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Virgin Voyages won't be having a second season down under.

Next summer's sailings of the Resilient Lady are cancelled in New Zealand and Australia to avoid growing tensions in the Red Sea.

New Zealand Cruise Association CEO Jacqui Lloyd says they'll be monitoring this situation closely.

"We do have vessels that travel down from Alaska, they come from Asia, they might be based over in Australia for the winter period- so they're easy access to get into New Zealand. But we are watching those in the Med to see any challenges."

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Dubai approves a budget of a quarter of a trillion dirhams for the next three years. Daniel Richards, senior economist Emirates NBD crunched the numbers for us and gave us his key takeaways from the budget. Agthia Group Reports AED 3.27 Billion Net Revenue During The First Nine Months 2023 - we discussed the latest on those numbers with Alan Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Agthia Group. Plus, we were joined by Bayut and Dubizzle CEO Haider Ali Khan who updated us on their IPO plans, Chat GPT and property portal wars. Finally, Alex Zeitz, Director of Experience, International Port Ops, and Special Events from Virgin Voyages explained how Dubai Harbour has welcomed the iconic Resilient Lady from Virgin Voyages on its maiden call to the Arabian Gulf. 

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On today's episode, we talk about Jess' recent adults only cruise on Virgin Voyage's Scarlet Lady. We also do lots of catching up on some major Disney news!

Under the umbrella of “Our Meeting at the Crossroads” comes our 2nd Journey, “The Gents of the 3.5”. “Second time around”, trailing our last experience with “The Gents of the 3.5” (freshman run), The Video Mini Episode of the 3.5, and “After Talk” Sessions.

Shows  Designers and Co-Creator Bruno Diaz and Darren Lorenzo, along with Co Founder George Papas get together to bring you and Present our Sophomore Season, of “The Gents of the 3.5”. With host George Papas, Bruno Diaz and Darren Lorenzo.

This is a show about friends. Just guys shooting the breeze. Talking about any and everything. Men don’t just have locker room conversation, ladies. A day in the life of the squad, the fellas, dem boys, it’s just us people.

Webisode and Recapped Video Mini Episodes, Available on our Youtube page (Upward and Onward Productions LLC),  our Facebook page (Upward and Onward Productions) and our Twitter/Instagram page (@UpandOnProd).

Friends, how many of us have them? “We’re just a band of brothers, hanging out in good company. So don’t you dare try to judge us, negate on what you can’t hear or see”. We are just the 3.5 folks. Nothing more, nothing less, but damn sure worth it.

“To be a fly on the wall, at the barber shop or gym near the bathroom stall or when he’s on his way from hangin out or after work at the end of the day”. These are “The Gents of the 3.5”. Come join us for a casual conversation.

If you have any questions, inquires, or just things you’d like to add. Once again please reach out and  message us on Instagram @O.M.A.T.C, or @UpandOnProd and or Facebook @UpwardandOnwardProductions or @Our.Meeting.at.the.Crossroads (page or fb. group). We appreciate you, and hope you check us out.

“The Gents of the 3.5”
Podcast Show Founder - Upward and Onward Productions
Concept Co-Creators - Darren Lorenzo and Bruno Diaz
Host - Bruno Diaz, Darren Lorenzo and Clay Christopher 
Director/Theme Song - Darren Lorenzo
Sound Editor/Mixer - Bruno Diaz
Content Producers - Darren Lorenzo 

We are back folks……

Larry reminisces about getting his hair cut my his barber in his small town that he grew up in.  Chillicothe, Illinois.  

Hear the story of how Virgin Voyages was founded by Sir Richard Branson.
Sailing on Virgin is like staying in a resort hotel.  The experience is worth it. 

On today's episode we share about our upcoming trips that we have planned for the remainder of 2022 and also what we have planned for 2023. We are talk a bit about what other plans we'd like to do in 2023.

On today's episode, Jess shares all about her recent Virgin Voyages cruise, and we share some fun Disney news as well!

On today's episode we talk about Jess' upcoming Virgin Voyages cruise, and we give a little rundown on Epcot's Festival of the Arts!

Our first guest is Stacy Shaw, Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Virgin Voyages, a brand-new arm of the Virgin Group that has set sail on revolutionizing the cruise industry. Stacy comes to Virgin with years of experience in tourism and in this conversation, we cover everything from the creation of Virgin Voyages, to what led Stacy to Morgantown, and even advice to young alumni and fellow Mountaineers.