Virgin cruises

For Sir Richard Branson, life is one big adventure. His latest adventure is Virgin Voyages, which next Summer will cruise Australia and we were on board for ...

"And then I didn't have the money to do it, so it was under 40-year-olds, under 50-year-olds, under 60-year-olds. "I certainly have no wish to slow down. "It's been an abject failure for 70 years. I had to ask Branson. "After COVID there's a lot of work to be done with the companies that got through COVID, that are saddled with lots of debt and they need to get back on their feet." "Most of my time these days is spent on using the fact that I can pick up the phone to anybody in the world and get through," Branson said. "So, on trying to tackle some issues that I feel strongly about and people around me feel strongly about - the war on drugs. "The only thing that's holding me back is the fact that you can't go swimming for a week or two after you've had a tattoo and that seems a bit strange to be on a cruise ship and then have a tattoo and not be able to go swimming. "I mean my trip to space was definitely the most incredible 24 hours of my life and getting that sort of feedback from people who've been on a Virgin Voyage, they seem to indicate that it's been an experience of a lifetime for them." "They've set up a petition and what I had to gently tell them was, when they are 18 I would promise to take them on the cruise myself and they'll have a good time," Branson said. "Are you inspired to get a tattoo?" "I love Australia and Australia seems to get on OK with me and I'm really looking forward to coming and breaking a bottle of champagne over it," Branson told A Current Affair.