{"id":101988,"date":"2026-10-18T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/?p=101988"},"modified":"2026-10-18T16:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T16:10:02","slug":"united-cruises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/news\/united-mileageplus\/united-cruises\/","title":{"rendered":"United Cruises Offers up to 10X Miles \u2014 Earn up to 60,000 MileagePlus Miles"},"content":{"rendered":"

United Cruises just relaunched its bonus points promotion, offering United Airlines credit cardholders up to 10X miles per dollar when booking by October 31, 2026<\/strong>. This means cardholders can earn up to 60,000 bonus miles, plus other benefits from individual cruise lines. If you are not a United credit card member<\/a>, you can still earn up to 6X miles on cruises as long as you are a MileagePlus member.<\/p>\n

MileagePlus members can take advantage of generous bonus opportunities, including extra miles and onboard perks, when booking through United Cruises. Some top benefits are reserved for United cardholders<\/a> and MileagePlus Premier status members.<\/p>\n

Here are the details of this United Cruises promotion and how to maximize your earnings when you book a cruise.<\/p>\n

What Is United Cruises?<\/span><\/h2>\n

United Cruises is one of many airline and hotel loyalty platforms that let you earn reward miles on cruises. These platforms are generally powered by World Travel Holdings, which offers cruises from 30 cruise providers, including all the major lines. And sometimes, you can score a great deal on these bookings<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Remember that using any third-party booking platform has pros and cons. In this case, a pro of using United Cruises is earning bonus miles on your cruises.<\/p>\n

Current United Cruises Offers<\/span><\/h2>\n

United credit cardholders:\u00a0Earn up to 10X MileagePlus miles per dollar<\/span><\/h3>\n

United Cruises has brought back a familiar promotion to earn up to 60,000 bonus miles on cruises. Through October 31, 2026<\/strong>, United credit card members<\/a>\u00a0will receive 10X miles per dollar (instead of 7X) when booking a balcony or suite on eligible cruises. Eligible departures are through December 31, 2028<\/strong>. With this promotion, the maximum number of miles members can earn on a single cruise jumps to 60,000 miles.<\/p>\n

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In addition to earning up to 60,000 bonus miles, you can earn additional rewards or claim savings with each cruise line. For instance, MSC Cruises has a flash sale\u00a0that saves up to 78% on cruises, and\u00a0Virgin Voyages<\/a> offers<\/span> up to $200 in ongoing spending through October 31.<\/p>\n

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United\u2120 Explorer Card<\/div>\n
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