Exclusive Tips for Virgin Cruise Discounts & Extras

Jul 29

Looking for something different than your normal cruise? I suggest you look at Virgin Voyages! Don’t know much about Virgin? You are in the right place. Here are my tips for booking Virgin Voyages. I have been on 4 Virgin Voyages in the past two years, and I have my fifth one booked.

My Next Virgin Voyage Certificate

Back in May, I took my sister on her first Virgin Cruise. We both absolutely loved it. While on the ship I took advantage of their MNVV (My Next Virgin Voyage) offer. I put down a $300 deposit. In return, I would get $300 discount on my next voyage. I would also get up to $600 onboard credit with the deposit I made while I was still on board the ship. To maximize the credit, I needed to lock in my next cruise within 60 days. If I hadn’t locked in a date within 60 days, I still would have gotten $300 onboard credit as long as I booked a cruise within 2 years.

Virgin means no kids

My oldest is 18, we started discussing his summer plans, and we realized we had time for a cruise. I immediately thought about us doing a Virgin Voyage. He was 18 so he was old enough, and I thought he would like the vibe more than that of traditional cruise lines. I looked at Virgin Voyages (affiliate link) and found an amazing cruise deal for us. Our cruise was $1746 total, but we received $300 off for having the MNVV. So our total for the cruise was less than $1500, and we got $600 onboard credit. This is a phenomenal deal for a virgin cruise where tip, wifi, and all specialty dining are included.

DEEP BLUE EXTRAS

Last year, when I booked my casino deal for Virgin, I applied for a status match with MSC Cruises. I have never been on MSC but had Caesar's Diamond (from my Wynhdam Business Earner card). So I status matched MSC by using my Caesars diamond. Then I set my MSC status to Virgin. This was all done via email and was very easy. Virgin told me I could not status match on a casino deal; however, when I booked this cruise, they gave me my status match, so not only did we get an amazing deal on the cruise, but we also got Deep Blue Extras. This includes:

Premium wifi

$100 bar tab (free)

2 free coffees a day

A party with live music and free sparkling wine, and sangria

Boarding at 1:30 ***

Although Virgin still has a status match program, they no longer matches MSC. However, if you have a status with any other cruise line, check into a status match. There are some fun extras. I know that premium wifi will make my 18-year-old very happy! You can submit your status match request here.

Points and miles to save on airfare and hotel

To complete the deal on this cruise, I booked my Southwest flights on points. The flight to Miami was less than 2,000 points. The flight back was less than 10,000 points. I was able to get my son a free ticket as my companion. We booked the Hyatt Regency in Miami for 9,000 points a night. My sister and I stayed at his hotel in May. We loved the extra-large room we had. It was within walking distance of restaurants and Whole Foods (where we bought wine to carry on board).

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