Resilient Lady
{{short description|Cruise ship owned and operated by Virgin Voyages}}
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| infobox caption = Resilient Lady | display title = ital}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox ship image | Ship image = Resilient Lady docking at Sydney.jpg | Ship caption = Resilient Lady in Sydney in 2024}} {{Infobox ship career | Hide header = | Ship country = Bahamas | Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|Bahamas|civil}} | Ship name = Resilient Lady | Ship owner = Virgin Voyages | Ship operator = File:House Flag of Virgin Voyages.svg Virgin Voyages | Ship registry = | Ship ordered = | Ship builder = *Fincantieri
| Ship original cost = | Ship yard number = | Ship way number = | Ship laid down = 27 April 2017{{cite news |title=RESILIENT LADY - IMO 9805348 |url=https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/3665348?page=1&navList=homePhotoFooter&list=latest×tamp=1704350700 |access-date=18 January 2024 |work=shipspotting.com |language=en}} | Ship completed = 8 December 2022 | Ship christened = | Ship sponsor = | Ship acquired = | Ship maiden voyage = 14 May 2023 | Ship in service = | Ship out of service = | Ship identification =
| Ship fate = | Ship status = In Service | Ship notes = }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Hide header = | Ship class = | Ship tonnage = {{GT|110,000}} | Ship displacement = | Ship length = {{convert|278|meters|feet|abbr=on}} | Ship beam = {{convert|38|meters|feet|abbr=on}} | Ship height = | Ship draught = {{convert|8.05|meters|feet|abbr=on}} | Ship power = *2 × Wärtsilä 8L46F Diesel generators producing {{convert|9600|kW|HP|abbr=on}} each
| Ship propulsion = 2 × {{convert|16000|kW|HP|abbr=on}} ABB Azipod units | Ship speed = *Service speed: {{convert|20|kn}} | Ship crew = 1,160 | Ship decks = *17 total
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Resilient Lady is a cruise ship that is operated by Virgin Voyages. At 110,000 GT and measuring 278 metres (912 ft) long for a capacity of 2,770 passengers, she was built with similar proportions to her older sisters Scarlet Lady and Valiant Lady.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210308212214/https://www.virgin.com/about-virgin/latest/introducing-resilient-lady-virgin-voyages-third-ship-is-an-ode-to-womankind Introducing Resilient Lady: Virgin Voyages’ third ship is an ode to womankind] Virgin Cruises
History
The ship had her maiden voyage on 14 May 2023.{{cite web | title=Virgin’s Resilient Lady Completes First Year in Service | website=Cruise Industry News | date=2023-05-14 | url=https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2024/05/virgins-resilient-lady-completes-first-year-in-service/#google_vignette | access-date=2024-10-28}} Her first voyage took place in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. The ship sailed out for cruises in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Ocean across late 2023 to early 2024. In April 2024, the ship visited Fremantle for the first time.{{cite web | last=Williams | first=Abby | title=Resilient Lady makes maiden call at Fremantle | website=The DCN | date=2024-04-02 | url=https://www.thedcn.com.au/region/australia/resilient-lady-makes-maiden-call-at-freo/ | access-date=2024-10-28}} In July and August, she sailed from the eastern hemisphere to the United Kingdom for her inaugural UK season sailing from Portsmouth to Europe and North Africa.{{cite web | last=Payne | first=Holly | title=Resilient Lady arrives in Portsmouth for inaugural UK season | website=Seatrade Cruise News | date=2024-08-23 | url=https://www.seatrade-cruise.com/ports-destinations/resilient-lady-arrives-in-portsmouth-for-inaugural-uk-season-updated- | access-date=2024-10-28}}{{cite web | last=Holland | first=Kaye | title=Virgin Voyages back in Portsmouth with Resilient Lady | website=World of Cruising | date=2024-08-23 | url=https://www.worldofcruising.co.uk/cruise-news/virgin-voyages-portsmouth-resilient-lady | access-date=2024-10-28}}
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