How to get 100,000 airline miles for booking a cruise this week
If you're a points and miles aficionado, you won't want to miss this chance to take advantage of what could be a lucrative miles-earning opportunity. Book a 2023 sailing this week via your favorite airline's cruise portal, and you could bank more than 100,000 miles.
Travel company World Travel Holdings — which powers the cruise booking engines affiliated with several major airlines, including American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines — is offering bonus miles on select voyages this year when you reserve a cabin by Feb. 28.
The offers span five of the eight major cruise lines, as well as luxury and river cruise brands, and the same mileage bonuses apply across the four airline-branded cruise portals. In addition to the extra miles, your booking will also be eligible for the current promotions from these cruise lines. They include fare discounts, kids-sail-free promotions, included gratuities, free cabin upgrades, complimentary beverage packages and onboard credit, making the overall value even greater.
Here's a rundown of what you can expect. Note that the number of miles you'll earn and the perks and discounts you'll receive can be dependent on cabin type and length of sailing, as well as the type of credit card you use to book.
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Bonus offers for booking cruises
AmaWaterways
Earn up to 10,000 miles when you book a river cruise with AmaWaterways departing July through December.
Additionally, the line is offering up to $400 in onboard credit, complimentary pre- and post-cruise packages, and free drinks and shore excursions.
Azamara Cruises
Bank up to 30,000 miles when you reserve a room on one of Azamara's sailings of 10 nights or longer departing July through December.
Travelers who book this week can also take advantage of up to 40% savings on fares and up to $300 in credit to spend on board.
Carnival Cruise Line
Book a Carnival cruise before the deadline, and snag up to 10,000 miles on voyages of seven nights or more that set sail between April and September of this year.
Additional perks include up to 40% savings on fares, prepaid crew gratuities and cabin upgrades.
Celebrity Cruises
Earn up to 10,000 miles on Celebrity sailings that depart between April and September.
If that's not enough, the line's additional perks are impressive. They include $800 off fares, 75% off fares for the second passenger in each cabin, up to $800 in onboard credit, and free drinks, gratuities and Wi-Fi.
Related: How to book a sailing through United Cruises
Cunard Line
Want an easy 25,000 miles? Just book a Cunard cruise of a week or longer, departing in 2023 or 2024, and they're yours.
The line's concurrent discount offers are equally impressive, featuring up to 40% off fares and up to $2,000 in onboard credit to spend when you sail.
Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian is offering the most miles of any of the mainstream cruise lines, with up to 35,000 possible per booking. You'll earn up to 10,000 miles on select Alaska and Europe sailings departing between April and September and up to another 25,000 bonus miles for select voyages.
You'll also score 50% off cruise fares and included crew gratuities for two people, plus all six of the line's complimentary "Free at Sea" extras: Wi-Fi, alcohol packages, alternative dining, shore excursion credit, third and fourth passengers in each cabin, and airfare.
Paul Gauguin Cruises
Want something a bit more exotic? Check out small-ship luxury cruise line Paul Gauguin, which is known for voyages in and around the Oceania region. Book any 2023 sailing, and you'll be rewarded with up to 25,000 miles.
When you reserve a sailing, you'll also receive up to $200 in onboard credit and free chocolate and Champagne.
Princess Cruises
If you're looking to sail at the last minute, you can accrue up to 10,000 miles when you book a Princess cruise that departs from Galveston, Texas, and sails to the Caribbean before the end of March.
Additionally, the line is extending offers of up to 35% off cruise fares, up to $600 in onboard credit, free drink packages, crew gratuities and Wi-Fi access.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Book a 2023 Regent cruise to Europe, and you'll receive up to 25,000 miles. Or, if you're feeling especially adventurous, reserve a cabin on the line's world cruise, and you'll grab yourself 100,000 miles.
You'll also enjoy up to 20% off Europe fares, $400 in onboard credit, up to a two-category suite upgrade and reduced deposits.
Royal Caribbean
When you book select 2023 voyages to Europe and Alaska, Royal Caribbean will reward you with up to 10,000 miles.
As part of an ongoing discount promotion, the line is also offering up to 30% off fares, additional instant savings on select voyages, kids-sail-free deals and crew gratuities for two people.
Seabourn Cruise Line
The most generous of the mile offers comes from Seabourn, which is touting up to 100,000 miles for bookings.
Want even more? Enjoy reduced deposits and up to $2,000 in onboard credit for a limited time.
How to book
To take advantage of these offers, simply navigate to one of the following cruise booking portals, depending on the airline with which you'd like to earn the miles. You'll have to enter your loyalty number when you go through the booking process.
- Alaska Airlines' CruisesOnly preferred provider portal.
- American Airlines' American Airlines Cruises.
- Delta Air Lines' SkyMiles Cruises.
- United Airlines' United Cruises.
Take note of any fine print or stipulations that dictate whether you have to book a certain destination, cruise length or cabin type in order to maximize the number of miles you receive.
Don't forget that you can earn even more miles if you book using a cobranded credit card for one of the airlines listed above. For example, the United Club Infinite Card offers up to 4 miles per dollar for United purchases, the Alaska Airlines Visa® credit card awards 3 miles per dollar, the Delta SkyMiles® Platinum American Express Card gives 3 miles per dollar, and the American Airlines AAdvantage® MileUp® provides 2 miles per dollar for eligible AA purchases.
If you don't yet have a cobranded credit card for your favorite airline, now could be the time to open one. If your cruise is pricey enough, it could go a long way to scoring you a welcome bonus as a way to earn even more miles.
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- Earn 3X Miles on Delta purchases and purchases made directly with hotels.
- Earn 2X Miles at restaurants worldwide including takeout and delivery in the U.S., and at U.S. supermarkets.
- Earn 1X Mile on all other eligible purchases.
- Enjoy a per-visit rate of $50 per person for Card Members and up to two guests to enter the Delta Sky Club when traveling on a Delta flight.
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| 3X | Earn 3X Miles on Delta purchases and purchases made directly with hotels. |
| 2X | Earn 2X Miles at restaurants worldwide, including takeout and delivery in the U.S. and at U.S. supermarkets. |
| 1X | Earn 1X Miles on all other eligible purchases. |
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Why We Chose It
Build your loyalty to Delta by applying for the carrier's mid-tier card option, the Delta SkyMiles Platinum card. The annual fee is quickly recouped by the card's travel perks, such as an application credit to Global Entry or TSA Precheck, annual companion certificate and so much more. Plus you can fast-track to elite status simply through card spend.Pros
- Earn bonus Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) and an Medallion Qualifying Dollar (MQD) waiver when you hit specific spending thresholds with your card within a calendar year
- Receive a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year
- Statement credit for TSA PreCheck/Global Entry fee (up to $100)
- First checked bag free
Cons
- Doesn't make sense if you don't fly Delta
- SkyMiles aren't the most valuable airline currency
- Earn 90,000 bonus miles after you spend $4,000 in purchases on your new Card in your first 6 months.
- Receive a Domestic Main Cabin round-trip companion certificate each year upon renewal of your Card. Payment of the government imposed taxes and fees of no more than $80 for roundtrip domestic flights (for itineraries with up to four flight segments) is required. Baggage charges and other restrictions apply. See terms and conditions for details.
- Enjoy your first checked bag free on Delta flights. Plus enjoy Main Cabin 1 Priority Boarding and settle into your seat sooner.
- New: Card Members get 15% off when using miles to book Award Travel on Delta flights through delta.com and the Fly Delta app. Discount not applicable to partner-operated flights or to taxes and fees.
- Earn 3X Miles on Delta purchases and purchases made directly with hotels.
- Earn 2X Miles at restaurants worldwide including takeout and delivery in the U.S., and at U.S. supermarkets.
- Earn 1X Mile on all other eligible purchases.
- Enjoy a per-visit rate of $50 per person for Card Members and up to two guests to enter the Delta Sky Club when traveling on a Delta flight.
- Fee Credit for Global Entry or TSA PreCheck® after you apply through any Authorized Enrollment Provider. If approved for Global Entry, at no additional charge, you will receive access to TSA PreCheck.
- Earn up to 20,000 Medallion® Qualification Miles (MQMs) with Status Boost® per year. After you spend $25,000 in purchases on your Card in a calendar year, you can earn 10,000 MQMs up to two times per year, getting you closer to Medallion® Status. MQMs are used to determine Medallion® Status and are different than miles you earn toward flights.
- No Foreign Transaction Fees.
- $250 Annual Fee.
- Terms Apply.
- See Rates & Fees