by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The Virgin Voyages Sailing Club is the cruise line’s free loyalty program, and it runs on a simple sailing count instead of points or spend tiers. You’re enrolled automatically after your first completed eligible voyage. After two completed voyages you...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Virgin Voyages visits Key West on its 4-night Fire & Sunset Soirées sailing from Miami, with the ship in port from roughly 8 a.m. until late afternoon. That’s a full day — enough time to stroll Duval Street, see the Ernest Hemingway Home, snap...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Yes — the food on Virgin Voyages is genuinely good, and that surprises a lot of first-time sailors. Virgin Voyages serves more than 20 made-to-order eateries on every ship, and every one of them is included in your fare. There is no buffet, no traditional main...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
The Sea Terrace is Virgin Voyages’ standard balcony cabin — about 225 square feet with a private terrace, a signature red hammock, a sofa that converts into the bed, and a runway-style rainfall shower. It’s the cabin we book most often for our...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 19, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
Yes—every Virgin Voyages ship has a full gym, and unlike almost every other big cruise line, every fitness class is 100% free. The main gym is called B-Complex on Deck 15 (a cardio side and a weights/yoga side, both kitted out with Technogym equipment), and...
by Steve Griswold | Jun 15, 2026 | Planning Guide, Tips & Tricks
A Virgin Voyages upgrade bid—officially called Level Upgrade—lets you offer an amount of money to move into a higher cabin category before you sail. Bidding usually opens around 45 days before your voyage, your offer is per cabin (not per person), you’re only...
