Only you can answer that question.
I'm not going to try and convince anyone to join Virgin. Judging by the number of applicants, the job sells itself. You've got 40 years of short haul command ahead of you - do you take the hit and get on a long haul seniority list now or leave it 10 years until the pay drop is even bigger and you're even further down the list?
By the way, a large proportion of us are ex-skippers from elsewhere.