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Virgin Voyages will briefly match airline, hotel loyalty program status

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For a three-day window, Virgin Voyages will be matching the status of numerous airline and hotel loyalty programs so travelers can get Blue Extras on their first voyage
For a three-day window through April 26, Virgin Voyages will extend its Sailing Club status match to honor airline and hotel loyalty programs.

Members of Marriott Bonvoy, American Airlines' AAdvantage, Delta SkyMiles and Hilton Honors — among many others — will get access to Virgin Voyages' 'Blue Extras,' with perks like one free bag of laundry, specialty coffee, access to an exclusive cocktail event and more.

Typically the line's status match only applies to other cruise loyalty programs.

Book during 'Sale & Save' promotion

To take advantage of this, travelers need to book a cruise during Virgin's 'Sail & Save' promotion, April 24-26, with fares starting at $99 per person, per night. Then they'll need to submit proof of their travel loyalty program by April 26.

With that, Blue Extras will be granted on their first voyage.

Eligible programs

Besides those listed above, eligible loyalty programs include United MileagePlus, Southwest Rapid Rewards, Frontier Miles, JetBlue TrueBlue, World of Hyatt, Choice Privileges, IHG One Rewards, Wyndham Rewards, Radisson Rewards and Best Western Rewards.