Carnival VIFP Loyalty Program Ends, Carnival Rewards Takes Place | How to Earn Plus Rewards
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Loyalty is no longer tied to frequency with the brand. It's tied to the number of dollars you're willing to spend.
I'd say I'm mostly disappointed today as I continue to learn more about the loyalty program.
Diamond status under Carnival Rewards, you'll have to spend a minimum of $33,000 over the course of a 2-year earning period.
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On June 18, 2025, Carnival announced the end of their popular VIFP Loyalty Program. Instead, they will be launching the all-new Carnival Rewards to take its place. But not to worry, you still have time to earn toward your VIFP status level before the new program kicks off. In this video, we walk you through the new Carnival Rewards: * How to earn Stars toward loyalty status * Loyalty levels, and stars required * Perks of loyalty levels – what’s new and what goes away * Status Qualifying Period and Status Enjoyment Period This video focuses on the actual Stars program, with a focus on the loyalty levels and earnings. We’ll record two additional videos related to today’s announcement: * Carnival Rewards Points – a new type of currency that you earn concurrently to stars that can be spent on the cruise, excursions, and more * Our own personal reaction video – while today’s video focuses on what the program is, as loyal Carnival cruisers, we’ll share our own thoughts and opinions in a separate video Let us know what you think about Carnival Rewards in the comments below. Are you happy? Confused? Angry? We’re answering all questions and replying to all comments. Each comment you leave earns a virtual This Cruise Life Star!!! Important Legal Disclaimer: Stars have no value, whatsoever, and expire at the end of this video (the earning period). If you haven’t yet, be sure to hit that subscribe button as we’ll be following the evolution of the program closely and will continue to share more details as they become available. Lastly, be sure to tune in for our LIVE from Celebration Key in July. We’ll be there for her first call and will be sharing everything you need to know about Carnival’s brand-new exclusive destination. Happy loyalty, -Mark and Rocky #carnivalcruise #carnivalrewards #cruisenews #carnivalcruiseline #loyaltyprogram #vifp 00:00 Opening Comments 00:52 A New Chapter of Loyalty 01:21 Program Changes 02:10 New Carnival Rewards Levels 04:09 Earning Stars 06:30 Carnival Rewards Perks 08:53 How Status Works 11:46 Final Thoughts