crazyboutdisney Posted September 14, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 14, 2014 We recently received our Carnival card and have enough points for $100 onboard credit. How does that work? Do we redeem that before we sail and it reflects on the credit card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth Posted September 15, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 15, 2014 You go on the credit card site & redeem your points to get OBC. I believe it has to be done 2 weeks prior to your cruise. Love when I do that & get free OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethepirate Posted September 15, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think the best way to do this is, Wait until after your cruise. You get double points for everything on the ship. Then you have I think 180 days after your cruise to cash in. Just go on-line and get a credit on your card. If you want OBC I think it costs you more points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamsteph Posted September 15, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I think the best way to do this is, Wait until after your cruise. You get double points for everything on the ship. Then you have I think 180 days after your cruise to cash in. Just go on-line and get a credit on your card. If you want OBC I think it costs you more points. At a certain point, you also get a better rate redeeming your points post cruise (aka applying your points to your credit card balance) than buying OBC before hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboutdisney Posted September 15, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ok, so go ahead and use the card for my S&S card and when I get back redeem the points for a statement credit....makes sense. I looked online for the statement credit option and didnt see it but I might not be looking in the right place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitamin_Sea Posted September 15, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 15, 2014 We recently received our Carnival card and have enough points for $100 onboard credit. How does that work? Do we redeem that before we sail and it reflects on the credit card? Yes redeem with the CCL C/C 2-3 weeks before you sail. you can do it online . You will get a notice in your cabin that you received a $100 OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted September 15, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Yes redeem with the CCL C/C 2-3 weeks before you sail. you can do it online . You will get a notice in your cabin that you received a $100 OBC You can do it this way but better to follow the advise above and get a statement credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted September 15, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Love the statement credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted September 15, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 15, 2014 You can do it this way but better to follow the advise above and get a statement credit. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaner64 Posted September 15, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 15, 2014 If you have 20,000 points you can get $200 in OBC which is the same as paying $200 off your bill, so it is a break even. The only thing you gain by paying after you cruise is that you get double points for everything you charge on the ship. You can also use your points to pay for your tips before you cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugsokc Posted September 15, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 15, 2014 At a certain point, you also get a better rate redeeming your points post cruise (aka applying your points to your credit card balance) than buying OBC before hand. Very true... For the same amount of points that would have given me $200 OBC, I got $300 statement credit. Don't buy OBC, just use the card for all your on board purchases and then use points for statement credit! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboutdisney Posted September 15, 2014 Author #12 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Thank you for all the info! I am glad I asked this or I would have purchased the obc before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzloolue Posted September 15, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Thanks y'all. I had been trying to figure this out.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzycruiser2 Posted September 15, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have used my card several times for statement credit. It can be used for ANY travel (hotels) that you have paid for with your card. I am currently saving up for the 100,000 points = $1,500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted September 15, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 15, 2014 At a certain point, you also get a better rate redeeming your points post cruise (aka applying your points to your credit card balance) than buying OBC before hand. Sounds like a good plan as we'll be booking our 2016 B2B while on our 2015 B2B so we'll rack up more points on those deposits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonV Posted September 15, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The statement credit will become available once you have eligible purchases posted to your card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzloolue Posted September 15, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 15, 2014 The statement credit will become available once you have eligible purchases posted to your card. What are eligible purchases? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cingroomer Posted September 15, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Do the points expire? I didn't think they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropicaledrink Posted September 15, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Points expire after 5 years, if I remember correctly. I have never thought about doing it for statement balance instead of advance OBC. That's brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfadj Posted September 15, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 15, 2014 We were using our Carnival M/C very actively until Sams introduced their version with 5% gas, 3% travel and 1% everything else. Much better rewards so Carnival card will go on vacation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShakyBeef Posted September 15, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Yes, points expire after 5 years. "Eligible purchases" are just about any travel-related purchases, including airfare and hotels, but Carnival purchases give you a better redemption rate. To get to the page where you can redeem points for a statement credit: - click "Manage Rewards" tab - then, under "Pay with FunPoints", under the picture of the cruise ship, click "Redeem Now" button - a page with your eligible purchase will then show up and you can choose and redeem from there. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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