also coordinate time in Miami before the sailing and Los Angeles afterward so the crossing becomes one complete adventure.

Comfort with movement.

Scale without chaos.

The good kind of grown-up.

Expect warm nights, sharp design, long meals, lively ports, sea-day breathing room and one enormous piece of engineering at the centre of it all.

This isn’t a resort escape.

It isn’t a country-counting marathon.

The passage is the point.

Arrive before embarkation instead of gambling the entire trip on same-day flight connections.

Use the extra time for Little Havana, Cuban food, music, Art Deco Miami and a first-night drink that makes the vacation feel officially underway.

The exact hotel and Miami plan will be shaped around your flights, interests and final proposal.

Board Brilliant Lady and settle into the rare luxury of knowing you won’t need to repack for 16 nights.

Virgin brings the adults-only ship, food, nightlife, entertainment and enough choices to keep the sea days interesting.

You decide whether that means a show, a long dinner, a workout, a late night or hiding in a red hammock with a book.

All valid.

Cartagena and Colón bring the energy before the canal.

Cartagena offers colour, history, food and the layered culture of neighbourhoods such as Getsemaní.

Colón provides the Caribbean-side gateway to Panama’s rainforest, waterways and canal story.

Any shore plans will be chosen with port timing and return-to-ship logistics firmly in mind.

No cowboy timing.

This is the hinge of the voyage.

Watch the ship move through the lock chambers as water levels, gates and careful engineering carry Brilliant Lady from one ocean to another.

Move around the ship.

See the enormous scale, then notice the strange little mechanical details that make the whole thing work.

Puntarenas and Puerto Quetzal open the Pacific chapter with wildlife, rainforest, culture and possible inland adventures.

These are ports where the right experience and sensible logistics matter more than cramming twelve attractions into one heroic day.

Between them, the sea days create deliberate breathing room.

Eat slowly. Read. Find music. Sleep in.

Watch the map move while your calendar does not.

Cabo brings one last warm burst before Brilliant Lady reaches Los Angeles.

After crossing between oceans, don’t let the story end at baggage claim.

Second Shift can add time in Los Angeles for one neighbourhood, one excellent meal and a final chapter built around the version of LA you actually enjoy.

Brilliant Lady offers interior cabins, ocean-view options, Sea Terraces and RockStar suites.

Cabin categories, pricing and availability change.

We’ll compare the current options based on your traveller count, preferences, budget and accessibility needs before anything is booked.

Your voyage fare generally includes:

• dining across 20-plus eateries;
• onboard entertainment;
• Wi-Fi;
• group fitness classes;
• still and sparkling water;
• sodas;
• non-pressed juices;
• tea and drip coffee.

Your final booking documents will confirm the inclusions attached to your selected fare.

Live CAD pricing and cabin availability will be confirmed after your Adventure Request.

Cruise fares move with cabin category, availability, promotions and fare conditions. No cabin, price or space is promised until the current options have been reviewed.

Your proposal will clearly separate:

• cruise fare;
• taxes, fees and gratuities;
• flights;
• Miami accommodation;
• Los Angeles accommodation;
• transfers;
• and any optional shore experiences.

You’ll see the full picture before you decide.

Radical concept.

Depending on your final plan, Second Shift can coordinate:

• live cabin options and CAD pricing;
• cabin comparisons;
• fare conditions, deposits and cancellation terms;
• flight strategy from your departure city;
• pre-cruise Miami planning;
• post-cruise Los Angeles planning;
• transfers;
• shore-experience recommendations;
• and one clear travel proposal tying the pieces together.

The goal isn’t more itinerary.

The goal is fewer annoying loose ends.

Unless specifically included in your confirmed proposal:

• flights;
• pre- and post-cruise accommodation;
• transfers;
• crew gratuities;
• alcoholic and premium beverages;
• Virgin Shore Things and other optional excursions;
• spa treatments;
• specialty purchases;
• travel insurance;
• personal expenses;
• and anything not shown in your confirmed booking.

• adults-only travel;
• design-forward ships and good food;
• longer journeys with a real sense of movement;
• sea days as breathing room;
• memorable ports without a frantic checklist;
• couples, celebrations and friend-pair adventures;
• and the idea of arriving in Los Angeles with 16 nights of story behind them.

This may not be your trip if:

• you need a new city every morning;
• you strongly dislike sea days;
• you want deep immersion in one country;
• you’re choosing only by the cheapest visible cruise fare;
• or you need accessibility certainty before tender operations, port logistics and cabin options have been reviewed.

There are many excellent vacations in the world.

We don’t need to force you onto the wrong one.

Easy to moderate—with a long-trip rhythm.

You’ll unpack once, but the voyage alternates between active port days and extended stretches at sea.

Expect walking, ship movement, gangways, shore transportation and possible tender operations.

Virgin currently advises that shoreside access at one or more ports requires a tender boat that isn’t wheelchair accessible. Mobility and accessibility needs must be discussed before this trip is treated as a suitable fit.

Submit an Adventure Request and tell us:

• who’s travelling;
• where you’re flying from;
• what cabin style suits you;
• whether you want Miami and Los Angeles included;
• and any mobility or accessibility needs we should consider.

We’ll check current availability, live CAD pricing, cabin options and fare conditions before presenting a recommendation.