carnival points from discover card

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The Discover card gives you double Carnival points for your reward points. Does anyone know if this is a gift card or do you need to book the cruise with Discover's travel agency to get the double points?

[FlaMommy75]

The Discover card gives you double Carnival points for your reward points. Does anyone know if this is a gift card or do you need to book the cruise with Discover's travel agency to get the double points?

 

When I booked the Dream last March I used my Discover card because it said 5% cash back but you had to use their travel company. They were ok, but I prefer booking directly with Carnival, and it drove me crazy every time there was a price drop I had to call the travel agency. They seemed annoyed with me calling. Also, turns out the 5% cash back was only up to $75.

 

Honestly, it didn't seem worth it and for my next cruise in November I booked directly through Carnival and paid with it with my Capital One Venture card (which gives 2% cash back on everything).

[Mekamax]

When we looked at this you had to log into Shop Discover and go to Carnival and book with them that way online. We did not do it at the time. But double points is nice.

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When I booked the Dream last March I used my Discover card because it said 5% cash back but you had to use their travel company. They were ok, but I prefer booking directly with Carnival, and it drove me crazy every time there was a price drop I had to call the travel agency. They seemed annoyed with me calling. Also, turns out the 5% cash back was only up to $75.

 

Honestly, it didn't seem worth it and for my next cruise in November I booked directly through Carnival and paid with it with my Capital One Venture card (which gives 2% cash back on everything).

 

I can understand if you only got the 5%. However, if you have $100 in reward points, you can get $200 for a Carnival cruise. So, much better than just the 5% return.

[moobear67]

I did one of my cruises using my cashback rewards from Discover, and yes, you need to use their travel agency. I had 4 price drops for that cruise, and I did not have any problem getting those price drops, I just had to call the travel agency.

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thanks for the info. Not sure when I will cash it in but having them double the amount is a really nice benefit.