Read previewThis is an as-told-to essay based on a transcribed conversation with millennial Eliza Green, who took her first cruise vacation on Virgin Voyages. Virgin Voyages sounded particularly appealing. In October 2023, my husband, two other couples, and I embarked on Virgin Voyage's Scarlet Lady Dominican Daze. Cruise food was better than an all-inclusive resortThe food was a pleasant surprise, far better than the buffet options I'd imagined on other cruises. The cabin was a needed respiteBefore traveling on a cruise, I'd heard of windowless cabins and cramped rooms.

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Persons: —, Eliza Green, I'd, Scarlet, Bimini Organizations: Service, Voyages, Business, Virgin Locations: Miami, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Bimini, Bahamas, Jamaica