Seabourn Follows Carnival in Overhauling Its Loyalty Program

Carnival Cruise Line left some of its most dedicated guests frustrated earlier this summer, and now its luxury sister brand is making waves of its own. In June 2025, Carnival Cruise Line overhauled its VIFP (Very Important Fun Person) loyalty program, shifting milestone eligibility to a spending-based model and reducing some of the perks longtime cruisers had come to expect. The move sparked backlash from loyal fans who felt the program had become harder to benefit from without significantly higher spending. Now Seabourn, Carnival’s upscale sibling under Carnival Corporation, has ann