NHNEV2003 Posted January 10, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Within 15 minutes last night: Purchased a $500 Carnival Gift Card (E-Card) through Verizon Wireless Smart Rewards Program for $450; Booked a November Carnival Glory cruise using the $500 e-card as the deposit payment; Got $50 On Board Credit with the Early Saver booking. Saved $50 on the gift card and got $50 OBC---- Win-Win!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotpinkchica14 Posted January 10, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Thank you so much for this update. We leave in 6 days and I tried earlier this week and I'm assuming they were sold out because it didn't go through. After reading this post I went on and the transaction was successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted January 10, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Good job! That's how you do it! Every payment on our cabins has been made using gift cards through Verizon other than the initial deposit. Plus I buy one every week for our s&s account onboard. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngAndBoys Posted January 10, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Don't you love the feeling! Thanks to these boards, I discovered these cards and early saver. Between the 2, I've saved $1500 on my family's cruise this summer (3 cabins) and will save even more since I plan to use gift cards for onboard accounts. The topper is, I put it all on my Southwert Airlines credit card and I'm earning free airline tickets to boot! I feel your joy! :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHNEV2003 Posted January 10, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted January 10, 2015 I forgot the last part-- we also used the Southwest Visa card to pay for the gift card-- earned Southwest Rapid Rewards points. Thx for reminding me-- Win-Win-Win!!! 😀 Sent from my iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbake1012 Posted January 10, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 10, 2015 First time cruiser here.... How do you use the egifts cards on the ship? Is it linked into your onboard account? Can you use it for the bottomless bubbles for the kids? Mahalo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmukid87 Posted January 11, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 11, 2015 They can be used as OBC. That way it can be used to any change made on your S&S account, including bottomless bubbles! Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising4 Posted January 11, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 11, 2015 First time cruiser here.... How do you use the egifts cards on the ship? Is it linked into your onboard account? Can you use it for the bottomless bubbles for the kids? Mahalo! Just print the card and bring it to guest services. They'll apply the credits to your onboard account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbake1012 Posted January 11, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Mahalo! I was just googling OBB and S&S. That is easy enough to print and give to guest services. Since our cruise leaves in July, I'm learning so much from these posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc13 Posted January 11, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 11, 2015 (edited) Within 15 minutes last night: Purchased a $500 Carnival Gift Card (E-Card) through Verizon Wireless Smart Rewards Program for $450; Booked a November Carnival Glory cruise using the $500 e-card as the deposit payment; Got $50 On Board Credit with the Early Saver booking. Saved $50 on the gift card and got $50 OBC---- Win-Win!! :) I tried to do this.. Apparently their egift cards were down... So they took $450 out of my checking -didn't end up with a gift card and I had to wait a week for it to go back into my checking account. Wasn't happy. I figured I'll spend a little extra money to avoid that hassle again! BUT glad to hear someone had some success with this.. Maybe I'll chance it again for the remainder of our cruise payment. Edited January 11, 2015 by kc13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofishforme Posted January 11, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 11, 2015 they are so easy to use you can apply at the kiosk or go to guest services and they will apply them to your sail and sign account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2tcdx2 Posted January 11, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I bought $150 to use for my up coming cruise. I had a problem back in December that the transaction put a hold on my card but website showed an error. At least they got it fixed and I was still able to redo the purchase for my last cruise. We aren't looking for too much spending money on this trip, we were given $100 OBC, this will allow for a few drinks. We will carry a little cash for the casino, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beach_gal Posted January 11, 2015 #13 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I tried to do this.. Apparently their egift cards were down... So they took $450 out of my checking -didn't end up with a gift card and I had to wait a week for it to go back into my checking account. Wasn't happy. I figured I'll spend a little extra money to avoid that hassle again! BUT glad to hear someone had some success with this.. Maybe I'll chance it again for the remainder of our cruise payment. This happened to me the same day as you. I had a $500 pending transaction for three days. But I just tried it again and it's working!! Woo Hoo!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc13 Posted January 11, 2015 #14 Share Posted January 11, 2015 This happened to me the same day as you. I had a $500 pending transaction for three days. But I just tried it again and it's working!! Woo Hoo!!!! I got too antsy and wanted to book Lol and I thought if I was out another $450 if it didn't work again I was gonna be pretty mad. Haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardsm Posted January 11, 2015 #15 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Do you pay sales tax for the e-cards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinisthebest Posted January 11, 2015 #16 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Do you pay sales tax for the e-cards? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acceber32 Posted January 11, 2015 #17 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Has anyone ever booked their cruise using Verizon points on the Verizon website? It saves me a little over $100 but I'm nervous bc I usually book thru Carnival. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBlueYonder64 Posted January 11, 2015 #18 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Once you apply an ecard to your onboard account, are there any restrictions to getting cash back if you don't spend it all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc13 Posted January 11, 2015 #19 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Has anyone ever booked their cruise using Verizon points on the Verizon website? It saves me a little over $100 but I'm nervous bc I usually book thru Carnival. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Just buy the egift cards through verizon and then use them on your booking through carnival site. Then it still all goes through carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valentinebaby1 Posted January 11, 2015 #20 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I had trouble with Verizon's website last week, had a couple attempts with a credit card so I had pending transactions and no gift card (it would say sold out at the very end). I called Verizon and was told they were having trouble with the site and to try again the next day...then had trouble the next day and called them again and they said to try a different web browser. I was initially using Firefox, chanced to Chrome and it worked without any issue. Meanwhile Verizon said the hold on my Amex card would drop after 2 days, and when it didn't after 2 days I contacted Amex and they said it would take 2 weeks. So I'm still waiting on the pending charges to drop, but at least it was a credit card, not my bank account! (gotta earn them airline miles!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc13 Posted January 11, 2015 #21 Share Posted January 11, 2015 I had trouble with Verizon's website last week, had a couple attempts with a credit card so I had pending transactions and no gift card (it would say sold out at the very end). I called Verizon and was told they were having trouble with the site and to try again the next day...then had trouble the next day and called them again and they said to try a different web browser. I was initially using Firefox, chanced to Chrome and it worked without any issue. Meanwhile Verizon said the hold on my Amex card would drop after 2 days, and when it didn't after 2 days I contacted Amex and they said it would take 2 weeks. So I'm still waiting on the pending charges to drop, but at least it was a credit card, not my bank account! (gotta earn them airline miles!) This is what made me so mad! Cause it tied up my bank account, not that I didn't have the money, but when your cash is in limbo it's not a good feeling lol. I wonder why a different browser would work though. Strange. I tried using my citi credit card points for the egift card too and it didn't work either. Seems as though the egift card system is just too glitchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtw68 Posted January 11, 2015 #22 Share Posted January 11, 2015 We have had a great experience so far with the Verizon Rewards eGift cards. We bought them to pay off our cabins, excursions, and pre-paid gratuities (once the PVP added them to our account). Plan on buying some more in March to take with us for OBC. So far we have saved $450 with the cards we have purchased, not bad! I even used the Smart Rewards site to book my Budget rental car for Orlando to Port Canaveral and saved 14% (much less then Hertz). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardsm Posted January 11, 2015 #23 Share Posted January 11, 2015 We have had a great experience so far with the Verizon Rewards eGift cards. We bought them to pay off our cabins, excursions, and pre-paid gratuities (once the PVP added them to our account). Plan on buying some more in March to take with us for OBC. So far we have saved $450 with the cards we have purchased, not bad! I even used the Smart Rewards site to book my Budget rental car for Orlando to Port Canaveral and saved 14% (much less then Hertz). Wow! I will have to look into this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHNEV2003 Posted January 11, 2015 Author #24 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Bought two $100 e-cards today for $90 each to use for purchase of a cabana at Half Moon Cay---paid Verizon Wireless with the Southwest Visa card to get the Rapid Rewards points. Saved $20.00 by using the e-cards to pay most of the cost for the cabana---put the balance on the Southwest Visa card. We're loving this program through Verizon Wireless!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VacaGrl45 Posted January 11, 2015 #25 Share Posted January 11, 2015 Bought $1000 of OBC for $900 and got another $200 for free with my Carnival MasterCard points! 25% off $1200 credit, loving it!!! Got a great price on the cruise with the $35 day sale and got one ticket free with airline miles! Gonna be a great vacation at a great price!!!! Cant wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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