The fact that Virgin Voyages is working on reinventing the wheel for cruises makes them my cruise line of choice.  One of the things that made a huge difference to me is that when I took my very first cruise,

Let me wade into the Virgin Voyages discussion.  From the perspective of a fat, middle-aged gay black male solo sailor.   A lot of others have stepped into the discussion, both cruise regulars and non-cruise regulars. I fall into the latter