Virgin Voyages: Book a cruise for as few as 45K points per person

If you’ve had your eye on a Virgin Voyages cruise, you’re in luck: Virgin Red is currently offering the opportunity to book several cruises at a reduced rate using Virgin points. There are Caribbean, Mediterranean and transatlantic cruises on offer, starting at 115,000 points/cabin for two people.

There are currently 30% transfer bonuses to Virgin Atlantic (and thus, Virgin Red) via both Chase Ultimate Rewards (UR) and Amex Membership Rewards (MR), so a 5-night Caribbean cruise can be had for only 89K points from either of those programs, or 44,500 points per person.

The Deal

Limited time offer to book the following Virgin Voyages’ cruises using Virgin Red points (all pricing is all-inclusive per cabin for two people):

• Five-night Caribbean cruise departing from Miami – 115K points (dates available between 6/24 – 9/24)
• Seven-night Mediterranean cruise departing Athens – 160K points (dates available between 5/24 – 10/24)
• Fourteen-night transatlantic cruise between Barcelona and Miami – 280K points (October 27th departure only)
• Sixteen-night transatlantic cruise between Rome to Miami – 320K points (November 28th departure only)
• Stacks with 30% transfer bonuses from Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards.
• Must book by 6/15/24

Direct Link to Offer and Itineraries (must log-in to Virgin Red)

Key Terms

• This offer is exclusive to Virgin Red members and is applicable to new bookings only.

• Voyages are booked directly with Virgin Voyages and are subject to its terms and conditions. Bookings are subject to availability and confirmation of completion of booking process by Virgin Voyages.

• Flights and transfers are not included. All sailors (passengers) must make their own travel arrangements prior to and after the cruise.

• Purchase of sailings from Virgin Red are for Access Keys to book cabins. Access Keys will be issued within 72 hours of your points being redeemed. Reservations made with Access Keys are not eligible for Virgin Voyages’ Perks Program and do not count towards any future loyalty program credits. 

• Access Keys cannot be used in conjunction with any offer, discount or credits (including airfare and/or premium drinks credits). 

• All sailors (passengers) must be at least 18 (eighteen) years old.

• Cabins are Central Sea Terrace or The Sea Terrace on Scarlet Lady or Resilient Lady, and will be determined by Virgin Voyages according to availability. The price is per cabin (one or two persons). There is no single sailor supplement available. 

• Virgin Red recommends that bookings should be completed no later than five business days before the date of travel. 

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club vs. Virgin Red

Virgin offers two rewards programs.  One is the legacy Virgin Atlantic Flying Club program, and the other is the new Virgin Red program which offers awards far beyond flight awards.  Even though they have different names, it’s best to think of the two programs as one thing. By joining Virgin Red, you can link your Virgin Atlantic account and then all points will appear together in both programs. In other words, you’ll have equal access to all of your points regardless of whether you log into Virgin Red or Virgin Atlantic.

You can sign up for Virgin Red here.

Quick Thoughts

While I haven’t ever been on Virgin Voyages, they seem to get good reviews and are a step up from more common carriers like Carnival and Princess. All food, soft drinks, tips, group fitness classes, entertainment and Wi-Fi are included. All cruises are adults-only.

It’s worth noting that each Virgin member can book up to four cabins under these promotions, making it feasible for a larger group to travel together, provided that everyone is over 18 (Virgin Voyages cruises are adults-only). There is no single supplement, so the price is the same for one or two passengers.

In order to make this redemption, you’d need to have points in your Virgin account and then sign in to the Virgin Red app and hit “redeem” on the offer you want. Virgin Red will send you an access code that you use to book directly with Virgin Voyages.

Virgin Red is a transfer partner of Capital One, Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Rewards and Bilt Rewards. Suffice it to say that there’s a lot of ways to transfer in. If you already have a Flying Club account, you can link this to your Virgin Red account and the points totals for both will theoretically sync…although it doesn’t always seem to be a smooth process.

Overall, this looks like an attractive deal for those interested in trying out Virgin Voyages.

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