gdpups Posted May 12, 2016 #1 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I have a Gold American Express card and check my on line account for new special offers every morning. This morning I had one for Royal Caribbean, spend $350 get a $75 credit on your AMEX account. I was very happy to add that one to my card. I think it expired end of June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted May 12, 2016 #2 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I have a Gold American Express card and check my on line account for new special offers every morning. This morning I had one for Royal Caribbean, spend $350 get a $75 credit on your AMEX account. I was very happy to add that one to my card. I think it expired end of June. Says it has to be on Royalcaribbean.com reservations only. Probably won't work if TA puts $350 towards existing reservation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilpa482 Posted May 12, 2016 #3 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I wonder if you can use it to buy a drink package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilpa482 Posted May 12, 2016 #4 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Says it has to be on Royalcaribbean.com reservations only. Probably won't work if TA puts $350 towards existing reservation I just tried it through the cruise planner on the website I'll let you know what happens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floatel_lvr Posted May 12, 2016 #5 Share Posted May 12, 2016 I just tried it through the cruise planner on the website I'll let you know what happens Look forward to your results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seafoy Posted May 12, 2016 #6 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Bummer!....just checked my offers and not there...different AMEX cards must have different offers. Could have definitely used that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisnpat Posted May 12, 2016 #7 Share Posted May 12, 2016 gdpups; You know the saying that if something sounds to good to be true it probley is. Sorry if didn't work like you thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefox247 Posted May 12, 2016 #8 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Hmm . . . I have the offer, but our cruise is already paid for. We sail in nine days. I wonder if I could just take a ton of cash out at the casino and get over the number and still have it work. Five percent of $350 is still less than $75. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilpa482 Posted May 12, 2016 #9 Share Posted May 12, 2016 Bummer!....just checked my offers and not there...different AMEX cards must have different offers. Could have definitely used that! It was on mine, but not my wife's , we just have the free one I think it's called blue, worth checking a spouses account even if they are just an authorized user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdpups Posted May 13, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted May 13, 2016 You need to be sure you use the correct card, I think it's the main card on the account. We tried using an offer once but charged with my husbands card and it didn't work. He's also on the account, but mine is the main card. I usually use my Royal Caribbean card so I can get double points, but I have a cruise booked for September so I'll just have the $350 applied to final payment first. Hope it works ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefox247 Posted May 13, 2016 #11 Share Posted May 13, 2016 You need to be sure you use the correct card, I think it's the main card on the account. We tried using an offer once but charged with my husbands card and it didn't work. He's also on the account, but mine is the main card. I usually use my Royal Caribbean card so I can get double points, but I have a cruise booked for September so I'll just have the $350 applied to final payment first. Hope it works ok. Authorized users have an entirely different set of offers on AmEx. Usually they are similar, but yes, you need to add them to the correct card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilpa482 Posted May 13, 2016 #12 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Authorized users have an entirely different set of offers on AmEx. Usually they are similar, but yes, you need to add them to the correct card. I have two authorized users on the account, each with a separate sign in, logged into all of them and added it to each card separately, and will see if they honor it on each separate card, making separate purchases on each. this has worked for me on previous offers, but none were for as much as $75 so I'd be impressed if it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolesrule Posted May 13, 2016 #13 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Some relevant fine print Offer valid for qualifying reservations between 5/12/16 and 6/28/16. Includes spend for booking directly via royalcaribbean.com, phone, or through travel agents. Excludes spend on board, gift cards/certificates, shore excursions, air/ground transportation, cruise insurance, group reservations and weddings and other occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garavar Posted May 13, 2016 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I have Plat Amex and Gold Amex but doesnt show up, what the??? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondSuiteCruiser Posted May 13, 2016 #15 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I have Plat Amex and Gold Amex but doesnt show up, what the??? :( Same here, nothing on either for us, and these are cards that we have had for MANY years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinny Posted May 13, 2016 #16 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Not on my Amex account. :( I had the offer on NCL, and that worked. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted May 13, 2016 #17 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Nothing on mine, either. Two months ago I did receive an offer for Carnival, $75 credit on a $250 charge, plus one for NCL that I didn't really look at. We were offered a free Carnival cruise from the casino, had to pay only port fees/taxes and we always get insurance, so we did take advantage of that one. It looks like AmEx is alternating cruise lines with the offers - I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laginog Posted May 13, 2016 #18 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Going to check mine!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBone2K Posted May 13, 2016 #19 Share Posted May 13, 2016 (edited) Wish they would make these offers outside of US. Not that many places take AMEX here and not enough perks to make it worth using. Edited May 13, 2016 by TBone2K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_schots Posted May 13, 2016 #20 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Thanks for the heads up. I have the offer. I'll just have my travel agent, use that card, to make my final payment. It may be 2 months before required, but it is certainly worth it to save the $75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaylemh Posted May 13, 2016 #21 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I just used it on my American Express Blue Sky card. I received a confirmation email from American Express within minutes. Dear GAIL, We appreciate you using your Amex Offer at ROYAL CARIBBEAN. Look out for a $75.00 statement credit, which will automatically be applied to your statement if your purchase meets the offer terms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolesrule Posted May 13, 2016 #22 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Normally i wouldn't make any additional payments till final payment, but our next cruise isn't for 14 months, so I'll make a payment before the offer expires using the AmEx. 75 backk (plus the 1% from the normal purchase) is much much better than the 2% card I usually put RCI purchases on. What I need to figure out is if I can use the offer on both the primary and authorized user cards. It says one offer per online account, but technically they are different logins for each card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaylemh Posted May 13, 2016 #23 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Normally i wouldn't make any additional payments till final payment, but our next cruise isn't for 14 months, so I'll make a payment before the offer expires using the AmEx. 75 backk (plus the 1% from the normal purchase) is much much better than the 2% card I usually put RCI purchases on. What I need to figure out is if I can use the offer on both the primary and authorized user cards. It says one offer per online account, but technically they are different logins for each card. I'm pretty sure it's one offer per account number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare bobmacliberty Posted May 13, 2016 #24 Share Posted May 13, 2016 Interesting. I've been AMEX gold since 1987. No offer for me. I did however see a $10 savings at a restaurant that we have booked next weekend. I'm glad that I read this thread and looked!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdpups Posted May 13, 2016 Author #25 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I went online and applied $350 to my September cruise (before final payment) and also received the email from AMEX saying I would receive the $75 credit shortly, so it did work for just making a payment. It was reported on the Celebrity board months ago that some people who did not received the offer called AMEX and were successful having AMEX add the offer to their account, so I'm not sure it would work to call but could be worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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