The floating out ceremony of Brilliant Lady, the last of four ships which new cruise operator Virgin Voyages that is part of Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group ordered to Fincantieri, has taken place today at the Sestri Ponente shipyard in Genoa, Fincantieri said in a statement.

 Brilliant Lady, as well as her sister ships Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady and Resilient Lady, each have a gross tonnage of about 110,000, are 278 meters long and 38 wide. They all feature over 1,400 guest cabins designed to host more than 2,770 passengers, accompanied by 1,160 crew members. 

“The quality of life on board is guaranteed by the “comfort class” certification, testifying minimum levels of noise and vibration, as well as by an extensive use of home automation. Thanks to this, by installing an app on their smartphones, guests are able to manage a wide range of cabin functions (air conditioning, lightening, opening and closing of blinds, music, and television),” the shipbuilder said.

The ships stand out for the design, as well as for the particular attention paid to energy recovery, featuring cutting-edge alternative technologies that reduce the ship’s overall environmental impact. 

“For example, the ships are equipped with an energy production system of approximately 1 MW, which uses the diesel engine’s waste heat. In addition to a scrubber system, that is a device for the sustainable waste management of sulfur dioxides, the units are also fitted with a catalytic converter which reduces emissions of nitrogen oxides. They are entirely equipped with led lights to reduce energy consumption, while the hydrodynamic design of the hull provides excellent performance with consequent fuel saving,” Fincantieri stated.