 The word 'cruise' usually conjures up garish interiors, dated shows and a clientele of a certain age. But ships are revamping their style to attract a younger, tech-savvy crowd. Enter Instagrammer Lauren Crowe, who knows a thing or two about travel and style, and has nearly 200,000 followers. She's convinced cruises are Instagrammable now, so we got the lowdown on her latest trip. Since her Virgin Voyages cruise on The Resilient Lady with her boyfriend Grant, she reckons you should pack a bunch of outfits, upgrade your phone and get snapping for the 'gram. Have you have been on any cruises before? The first one I did, I don't think you could call it a cruise. It was one of those boat festival things, nothing compared to Virgin Voyages. This time we started in Athens then went to Santorini, Rhodes, Bodrum in Turkey, then Mykonos for two days. Mykonos is a really good stop for them to do for two days because it means you can go out. And they dock so close to the island, you can go back and forth and not feel like it's a long slog. Docking close to the islands it's easy to see the sights (Picture: Lauren Crowe) How does it work getting on and off the boat? Win a seven-day cruise around the Mediterranean with Virgin Voyages You could win a glorious trip to the Med for two with Virgin Voyages. Our lucky winner will be sailing around the Mediterranean on a superyacht-inspired ship with five-star food whenever you want it, top-drawer entertainment on tap, exercise classes, pool, hot tubs, the works… all thrown in as part of the package. With two packages to choose between, you can opt for French Daze And Ibiza Nights, where you get to mix stop-offs to the beautiful beaches of the south of France and Ibiza and sample some of the party island's famous nightlife. Sail away into the sunset on a luxurious cruise around the Mediterranean (Picture: Alberto Oviedo) Or you can take){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
The word ‘cruise’ usually conjures up garish interiors, dated shows and a clientele of a certain age. But ships are revamping their style to attract a younger, tech-savvy crowd.
Enter Instagrammer Lauren Crowe, who knows a thing or two about travel and style, and has nearly 200,000 followers. She’s convinced cruises are Instagrammable now, so we got the lowdown on her latest trip.
Since her Virgin Voyages cruise on The Resilient Lady with her boyfriend Grant, she reckons you should pack a bunch of outfits, upgrade your phone and get snapping for the ‘gram.
The first one I did, I don’t think you could call it a cruise. It was one of those boat festival things, nothing compared to Virgin Voyages.