What Happened to the Scarlet Lady Cruise Ship?

By Alice Nichols

The Scarlet Lady, a cruise ship was launched in 2020 by Virgin Voyages. It was to be the first of four ships in its fleet, and was intended to revolutionize the cruise industry.

However, it soon ran into trouble when it was hit with a series of technical issues and delays.

The Scarlet Lady had been delayed by several months due to delays in her construction and fitting out process, leaving her behind schedule for her planned launch date. Additionally, when the ship did launch, it encountered a series of technical issues that led to further delays and cancellations of sailings.

In June 2020, the Scarlet Lady experienced an engine problem during sea trials which required repairs that took several weeks to complete. This caused additional delays and cancellations as the ship was unable to sail until the repairs were finished.

In August 2020, a second engine issue occurred on board the Scarlet Lady during another sea trial which caused further delays and cancellations. This issue required additional repairs that took several weeks to complete.

By this point, Virgin Voyages had already cancelled all scheduled sailings for the remainder of 2020 due to these issues as well as additional delays caused by COVID-19 related restrictions.

In February 2021, Virgin Voyages announced that they had decided to permanently retire the Scarlet Lady due to ongoing operational difficulties with the vessel. The company stated that they had come to this decision after considerable thought and analysis.

Conclusion: What happened to the Scarlet Lady cruise ship? The Scarlet Lady experienced numerous technical issues during its launch and operation which resulted in extensive delays and cancellations of cruises as well as permanent retirement from service in February 2021.