tatt2ed Posted March 29, 2017 #2051 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Interesting how the Royal Caribbean cards never seem to sell out. Cuz they are not gift cards, they are gift certificates. You would need to purchase enough prior to booking a RCI cruise. Most people dont pay in full at booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllaDuChien Posted March 29, 2017 #2052 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Interesting how the Royal Caribbean cards never seem to sell out. Its actually because the rules are different as to what you can use the cards for on Royal. It has to be a new booking only, you can't apply it to an existing booking, or to on board credit or anything else. I sail both Carnival and Royal, but I would NEVER use points for the Royal gift cards...its just not as good a deal as the Carnival cards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatt2ed Posted March 29, 2017 #2053 Share Posted March 29, 2017 If you book your air thru carnival you can use the cards on that too. Last cruise to europe carnival was $400 cheaper than booking elsewhere plus i got the 10% off, credit card perks and in return bought more cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted March 29, 2017 #2054 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Interesting how the Royal Caribbean cards never seem to sell out. They are certificates for one thing. Not gift cards. And they last forever because of the 14 or so bullet-list of restrictions, which has also been discussed on here many times. If I sailed Royal, I wouldn't even bother with their lousy restrictive gift certificates. They have to be mailed in, etc. Carmival's are way better, which is why they go so fast! Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllaDuChien Posted March 29, 2017 #2055 Share Posted March 29, 2017 If you book your air thru carnival you can use the cards on that too. Last cruise to europe carnival was $400 cheaper than booking elsewhere plus i got the 10% off, credit card perks and in return bought more cards. Wow! That's good to know! I just wish Carnival had more European sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emacsuperb Posted March 29, 2017 #2056 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Can I apply an RCL gift card to my obc once onboard? Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatt2ed Posted March 29, 2017 #2057 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Wow! That's good to know! I just wish Carnival had more European sailings. Best of all is you dont pay for the flight till final payment day and if you cancel or move your booking there are no cancellation fees on the flight. Its for US flights to not just europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgh1204 Posted March 29, 2017 #2058 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Thanks for the info on the RCI gift certificates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllaDuChien Posted March 29, 2017 #2059 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Can I apply an RCL gift card to my obc once onboard? Sent from my iPad using Forums No. RCL cards are ONLY good for new bookings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emacsuperb Posted March 29, 2017 #2060 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Thank you! Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllaDuChien Posted March 29, 2017 #2061 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Best of all is you dont pay for the flight till final payment day and if you cancel or move your booking there are no cancellation fees on the flight. Its for US flights to not just europe Hey! That is a good deal! I'm sailing out of Galveston next September...I will have to look into that! Thanks so much for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegasgirl99 Posted March 29, 2017 #2062 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Click on gift cards then on the travel category. They only have $100 left. The $500 are sold out. All are sold out on aarp [emoji25] missed it again Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G935A using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturderick Posted March 29, 2017 #2063 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Wow. sorry. Wow. Some people don't want to look through 100+ pages to find the answer when all they have to do is ask. Pretty rude/unnecessary post when you were asking a simple question. It took longer for them to post that than to answer the question haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatt2ed Posted March 29, 2017 #2064 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Wow. Some people don't want to look through 100+ pages to find the answer when all they have to do is ask. Pretty rude/unnecessary post when you were asking a simple question. It took longer for them to post that than to answer the question haha. 5 pages ago we went thru this same exact topic. And i can bet within another 5 someone will ask again. It can also be googled it explains in great detail where on the site they are. Some take it as rude and ill take it as others being lazy. I wish my world would be handed to me as some expect theres to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArkTraveler82 Posted March 29, 2017 #2065 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Its actually because the rules are different as to what you can use the cards for on Royal. It has to be a new booking only, you can't apply it to an existing booking, or to on board credit or anything else. I sail both Carnival and Royal, but I would NEVER use points for the Royal gift cards...its just not as good a deal as the Carnival cards! We used the Royal Caribbean certificates on our Oasis of the Seas cruise last October and it was an existing cruise. I called customer service first before purchasing the certificates and they confirmed that we could use them on an existing booking but they are more of a pain in the rear because they have to be mailed in. Carnival's gift cards are much more user friendly but we were able to save 10% on the balance of an existing RCCL cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knowfere Posted March 30, 2017 #2066 Share Posted March 30, 2017 About how long does it take to receive carnival cards once ordered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbismith Posted March 30, 2017 #2067 Share Posted March 30, 2017 About how long does it take to receive carnival cards once ordered? Within a week. [emoji12] Sent from my HTC6535LVW using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted March 30, 2017 #2068 Share Posted March 30, 2017 5 pages ago we went thru this same exact topic. And i can bet within another 5 someone will ask again. It can also be googled it explains in great detail where on the site they are. Some take it as rude and ill take it as others being lazy. I wish my world would be handed to me as some expect theres to be. Agreed. All you have to do is open the thread, go to search button. On the tapatalk app you hit the magnifying glass. On the desktop page you click on search thread. Then type in a few words of your question and you'll see a ton of the same question and replies. Nobody is suggesting you sift through pages and pages. Just take a minute and search. Every single time it's the same questions. Easier than waiting for a reply and quicker than starting your own new thread. Sent from my SM-G930T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad1972 Posted March 30, 2017 #2069 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Wow. Some people don't want to look through 100+ pages to find the answer when all they have to do is ask. Pretty rude/unnecessary post when you were asking a simple question. It took longer for them to post that than to answer the question haha. That and as fast as these cards sell out by the time you search through the 100 pages looking to see if there is an answer already in here the cards are sold out. Just tell them so they can get the cards before they sell out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatt2ed Posted March 30, 2017 #2070 Share Posted March 30, 2017 That and as fast as these cards sell out by the time you search through the 100 pages looking to see if there is an answer already in here the cards are sold out. Just tell them so they can get the cards before they sell out. Or if you are already subscribed to this thread you should of already be prepared to know where and how to purchase them SINCE they sell out so quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturderick Posted March 30, 2017 #2071 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Well I know if I see someone innocently asking a repeat question, I try to get on there and answer right away before they get "flamed". It's not a big deal and it takes a long time to search for things on here. It's not as easy as it sounds and sometimes you have to go through tons of answers to find the right one. I say just chill and pass over the question if you don't want to answer it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLArmyWife Posted March 30, 2017 #2072 Share Posted March 30, 2017 after 104 pages on this topic, has anyone pieced together a roundabout time frame of how often they do them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organized Chaos Posted March 30, 2017 #2073 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Well I know if I see someone innocently asking a repeat question, I try to get on there and answer right away before they get "flamed". It's not a big deal and it takes a long time to search for things on here. It's not as easy as it sounds and sometimes you have to go through tons of answers to find the right one. I say just chill and pass over the question if you don't want to answer it. Thank you. I agree wholeheartedly. I've been reading about everyone getting the AARP discounted cards and was finally ready to try it myself, but had a couple questions. After seeing how bent out of shape people were getting in this thread, I asked in another, smaller thread that still had current posts. No complaints over there, just helpful people who answered my questions without any of the snarky comments. No, it's not because I'm too lazy to read a large thread. I've read plenty of them to get more information. It's just easier to ask instead of digging through a 100+ page thread or trying to use thread search for an answer to a question that isn't easily searchable. If you don't want to answer a repeat question, instead of attacking them for asking it, just pass it over. I think it's much worse to treat people like that than it is to ask a question that's already been answered. But such is the ways of internet forums. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaded Lady Posted March 30, 2017 #2074 Share Posted March 30, 2017 after 104 pages on this topic, has anyone pieced together a roundabout time frame of how often they do them? It's not scientific but I've noticed that it's usually early in the day, and quite often on Fridays! I'm looking for some more so I'll be checking first thing tomorrow hoping to snatch a few! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl_couple Posted March 30, 2017 #2075 Share Posted March 30, 2017 The information on the aarp gift cards is on dozens of threads on this forum (there is a search feature on the forum menu under "Carnival". The original purpose of this thread was for someone to post when they became available and it was much more helpful. Now we get notifications several times a day and the majority are not posting about card availability! Not trying to flame anyone...just thinking we need to get back to being a notification thread and look elsewhere for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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