Longer. Slower. More time to do what you love. Welcome aboard The Encore Voyage Crochet Cruise with The Crochet Crowd. Spend 10 unforgettable nights sailing the spectacular Eastern Caribbean aboard Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady, where every day brings another beautiful destination, another amazing meal, another stitch, and another reason to smile.
Five amazing destination stops along the way to discover. See the packaged itinerary below.
Already joined us on the 4-Night Weekend Escape Crochet Cruise? Don't unpack. Stay right on board as the adventure continues! While others head home, you'll keep cruising with more workshops, more stitch sessions, more laughter, more sea days, and even more time to enjoy the friendships you've made.
The first cruise starts the memories. The Encore Voyage lets you keep living them.
Dates & Set Sail - Brilliant Lady
- Monday, February 22 - Departing Miami
- Tuesday, February 23 - Sea Day (workshops)
- Wednesday, February 24 - Sea Day (workshops)
- Thursday, February 25 - St Maarten
- Friday, February 26 - Tortola
- Saturday, February 27 - St Kitts
- Sunday, February 28 - Antigua
- Monday, March 1 - Sea Day (Workshops)
- Tuesday, March 2 - Sea Day (workshops)
- Wednesday, March 3 - Beach Club in Bimini (private island)
- Thursday, March 4 - Miami
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Pricing is in Canadian dollars. As of July 19th, 2027, sea terrance is $4936 CDN = $3511.73 USD. For Americans, your credit card will automatically convert to USD when you book.
Currency rates change daily, but the USD is usually much stronger than the CDN dollar.
Contact Our Agent(s)
Expedia Cruises
- 1-800-522-0866
- Joanne O'Brien (lead agent) - Ext 155
- Jodi Turkstra (administration) - Ext 134
- Email: TheCrochetCrowd@expediacruises.com
Payment plans are available.
Rock Star Suites are available only upon request and are subject to onboard inventory availability.
Our programming will be mixed in among the fun activities already planned on the ship. A more detailed itinerary will be provided closer to the cruise date.
What Do You Get
- 🧶 A Ship Full of Instant Crochet Friends from the moment you step aboard.
- 🎓 Exclusive Crochet Workshops with Mikey.
- ☕ Fun Stitch Socials throughout the voyage where conversations and friendships naturally grow.
- 🎉 Exclusive Group-Themed Parties with optional costumes and themed attire. Join the fun your way! This cruise includes a Mrs Roper Stitch Out event just for our party.
- 👕 An Exclusive Event T-Shirt you'll be proud to wear.
- 👜 A Commemorative Crochet Cruise Project Bag to carry your adventure home.
- 🧵 Yarn for Your Featured Workshop Project, ready when you are.
- 📖 A Full-Colour Workshop Booklet to inspire you long after the cruise.
- 🏷️ A Personalized Keepsake Lanyard with your name, making it easy for everyone to greet you by name and helping new friendships begin from day one.
Pre-Cruise Hotel
We will have a pre-cruise hotel arranged for guests who need a room a day or two before departure. This is not worked into the price, as some guests prefer to drive to the cruise terminal. Joanne will have a booking open for this when ready to get one of the rooms we have.
- This is boat week when we are there. They can assist you with booking a hotel. We have limited space in the hotel.
- Once you get to the hotel, ask them to book a shuttle for you to the cruise terminal. This is an extra fee, and/or just grab a taxi and go on your own.
The Encourage Voyage Crochet Cruise - 4 Nights Themed Parties
- VHS Simmons & Headbands 80's Workout - Bring crochet items that would glow in the dark.
- Pyjama Party - Bring your PJs and sleep-related items for an evening of fun. Maybe a crochet mask to wear like a headband, fuzzy slippers...
- Mrs. Roper Romp Stitch Out - A Crochet Crowd Exclusive Mocktails and Cocktails. Bring your yarn and a fun... Dress like Mrs. Roper in your best Moo Moo, red wig and oversized costume jewellery and of course, your crochet. What can you crochet that resembles Mrs. Roper?
- 80's Party - Bring 80's outfits for 80's night on board. Think crochet, and add ready-made gear to boost it.
- Scarlet Party - Bring red and go over the top as the ship turns red to celebrate life.
- Y2K Party - Dress up as the 90s turn into the 2000's new year's on board.
Crochet Events
- Crochet Odyssey Cruise Europe 2026
- VIP Notice for Review & Sign-Ups for The Crochet Cruises
- 4-Night Weekend Escape Crochet Cruise
- What Are The Crochet Crowd's Cruises & Retreats?
Working with The Ship
For these two cruises, we are adjusting our programming to better align with the ship's operations. Use what the vessel is already doing and integrate our program into it.
NEW - You will not be assigned a dining room to eat with the mega party. Instead, you will have a free choice of most of the restaurants on board the vessel. This allows people to meet new friends and have dinner together if they choose. Restaurants on board offer a variety of food styles. You decide.
NEW - We will not have assigned spaces on the ship in the evenings, as the entire ship goes into entertainment mode. However, this means you can grab a lounge or something with your new friends, whip out your crochet, go to a show or party, and kick your cruise into gear by enjoying your vacation however you want.
NEW - Basic beverages, such as soda, water, drip coffee, juice, and tea, are included. Virgin Cruise Lines doesn't offer all-inclusive alcohol-based beverage programs like those on other ships. You will find the alcohol is cheaper than on other cruise lines, and you are not charged extra for drinks you may not consume.
They have a Bar Tab Program where you can place money ahead of time for your alcoholic beverages, and if you hit the minimums, they offer deals. You cannot purchase a Bar Tab once on board, and drinks will be charged to your room. For our Sea Terrance Sailors (aka Balcony), your cabin will receive an automatic $50 bar tab, split among the guests on board.
NEW - We opted for a ship with solo cabins (available only if the cabin is not already booked). This means that as long as availability allows, you will not incur a single supplement fee for taking a cabin designed for two people.
KNOWN - Most of our group is taking balcony cabins, but we have interior cabins reserved for our party for those who want a cheaper option.
Continuing: Non-crocheters will receive a discount, as they won't need course materials or use the workshop space when crocheters are present. This means family and friends can travel. They will get lanyards, name badges and shirts to be part of our group.
Budget-Minded
We do not include airfare, parking or pre-cruise hotel with our events, as not everyone needs these options. However, our agent can arrange all of this for you from your home airport to the cruise terminal and back.
Many cruisers drive in, and others may just be dropped off at the cruise terminal. There's no point in upcharging guests to cover unnecessary expenses.
This is an event we are producing, hosted by us at The Crochet Crowd, and we have expenses to cover for the use of private spaces, entertainment, and more.
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