CruzerDeb

Thanks for all the contributors to this thread! I just bought my first 5 $500 gift cards and have applied them to my upcoming cruise. Hoping my husband can also buy 5; we have the same AARP membership number, but different login/PW credentials. We shall see!

Thanks for this great info!

Great news! Thank you!

Thanks for your review!

No one likes to be so overworked. Glad she has help today!

Cool! Much better savings if I can pay for EZAir as well! I’m fine with the refund being to the gift cards as they have no expiration date and I’ll be cruising again. Thanks!

Yep - another AARP GC question. I see that Princess policy states that the GCs can’t be used for EZAir and excursions. Has anyone found this not to be the case? $5,000 of my existing amount due is for EZAir flights; sure would like that discount, but obviously don’t want to buy cards I can’t use. Thanks for answering yet ANOTHER ?? - I did try to search for the answer.

On our cruise in February, we had a 10pm departure from Aruba. We did a beach excursion, returned to the ship to shower, and then had dinner reservations at a beachside Italian restaurant (Azzurro Ristorante) in Palm Beach - a great place to see the sunset! We took a cab there and back. IMG_3769.mov

Sorry! Just double-checked. You can buy 25 per month for Carnival, but only 5/mo for Princess. Didn’t mean to lead you on!

Yeah, the AARP gift card thread is extremely long. Thanks for the quick response! I was just on the AARP site, and they’ve increased the limit to 20 per month. But … another question, if I may. Are the Carnival and Princess gift cards always available?

Welcome! The Medallion app has been replaced by the newer Princess app - try that. Seems that, along with the new app, you can now only make dinner reservations once your cruise is paid in full. At least that’s how it was for me last time I checked.

Fantastic! Thanks!

Can I pay my entire cruise fare with gift cards? Is there a limit as to how much?

Is there a limit to how much of your cruise balance can be paid with gift cards? Like can I pay off an entire cruise using them?

I hope it’s as amazing as it sounds! Have a wonderful time!

Happy to hear of your positive experience. Thanks!

Loved seeing the rug-making. I bought a 5x7 rug there in 2022.

Good plan! I have my starter beers pre-ordered. 😎

I’m interested in booking this itinerary for next year. Any info (pros/cons) from those who have been in a similar cruisetour would be appreciated. I’m excited about the 4 days pre-cruise in Ireland, visiting Limerick, Killarney, and Cork. Okay, honestly, I’m excited about the entire itinerary. Just need to get my hubby excited about it, which is generally a challenge.

I’ll have beers waiting for me in my room when I board and I’ve still got the cooler! 😜😎 Ready for HMC in June!

Thanks for this great review!

Sign me up! I’ll be getting this on my next cruise in June!

For my first cruise to HMC in 2013 (only 2nd cruise ever, so still a newbie), Carnival sold a soft-sided cooler with 4 bottles of Bud Light and an opener, which I purchased. I had my room steward fill it with ice and walked off the ship with it. I actually did that the next time I cruised also. Don’t see the problem, really. I bought the beer from them and then drank it on their island. Guess I’d get in trouble for that now.

Thanks

Alrighty then. I consider myself chastised.