Virgin Voyages Future Voyage Credit: how FVC works

A Virgin Voyages Future Voyage Credit (FVC) is money from a cancelled or changed booking that Virgin holds for a future trip instead of refunding it. Per Virgin’s payments FAQ, it has to go toward a voyage that is booked and sailed within one year of your original voyage date. It’s issued per Sailor, it can’t be transferred to anyone else, and it can’t be spent as onboard credit. You can see your balance on your Virgin Voyages account dashboard.

How you end up with a Future Voyage Credit

Most FVCs come from cancelling. Whether you get one depends on the fare you booked and how close to sailing you cancel. Taxes and fees are always refunded, whatever the timing.

If you’re not sure which fare you’re on, our how booking works guide walks through Base, Essential and Premium side by side.

There are two other ways Virgin issues an FVC:

• Isolation onboard. If you’re placed in isolation for a communicable disease, Virgin says it issues a prorated FVC based on the fare you paid, not counting taxes and fees.
• A cancelled MNVV deposit. If you cancel a My Next Virgin Voyage deposit after its 7-day refund window, it turns into an FVC (more on that below).

Virgin also notes that if your trip was booked through a tour operator who bundled it with flights or hotels, that operator’s own policy may apply instead.

When it expires

For credits from a cancelled booking, Virgin’s payments FAQ is specific: the new voyage must be booked and sailed within one year of the original voyage date. Its cancellation FAQ says the same thing in shorter form, a credit good for any voyage within a year of your original start date. That’s the date your cancelled cruise was supposed to leave, not the date you cancelled.

Credits from a cancelled MNVV deposit work differently: Virgin says they’re valid for one year from the date of cancellation.

Either way, don’t wait. Sailing dates sell out, and booking early in your window gives you more choice.

Who can use it

Only you. Virgin issues FVCs on a per Sailor basis and says they can’t be transferred to other Sailors. If two people cancelled a cabin together, each holds their own credit. Plan the next trip so each person’s credit goes on their own spot in the new booking.

What it can and can’t pay for

The Bar Tab exception is a handy one. If your credit is bigger than the new fare, or you just want drinks covered, put some of it toward a pre-voyage Bar Tab. Our drinks and bar tab guide explains how Bar Tab works.

How to use it

Your balance sits on your account dashboard on virginvoyages.com. When you book your next voyage, the credit goes toward that booking. Virgin takes booking payments through My Account, through Sailor Services, or through your travel advisor (Virgin’s term is First Mate).

If you booked with us, we can see what you’re holding and apply it for you. Tell us the original sailing date so we can stay inside the one-year window.

FVC vs My Next Virgin Voyage (MNVV)

These get mixed up because both point at a future sailing, but they’re different things.

• FVC is money you already paid, held after a cancellation or change. It carries no extra discount or perks, it’s per Sailor, and it has a one-year window.
• MNVV is an offer you buy onboard during a voyage: a $150 deposit that locks in a discount and onboard credit on your next trip, with two years to choose a voyage. MNVVs bought on or after August 6, 2026 can’t be transferred to someone else.

The two meet in one place. Cancel an MNVV deposit after 7 days and it becomes an FVC good for one year, and you lose the MNVV discount and onboard credit. For the rest of the MNVV rules, see our Virgin Voyages loyalty guide.