Update, 6/14: The 30% bonus from Chase to Virgin Atlantic ends tomorrow!
Update, 5/31: The 30% bonus from AMEX to Virgin Atlantic ends today!
You can redeem for a cruise for 2 passengers from Miami or several European locations this year from just 115K Virgin Red points. The price for a solo passenger is the same as for 2.
Virgin Red points and Virgin Atlantic points can be linked together and used in either program. You can transfer points from AMEX, Chase, or Citi to Virgin Atlantic or from Capital One to Virgin Red.
Plus, through 5/31, AMEX points get a 30% bonus for transfers to Virgin. Chase points also get a 30% bonus through 6/15, which will lower your cost to less than 89K points! All taxes, port fees, and tips are covered by the points as well.
Virgin cruises are for adults that are at least 18 years old only. All food, soft drinks, tips, group fitness classes, entertainment, and Wi-Fi are included.
- 5 night Caribbean Cruise from Miami between June-September: 115K points per cabin (88.4K AMEX/Chase points)
- 7 night Mediterranean Cruise from Barcelona in May: 120K points per cabin (92.3K AMEX/Chase points)
- 7 night Mediterranean Cruise from Athens Barcelona between May-October: 160K points per cabin (123K AMEX/Chase points)
- 14 night Cruise from Barcelona to Miami in October: 280K points per cabin (215.3K AMEX/Chase points)
- 16 night Cruise from Rome to Miami in November: 320K points per cabin (246.1K AMEX/Chase points)
Sadly, Virgin cruises don’t offer kosher meals. However, kosher observant commenters SD and Cruise Lover as well as DDF member BrooklynCPA booked last year’s Virgin Cruise deal with points and shared their experiences making things work with kosher food.
Want to book a kosher cruise? Email info@freshkoshercruise.com for information on Royal Caribbean’s fresh kosher food cruise program. View JJ’s Royal Caribbean kosher cruise review here. Alas, you can’t use points for that!
Want to earn Virgin Atlantic points?
- You can transfer AMEX, Chase, Capital One, Or Citi points to Virgin Atlantic at a 1:1 ratio or Marriott points at a 60K:25K ratio.
- Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 2.1 points per dollar on travel after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, 3.1 points per dollar on dining, streaming, and online groceries after the card's 10% anniversary bonus, has a $50 hotel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Sapphire Reserve® has a 60K signup bonus for spending $4K in 3 months, earns 3 points per dollar on dining/travel, has a $300 travel credit, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.5 cents each for paid travel ($550 annual fee with $300 travel credit). Read more here.
- Ink Business Preferred® Credit Card has a 90K signup bonus for spending $8K in 3 months, and earns 3 points per dollar on up to $150K of annual spending on shipping, advertising, and travel, can transfer all Chase points into miles, and points are worth at least 1.25 cents each for paid travel ($95 annual fee). Read more here.
- Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card has a $750 signup bonus in the form of 75K points for spending $6K in 3 months, and earns 1.5 points per dollar on business purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Ink Business Cash® Credit Card has a $350 signup bonus in the form of 35K points for spending $3K in 3 months and another $400 signup bonus in the form of 40K bonus points for spending another $3K in 6 months for a total of 75,000 Chase Ultimate points, plus if you have a Chase business checking account open on the card's first anniversary you will get a 10% points bonus on all earnings from card spending, this card earns 5 points per dollar on the first $25,000 in combined purchases on cable, TV, telecom, cellular, and office supply stores, plus 2 points per dollar on dining and gas on up to $25,000 in purchases ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Freedom Flex has a 20K signup bonus, plus 5 points on rotating categories, 5 points per dollar on travel purchased through Chase Travel, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- Chase Freedom Unlimited® has a signup bonus that earns an extra 1.5% cash back in the form of 1.5 points per dollar everywhere on up to $20K of spending during your first year, on top of at least 1.5 points per dollar everywhere, 5 points per dollar (marketed as 5% cash back) on travel purchased through Chase Travel℠, and 3 points per dollar on dining and drugstores ($0 annual fee). Read more here.
- The Blue Business® Plus Credit Card from American Express is offering a rare bonus to earn 15,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $3,000 in eligible purchases on the Card within your first 3 months of Card Membership and offers 2 points per dollar spent on up to $50K spending annually 1 point per dollar thereafter, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive. Terms apply. Read more here.
- The Business Platinum Card® from American Express is offering a 150K bonus for spending $20,000 in 3 months and offers monthly credits, lounge access, and much more. Terms apply. Read more here.
- American Express® Business Gold Card is offering a 100K bonus for spending $15,000 in 3 months, monthly business credits, Walmart+ membership, up to 4 points per dollar spent with a $150K annual spend cap, and more benefits. Terms apply. Read more here.
- The Platinum Card® from American Express is offering an 80K bonus for spending $8,000 in 6 months and offers monthly credits, lounge access, and much more. Terms apply. Read more here.
- American Express® Gold Card is offering a 60K bonus for spending $6,000 in 6 months, monthly credits for Uber and Grubhub, and more. Terms apply. Read more here.
- AMEX Green Consumer Card is offering a 40K bonus for spending $3,000 in 6 months and offers up to $189 in annual CLEAR Plus® credits, $100 LoungeBuddy credit, plus transfer points to airlines and hotels and keep AMEX points alive. All information about the AMEX Green Card has been collected independently by DansDeals.
- Citi Strata Premier℠ Card offers 70,000 points for spending $4K in 3 months, 3 points per dollar on airfare, hotels, travel agents, groceries, gas, EV charging, and dining. 10 points per dollar on hotels, car rentals, and attractions booked on CitiTravel.com. $95 annual fee.
- The Citi Double Cash® Card offering a rare 20K bonus for spending $1,500 in 6 months, and offers 2% cash back or 2 ThankYou points per dollar spent everywhere. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
- The Citi Custom Cash® Card offering 20K signup bonus for spending $1,500 in 6 months, offers 5 points per dollar on up to $500 in purchases in your top eligible spending category each billing cycle. This is marketed as 5% cash back, but will actually come in the form of 5 ThankYou points per dollar spent! Eligible categories include Restaurants, Gas Stations, Grocery Stores, Select Travel, Select Transit, Select Streaming Services, Drugstores, Home Improvement Stores, Fitness Clubs, and Live Entertainment. You will also get 0% APR on purchases and balance transfers for 15 months. No annual fee. Read more here.
- The Citi Rewards+® Card offering 20,000 points for spending $1,500 in 3 months. This card can’t transfer points on its own, but can transfer points if you have one of the Citi cards above. This card automatically rounds up rewards earned on every purchase to the nearest 10 points, meaning you earn 10 points on a $0.50 Amazon balance reload. Earn 2 points on $6K in annual spending at supermarkets, and a 10% points rebate when you redeem points, up to a 10K points rebate per year. If you also have a Citi Premier® Card Card you can transfer points into miles and get a 10% points rebate on transferred or redeemed miles. No annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One Venture X Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Priority Pass Lounge membership, Hertz President's Circle status, free lounge access and status for free additional cardholders, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One Venture X Business is offering 150,000 bonus miles for spending $30K in 3 months, plus earn 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, $300 annual travel credit for bookings through Capital One Travel, 10K anniversary bonus miles, Global Entry/Pre-Check, Capital One lounge access, Enhanced Priority Pass Lounge membership, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $395 annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card is offering 75,000 bonus miles for spending $4K in 3 months, plus 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, transfer points to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $95 annual fee. Read more here.
- Capital One VentureOne Rewards Credit Card is offering 20,000 bonus miles for spending $500 in 3 months, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. No annual fee.
- Capital One Spark Miles for Business is offering 50,000 bonus miles for spending $4,500 in 3 months, 2 miles per dollar spent on every purchase, Global Entry/PreCheck, transfer miles to airlines and hotels, 5K MLB redemptions, and more. $0 intro annual fee for the first year, then $95.
- New offer: Capital One Spark Cash Plus is offering $2,000 cash back (convertible to 200,000 miles) for spending $30,000 in 3 months, plus get another $2,000 cash back for every $500K spent in your first year, 2% back everywhere, $40 MLB redemptions, annual fee refund when you spend $150K/year, and more. $150 annual fee.
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Cancellation policy ?
Are we able to cancel?
Reading the other posts comments, Pardon my ignorance, is double wrapping a thing to rewarm food or also to cook raw fish etc. And what about bishul akem?
Double wrapping refers to warming food. Bishul Akum is not relevant for re-heating food
some raw fish is a machlokes if there is a prob. of bishul akkum. ask your lor.
I can’t find on their emails what dates the five day cruise can begin on. Any idea anyone?
https://www.virginvoyages.com/book/voyage-planner/find-a-voyage?cabins=1&fromDate=2024-05-02&sailors=2&toDate=2025-10-29&priceType=SailorPerNight&sortType=date&selectedHomePorts=MIA¤cyCode=USD
is there an expiration date for this deal?
Last year it was pulled when they filled their quota. No way to know when that will be.
Thanks for the information. This seems like a great deal. I put in for one and now I’m waiting for the Access Key. I hope it works out even though I’m a little anxious about it because we’ve never been on a cruise before.
can i use my points to book for my parents?
im worried if i get the access key and book for my parents, itll void the promotion since its not under my name.
Is there a way to see availability and final cost without first transferring miles into my VA account?
Is this something that is an ongoing opportunity with these guys or is this just a one-off deal with Virgin Cruises? Just wondering if transferring points is a good idea if you’re not completely sure the current round of cruise ops will work, but if new cruises are popping up later then I’m perfectly fine with that.
The kosher food concern is a shame, this is a great deal but worrying about food makes it such a gamble. If there was a freezer in the room, I’d bring vacuum-sealed and frozen cooked meals along with a sous vide. Best way I’ve found to have hot kosher food in destinations without kosher options.
I bring a polar bear bag that can be filled with ice packs or ice cubes for a portable freezer anywhere.
Warm it up with my hot logic.
If anyone tries that, let us know!
They are very strict with what foods they allow you to bring on board. You might get away with it but there is definitely a chance they will confiscate precooked meals. From our experience last year they did not check our bags when we boarded but they checked very thoroughly when we boarded after an excursion. However, I would not count on it.
I hooked up with the kitchen manager and was able to work out having them double wrap fish dishes, potatoes, sweet potatoes and other vegetables. They also have a salad bar with kosher tuna. Ask you LOR about what is permitted under these circumstances. We also found some candies with a hashgacha. It is possible there will be more options on a US based cruise.
On another note, Virgin Voyages prides themselves with being very “Woke” which attracts all types of peoples in a way you wouldn’t find on any other mainstream cruise line (V’hamevin Yavin). This includes staff, entertainment, and guest. If you are easily offended or sensitive to this, stay away from this cruise line. It is adults only for a reason and not only for the peace and quiet.
The actual cruise ship is beautiful, modern, new and very high end. The Greek Isle itinerary is incredible. There are 2 kosher restaurants in Rhodes, a kosher food option on Mykonos and of course the chabad restaurant in Athens to at least compensate somewhat for what you will have to give up on the ship!!!
18+ is on all virgin cruises or just some
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Does Hermolis deliver kosher meals to these cruises?