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Richard Branson\u2019s Virgin Voyages is the latest cruise company looking to lure remote workers into traveling the world as they telecommute, but instead of locking people into a multi-year journey, it\u2019s offering a shorter option.<\/p>\n
The company has announced a \u201cScarlet Summer Season Pass<\/a>,\u201d which will allow passengers to sail on four consecutive weeklong Mediterranean cruises. That\u2019s a different approach than the one taken by the failed Life at Sea cruise or the more recent Villa Vie Residences offering.<\/p>\n The price of the extended Virgin cruise is a fair bit more as well. Villa Vie, which said it had secured the boat for the journey before offering it, is charging passengers $33.000 per year to sail the world. Virgin will charge $10,000 for just a month, though that\u2019s a per couple rate.<\/p>\n Cruises will depart in June, July, August and September. They\u2019ll include WiFi and a $10 coffee credit as well as laundry services and most food (though you\u2019ll pay extra for shows and certain upscale menu items). You\u2019ll also have access to a member\u2019s only sundeck, the cruise line says. \u00a0<\/p>\n As with the other extended cruise offerings, part of the idea is to take advantage of the notable number of remote workers<\/a>, who learned during the pandemic that they could still do their jobs<\/a> without having to commute into the office each day.<\/p>\n The first company to advertise this scuttled its cruise weeks before it was scheduled to set sail<\/a>, leaving some passengers stranded. Despite vows to return the deposits of tens of thousands of dollars, some passengers say they still haven\u2019t gotten their money back<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last December, Villa Vie announced its own 3.5-year cruise<\/a>, which is scheduled to set sail in May. Prices for passage on that journey start at under $33,000 per year\u2014and passengers have the option of renting or buying a cabin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nSubscribe to the new Fortune CEO Weekly Europe newsletter to get corner office insights on the biggest business stories in Europe. Sign up<\/a> for free.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n