Kcruiser2014

So happy you got a great price to upgrade. I'll be on that sailing with you but in a balcony on Lido. Hopefully, we can meet!

I was able to add cash at check in and never even had to go to guest services.

16 Days and I'll be in her too! Can't wait!

Love the PDF.... Now if they would update it with the Vista, I'd be set!

Yeah, we just got our new Blue Cash cards too. I was able to load it on DH's account last week because his online profile was already established from the Costco card. But, we just got our cards in the mail yesterday and I tried to load it on mine and it seems to be gone. Oh well, one offer is better than nothing.

Try unlinking the card that has the offer loaded from the online profile. Then log out and log back in, and it magically reappeared.I had to do that with another offer after I loaded to first card and the offer disappeared on the other. Then I loaded the offer, and linked the first card back to the online account. Still had offer on both cards and used them both.

Your question prompted me to check my luggage tags for next month. I'm red and booked as passenger #1 since I had a better offer. Passenger #2 is platinum. Just checked my luggage tags. They say PRIORITY!!!!!!

Hi,

 

Did anyone try to buy Carnival gift cards from their website and get the credit? I don't plan to book anything in the near future but can use it later.

 

Thx!

Terms specifically exclude gift cards. You could book something very far out at a completely refundable rate and change it to what you really want later though.

Anyone get this offer on their AMEX Everyday card? My statement credit went through today [emoji122][emoji122]

 

 

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So glad it came through. We had it on my Amex PRG, my daughters and husbands AU card on same account, my DH business PRG and my Blue Cash Preferred. No luck on the SPG or Hilton though.

Wow, first sailing I can find listed is May 24th. I sure hope this does not mean it is delayed and cruises are cancelled. [emoji120]

DH and I each got the offer. I was able to add it to 6 cards total, including my teenagers AU account. Made 6 $250 payments to pay off cruise. Saved $450!!

Thanks Just added it to mine. I am thinking of booking some excursions online for my April cruise. Hopefully, that will work. Does not seem to be an exclusion. If I change my mind after boarding, I can always get it refunded as OBC and use it how I want. (Hello...Casino!)

That's crazy. I'm on the Oct 11 cruise and my port taxes are $112pp. When I do a mock booking for Sept 3, I get the 119.50 pp taxes also. Unless you are going to get cancellation fees, if all else fails, I would cancel and rebook online at the lower rate. My itinerary is the same as yours, just in reverse. No way should the taxes be $328.50pp. You can always them transfer back to your TA.

Can you add one more to the list for the notes??? I'm amazed that you're still willing to do this. Thank you for sharing. Kcruiser2014 at gmail dot com

Looks like all. Could find was an artist rendering of the room. I found it by going to Carnival.com, Explore, Explore Ships, double click on the picture of the Vista, go to deck plans, pick deck 2, then double click on the room. Until someone stays there, I'm afraid that's all the info we will know.

When you said $99 sale I thought you got the whole cruise for $99, and I was really pissed. Lol.

 

 

 

A few weeks ago I put down a large deposit ($1,000) on the 12/17 cruise for a Family Harbor OV for the four of us. We are doing the Early Saver rate. In retrospect I'm not sure the ES fare was worth it, we are saving only $200 total that way than the Past Guest rate but now are more or less locked in to the cruise. I guess that will just incentivize us to make this trip happen.

 

 

 

Anyway, how does this cabin upgrade work? I booked through Vacations to Go, does that make a difference? We are all VIPF cruisers. We are interested primarily in the Family Harbor cabins for our two little ones. But it looks like right now there are only interiors for the Family Harbor cabins for that sailing. We would love a Cove balcony. Would I be contacted for an upgrade option, and if so, how? What is the likelihood that a FH Cove Balc will become available? Is there anything I could do to enhance our odds that we upgrade at some point? Request it somehow?

 

 

 

I could always just call my TA but thought someone here might have special tips. Thanks in advance for any help you might have!

What I did in a similar situation was do mock bookings about everyday to see if what I wanted was available and reasonably priced. When it became available, I called my TA immediately and asked them to change me (of course I paid the difference in fare). First time, they took their time and it was not available by the time they tried to get it. Second time, I made them do it while I was still on the phone. I got what I wanted for a reasonable price. However, now, I just book online and call Carnival for changes I want (after I put a hold on the cabin I want to change to). Works for me every time. I have already made three changes this week for a Med cruise on Vista in October. This is in spite of needing accessible room and using pack and play rate. So it definitely can be done.

Sales tax will depend on when you ask it to be delivered. I discovered if I ordered something to be delivered the first evening, I got charged sales tax, but if delivered the next day while at sea, none was charged. Both situations were preorders through the fun shop done online in same session.

When we went last week, it was tip only. I heard others state they tipped $5. Not sure what my mom tipped. She had back surgery recently and it really helped her not to have to walk so far.

Shuttle/taxi from Houston to Galveston is very pricey- especially with 6. My suggestion would be to find a good deal on a 8/9 day rental car big enough for 6. Drive to Galveston area Saturday night. If you find a hotel that does park and cruise, you can then leave the rental car there. Take the hotel shuttle to the ship/ back from ship and then do your exploring and stay near Airport Sunday night. I know it sounds crazy to rent for the whole time, but there really aren't any one way rentals to/from Galveston.

I ordered a $500 one on 8/21 my bank account was charged but the order status still says pending.

Call them. I had to when that happened. They need to confirm that it was you that purchased it.

Not sure how to contact you UrbanHawk-New at this. I'll be on the 11/29/15 cruise on Magic. Maybe you'd care to show me the ropes? Or provide some newbie tips?

Just email casino@carnival.com. Include your VIFP number, name, ship, sailing date and booking number. Also, it is good to include the last cruise booking number, ship and sail date. Ask if you will have any comps.

Tried again and still no email certs.

I had that problem once before. I had to call them and they were able to manually email them to me. Took a day or two, but it worked.

Where do you find the gift cards on citi's web.

It's actually on citi easy deals site. You have to have a card that earns Easydeals points. Google Citi Easy Deals to find it.

I did not see where you could look up your order and check status on the site. Can you give me an idea where that is?

I went into the page for redeeming points, then in the upper right, I clicked on "account". If History doesn't come up right away, just click on the "History" link on the left. It will give you a list of all points earned and redeemed. Off to the right of each redemption, is a link for "View Detail". Click on that and it will show status of order, etc.

They will refund it back to you. I have heard back to another gift card or a check. I always just figure out how much I have left and make sure I pull it out on the slot machine, play a tiny bit and then cash out.

I ordered them on the 21st and received an order confirmation. This time I did not receive a shipping confirmation. Did you all always get a shipping confirmation?

I did not. However, I had to call yesterday, as even the ones I bought on the 19th were still showing as pending and not shipped. She was able to confirm my orders and per their site, it looks like 2 orders mailed yesterday and one today. No email confirmation or tracking though.