When it comes to self-promotion, few can compare with the legendary Sir Richard Branson.

This week’s Cruise Wrap is largely time-sensitive, so quickly slam your shots – espresso or otherwise – and make the most of a deal or two here.

Keen to hear what’s so special about Virgin Voyages? We’ve just grilled its chief commercial officer on what makes the cruise line so special, in between a round of Manhattans.

Virgin Group’s founder pulled out all the stops at last night’s announcement, and pulled the cork on a few bottles of champers too.

Tired of your colleagues outsmarting you when it comes to the latest cruise brochures and deals? Get the upper hand right here.

This week’s cruise wrap could be best described as the Titanic of all cruise wraps. In that it’s huge – not that it will sink.

The cruise industry has been busy this week! This wrap is practically overflowing with launches, deals and all manner of cruise news.

To get the most out of Travel Weekly’s cruise wraps, we recommend reading them while listening to the sound of ocean waves on a white noise machine.

Tickets for Virgin’s much-anticipated ship, Scarlet Lady, are now on sale. We tried to convince our boss to buy us a ticket for ‘research purposes’ but he just laughed. We’re raking it as a maybe.

Get all the juicy deets about the Scarlet Lady’s “out of the box” cabin design and itineraries. Now, if you’ll excuse us, we’ll be daydreaming about the Caribbean for the rest of the day.

Plus, find out how you could win the chance to party in NYC at the cruise line’s next #ShipTease event on Valentine’s Day! We’ve already entered 60 times.

Warning! This NSFW article contains topless mermaids and a ship tease. We never knew a cruise could be so kinky.