If you're among the lucky guests booked on Royal Caribbean's 2026 President's Cruise aboard Icon of the Seas, there's a targeted credit card offer worth paying attention to. The cruise line is giving eligible passengers access to elevated welcome bonuses on both of its Royal ONE™ Visa Signature cards — bonuses that significantly outpace what's available to the general public right now.
The standard Royal ONE™ card (no annual fee) is offering President's Cruise passengers 50,000 bonus points after spending $2,500 within the first 90 days of opening an account. Step up to the Royal ONE Plus™ Visa Signature ($99 annual fee) and that bonus climbs to 75,000 points after $3,500 in spending over the same window. At one cent per point, those bonuses translate to $500 and $750 in rewards, respectively — compared to $300 and $600 available through the current public offers.
There's a catch worth noting: the President's Cruise offer requires roughly $1,000 more in spending within the first 90 days than the standard versions of each card. For the no-fee Royal ONE™, that's a 67% higher spending threshold. Whether the extra bonus points justify the higher minimum spend really depends on whether you have major purchases already planned in that timeframe. Anyone approved before September 26, 2026 will also gain access to an exclusive cardholder experience during the sailing, though existing accounts cannot be converted to qualify.
As for the cards themselves, the no-fee Royal ONE™ earns 3x points on Royal Caribbean Group purchases (covering Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises), while the Royal ONE Plus™ bumps that to 4x points and adds broader bonus categories like dining and hotels, a $200 annual cruise discount milestone, priority suite-entrance boarding, and TSA PreCheck/Global Entry credits every four years. Both cards carry no foreign transaction fees and include Visa Signature travel protections.
This story was first reported by Royal Caribbean Blog.
