Question for those who have the Carnival credit card

[crazyboutdisney]

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?

[Beth]

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

[stevethepirate]

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.

[iamsteph]

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.

[crazyboutdisney]

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.

[Vitamin_Sea]

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

[golfadj]

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.

[riclop]

Love the statement credit.

[Frank12]

You can do it this way but better to follow the advise above and get a statement credit.

 

I agree.

[klaner64]

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.

[bugsokc]

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

[crazyboutdisney]

Thank you for all the info! I am glad I asked this or I would have purchased the obc before.

[mzloolue]

Thanks y'all.

 

I had been trying to figure this out.:)

[suzycruiser2]

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.

[Sparky2]

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.

[JonV]

The statement credit will become available once you have eligible purchases posted to your card.

[mzloolue]

The statement credit will become available once you have eligible purchases posted to your card.

 

What are eligible purchases?

[cingroomer]

Do the points expire? I didn't think they did.

[tropicaledrink]

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!

[golfadj]

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.

[ShakyBeef]

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.

 

:)