Gift card question

[saltshell]

My credi card will allow me to purchase a carnival gift card with points. How to I activate/ use this card on board ?

[csm5986142]

You can apply it to your account at the kiosk or guest services as soon as you board.

[Elaine5715]

 I don't apply my gift cards until my charges exceed the card value.

[ninjacat123]

FYI, you can buy gift cards at AllState Insurance.  You don't have to have your insurance through them, just accrue points through other CC members who post the codes.  10,000 points will buy a $1,000 gift card for $900. Check out this thread for more info and codes (last page has a recent code posted).  Have a great cruise!!

 

 

[steveknj]

Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card.  If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC).  Is that still correct?  I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case.

[ninjacat123]

3 minutes ago, steveknj said:

Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card.  If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC).  Is that still correct?  I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case.

Correct!  I paid off my January cruise with a couple Carnival gift cards on my Cruise Manager.

Edited December 28, 2022 by ninjacat123

[ButterflyGirly]

1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said:

Correct!  I paid off my January cruise with a couple Carnival gift cards on my Cruise Manager.

Me too...I buy Carnival gift cards from AARP for 10% and use them to pay the deposit, to pay my balance, pre-cruise purchased items like bubbles and water and then towards my folio balance once on the ship (at the kiosk).  

 

I  use my Southwest CC to buy the Carnival gift cards from AARP so also get airline points.

[Saint Greg]

1 hour ago, steveknj said:

Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card.  If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC).  Is that still correct?  I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case.

 

You can pay for everything with it. Cruise, fly2fun, excursions, specialty dining, internet, cheers/bubbles, gratuities...apply them to your onboard account.

[steveknj]

23 hours ago, ButterflyGirly said:

Me too...I buy Carnival gift cards from AARP for 10% and use them to pay the deposit, to pay my balance, pre-cruise purchased items like bubbles and water and then towards my folio balance once on the ship (at the kiosk).  

 

I  use my Southwest CC to buy the Carnival gift cards from AARP so also get airline points.

 

Can't find the cards on AARP right now, but I know they come and go.  I'll keep looking.  I have a cruise in July so have until April to pay it off, If I can buy cards at a discount that's more that I can save 🙂

[ngrund]

1 hour ago, steveknj said:

 

Can't find the cards on AARP right now, but I know they come and go.  I'll keep looking.  I have a cruise in July so have until April to pay it off, If I can buy cards at a discount that's more that I can save 🙂

Go to the redeem rewards section of AARP rewards-filter by members only, Carnival cards should show right up

[steveknj]

16 hours ago, ngrund said:

Go to the redeem rewards section of AARP rewards-filter by members only, Carnival cards should show right up

 

I did that the other day and they didn't.  Going to try again

 

Edit:  Found them now!  Thanks!!

 

Edited December 30, 2022 by steveknj

[Californian]

I cruise in March.  I made reservations for specialty dining using my gift card.  I need to cancel the dinner reservation; so will the amount go to my account as onboard credit or will it be sent back to me by way of a gift card?

[DallasGuy75219]

On 12/28/2022 at 11:08 AM, csm5986142 said:

You can apply it to your account at the kiosk or guest services as soon as you board.

Supposedly at the kiosk, but I've never had them actually work with gift cards, so I wind up going to Guest Services anyway.

[pcvtmom]

It usually goes back to the original form of payment, so gift card, I'm guessing.

[sunshower9]

20 hours ago, Californian said:

I cruise in March.  I made reservations for specialty dining using my gift card.  I need to cancel the dinner reservation; so will the amount go to my account as onboard credit or will it be sent back to me by way of a gift card?

Based on my experience, they'll mail you a new gift card.

[bluesea4me]

On 12/28/2022 at 12:24 PM, steveknj said:

Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card.  If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC).  Is that still correct?  I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case.

I used a couple of mine in Sept. or October towards payment.  Unless they recently changed it, you  should be all good.

[Saint Greg]

On 1/1/2023 at 4:07 PM, Californian said:

I cruise in March.  I made reservations for specialty dining using my gift card.  I need to cancel the dinner reservation; so will the amount go to my account as onboard credit or will it be sent back to me by way of a gift card?

They usually send me a new gift card.

[Californian]

On 1/2/2023 at 11:01 AM, sunshower9 said:

Based on my experience, they'll mail you a new gift card.

 

21 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

They usually send me a new gift card.

 

Thank you!