MSC operates the Voyagers Club<\/a> loyalty program, which is unique in the cruising world because it's largely revenue-based. While Carnival is set to launch its new revenue-based program in 2026<\/a>, most other cruise lines reward loyalty based on the number of nights that you sail with them.<\/p>\n With MSC, you'll earn points based on a combination of length of sailing, cabin class, and price of prepaid services for your cruise. There are also opportunities to earn bonus points, such as double points for booking 12 months or more in advance.<\/p>\n The MSC Voyagers Club program has six membership tiers: Welcome, Blue, Classic, Silver, Gold, Diamond, and Blue Diamond.<\/p>\n Here are the point requirements and benefits of each tier:<\/p>\n As you can see, the benefits get better the higher you climb in the program. The best part about this status match opportunity is that the brand allows you to match up to the Diamond level, with a surprisingly flexible system. Let's dig into how it works in practice.<\/p>\n MSC has launched a website<\/a> to make status matching easier. You'll want to head there first to apply. There, you'll find a form to enter personal information as well as your loyalty program information from the matching program. MSC requires a screenshot from your current loyalty account or loyalty card to confirm the match.<\/p>\n Depending on the program and your level of status, you'll be able to match all the way up to Diamond status in MSC's Voyagers program.<\/p>\n MSC provides a chart<\/a> that matches its respective status levels, with 55 programs eligible for matching.<\/p>\n You'll find expected brands on the list, such as MSC's cruise line competition. These programs, like Royal Caribbean's Crown and Anchor Society, only match Diamond with the top tiers of its programs, which can be quite hard to earn. For example, Royal Caribbean's top-tier Pinnacle status requires 700 cruise points, which can take almost two years at sea!<\/p>\n Thankfully, as we look down the list of program options, hotel and airline loyalty programs are also eligible.<\/p>\n If you hold Hilton Diamond<\/a> status through the Hilton Honors American Express Aspire Card<\/a>, just for holding the card, you'll be eligible to match to MSC Diamond. Or, if you've earned World of Hyatt's Globalist<\/a> status, you'll also be eligible to match to Diamond.<\/p>\n However, the chart is illogical in some places. For example, MSC still allows status matches from Starwood Preferred Guest — a program long gone. Additionally, MSC only matches Marriott Bonvoy<\/a> Platinum, Titanium, and Ambassador to Gold — not Diamond. Same with Wyndham's Diamond status. If you hold multiple statuses across programs, make sure your matching program allows you to match to the highest possible status.<\/p>\n Here's a full list of brands that qualify for the status match:<\/p>\n Unlike most other cruise loyalty programs, MSC's status is not for life. However, extending your status isn't hard. You'll simply need to sail once every three years to keep your status active.<\/p>\n That should be doable for a frequent cruiser, but for a family that cruises sporadically, it could be a hindrance.<\/p>\n MSC's status match program is a great option for those looking to try a new brand of cruise line. The program is even attractive to those who have never taken a cruise, since MSC will match hotel and certain airline status. Still, the program's logic for matching status to certain programs over others is … puzzling. Hopefully, the status match program will expand to feature more programs in the future.<\/p>\n Page Contents<\/p> MSC Cruises offers a status match into its Voyager Club, matching cruise programs, hotel programs, some Asian airlines, and even an OTA or two. Depending on your program, you can match all the way up to Diamond, MSC’s second-highest tier, which offers great perks like a complimentary bottle of prosecco, cruise discounts, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":118413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":null,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"default","_threads_share_type":"default","_google_business_share_type":"default","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[12068],"tags":[12622],"coauthors":[36469],"class_list":["post-252449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-award-programs","tag-elite-status"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/97"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252449"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263053,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252449\/revisions\/263053"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252449"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=252449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"MSC](\"https:\/\/awardwallet.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_1678-scaled.jpeg\")
MSC status tiers and perks<\/span><\/h3>\n
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How to Status Match to MSC's Voyagers Club<\/span><\/h2>\n
Which loyalty programs can you match from?<\/span><\/h3>\n
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How to Keep Your Status With MSC Status<\/span><\/h2>\n
Bottom Line<\/span><\/h2>\n