Activating your YMCA membership online

Follow the steps below to activate your YMCA membership online, or bring your museum membership card to any YMCA of South Hampton Roads location. 

If you already have an account with the YMCA:

1. Click Activate Membership
2. Select Mariners' Museum Temporary Membership Swap (February 2024)
3. Click Login 
4. If you have logged in, check all the family members who will be included on this membership, then click Add to Cart.
5. Click View Cart when you are ready to begin the checkout process. If any forms were skipped, you'll see a red hazard triangle indicating that you must sign the form before you can complete checkout.
6. Click Proceed to Checkout. 
7. Complete the Captcha, then click Finalize Purchase.
8. Bring your museum membership card and valid photo ID with you when you visit the Y.

If you are creating a new account with the YMCA:

1. Click Create YMCA Account
2. Fill out the form, then click Next. Finish filling out the form and click Submit.
3. If you would like to add additional family members to your account, click My Account from the top right, and then click My Family from the dropdown menu. Repeat until you have added all family members who will use the Y. Please note that family members must live in your home.
4. In the search bar at the top of the page, type "Museum" and click the search icon.
5. Check all the family members who will be included in this membership, then click Add to Cart.
6. Click View Cart when you are ready to begin the checkout process. If any forms were skipped, you'll see a red hazard triangle indicating that you must sign the form before you can complete checkout.
7. Click Proceed to Checkout. 
8. Complete the Captcha, then click Finalize Purchase.
9. Bring your museum membership card and valid photo ID with you when you visit the Y.