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Virgin Voyages Sailing Club: Benefits Extended Through 2026

Virgin Voyages confirms existing Sailing Club loyalty benefits will continue through 2026, with a new tier and updated program details expected to be revealed later.

Virgin Voyages Sailing Club: Benefits Extended Through 2026
Virgin Voyages Sailing Club: Benefits Extended Through 2026 © Photo by Virgin Voyages

Virgin Voyages has confirmed that its current loyalty program, known as the Sailing Club, will continue to provide benefits through the end of 2026. This news offers some welcome clarity for those wondering about the future of loyalty perks as the brand moves into its next phase.

Current Loyalty Tiers Continue

The existing loyalty structure will remain in place, including the Deep Blue Extras and Blue Extras benefit levels. While the finer details are still being finalized, Virgin Voyages has indicated that these tiers will continue to deliver familiar perks for those sailing over the next year and a half. Check out our guide to the Sailing Club for more information.

  • Deep Blue Extras currently includes premium benefits such as a $100 Bar Tab and Premium Wi-Fi access as well as other perks.
  • Blue Extras offers perks like a bag of laundry and coffee credit as well as other perks.

It’s unclear if any changes will be made to Deep Blue Extras and Blue Extras. However, the program is expected to largely remain the same through the confirmed extension period.

Deep Blue Extras part of the Virgin Voyages Sailing Club
Deep Blue Extras part of the Virgin Voyages Sailing Club© Photo by Virgin Voyages

What’s Next for the Sailing Club?

Michael Marino, Head of Digital & Loyalty, shared during last week’s Celebration Voyage that the company is actively working on what comes next. While no formal details have been released, there are plans to introduce a new loyalty level above the current tiers. This new program aims to offer a long-term structure that lasts well beyond the initial phases of Virgin Voyages’ launch years.

More information about these upcoming changes is expected later this year, as the brand continues to evaluate what a lasting and rewarding loyalty program should look like.

Blue Extras part of the Virgin Voyages Sailing Club
Blue Extras part of the Virgin Voyages Sailing Club© Photo by Virgin Voyages

Status Match Program

At this time, there’s no update on a possible extension of the Status Match program, which remains set to end on October 31, 2025. Should this change, Virgin Voyages is likely to provide further updates closer to that date. Those that Status Match will gain access to the Blue Extras tier level.

Learn More About The Sailing Club

The Virgin Voyages Sailing Club is the loyalty programme designed to reward repeat sailors with exclusive benefits based on levels for number of sailings.

Sailing Club Guide

The Virgin Voyages Sailing Club
The Virgin Voyages Sailing Club© Photo by Virgin Voyages

Source: Virgin Voyages Sailing Club Presentation during 4 May 2025 Voyage

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9 Comments

  1. pat says:

    I think you people have too much time on your hands. Why don’t you use that time get a job, earn some cash and then you won’t be so desperate for freebies!

    1. Rob Sammons says:

      Not quite sure your point here. Cruise loyalty schemes are common practice.

  2. Steve Himelstein says:

    Hopefully Sailing Club benefits will be made available to casino comp cruisers. Other cruise lines give casino guests loyalty program benefits. We matched from NCL Sapphire and have taken 5 VV cruises without any loyalty benefits.

    1. FredD says:

      The question there I have, is if you are getting your cruise for free, should you be entitled to other benefits? Not a gambler, but imagine they track time spent in the casino and how much you win an lose? If so, would there be something that says, “they lost the equivalent of 5 voyages, so make them a status holder?” What if someone wins and costs them money?

  3. Maree says:

    I like the fact that it’s a number of cruises. Some people can’t get away for longer voyages but still make the commitment that often involves travel and accommodation to get to the ports. Especially for us in Australia, where Virgin came for a fleeting moment and then left again. We have to go to America or Europe to enjoy a cruise so one voyage is an important major activity and I like being recognised and rewarded for that. We can’t always add extra cruising nights on top of the time, expense and effort it takes to actually get to the port.

  4. Tash KinWA says:

    I have been saying the same. Some sailors have done more cruises yet I’ve done more nights and they get the perks and not me. Totally unfair

  5. Lesley MacFarlane says:

    Think total number of nights voyaged instead of number of voyages taken would be fairer so that sailors who book 7-10 night voyages aren’t disadvantaged

    1. Brandon Bell says:

      Completely agree, they need to at a minimum make it a hybrid system, 10 cruises OR 70 nights onboard for Super Deep Blue Extras type thing. It would be fairly ridiculous for someone with 10 four night cruises to get the new loyalty tier, while someone with 9 fourteen night cruises did not.

      1. Lesley Dent says:

        Completely agree

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