belkin Posted December 23, 2016 #26 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Thanks I have a Delta platinum card and was able to add the offer with you link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted December 23, 2016 #27 Share Posted December 23, 2016 I used the link provided and was taken to my Amex account with the error message that I had already redeemed the offer; I had, on Nomember 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmeeh Posted December 23, 2016 Author #28 Share Posted December 23, 2016 (edited) I know it's an old deal, but I'm glad it works for some of you. Again, if you have multiple cards, you can split payment to get multiple discounts. Edited December 23, 2016 by izmeeh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsAllAboutTheSass Posted December 23, 2016 #29 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Just opened a new AMEX but my cruise is paid off and I see that beverage package purchases that aren't made at booking are excluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proud dad Posted December 23, 2016 #30 Share Posted December 23, 2016 can you use multiple amex cards for one booking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmeeh Posted December 23, 2016 Author #31 Share Posted December 23, 2016 can you use multiple amex cards for one booking? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #32 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Just opened a new AMEX but my cruise is paid off and I see that beverage package purchases that aren't made at booking are excluded. That's not true. You can buy stuff on the website and it should work (it's worked on the other lines). Or just buy yourself $500 worth of on board credit (OBC). It just worked for me on Holland America. I booked a new cruise that had payment due immediately. It was just under $2500 and I split payment across 5 cards. Then my TA bought me $25 worth of OBC on the last card because the charge there was only $484. I got the $100 back on each of the cards. I still have the offer on some cards and will be buying at least $1000 of OBC before the cruise to get another $200 back. Edited December 24, 2016 by MisterBill99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belkin Posted December 24, 2016 #33 Share Posted December 24, 2016 My husband has the AMX credit card and I am an authorized user. Our card numbers are different. Does anyone know if I can use both of the cards to get the $100 OBC. Not sure if I know how to get the offer for each card separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #34 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) My husband has the AMX credit card and I am an authorized user. Our card numbers are different. Does anyone know if I can use both of the cards to get the $100 OBC. Not sure if I know how to get the offer for each card separately. Each cardholder can have their own login at the AMEX site, even if they are not the primary cardholder. The authorized user (you) should register their card and set up an id and the offer should be available. Then the offer can be redeemed on that card. The offers are card number specific. Edited December 24, 2016 by MisterBill99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belkin Posted December 24, 2016 #35 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Each cardholder can have their own login at the AMEX site, even if they are not the primary cardholder. The authorized user (you) should register their card and set up an id and the offer should be available. Then the offer can be redeemed on that card. The offers are card number specific. Thanks, I was having a moment there, lol! I remembered I had registered my card with my own account, I just never use it. I was able to add the offer to this card as well. Wow, $200 saved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #36 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just opened a new AMEX but my cruise is paid off and I see that beverage package purchases that aren't made at booking are excluded. That's not true. You can buy stuff on the website and it should work (it's worked on the other lines). I went back and read the terms and wanted to clarify but I can't edit my post anymore. I see the terms you're referring to, but in reality it doesn't work that way. It says "at time of reservation", which I think is intended to mean that it doesn't work if you buy it on board and qualify for the offer. Anything you buy from within your reservation on their website should qualify for the offer. It certainly has with the Royal Caribbean offer in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #37 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Thanks, I was having a moment there, lol! I remembered I had registered my card with my own account, I just never use it. I was able to add the offer to this card as well. Wow, $200 saved! With as many Carnival cruises as you have booked, you should apply for another AMEX card to do the offer again! Or add authorized users like your kids to the existing accounts and add to their cards when the cards arrive! $200 may sound like a lot, but I saved $750 on my Royal Caribbean cruise earlier this year, and just saved $500 on HAL this week (and will save at least $200 more on OBC). I have a lot of AMEX cards :). Edited December 24, 2016 by MisterBill99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted December 24, 2016 #38 Share Posted December 24, 2016 With as many Carnival cruises as you have booked, you should apply for another AMEX card to do the offer again! Or add authorized users like your kids to the existing accounts and add to their cards when the cards arrive! $200 may sound like a lot, but I saved $750 on my Royal Caribbean cruise earlier this year, and just saved $500 on HAL this week (and will save at least $200 more on OBC). I have a lot of AMEX cards :). Still have time! Deadline for purchase is Apr 14, 2017 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Cruz2015 Posted December 24, 2016 #39 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I used this offer once already but have another cruise still not paid for that I'm going to try this with, but it is just under $500, I wonder if I can still pay $500 and see if it goes towards my nboard account?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #40 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I used this offer once already but have another cruise still not paid for that I'm going to try this with, but it is just under $500, I wonder if I can still pay $500 and see if it goes towards my onboard account?? I'm confused. Did you use the offer from this iteration already, or a previous offer (different valid dates)? If you already used this iteration, and don't have another card with the offer, you cannot do it again. If you have not used it this iteration, then pay whatever you owe, then call or go on the website and buy on board credit to get over $500 and it should work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Cruz2015 Posted December 24, 2016 #41 Share Posted December 24, 2016 I'm confused. Did you use the offer from this iteration already, or a previous offer (different valid dates)? If you already used this iteration, and don't have another card with the offer, you cannot do it again. If you have not used it this iteration, then pay whatever you owe, then call or go on the website and buy on board credit to get over $500 and it should work. I used this offer the last time they ran it, a few months ago. Yes I figured I could buy on board credit to get me over the $500 mark. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #42 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) I used this offer the last time they ran it, a few months ago. Yes I figured I could buy on board credit to get me over the $500 mark. Thx Well, so long as the offer shows to be active on your card, you'll be fine. Remember this is not a new offer -- it's been around since October (and there was an older thread that should have been resurrected instead of starting a new one). So depending on your definition of "a few months ago" it could be the same offer. Edited December 24, 2016 by MisterBill99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellsd Posted December 24, 2016 #43 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Thanks so much for posting! I can only get it on one of my three amex cards it looks like but I am very happy to get a free $100 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #44 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) Thanks so much for posting! I can only get it on one of my three amex cards it looks like but I am very happy to get a free $100 :) What are the other cards? It probably hasn't been posted here, but once you have an offer added to one card, it no longer shows up for others on the same login. However, if you remove the other cards from that login (go to card management) and create a new login for that card alone, you should be able to add it to that card. To avoid this in the future, you need to clone the browser window before adding the offer. Open a window for each card, and go to that card and expand the offers list before adding it anywhere. Then once you've got everything open and visible, you can add it to each card. That said, other travel cards typically do not have the offer available, although some have reported that if they go to http://www.americanexpres.com/wlcl you can add it. But once again, the cards cannot be on the same login. Edited December 24, 2016 by MisterBill99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belkin Posted December 24, 2016 #45 Share Posted December 24, 2016 With as many Carnival cruises as you have booked, you should apply for another AMEX card to do the offer again! Or add authorized users like your kids to the existing accounts and add to their cards when the cards arrive! $200 may sound like a lot, but I saved $750 on my Royal Caribbean cruise earlier this year, and just saved $500 on HAL this week (and will save at least $200 more on OBC). I have a lot of AMEX cards :). You must have a lot of cards! I thought you could only use this offer once....is that accurate? We do save extra money with Carnival stock and we always book on board for the extra OBC and buy the discounted gift cards. Every little bit adds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 24, 2016 #46 Share Posted December 24, 2016 (edited) You must have a lot of cards! I thought you could only use this offer once....is that accurate? We do save extra money with Carnival stock and we always book on board for the extra OBC and buy the discounted gift cards. Every little bit adds up. Once per card. But you can split payment across multiple cards if you have the offer on them. And yes, I have a lot of AMEX cards. I accumulated them over the years getting signup bonuses, and don't bother closing them, just put them in the drawer. When deals like this come along, I load the offer and then make the appropriate purchase. The only times I've actually used them all is during Small Business Saturday, when you could get up to $30 in credits per card at local merchants. One year I bought over $500 of gift cards at non-chain restaurants in my area and ate well over the course of the year thanks to AMEX! Sadly this year AMEX did not offer that promotion. We have a friend who makes disparaging remarks about all the AMEX cards I have, but if she only knew how much money I was saving/making by having them, I think she'd stop. In any event, I laugh when she makes the comment. BTW I also have Carnival stock, just bought it when I decided to book the HAL cruise. So that will be another $100. Edited December 24, 2016 by MisterBill99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Cruz2015 Posted December 24, 2016 #47 Share Posted December 24, 2016 Well, so long as the offer shows to be active on your card, you'll be fine. Remember this is not a new offer -- it's been around since October (and there was an older thread that should have been resurrected instead of starting a new one). So depending on your definition of "a few months ago" it could be the same offer. In that case, I've already used it...i just got back from my cruise, I'll see if it's available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belkin Posted December 25, 2016 #48 Share Posted December 25, 2016 Once per card. But you can split payment across multiple cards if you have the offer on them. And yes, I have a lot of AMEX cards. I accumulated them over the years getting signup bonuses, and don't bother closing them, just put them in the drawer. When deals like this come along, I load the offer and then make the appropriate purchase. The only times I've actually used them all is during Small Business Saturday, when you could get up to $30 in credits per card at local merchants. One year I bought over $500 of gift cards at non-chain restaurants in my area and ate well over the course of the year thanks to AMEX! Sadly this year AMEX did not offer that promotion. We have a friend who makes disparaging remarks about all the AMEX cards I have, but if she only knew how much money I was saving/making by having them, I think she'd stop. In any event, I laugh when she makes the comment. BTW I also have Carnival stock, just bought it when I decided to book the HAL cruise. So that will be another $100. I say whatever works for you, go for it. We have a variety of cards that we have opened over the years for different promotions. I have tried to explain to family and friends about some of the deals you can get with the cards but they just don't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted December 25, 2016 #49 Share Posted December 25, 2016 In that case, I've already used it...i just got back from my cruise, I'll see if it's available. I think you have to load the offer before you use it to get the credit. But, I guess it can't hurt to try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterBill99 Posted December 25, 2016 #50 Share Posted December 25, 2016 I think you have to load the offer before you use it to get the credit. But, I guess it can't hurt to try. I think the point is that the person already loaded and used this offer when it came out in October (as opposed to thinking this is a new offer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now