Verizon Carnival EGift Cards

[uprivermama]

Response I received from Verizon:

Dear Member,

 

Thank you for your email regarding the Carnival gift cards. We apologize for the inconvenience, but e-gift cards and Carnival gift cards are temporarily unavailable while we work to enhance security features. This is temporary but we do not have an estimate yet on when they will return.

 

Thank you for being a Verizon Smart Rewards member.

 

Customer Service

 

I guess a "security" issue may be at fault.

 

This is the response I got over the phone with the Verizon rewards rep as well. Something about upgrading security features. She also stated no known restock date. Fingers crossed it's soon!

[CruizinMama1026]

Definitely not very promising. I went ahead and just paid for my excursions :(

 

"VZW SMART REWARDS PRODUCT INQUIRY

 

Dear Member,

 

Thank you for your email. The items we offer are based on availability and are changed as items sell out or new items become available. Please continue to check the site for this particular item. Thank you for being a Verizon Smart Rewards member.

Customer Service"

[Martini Mom]

They are giving away $75 gift cards for applying for the Mastercard,

 

Do you have a link for that?

[cruizinisthebest]

Do you have a link for that?

 

It was called special invitation and it had my VIFP # on it. Anyone know how to do a screenshot?

[TerReuv]

Not a good sign. They don't show up on AARP any more either.

 

Yikes. That isn't a good sign. I have not bought any as of yet, but was planning to within the next month or two. I sure hope they come back at either site.

[kasindy]

Has anyone asked Carnival customer service to see if they have more specific info? To see if they're really coming back.

[cruizinisthebest]

I emailed cclsupport on Friday and got a reply from a manager by the name of Sheila. She said she was unaware of any problems with the gift cards but was familiar with the program. She asked me to give her a few days to look into it and get back to me. As soon as I hear anything I will report it back here for sure.

[CruizinMama1026]

I hope they get them back soon. They were one of my main motivations to switch to Verizon :(

[n6uqqq]

The Verizon egift cards must be on the same rack as the VIFP gold and red complimentary drink cards:eek: !

[christinalvt]

Hope they come back soon!

 

 

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[kasindy]

I emailed cclsupport on Friday and got a reply from a manager by the name of Sheila. She said she was unaware of any problems with the gift cards but was familiar with the program. She asked me to give her a few days to look into it and get back to me. As soon as I hear anything I will report it back here for sure.

 

Thanks!

[cruizinisthebest]

Just got this email for what it's worth. At least they kept their word and got back to me:

 

 

I hope this email finds you well.

 

Thank you for making us aware of the situation described below and the opportunity to look into the matter. Based on our findings, this is not an inventory issue. The fulfillment company has temporarily taken down some of the rewards including virtual gift cards as they work through some security challenges. They will likely be added back into the program but they are unsure of when at this time.

 

As Verizon and their fulfillment company are responsible for the program and products offered, we are not able to provide any additional information.

 

Thank you again for contacting us so we can provide you with the correct information.

 

Sincerely,

 

Mitzi White

Director, Service, Solutions & Support

Carnival Cruise Lines | 3655 NW 87th Avenue | Miami, FL 33178 |

Edited February 9, 2015 by cruizinisthebest

[christinalvt]

Thanks for letting us know!

 

 

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[WAHMto5]

Thank you for the info. I have been checking daily!

[CruizinMama1026]

Thank you for the info. I hope they sort it out soon

[edwardsm]

Thank you for sharing that information.

[webzila]

Has anyone tried booking a cruise through the Verizon rewards site?

 

Since they are out of gift cards I helped my parents book a whole cruise through them applying reward points. It came out to be $15 less per person than the same exact thing on Carnival site.

 

The amount is not huge but anything counts..

[rosemont5380]

Just purchased $500 egift cards just now.....so glad they're back!

 

 

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[Mkehlb]

I just bought the $500 cards as well. Woohoo! Something weird. You have to pay a shipping fee for the $100 cards but not the $500 cards.

[jtwitch]

I just bought the $500 cards as well. Woohoo! Something weird. You have to pay a shipping fee for the $100 cards but not the $500 cards.

 

If you're paying a shipping fee, then it's not an e-card. Make sure you select email delivery if you want it for immediate usage.

 

(Just bought a $100 card to cover the bulk of our tips... we fly out today.)

[n6uqqq]

Good to see the Verizon cards have come out of their hiatus! The ONLY gift cards worth buying to me! Ten percent off sure beats cruise cash aka interest free loan to Carnival ;)!

[Artemus]

If you're paying a shipping fee, then it's not an e-card. Make sure you select email delivery if you want it for immediate usage.

 

(Just bought a $100 card to cover the bulk of our tips... we fly out today.)

 

I agree. When I bought mine on a previous cruise, I just printed them out at home.

[asumatty]

We just got $1000 worth! Love saving 10% on everything.

[christinalvt]

The $100 cards are available again! Hurry!!

 

 

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[kapcruiser]

Can gift cards be used to pay for cruise