SunnydayKim Posted August 17, 2014 #151 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Thank you so much for this tip & information in this thread! We just purchased $700 of these for $630! $70 in savings is great! We may even buy more the week before the cruise (still deciding if we are going to do CHEERS or not). Thanks again for this tip. Love saving money :) Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohscrap Posted August 17, 2014 #152 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Thanks so much for letting us know about this! Just purchased $800 worth for $720 to pay the final payment for my January cruise! Since they don't expire, I'll likely buy more to apply to future cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bafinegan Posted August 17, 2014 #153 Share Posted August 17, 2014 just purchased 5-$100 gift cards and applied them to the balance for my Feb cruise. Took all of 5 minutes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennmaybe Posted August 18, 2014 #154 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Has anyone purchased any e-gift cards today? I'm getting ready to, but wanted to see if anyone has had any issues today before I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennmaybe Posted August 18, 2014 #155 Share Posted August 18, 2014 I just bought 12 of them and had no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zanem Posted August 18, 2014 #156 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Can you use these for initial deposit? Or just balance and on board? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennmaybe Posted August 18, 2014 #157 Share Posted August 18, 2014 Can you use these for initial deposit? Or just balance and on board?thanks You can use for the deposit, balance and on-board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrqoisWtrs Posted August 19, 2014 #158 Share Posted August 19, 2014 There is a limit of ten cards per 'transaction.' Whatever that means. Could probably apply 10, then log out and log back in to start again?:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kteachcruiser52 Posted August 19, 2014 #159 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just trying to help people read the fine print :) I do not see anywhere that you could not use the e gift cards and use the stockholder credit. Did I miss something in the fine print? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbaby Posted August 19, 2014 #160 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just tried to purchase several $50 eCertificates and once again it says SOLD OUT. Of course, you have to go all the way to the end to find that out as well as have the hold placed on your card account. WHY can't it simply say sold out to begin with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Tina Posted August 19, 2014 #161 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Just tried to purchase several $50 eCertificates and once again it says SOLD OUT. Of course, you have to go all the way to the end to find that out as well as have the hold placed on your card account. WHY can't it simply say sold out to begin with? Aren't the eCertificates different from the Gift Cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbaby Posted August 19, 2014 #162 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Aren't the eCertificates different from the Gift Cards? The program offers the Cruise Cash - which MUST be used on that cruise or the eCertificate Gift Card, which plainly shows as available. Nope, neither the $50 nor $100 ones are available. I was in the middle of paying for something and used what I had and needed more. Wasn't going to happen, at least not today. LOVE my Verizon service but their Rewards program is in need of some tender loving care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Tina Posted August 19, 2014 #163 Share Posted August 19, 2014 The program offers the Cruise Cash - which MUST be used on that cruise or the eCertificate Gift Card, which plainly shows as available. Nope, neither the $50 nor $100 ones are available. I was in the middle of paying for something and used what I had and needed more. Wasn't going to happen, at least not today. LOVE my Verizon service but their Rewards program is in need of some tender loving care. Gotcha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted August 19, 2014 #164 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Crud, I just tried and same message. What's the point if you can't get them. Edited August 19, 2014 by kona_wahine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennmaybe Posted August 19, 2014 #165 Share Posted August 19, 2014 There is a limit of ten cards per 'transaction.' Whatever that means. Could probably apply 10, then log out and log back in to start again?:) Not true for me. I bought 12 $100 cards & 1 $50 card all at once. Got the email with the numbers and because there was so many, they automatically send you a link to an Excel spreadsheet with all the numbers listed neatly. It was so easy to go down the list and provide all the numbers to the Carnival rep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted August 19, 2014 #166 Share Posted August 19, 2014 (edited) Not true for me. I bought 12 $100 cards & 1 $50 card all at once. Got the email with the numbers and because there was so many, they automatically send you a link to an Excel spreadsheet with all the numbers listed neatly. It was so easy to go down the list and provide all the numbers to the Carnival rep. E gift cards? Because I just tried and got the all sold out message. Maybe you bought them all! Lol ;) Edited August 19, 2014 by kona_wahine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athankfulheart Posted August 19, 2014 #167 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Has anyone used these as pmt of a balance through their travel agent ? My agent is family so I know she will do it for us, but just want to make sure there are no strange limitations. At the gift card FAQ page it said that pmts could be applied at carnival.com, goccl,com or on the 1800 number. I assume this means that TAs can apply them for clients. Just wondered if anyone has done it yet . Secondly, I find a limit of 5 cards per booking (applied) at the same Carnival gift card FAQs. Someone here mentioned 10 and someone else mentioned 12. Can we pull together some more information for reference on this topic ? Thanks so much for all of your help :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillysarah456 Posted August 20, 2014 #168 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Thanks for this thread, it has been really informative! I had signed up for this program and saw that we could by the gift cards, but for some reason it never crossed my mind that I could use them for FINAL PAYMENT!!! I some how just assumed they were only good for on board purchases!!! Woohoo!! I just hope they become available again! Final payment is not until November, so hopefully have some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrqoisWtrs Posted August 20, 2014 #169 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I had called the number for the ecards that someone had posted. I was told you can use 10 per transaction. I had bought 13. So when I went to apply them to final payment online thru carnival.com, it would only let me apply 10. I bought 12 $100 cards & 1 $50 card all at once. Got the email with the numbers and because there was so many, they automatically send you a link to an Excel spreadsheet with all the numbers listed neatly. It was so easy to go down the list and provide all the numbers to the Carnival rep. However, it looks like maybe Carnival reps did not get this info, because it seems like you can call them and they will apply as many as you have. And just fyi - initially I had tried to buy 12 and was getting the 'sold out' message, but when I went in and tried to buy 6, I was able to. Then I went in and bought another 6. So I have no idea what is going on with the Verizon website. They were obviously not expecting to get bombarded with us crazy cruise people! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted August 20, 2014 #170 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I had called the number for the ecards that someone had posted. I was told you can use 10 per transaction. I had bought 13. So when I went to apply them to final payment online thru carnival.com, it would only let me apply 10. However, it looks like maybe Carnival reps did not get this info, because it seems like you can call them and they will apply as many as you have. And just fyi - initially I had tried to buy 12 and was getting the 'sold out' message, but when I went in and tried to buy 6, I was able to. Then I went in and bought another 6. So I have no idea what is going on with the Verizon website. They were obviously not expecting to get bombarded with us crazy cruise people! :D I only tried to buy one and it said sold out. I'm thinking there was a limited amount. Sure hope they open up more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kona_wahine Posted August 20, 2014 #171 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) OK, so I just went and tried it this second and apparently they opened some up because I just bought a $100 gift card. In the display box it says "egift cards available" so maybe that's something we need to look for. the $50 also show available. The cruise cash display boxes do not show the available sign. So, go shop! Edited August 20, 2014 by kona_wahine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athankfulheart Posted August 20, 2014 #172 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I wonder if Verizon buys blocks of e-gft cards. Kind of like scrip. Maybe they just need to restock. Lets hops :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swetra Posted August 20, 2014 Author #173 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I wonder if Verizon buys blocks of e-gft cards. Kind of like scrip. Maybe they just need to restock. Lets hops :o I just bought another e-card with no problem, so I guess they got more. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennmaybe Posted August 21, 2014 #174 Share Posted August 21, 2014 E gift cards? Because I just tried and got the all sold out message. Maybe you bought them all! Lol ;) :) Were you able to get some cards?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaMommy75 Posted August 21, 2014 #175 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I just noticed this and thought I would pass it on. I'm a long time Verizon Wireless customer and have recently been notified about their new Verizon Smart Rewards Program. It basically allows customers to accumulate points based on a variety of factors. I just logged in to check out the details of the program and saw many different options to use your points, one of which is purchasing gift cards. Carnival was listed as one of the gift card options. You can use some of your Verizon Smart Rewards' points for a 10% discount on your purchase of either a $50 or $100 CCL electronic gift card. By the way, they also had an option for purchasing CCL certificates but I'm unsure about the details of using those certificates since they could have restrictions. I don't work for them, so I can't really answer questions regarding the program. if you are a Verizon customer like I am, just log into your on-line account and check into it. I did have to register for the program to get all the information but they offered an extra 5,000 bonus points for signing up. With the bonus and the other options specific to my account, I started out with over 40,000 points as soon as I signed up. It only cost 1,000 of your points for the 10% discount on a $100 CCL e-gift card. It cost 500 points for a 10% discount on a $50 CCL e-gift card. The program also offers some travel discounts on hotels, etc., using some of your Verizon Smart Rewards' points. ~Tracey I just wanted to give a HUGE shout out and THANK YOU to Tracey (OP) for posting this information!! I have had Verizon for years and never knew about the program until now. I logged in and long and behold, I had 30,000 points. :eek: We have been debating on taking a Thanksgiving cruise and this was the "sign" I needed! I just booked the Pride over Thanksgiving with 9 $100 gift cards for my deposit and plan on buying more to pay the balance and then a few more for the gratuities and sign & sail account. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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