Virgin Voyages, the Miami based cruise line in Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group of companies, has postponed the debut of its third ship, Resilient Lady, to the spring of next year.

The ship had been scheduled to enter service in August and offer a series of cruises in the Mediterranean.

The company cited a host of reasons leading to the decision to postpone the launch of the vessel, such as supply chain problems, crewing problems and the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic.

Resilient Lady is the third of a series of four ships that Virgin Voyages is building at Fincantieri in Italy. After the Mediterranean programme, the ship had been scheduled to sail to Australia to launch the company’s operations there, but these cruises have now been cancelled as well.