ccruise87 Posted October 23, 2015 #1 Share Posted October 23, 2015 There have been some pretty good Carnival gift card sales around Black Friday in the past. Does anyone know if they are planning one for this year? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForSharonB Posted October 23, 2015 #2 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I found this posting from last year. This was a nice deal!! Hope they repeat it!! Old November 28th, 2014, 08:25 AM DancingDinosaur Cool Cruiser Carnival Gift Card promotion Black Friday weekend I found this online. I haven't taken advantage of it myself yet, but I thought some of my CC friends would like to give it shot. Carnival is offering a promotional gift card when you purchase a $300 gift card at: http://www.carnivalgiftcards.com Purchase a $300 gift card and get a $25 promotional card Purchase a $500 gift card and get a $50 promotional card If you have Carnival credit card, the promotion cards are doubled. The fine print is listed below... Happy Black Friday everyone! -DD Quote: Promotional Gift Card Offer Offer is available for online purchases on carnival.com and not through purchases onboard any of Carnival ships or through retail outlets. Offer is for the period from Friday November 28th 12:00am EST to Sunday November 30 11:59pm EST Shipping, tax, and gift packaging does not count towards the required gift card purchase amounts. Your promotional gift card and redemption instructions will be sent within 2 weeks of the promotion expiration date via the email that was used when placing the order, promotional cards expire within one year of the issue date, and will be indicated on the gift card. Offer is for one promotional gift card for every qualifying card purchased and not for total order. Promotional Gift Card can only be used onboard toward the Sail & Sign account for gifts, drinks, and fun. We recommend adding DoNotReply@carnivalgiftcards.com to your contact list. To DOUBLE your gift card's value, your purchase must be fully paid with a Carnival MasterCard. To be eligible for this offer, the card member's account must be open and in good standing. Canceled orders do not qualify. By participating in this promotional gift card event, you agree to have your award emailed to you via the email address provided when placing your order. Purchase limit of 5 cards per person, per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted October 23, 2015 #3 Share Posted October 23, 2015 That is a good deal of you use carnival visa. Otherwise,you can save 10% when they do the carnival cards thru verizon and aarp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForSharonB Posted October 23, 2015 #4 Share Posted October 23, 2015 that is a good deal of you use carnival visa. Otherwise,you can save 10% when they do the carnival cards thru verizon and aarp. true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted October 23, 2015 #5 Share Posted October 23, 2015 I do have a Carnival Mastercard so hop they run that one! Was going to buy a few for 10% off at aarp but will wait now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForSharonB Posted October 23, 2015 #6 Share Posted October 23, 2015 i do have a carnival mastercard so hop they run that one! Was going to buy a few for 10% off at aarp but will wait now. same here!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinchem Posted October 23, 2015 #7 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theriac Posted October 24, 2015 #8 Share Posted October 24, 2015 That is a good deal of you use carnival visa. Otherwise,you can save 10% when they do the carnival cards thru verizon and aarp. Atleast with this deal with Carnival you're not using up Verizon rewards points that could be used for a wide variety of other things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwrestler171 Posted October 24, 2015 #9 Share Posted October 24, 2015 I hope they do it again. I plan on buying 5 $500 ones to get the additional $500 to pay for my Vista cruise and get some OBC going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theriac Posted October 24, 2015 #10 Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) How will you get an additional $500 if you're planning on buying 5? 5 x $500 = $2500 10% of $2500 = $250 I'd hate for you to do the math wrong and think you're getting more than what you really get. Forgot you could have a Carnival card so if that's the case enjoy your $500 and my bad Edited October 24, 2015 by theriac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaiahsnana Posted October 24, 2015 #11 Share Posted October 24, 2015 How will you get an additional $500 if you're planning on buying 5? 5 x $500 = $2500 10% of $2500 = $250 I'd hate for you to do the math wrong and think you're getting more than what you really get. Carnival Master Card owners get double the promotional gift cards per purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwrestler171 Posted October 24, 2015 #12 Share Posted October 24, 2015 How will you get an additional $500 if you're planning on buying 5? 5 x $500 = $2500 10% of $2500 = $250 I'd hate for you to do the math wrong and think you're getting more than what you really get. Forgot you could have a Carnival card so if that's the case enjoy your $500 and my bad And I do have the Carnival card, just for these occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theriac Posted October 24, 2015 #13 Share Posted October 24, 2015 And I do have the Carnival card, just for these occasions. Ok. I just didn't want you to be surprised thinking of the numbers wrong. I went on The Pride the first week of December last year and met some people who did the math wrong and felt so stupid and messed up their budgets thinking they were getting an extra $250 in free gift cards. So I was just pointing out the numbers in the case of an oversight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mygirl2 Posted October 24, 2015 #14 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Can you use the promotional gift card for your onboard gratuities? I have already purchased enough through Verizon to pay off my cruise. I would like to pick up some others for my onboard account. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready2cruzagain Posted October 24, 2015 #15 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Can you use the promotional gift card for your onboard gratuities? I have already purchased enough through Verizon to pay off my cruise. I would like to pick up some others for my onboard account. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yes you can. I will be using them for my gratuities and for any expenditures on my S & S account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2mygirl2 Posted October 24, 2015 #16 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theriac Posted October 24, 2015 #17 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Can you use the promotional gift card for your onboard gratuities? I have already purchased enough through Verizon to pay off my cruise. I would like to pick up some others for my onboard account. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You can actually call Carnival too and pay the gratuities before the cruise with the giftcards. I also got money back with them from the casino as well so if you have enough points you can earn 10%-20% on your money using the gift cards in the casino. And just cashing out. There may be a 3% fee but still it's a good return in a short period of time if you can stock up right before a cruise. No bank savings account or CD is giving that kind of a return. So something to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted October 24, 2015 #18 Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) You can actually call Carnival too and pay the gratuities before the cruise with the giftcards. I also got money back with them from the casino as well so if you have enough points you can earn 10%-20% on your money using the gift cards in the casino. And just cashing out. There may be a 3% fee but still it's a good return in a short period of time if you can stock up right before a cruise. No bank savings account or CD is giving that kind of a return. So something to think about. So you can take a gift card to the casino and they give you the cash value? Without you playing? Or do you need to play a little and have amount downloaded to casino and then cash out? Is there a limit? I remember getting cash in past by downloading to casino, playing some and then cashing out. But that was 5 years ago. Didn't need to on other cruises. And since I have carnival visa I'm going to get at least 1 $500 card if they do this. Edited October 24, 2015 by wantocruisemore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mzlinda Posted October 24, 2015 #19 Share Posted October 24, 2015 Last year they offered the gift card deal for Father's Day and Black Friday but this year they did not run it for Father's Day. I hope they still run it for Black Friday but I wouldn't count on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRZ2 Posted October 24, 2015 #20 Share Posted October 24, 2015 How fast did they send them out last year? Our cruise is booked for December 5 next year. It says that the promotional cards expire 1 year after being issued and must be spent onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKC Cruisers Posted October 24, 2015 #21 Share Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) How fast did they send them out last year? Our cruise is booked for December 5 next year. It says that the promotional cards expire 1 year after being issued and must be spent onboard. It says that promotional cards will be sent out within 2 weeks of the date the promotion ends. Might be a close expiration date for a 12/5/16 cruise. I was thinking the same thing as we have a 12/4/16 cruise booked! Edited October 24, 2015 by OKC Cruisers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theriac Posted October 24, 2015 #22 Share Posted October 24, 2015 So you can take a gift card to the casino and they give you the cash value? Without you playing? Or do you need to play a little and have amount downloaded to casino and then cash out? Is there a limit?I remember getting cash in past by downloading to casino, playing some and then cashing out. But that was 5 years ago. Didn't need to on other cruises. And since I have carnival visa I'm going to get at least 1 $500 card if they do this. I always play a little if I do it. A couple penny slot pulls here and there. No one can argue that you're not feeling lucky tonight and east to cash out. Also already have them loaded to your sail and sign account. They start from giftcards and work there way to cash/credit. Thinking about it you can pull funds from the giftcards directly from the Self Serve Kiosks too if they're loaded up to your S&S account. I used the promotional ones to pay for tips, drinks fun shops and things like that and just cashed out the rest. It was an extra nice cruise knowing the S&S bill was ultimately free. I was talking to someone about having enough money or credit to do this on a larger scale where the cruise and S&S account are covered all on promotional gift cards and you get all your actual money back. It's a stock holders nightmare but a cruisers dream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picomullet Posted October 24, 2015 #23 Share Posted October 24, 2015 When I purchased them I had them emailed to me. Used the next day. 2 Separate emails. Hoping for that sale this year!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantocruisemore Posted October 25, 2015 #24 Share Posted October 25, 2015 So if you have to use them within a year, can I use them to make final payment for the cruise? I wouldn't want to push it up to the limit with a $500 card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firemanbobswife Posted October 25, 2015 #25 Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) So if you have to use them within a year, can I use them to make final payment for the cruise? I wouldn't want to push it up to the limit with a $500 card. Yes. But only the promotional or "free" gift cards have an expiration date. Edited October 25, 2015 by firemanbobswife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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