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If you didn't know, you can redeem your Virgin Points for more than just award flights. You can also redeem points through Virgin Voyages. Years ago, Virgin Voyages offered a few select cruises for under 100k points. Now, Virgin is offering a significantly wider range of cruise options, although cruises pricing under 100k points are no longer available.
As of November 2025, Virgin Voyages cruises start at 165,000 points for an all-inclusive sailing. You can also spend considerably more points, such as a once-in-a-lifetime UK and Iceland cruise during the 2026 eclipse.
Don't have Virgin Points already? Don't worry. They are some of the easiest points to accumulate in the world of points and miles. Here's how to use your Virgin Points to book a cruise, and whether it's a good idea.
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Book Virgin Voyages Using Virgin Points
Virgin Voyages now offers dozens of sailings bookable with Virgin Points, with prices ranging from just 165,000 Points up to a whopping 1.84 million Virgin Points per cabin. Departures run through November 2027, though availability is limited.
Pricing is per cabin and covers up to two guests. Unlike some cruise lines, solo sailors don’t get a reduced rate except with the occasional promotion. Every Virgin Voyages sailing is adults-only and all-inclusive. This means your booking covers food, soft drinks, tips, group fitness classes, entertainment, Wi-Fi, and more. Even the $150–$200 in port taxes and fees are included.
There’s no set deadline to book, but availability is first-come, first-served.
To redeem points for a cruise, sign in to Virgin Red and select your preferred voyage. After making a purchase, you will receive an access code within three days that you can use to book your cruise directly with Virgin Voyages.
On average, AwardWallet users have redeemed Virgin Points for a whopping 3.63¢ each for flights. Thus, redeeming 200,000 points for a cruise means you're spending points that could be redeemed for more than $6,000 worth of flights.
Also, take into consideration that you can book the same cruises with Delta Cruises or other cruise booking portals (including Virgin Voyages) for as low as $596.
Available Virgin Voyages cruises
These are some of the cheapest Virgin Voyages cruises available to book using Virgin points:
| Cruise | Starting price |
|---|---|
| 4-night cruise, Fire and Sunset Soirées | 165k points |
| 5-night cruise, Riviera Maya | 190k points |
| 5-night cruise, Dominican Daze | 210k points |
| 9-night cruise, Tortola, Charleston, Newport & More | 210k points |
| 5-night cruise, Miami, Grand Turk (& back) | 210k points |
| 7-night cruise, Eastern Caribbean & Bimini Beach Club | 230k points |
| 8-night cruise, Nicky Jam x Virgin Voyages | 240k points |
| 7-night cruise, Cayman Coves & Jamaican Waterfalls | 250k points |
| 7-night cruise, San Juan Sunrises & Dominican Dreams | 255k points |
| 7-night cruise, Sunny Miles of Tropical Isles | 265k points |
| 7-night cruise, Antigua, Martinique, Barbados & More | 275k points |
Virgin Voyages also has once-in-a-lifetime cruises you can book with points, but you're likely better off booking with cash than burning seven-digits worth of Virgin points:
- 15-night cruise, Exclipse in the Land of Fire and Ice for 1,840,000 points
- 17-night cruise, Picturesque Panama Canal Collective for 1,430,000 points
- 12-night cruise, Total Eclipse of the Mediterranean for 1,320,000 points
- 12-night cruise, Inside Passage, Alaska & Canadian Coasts for 1,290,000 points
It's worth reiterating that availability changes constantly. If one of these offerings piques your interest, act fast before it sells out.
In the past, these same cruises were available for under 100,000 points. It's unclear whether we'll ever see those lower rates again. At least the cruises have dropped from the 280,000 points minimum we saw over the summer.
Terms and conditions
- Valid on new bookings only.
- Cruise packages do not include flights and transfers. It's a good idea to get your cruise confirmation before booking your flights.
- It's suggested that you book your cruise at least five days before travel.
- As these are adult-only cruises, all passengers must be at least 18 years old.
- You'll be booking into a Central Sea Terrace cabin (or The Sea Terrace, depending on availability)
- Purchased “Access Keys” cannot be used in conjunction with any offer, discount, or credit.
- The price is per cabin (one or two persons). There is no single sailor supplement charge.
- Once the access key has been redeemed, no refunds or changes are permitted.
- These promotions are exclusive to Virgin Red members — but it's free to join.
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How to Earn the Virgin Points Necessary to Book a Cruise
Travelers have plenty of ways to collect Virgin Points. However, the easiest way for most readers to accumulate Virgin Points is to transfer points from one of the following rewards programs:
Most of these partnerships are directly with Virgin Atlantic Flying Club instead of Virgin Red. To use Flying Club points to book Virgin Voyages cruises, you must first link your Flying Club account to Virgin Red.
If you happen to need more Virgin Points, here are some additional ways you could earn them:
- Buy Virgin Points when there's a sale or a discount.
- Apply for the Virgin Red Rewards Mastercard® and earn its welcome bonus.
- Credit Virgin Atlantic and SkyTeam partner flights to Flying Club.
- Shop through the Shops Away shopping portal.
- Earn bonus points on stays at any Virgin Hotel property in Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas, Edinburgh, and more.
Our Take
For the past few years, Virgin Voyages has offered cruises for Virgin Red members to book with points. Sadly, the days of an 80k-point cruise appear to be gone. The cost in points for cruises fluctuates regularly. Just this year, the same cruise has ranged from a mere 149k points to 280k points.
You can even find cruises for well over a million points. In such cases, you may want to put your Virgin Points to better use and book cruises with cash instead. That's also an option for the cheaper cruises, depending on how you value your points..
Virgin Points are incredibly easy to earn. If the dates for available cruises are ones you can make work (and there's still availability), you have the option of booking with Virgin Points. Here's the complete list of departures.
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