Please DO stop the music! Sir Richard Branson dad dances to Rihanna pop hit on table top as he toasts his new cruise ship Scarlet Lady

  • Sir Richard Branson danced on tables during a party to celebrate new cruise ship
  • The 68-year-old bounced between place settings at a shipyard in Genoa, Italy
  • It will set sail from Miami in 2020, followed by a sister ship a year later

This is the moment Sir Richard Branson enthusiastically danced on tables during a party to celebrate his new cruise ship.

Guests were left astonished as the 68-year-old bounced between place settings at a shipyard in Genoa, Italy.

The celebration came after he named his first Virgin Voyages ship Scarlet Lady - the same title bestowed on his first Virgin Atlantic planes. 

This is the moment Sir Richard Branson enthusiastically danced on tables during a party to celebrate his new cruise ship

This is the moment Sir Richard Branson enthusiastically danced on tables during a party to celebrate his new cruise ship

Guests were left astonished as the 68-year-old bounced between place settings at a shipyard in Genoa, Italy

Guests were left astonished as the 68-year-old bounced between place settings at a shipyard in Genoa, Italy

Sir Richard was captured in another unusual stunt when he smashed up a water bottle with a hammer.

This was to demonstrate that all single-use plastics are to be banned from his vessels.

'Nothing makes me prouder than seeing companies like Virgin Voyages striving to make a positive impact on the world we live in,' said Branson. 

'Business is a force for good and can and must be the catalyst for global change.'

The celebration came after he named his first Virgin Voyages ship Scarlet Lady - the same title bestowed on his first Virgin Atlantic planes

The celebration came after he named his first Virgin Voyages ship Scarlet Lady - the same title bestowed on his first Virgin Atlantic planes

Sir Richard was captured in another unusual stunt when he smashed up a water bottle with a hammer

Sir Richard was captured in another unusual stunt when he smashed up a water bottle with a hammer

Various well-being spaces on the ship were revealed including a spa, a gym and a tonic bar that will serve fresh-pressed juices.

The day also saw the first steel cut on his second ship, which is yet to be named. 

Scarlet Lady will set sail from Miami in 2020, followed by her sister ship a year later. 

A third in the fleet is planned for 2022. Each ship will carry more than 2,700 passengers and 1,500 crew on Caribbean itineraries.  

This was to demonstrate that all single-use plastics are to be banned from his vessels

This was to demonstrate that all single-use plastics are to be banned from his vessels

Scarlet Lady will set sail from Miami in 2020, followed by her sister ship a year later

Scarlet Lady will set sail from Miami in 2020, followed by her sister ship a year later

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