Virgin Voyages Adds Status Matching to Hotel, Airlines & Cruise Lines

Virgin Voyages, the adults-only cruise line, is taking status matching to a new level by offering the broadest status match program ever.

Virgin’s Status Match extends instant status recognition to around 50 million travelers who hold high-tier status with more than 35 hotel, airlines and cruise lines.

Status Matching

Virgin Voyages is recognizing loyalty members from across the Virgin family, extending Blue Extras hospitality to eligible members of Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club and Virgin Australia’s Velocity Frequent Flyer.

Virgin Voyages’ enhanced Status Match is also eligible across 35+ travel programs including American Airlines’ AAdvantage, United MileagePlus Program, Delta SkyMiles, Marriott Bonvoy, Hilton Honors, World of Hyatt, IHG One Rewards, Royal Caribbean’s Crown and Anchor Society, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Latitudes Rewards, Carnival’s VIFP Club and dozens more.

Benefits

Top travelers can earn Blue Extras status on Virgin Voyages and get the following perks on Virgin cruise ships:

• Premium coffees at The Grounds Club
• Complimentary laundry service
• Exclusive cocktail events where you’ll connect with Crew and fellow Sailors
• Personalized Sailor Services support from embarkation to disembarkation

Details

Travelers can apply for Virgin Voyages’ Status Match now through January 16, 2026 and book a voyage by March 31, 2026 to snag Blue Extras.

It includes cruises through the summer of 2027, with departures from Miami, San Juan, New York, Barcelona, Athens, Los Angeles and Seattle.

Nirmal Saverimuttu, CEO of Virgin Voyages, gave the following statement:

“Loyalty programs have gotten it backward. They ask for more, give less and call it a reward. We’re flipping that. From the moment Sailors step aboard, we want them to feel recognized, relaxed and reminded of why they fell in love with travel in the first place.”

“You earned your status. You put in the flights, the nights, the spend. Other programs responded by taking more and giving less. We’re responding by opening our doors and saying: we see you, we appreciate you, come sail with us.”