I have been at Virgin for 4 and a half years now. It can be anything you want basically. Some routes are more of a party time and sociable than others, but there are always crew that don't want to be a part of it. On some trips I go out, but others I have a nice dinner and a quiet drink with just a couple of crew.
Beware though, crew moral is very low at the moment, the pay is not the best, but the crew are not treated very well by the company. They don't really care about the crew at all, and the union is not the best either, so the conditions and way we are treated will not get any better!
I think Richard Branson said it all during the latest pay negotiations when all crew were sent a letter saying 'If you cannot afford to work for Virgin, go somewhere else'! That sums up what we are treated like!!!!
That saying it's a real shame because I really enjoy the job and most of the people I work with are lovely! It's just the company that's the problem! x