discounted carnival gift cards

I have see Verizon, citi cards, and aarp have offered deals on gift cards.... any other ways to get those same discounts, or any other company offering a discounted rate? Thanks in advance.

Grocery stores like Giant, Publix and Kroger's also offer different incentives when you buy a card( fuel savings or a discount on the card)

There are also other banks that offer Carnival gift cards within their rewards programs. I think Chase and BB&T both offer free gift cards using your points (i.e. 20,000 points will get you free $200 gift certificate)

Many months back, Kroger had a deal that amounted to a 20% discount off Carnival gift cards, plus you earned fuel points. I haven't seen that deal come around again, but I could have just missed it. (do a search for Kroger on cruise critic)

Sorry, I mis-spoke myself ... It's Citibank, not Chase. Citi Easy Deals I think. I don't know what the BBT reward program is called.

If I redeem $x in cash back bonus with my discover card, discover will double it but there are stipulations. For example, if I book a 6 night or longer cruise in a balcony room I can redeem $80 and discover will give me $160 as long as I book through their travel agency and it only goes towards the fare after the initial deposit, not onboard credit. I realize I'm making it sound complicated but it's really not. It's a great money saver!

Can the ship gratuities be paid using the Carnival gift cards you purchase say through Verizon or Kroger? Just want to be sure before I spend $100 plus on cards.

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Can the ship gratuities be paid using the Carnival gift cards you purchase say through Verizon or Kroger? Just want to be sure before I spend $100 plus on cards.

Yes.

Can the ship gratuities be paid using the Carnival gift cards you purchase say through Verizon or Kroger? Just want to be sure before I spend $100 plus on cards.

 

Thanks

I prepaid our cruise using almost entirely Verizon and AARP gift cards. That included taxes, fees and gratuities. I also paid for our shore excursions with these cards. And I have about $600 left to use onboard. Oh, and a fun shop purchase of some root beer also. (Need my root beer floats!)

Kroger is running a promotion now 4X purchase value that can be used for gas discount of up to a dollar a gallon. I have used these in the past with no problems.

They are available on verizon now. Only saw the $100 cards.

They are available on verizon now. Only saw the $100 cards.

Same with aarp this morning! Just bought two 100 dollar ones :)

Same with aarp this morning! Just bought two 100 dollar ones :)

Can you share the link you used to purchase these with AARP? Thank you!

Our local grocery store gives 10 cents off gas when you buy $50 in gift cards. They have carnival cards. Sometime you get 20 cents off. We paid for our whole cruise and got a couple tanks of gas for free

Can you share the link you used to purchase these with AARP? Thank you!

They are sold out. But in the future you can go to aarp.org. Look for Rewards For Good.

what was the discount?

$100 card for $90?

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what was the AARP discount off a 100 card?

10?

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what was the AARP discount off a 100 card?

 

 

 

10?

Yes. $100 cards are $90.

There is a small fee for shipping (I want to say $0.90, but I could be off by a few cents)

Yes. $100 cards are $90.

 

There is a small fee for shipping (I want to say $0.90, but I could be off by a few cents)

That's the same on citi deals.... no ship fee if you do email

Yes. $100 cards are $90.

 

There is a small fee for shipping (I want to say $0.90, but I could be off by a few cents)

.59 shipping per card.

Obviously, this is speculation....but has anyone noticed when (time..day...date) that they release additional inventory? I'm guessing it's in the early hours of the day.

Obviously, this is speculation....but has anyone noticed when (time..day...date) that they release additional inventory? I'm guessing it's in the early hours of the day.

It's fairly random. I've had best luck in early morning hours.

Obviously, this is speculation....but has anyone noticed when (time..day...date) that they release additional inventory? I'm guessing it's in the early hours of the day.

I have seen it early in the morning also at noon, 2pm and at 3pm, so it varies.

My Verizon Fios reward points do not show any gift cards for Carnival. :( Only Target, Shell, Staples, etc. They only have about 10 cards to choose from. Anyone else not showing it under their Verizon? We only have the home communications, not cell phones with Verizon...maybe it is region specific? We are in Tampa Bay FL

It's possible they are only thru Verizon Wireless, but I'm not sure. They aren't available on there every day, they sell out very quickly, so maybe the day you looked they were sold out. It's not region specific.

The BEST THING to do if you have any questions about gift cards thru AARP or VERIZON is to read, subscribe to, and ask questions in these two threads. You will find everything you want to know there about getting them, rules, how to use them, really anything (esp. If you 'search' within that thread) . . .

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2208976

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2081176

If you subscribe to the threads with instant notification turned on, you will get notified the next time they are available. You do have to go to the thread after each notification though, or you won't get anymore new notifications. These gift cards usually sell out within an hour or two, so must act quickly.

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