SOme travelers buy professional photos or fridge magnets to remember their cruise holiday But now there is another more permanent option: A Tatto,
Virgin journey Famous for being the only tattoo parlor in the sea, is called a squid ink with a studio in its four-strong fleet.
38-year-old Natalie Watson-Chandler of West Yorkshire, who received his sixth tattoo and decided to celebrate his first cruise with virgin trips-A wave surrounded by a wave with a starfish on the head during a round-a roundtrip sailing Portsmouth To La koruna, Bilbao And Bordeaux,
Natalie, who runs its own travel agency Wandering survives, There was both personal and professional inspiration to make a tattoo.
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He told Independent: “It is one of the unique sales points of virgin trips.
“The sailors are advertised as an adult playground and receive a tattoo that is fully.
“As soon as I came to know that there was a tattoo parlor on the board, I knew I would find one.”
Guests – or virgin trips as “sailors” call them – a basic tattoo requires $ 200 depositing or $ 250 for a custom, which leads to total cost.
It is usually more expensive than the cost of a tattoo on the land, which ranges from £ 250 and £ 400 for a small £ 50 for the medium -sized artwork.
But customers are buying in experience. Virgin trips typically do about 40 tattoos per week, but the slots fill fast, so it is best to book as soon as you start.
Natalie had already found an airplane tattoo during a visit to Las Vegas in April 2023, so that she could mark her love for the journey, so she knew that she wanted to get a nautical themed tattoo on the board. In addition, it was important for her to try experiences she can share with customers.
His tattoo is priced at $ 650 (£ 480).
Natalie said: “I wanted to be able to know what it was really on the ship and to use this knowledge to help me add this cruise line with the right passenger when I get a cruise inquiry. I wanted to be able to offer top tips to my customers so that they had the best experience and get the best from their journey.”
It can look scary and dangerous to obtain tattoos in the sea, but the virgin journey uses experienced tattoo artists.
Southampton’s tattoo artist Callie-Jo, is an impressive CV RihannaTherefore sailors may be confident.
“I was following his Instagram page, so I saw the quality of work,” Natalie said.
“I looked for inspiration on Pinterest, as I said, I knew that I wanted it to be a nautical themed, so I showed my onboard artist, cally-jo, picture and left the rest in his very competent hands.”
The studio would not actually work in the torned water and Natalie’s appointment was initially postponed in the last afternoon of sailing as Biscay’s Bay was very thick.
He said: “When I came to know that the shop was to be closed in the days before my tattoo, because my heart was drowned due to some sea.
“I knew that there was a good chance.
Natalie was with her day, knowing that the tattoo he was expecting could not happen. It was not until she was having dinner that she received a message through the Virgin Woys app which had reopened. She initially missed the new time slot but the studio later managed to fit her.
He described the experience as comfort, adding: “I had a big purthol and I was lucky enough to be on the bench where I could see the waves. Callie-which was very good and we also chat.
“The ship was still moving forward with the waves, but was not as much as it was.
“This is the most strange place that I have ever received a tattoo and I will never be able to say that when I had done it, I was in the sea, it’s very wild.”
The entire tattoo process took one hour and 45 minutes but Natalie said that time and money was worth it.
He said: “My partner was really impressed, he has two half sleeves and he admitted how much work was done to achieve such a wonderful expansion.
“I got a really good response, it was the last night of the cruise and the people I ran away were surprised; Some thought that I was brave, others a little crazy.
“I got a lot of positive comments and there were many others who showed tattoos, they were also on the ship. Everyone was really happy.”
To get a tattoo in the sea, its top tip is to ensure that you consider the day carefully. He said: “You cannot go to the spa after you have it and you should avoid hot tubs. At the same time, a contingency was built in terms of some sea like me. Perhaps all the world would be the best in the world a few days before the end of the cruise.”
So will she do it again? “Of course, who knows what I will get next time when I cruise with virgin trips – I can also let my customers decide.”
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