maustro Posted October 13, 2015 #551 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Maustro the Cheers package is available through the fun shops and can only be purchased ahead of time using a credit card. That's probably the one thing that I don't like about the gift cards, you can't use them to buy anything from the fun shops/bon voyage. Once you load your cards onto your s&s account onboard, you can use the credits to purchase cheers or anything else onboard. ;) I appreciate that. When loading cards, I have the option of "splitting" a card, correct? As in, $50 to one S&S account, $50 to the other account. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmasNana Posted October 13, 2015 #552 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I would also like to add a GC question. If you book a cruise while on a ship are you able to use a gift card for the deposit? If I use gift cards instead of a credit card for my sail and sign, would this work? Has anyone done this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderFaninNM Posted October 13, 2015 #553 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I would also like to add a GC question. If you book a cruise while on a ship are you able to use a gift card for the deposit? If I use gift cards instead of a credit card for my sail and sign, would this work? Has anyone done this yet? YES! Once on board you can apply the gift cards to your S&S account by either the self service kiosks or guest services, as far as a deposit for future cruises I have no idea but see why one cannot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmasNana Posted October 13, 2015 #554 Share Posted October 13, 2015 YES! Once on board you can apply the gift cards to your S&S account by either the self service kiosks or guest services, as far as a deposit for future cruises I have no idea but see why one cannot? Typically when you book on board, the deposit for the future cruise does not get paid with your sail and sign account. It charges the cc on record. Has anyone done this yet? I will try in January but would like to know if anyone has attempted this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted October 13, 2015 #555 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I don't know about using the gift cards for a deposit while onboard but I think I remember a frequent cruiser on her saying that you can. Someone that knows please help us! Lol Sent from my SCH-I435 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maustro Posted October 13, 2015 #556 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Don't mean to repeat it, but want to be 1000% sure as I just searched and could not find anything: Can I split a gift card as payment into two individual S&S accounts? e.g. $100 gift card; asking Guest Services to put $50 into each account Edited October 13, 2015 by maustro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Az Posted October 13, 2015 #557 Share Posted October 13, 2015 (edited) Yes, you can use any amount (up to the balance) on the gift card, splitting it up any way you want. You can do it at guest services, or at the self-serve kiosk... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited October 13, 2015 by Rod in Az Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted October 13, 2015 #558 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Don't mean to repeat it, but want to be 1000% sure as I just searched and could not find anything: Can I split a gift card as payment into two individual S&S accounts? e.g. $100 gift card; asking Guest Services to put $50 into each account Yes you can. Either do it at GS or at the kiosk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miller_KC Posted October 13, 2015 #559 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Yes, you can use GCs for the deposits when booking on board. I have done it twice and the computer screen has space to add up to 5 gift cards. I cannot find a way to buy from the Fun Shops online with a GC, but I have booked shore excursions online with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmasNana Posted October 13, 2015 #560 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Yes, you can use GCs for the deposits when booking on board. I have done it twice and the computer screen has space to add up to 5 gift cards. I cannot find a way to buy from the Fun Shops online with a GC, but I have booked shore excursions online with them. Thank you for this info! Do you just hand the gc's to the future cruise person and they input the cards? Now, I don't know from experience, but I THOUGHT that I read you could call carnival and they could take your fun shop order over the phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNtravelers Posted October 13, 2015 #561 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Thank you for this info! Do you just hand the gc's to the future cruise person and they input the cards? Now, I don't know from experience, but I THOUGHT that I read you could call carnival and they could take your fun shop order over the phone. I used Carnival Gift Cards that I had purchased at Kroger to pay a deposit on my Future Cruise at the Future Cruise Desk for my upcoming November cruise. I just handed them the cards and they used them for the deposit. I did this in Jan 2015. You can use the gift card at the kiosk to apply to whatever sail n sign account you want. Note that they are applied to your account, but some ships in Jan 2015 didn't have the updated software to see that they were applied on your cabin tv. So if there is any question if it got applied, print out a sheet from the kiosk showing the payment. Don't freak out like we did when we couldn't see it on the Cabin TV!! Guest Services told us this tidbit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlasianGrl Posted October 15, 2015 #562 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Did anyone happen to purchase them today? I just logged on and it says "sold out" but no one even posted that they saw them up for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maustro Posted October 15, 2015 #563 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Did anyone happen to purchase them today? I just logged on and it says "sold out" but no one even posted that they saw them up for sale. No. Been checking all morning. The $500 ones disappeared then the $100 took their place as "Sold Out". Not sure what's going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted October 15, 2015 #564 Share Posted October 15, 2015 They haven't been on sale yet today. That's been there since last week. Sent from my SCH-I435 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeRB Posted October 15, 2015 #565 Share Posted October 15, 2015 No. Been checking all morning. The $500 ones disappeared then the $100 took their place as "Sold Out". Not sure what's going on. Thing same happened on Verizon, $500's went away and $100's showed up as sold out.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjkd Posted October 15, 2015 #566 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Last week this happened also, first sold out appeared. Then showed the cards but when a purchase was attempted "no inventory available appeared". Sometime after 0200 hours EDT they were available to purchase. So set your alarm clock because odds are they will be available in the next 24 hours. Good luck in your quest for cards. P.S. don't tell anyone else because, I am still looking for five more cards.:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeRB Posted October 15, 2015 #567 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Last week this happened also, first sold out appeared. Then showed the cards but when a purchase was attempted "no inventory available appeared". Sometime after 0200 hours EDT they were available to purchase. So set your alarm clock because odds are they will be available in the next 24 hours. Good luck in your quest for cards. P.S. don't tell anyone else because, I am still looking for five more cards.:rolleyes: That should work out great for me, I normally don't go to bed until around midnight or 1 AM now and I am on CDT, I will just stay up a little longer. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted October 15, 2015 #568 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I have been trying for the last 15 minutes to get onto the website and it has been down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeRB Posted October 15, 2015 #569 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I have been trying for the last 15 minutes to get onto the website and it has been down. It may be down or overloaded, I am unable to get to the rewards from Verizon right not also. I wonder if that is a good or a bad sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderFaninNM Posted October 16, 2015 #570 Share Posted October 16, 2015 They haven't been on sale yet today. That's been there since last week. The $500 cards have been there and now the $100 are showing as sold out, weird stuff as the last time there was odd goings on with the cards..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeRB Posted October 16, 2015 #571 Share Posted October 16, 2015 The $500 cards have been there and now the $100 are showing as sold out, weird stuff as the last time there was odd goings on with the cards..... From what I saw when trying into the card site from Verizon earlier, I thing the site crashed earlier tonight. Don't know if they got overloaded or what, but when I tried to get to the site direct it was giving me an error some strange errors like it wasn't there any more. Now I can see it from Verizon but is saying sold out on the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiderFaninNM Posted October 16, 2015 #572 Share Posted October 16, 2015 From what I saw when trying into the card site from Verizon earlier, I thing the site crashed earlier tonight. Don't know if they got overloaded or what, but when I tried to get to the site direct it was giving me an error some strange errors like it wasn't there any more. Now I can see it from Verizon but is saying sold out on the cards. The AARP is showing the same thing, I am positive it is the same company that distributes them, hold on as they just might go up for sale later tonight or early tomorrow...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemjam Posted October 16, 2015 #573 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) I noticed this once before when I purchased. NO gift cards for Carnival were showing available at all (not even sold out) on AARP, then all of a sudden when I checked at one point the $100 one showed up but showed "sold out," within 24 hours they were available for sale. I think it may be a case of "pre-loading" the link before it goes live. IMHO Edited October 16, 2015 by wemjam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruby0704 Posted October 20, 2015 #574 Share Posted October 20, 2015 100.00 GC are available on aarp. Go fast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zevo Posted October 20, 2015 #575 Share Posted October 20, 2015 I just purchased 2 more GC from AARP! They have $100 & $500 available for a limited time. Didn't see the 500 but I did get 5@100 and also just got 5@100 from Verizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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