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Virgin Voyages is offering an interesting status match offer through the end of 2024. Virgin Voyages Sailing Club members can book a cruise by December 31, 2024, and then status match from another cruise loyalty program — or Virgin Atlantic Flying Club itself.
Here are the details of this offer, how to request your match, and which voyages are eligible.
Virgin Cruise Status Match Promotion
Virgin Voyages occasionally offers a status match opportunity. Earlier this year, members had a brief opportunity to status match from several airline and hotel loyalty programs.
Now, members can match an existing elite status with another cruise loyalty program or Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Specifically, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold status is valid for this status match. Presumably, this means you can status match to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold status and then use that status to gain Blue Extras status with Virgin Voyages.
After status matching, Virgin Voyages Sailing Club members will receive Blue Extras perks with their booked cruise. Members normally unlock Blue Extras status on their third voyage. So this offer is the most helpful for travelers taking their first or second Virgin Voyages cruise.
This offer is only valid on new cruise bookings. Although previous status match offers required booking the lock-it-in rate, the new offer does not clarify what rates are eligible.
Members should be able to combine this promotion with other existing offers to book a cruise by December 14 for as little as 140,000 points or as little as $79 per person per night.
Eligible Virgin Voyages cruises
To qualify for this Virgin Voyages status match, travelers must book an eligible Caribbean or transatlantic cruise by December 31, 2024.
For reference, the following list is every Virgin Voyages cruise departing by the end of the year. The promotion does not state if any of these are excluded.
- Transatlantic Tricks & Treats – October 27 for 14 nights
- Caribbean Breeze & Haunted Seas – October 30 for 4 nights
- Barcelona to Civitavecchia – November 3 for 11 nights
- Mayan Sol – November 3 for 5 nights
- Dominican Daze – November 8, November 22, and December 15 for 5 nights
- Costa Maya & Cozumel Charm – November 10 for 5 nights
- Fire & Sunset Soirees – November 13, November 27, and December 26 for 4 nights
- Grand Turk, Puerto Plata & Bimini – November 15 for 6 nights
- Riviera Maya – November 17 and December 1 for 5 nights
- The Virgin Voyages Weekend w/Sam Feldt – November 23 for 2 nights
- From Rome to Miami – November 28 for 16 nights
- One-Way San Juan Sojourn – November 30 for 6 nights
- Dominican Daze: Holiday Edition – December 6 for 5 nights
- San Juan to St. Lucia: Holiday Edition – December 6 for 8 nights
- Fire & Sunset Soirees: Holiday Edition – December 11 for 4 nights
- Eastern Caribbean Antilles – December 14 for 8 nights
- Saint (Isles) & Seas of the Caribbean – December 14 for 7 nights
- Valiant Caribbean Holidays – December 20 for 6 nights
- Resilient Caribbean Holidays – December 21 for 7 nights
- Scarlet Caribbean Holidays – December 22 for 6 nights
- Resilient New Year's Ahoy – December 28 for 7 nights
- Scarlet New Year's Ahoy – December 28 for 8 nights
- Valiant New Year's Ahoy – December 30 for 4 nights
Eligible cruise loyalty program elite statuses
You can status match from any elite status tier (not general membership status) from the following cruise and Virgin programs:
How to file your Voyage Cruises status match
To claim your Blue Extras perks starting on your first cruise, fill out this form after booking your cruise and before midnight on December 31, 2024. You must only submit your name, email address, booking reference for your purchased cruise, current loyalty program name and tier, and proof of loyalty status.
Key terms
- Book a select Virgin Voyages cruise by December 31, 2024.
- Submit your status match application at least 7 days before departure.
- Receive Blue Extras perks on your voyage.
- It's unclear if you will enjoy Blue Extras perks on subsequent voyages. However, it only takes two completed Virgin Voyages cruises to get Blue Extras perks anyway.
- New members will also get all Sailing Club membership benefits, normally only received after their first voyage.
- This offer is not valid for members booking various reduced rates or free fares. See the terms and conditions for the full list of excluded fares.
Perks of Virgin Voyages Blue Extra
Blue Extras perks are normally awarded after completing two voyages with Virgin Cruises and apply to the third and fourth voyages before you earn Deep Blue Extras on your fifth voyage.
On top of what you get from being a Sailing Club member, Blue Extras perks include a free cup of specialty coffee per day, an exclusive cocktail event, one free bag of laundry, and dedicated Sailor Services support.
Our Take
This is an excellent chance to book a Virgin Voyages cruise with upgraded perks. Cruise status-match opportunities don't come around too often; this is only the second offer we've seen this year.
The real caveat here is that you must have elite status with another cruise program or the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. But, the last time we checked, you could match from one of 12 airlines to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Gold status and then apply that for this promotion.
Getting a free cup of specialty coffee, laundry, and access to the cocktail event are nice perks to receive on what might be your first Virgin Voyage. Just note that you shouldn't wait until your departure to submit your request. All status match requests must be submitted at least seven days before departure.
What do you think of this promotion? Will you book a Virgin cruise by December 31 and status match to get the Blue Extras status match?
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