Golden-hour view over turquoise water from a ship deck lined with lounge chairs

Destination Journey · Ocean Cruise

BWELL Journey at Sea

Leading with Rest & Resilience

Dates: November 13–20, 2027
Location: Los Angeles → Mexican Riviera → Los Angeles
Setting: Virgin Voyages · Brilliant Lady

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A one-day BWell Journey for Black women ready to name the leadership that is already theirs, and lead from it with greater clarity, intention, and confidence.

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Arrive

The Journey, this time

Rest. Reflect. Reconnect. Continue. Seven days created for Black women ready to invest in themselves — personally and professionally.

November 13–20, 2027 aboard Virgin Voyages' Brilliant Lady, departing Los Angeles for the Mexican Riviera. Adults-only, with a private balcony accommodation as your own retreat.

BWELL leadership experiences take place on sea days and selected evenings. Port days belong to you — explore independently, book an excursion, visit the beach, or rest.

Rest is information. Self-awareness is a leadership practice. Resilience should not require self-abandonment.

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Your Journey experience

The rhythm of this Journey

Facilitated experiences, restoration and open time — in the order you will meet them.

Before you sail
Pre-Journey preparation
Travel checklist, welcome materials and a preparation session in My BWELL.
Day 1 · Arrive + connect
BWELL Welcome Experience
Board, settle in, and meet the women you are travelling with.
Sea day · Discover
Know Your Wiring
What self-awareness reveals about your burnout pattern — behavioral style, motivation and emotional intelligence, led by Davina Ware.
Throughout · Restore
Rest + Restoration Series
Yoga, sound healing and guided mindfulness with Cornelius Jones Jr. Movement without performance; restoration without having to earn it.
Port days · Explore + enjoy
Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta
Explore independently, book an excursion, visit the beach, or rest. Optional group excursions may be offered.
Anytime · Go deeper
Private 1:1 Breakthrough Coaching
Scheduled whenever suits you during the sailing, with Davina Ware. What pattern keeps following me? Where am I overextending? What do I actually want next?
Sea day · Go deeper
The Cost of Carrying It All
Leadership, burnout and the pattern of overfunctioning — the first arc of the CONTINUE™ Framework with Dr. Thenera Bailey: clarity, ownership, naming, truth.
Days 6–7 · Reflect + integrate
Return to Self: Choosing What You Will Continue
The second arc of the CONTINUE™ Framework — integrity, nurture, uncertainty, evolve. Not 'how do I go back?' but 'how do I want to return?'
Across the week · Connect
Welcome reception, curated dinners, sips + sunsets
Two curated group dinners, informal connection, new friendships — and unscheduled time on your own to enjoy.

A woman standing at the ship's rail at sunset, looking out over the open ocean

Reflect

Somewhere between the second workshop and the horizon, the noise drops and your own thinking gets loud enough to hear.

Brilliant Lady sailing into a golden sunset, her terraced stern decks lit from within

The setting

Brilliant Lady is how this week is made possible — not what it is about.

The setting, in pictures

The destination

Virgin Voyages · Brilliant Lady

Ocean Cruise

The destination

Seven nights round-trip from Los Angeles along the Mexican Riviera, aboard Virgin Voyages' newest adults-only ship, Brilliant Lady.

Three port days — Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta — with the rest of the week at sea, where the BWELL experiences are held.

Brilliant Lady

Virgin Voyages' newest ship · Adults-only · Departing Los Angeles.

Mexican Riviera

Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlán and Puerto Vallarta.

Sea days

Where the leadership experiences, restoration series and reflection sessions are held.

Adults-only

World-class dining, entertainment and spaces designed for adults.

Day-by-day Journey

When things happen on this sailing.

Day 1
Los Angeles
Board Brilliant Lady + BWELL Welcome Experience.
Day 2
At Sea
BWELL leadership experiences begin.
Day 3
Cabo San Lucas
Port day — yours to explore.
Day 4
Mazatlán
Port day — yours to explore.
Day 5
Puerto Vallarta
Port day — yours to explore.
Days 6–7
At Sea
Reflection + integration.
Day 8
Return to Los Angeles
Disembarkation.

Staying & travelling

Your accommodation

Both accommodation options include a private balcony, ocean views and the same elevated comfort — your choice is simply a matter of location on the ship.

One cabin, one price, one or two guests, maximum double occupancy. Bring a friend, sister, family member, partner or colleague, or come alone and make the space entirely your own.

Accommodation: Sea Terrace or Central Sea Terrace
Balcony: Private balcony and ocean views included
Occupancy: 1 or 2 guests · maximum 2 guests per cabin
Embarkation: Los Angeles, November 13, 2027

Meet your facilitators

Who is leading this offering

Dr. Thenera Bailey

Leadership Architect & Organizational Strategist

The SISGI Group

Creator of BWELL and the CONTINUE™ Framework, Dr. Bailey works with leaders on the patterns underneath burnout — what they carry, what they have normalized, and what they choose to continue.

Davina Ware

Leadership & Talent Strategist

Davina leads Know Your Wiring and the private 1:1 Breakthrough Coaching sessions, working with behavioral style, motivation and emotional intelligence.

Cornelius Jones Jr.

Wellness Facilitator

Cornelius leads the Rest + Restoration Series — yoga, sound healing and mindfulness offered as practice rather than performance.

One Journey. So much included.

Your Voyage

Sea Terrace or Central Sea Terrace cabin with private balcony
Wi-Fi · dining · entertainment
Essential drinks · $100 bar tab
Group fitness · Virgin Voyages amenities

Your Development

Know Your Wiring leadership experience
Private 1:1 Breakthrough Coaching
The Cost of Carrying It All
CONTINUE™ Framework · Return-to-Self Plan

Your Restoration

Small-group yoga
Sound healing
Mindfulness practices
Intentional restorative experiences

Your Reconnection

Welcome reception
Two curated group dinners
Informal connection + optional excursions
Port days yours to explore freely

Not included

Airfare and travel to and from Los Angeles
Pre- or post-Journey hotel nights
Shore excursions, unless offered as an optional group experience
Spa treatments and premium dining or drinks beyond the included amenities
Travel insurance, gratuities and personal expenses

Your investment

Two experiences, one investment

Your rate covers the BWELL learning experience and the destination experience together — not a room with a programme attached.

The BWELL Learning Experience

Your Development: Know Your Wiring leadership experience · Private 1:1 Breakthrough Coaching · The Cost of Carrying It All · CONTINUE™ Framework · Return-to-Self Plan
Your Restoration: Small-group yoga · Sound healing · Mindfulness practices · Intentional restorative experiences
Your Reconnection: Welcome reception · Two curated group dinners · Informal connection + optional excursions · Port days yours to explore freely

The Ocean Cruise Experience

Your Voyage: Sea Terrace or Central Sea Terrace cabin with private balcony · Wi-Fi · dining · entertainment · Essential drinks · $100 bar tab · Group fitness · Virgin Voyages amenities

Reserve your place

Your investment

Rates are per cabin, not per traveler, whether one or two guests sail. $500 reserves your cabin; the balance is paid flexibly through June 30, 2027.

Your applicable cabin rate is locked permanently only once the $500 deposit successfully completes.

What your investment includes

Seven nights of accommodation with a private balcony for one or two guests
The full BWELL leadership arc, restoration series and group experiences
A private 1:1 Breakthrough Coaching session
Your Return-to-Self Plan and BWELL Journey materials
Included Virgin Voyages amenities as listed

Travel partner

Virgin Voyages

BWELL is authorized to sell Virgin Voyages travel. For this Journey, your reservation and payments are handled directly by BWELL.

Before you go

Preparation and participant needs

Preparation

A pre-Journey preparation session and travel checklist arrive in My BWELL after you reserve.
A valid passport is recommended for this itinerary; documentation guidance is provided well before sailing.
Travel to and from Los Angeles is arranged by you — we share timing guidance for embarkation day.

Accessibility & needs

Tell us about accessibility needs, dietary requirements or mobility considerations during registration and we will work with you and the ship.
Programming is spacious by design. Nothing in the week requires you to attend everything.

Important notes

Adults-only sailing. Maximum occupancy is two guests per cabin.
Final cabin rate beginning April 1, 2027 is subject to availability.
Itinerary and ports are set by the cruise operator and may change.

Other dates

More of BWELL Journey at Sea

This is the only date currently open for BWELL Journey at Sea. New dates are announced on the Journey page first.

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Questions

Frequently asked

Why would I join BWELL Journey at Sea instead of simply booking this cruise myself?: Because the cruise is the setting, not the Journey. You could book the sailing. You could not book the facilitated leadership arc — Know Your Wiring, The Cost of Carrying It All, and Return to Self — a private 1:1 Breakthrough Coaching session, the Rest + Restoration Series, curated group experiences with women doing the same work, and a Return-to-Self Plan you leave holding. The week is curated so your rest and your development stop competing.
Is the price per person or per cabin?: Per cabin. One cabin holds a maximum of two guests, and the cabin price is the same whether you sail alone or with a companion.
What is the deposit?: $500 per cabin. Your cabin is reserved and your cabin rate is locked only once that deposit successfully completes — starting a registration does not hold a cabin.
How do payments work after the deposit?: Flexibly. Pay a suggested amount, a custom amount, or your full remaining balance whenever you like, as long as the balance is settled by June 30, 2027.
Is there a single-occupancy price?: A single-occupancy rate has not been set. The cabin price applies whether one or two guests sail; if a single rate is introduced, it will be published here.
When does the price increase?: $3,000 per cabin through December 31, 2026. $3,200 per cabin from January 1 through March 31, 2027. $3,400 per cabin beginning April 1, 2027. The rate that applies when your $500 deposit completes is the rate you keep.
Do I have to attend everything?: No. There is no packed agenda and no expectation to attend something every hour. Port days belong entirely to you, and BWELL experiences are held on sea days and selected evenings.
Can I bring someone who is not doing the BWELL programming?: Yes. Your cabin accommodates up to two guests at the same cabin rate. BWELL programming is included for both guests, and it is entirely fine for a companion to enjoy the sailing instead.

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