How many points on a Carnival Cruise To Get Good Offers?

I went on a Carnival Cruise and racked up almost 4,000 points on a 5 night cruise. I realize many people rack up more than this but what type of offers can I expect with that type of play? Before the cruise ended, they sent something to my stateroom about a discount but that discount didn't really look like much of a discount.

I passed on the discount & a few weeks later I got an email that I got a free cruise for 2 in an interior cabin. Keep watching your email!

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Usually 5,000 points or more will get you a free interior room. They will send a postcard to your cabin (same as what you got), but instead of a discount it will be for a free interior cabin for 2. These offers must be booked within 2 weeks and are valid for sailings up to 6 months in the future. The offer will note any exclusions, but usually the terms indicate it's valid for sailings up to 15 days, and Vista/Alaska are sometimes excluded. However, in my recent experience, the only sailings actually available when trying to book were 3-5 day sailings and only within the next 1-3 months (vs. the 6 months advertised).

Like suz1450 mentioned, if you skip your offer, they will usually still try to get you to come back, occasionally with an even better offer.

On my very fist Carnival cruise, which was free from a land-based casino, I earned around 3,500 points and received no offer. Within a few months, I had a "Pack and Play" offer in my online account, which included a free interior cabin for nearly every sailing for any length.

Keep an eye on your online account. You'll definitely see some offers pop up occasionally.

Usually 5,000 points or more will get you a free interior room. They will send a postcard to your cabin (same as what you got), but instead of a discount it will be for a free interior cabin for 2. These offers must be booked within 2 weeks and are valid for sailings up to 6 months in the future. The offer will note any exclusions, but usually the terms indicate it's valid for sailings up to 15 days, and Vista/Alaska are sometimes excluded. However, in my recent experience, the only sailings actually available when trying to book were 3-5 day sailings and only within the next 1-3 months (vs. the 6 months advertised).

 

Like suz1450 mentioned, if you skip your offer, they will usually still try to get you to come back, occasionally with an even better offer.

 

On my very fist Carnival cruise, which was free from a land-based casino, I earned around 3,500 points and received no offer. Within a few months, I had a "Pack and Play" offer in my online account, which included a free interior cabin for nearly every sailing for any length.

 

Keep an eye on your online account. You'll definitely see some offers pop up occasionally.

When you say online account, is that just my carnival account or is there a different account I need to create for the players club?

When you say online account, is that just my carnival account or is there a different account I need to create for the players club?

That's correct - just your normal Carnival online account. From within your account, click on "My Offers," and that's where you'll see things pop up.

You'll always have two different "Past Guest Offers," which are not from the casino. Above those offers you may see other offers occasionally. For example, right now I have a "Casino Offer" and a "Premier Cruise Casino Offer."

Keep in mind that you might not get any notice when you have an offer. You have to get in the habit of logging on to Carnival.com and checking under your vifp offers. When I have a casino offer, I rarely get an email, and when I do, it's usually a week or two after I saw the offer online.

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