S&DMOM Posted January 31, 2020 #101 Share Posted January 31, 2020 On 11/26/2019 at 8:27 PM, aaronm120 said: Does anyone know if you booked through Costco Travel does it process through Costco or Carnival? My problem is that Costco doesn't take AMEX for payment. Can you we use this to pay gratuities and buy a drink package directly on the Carnival website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted January 31, 2020 #102 Share Posted January 31, 2020 (edited) 46 minutes ago, S&DMOM said: My problem is that Costco doesn't take AMEX for payment. Can you we use this to pay gratuities and buy a drink package directly on the Carnival website? Unless the charge comes through to Amex as "Carnival Cruise Line Reservation" (or something very similar), it will not be eligible for the credit. The gratuities "may" qualify but they would have to be at least $500; the drink package I believe comes through as a "Fun Shop" charge and won't qualify. I'm sure others will correct me if I'm off in the weeds but my experience says otherwise. Edited January 31, 2020 by joepeka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo807 Posted January 31, 2020 #103 Share Posted January 31, 2020 I booked the reservation on Amex and it says CARNIVAL CRUISE LINEMIAMI FL on my statement. I booked the drink package on another card and it says CARNIVAL - THE FUN SHOP MIAMI FL. I have no idea if Amex will give you the credit with a non-reservation purchase, but just wanted to share how it shows on my credit cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubi1015 Posted January 31, 2020 #104 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Can this be used on anything other than the cruise itself (I am already fully paid)? I was hoping maybe it could be used for excursions since you are making a "reservation" for it. Long shot I know, but just wondering if anyone has had success doing that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted February 1, 2020 #105 Share Posted February 1, 2020 1 hour ago, dubi1015 said: Can this be used on anything other than the cruise itself (I am already fully paid)? I was hoping maybe it could be used for excursions since you are making a "reservation" for it. Long shot I know, but just wondering if anyone has had success doing that before. I doubt it would apply to excursions. IIRC, the excursions booked online are shown as "excursions" on your credit card in which case, they would not qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2LR Posted February 5, 2020 #106 Share Posted February 5, 2020 How often does AMEX usually offer this? My final payment is due May 7th so I am wondering if there is a chance I'll see another promo like this once this one has ended or is it highly unlikely and I should just pay off my balance now with a 10% off gift card deal at my local grocery store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted February 5, 2020 #107 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) If I recall, it has been made available twice a year for the last 2-3 years: once early in the year then another later in the year (Fall time frame). But like with the financial markets, past performance is not an indicator of future performance. 🙂 Edited February 5, 2020 by joepeka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2LR Posted February 5, 2020 #108 Share Posted February 5, 2020 30 minutes ago, joepeka said: If I recall, it has been made available twice a year for the last 2-3 years: once early in the year then another later in the year (Fall time frame). But like with the financial markets, past performance is not an indicator of future performance. 🙂 Thanks I appreciate it, that is helpful to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mdin Posted February 5, 2020 #109 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Used this offer in December and saw the $100 credit on my card statement last month. Good looking out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindsay0526 Posted February 6, 2020 #110 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We just booked on Saturday and PIF. I didn’t know this was a thing 😭😭😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mdin Posted November 5, 2020 #111 Share Posted November 5, 2020 Not sure if it's been posted elsewhere, but Amex is offering $100 back on $500 under card offers. I added it to my card. It's good through 12/31/20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted November 5, 2020 #112 Share Posted November 5, 2020 7 minutes ago, mdin said: Not sure if it's been posted elsewhere, but Amex is offering $100 back on $500 under card offers. I added it to my card. It's good through 12/31/20. Bam!!!!!!!!! Worked for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted November 5, 2020 Author #113 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I have been checking daily, finally found it this morning. I received a nice casino offer on Princess two days ago, but we were out of town yesterday, so luckily I had just put a hold on it. Perfect timing! There is also a Celebrity offer ($125 off $500) that I can use, and an NCL offer ($150 off $500) which I won’t use. This is the first time I have seen three different offers at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDisconnections Posted November 5, 2020 #114 Share Posted November 5, 2020 9 hours ago, mdin said: Not sure if it's been posted elsewhere, but Amex is offering $100 back on $500 under card offers. I added it to my card. It's good through 12/31/20. Not targeted — Bonvoy Brilliant. Backdoor link is no longer working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevv Posted November 5, 2020 #115 Share Posted November 5, 2020 I was NOT going to book any more cruises till everything settled down. I had already canceled my Feb 2021 cruise months ago. I was holding on to my Sept 2021 cruise but still ready to cancel if things did not seem stable. ... THEN I see this offer. Had discussion with Hubby about the strong potential of prices going up once things go back to some kind of normal.... so I decided to book a cruise using this offer for Feb 2022.... and since I was there I also looked at rates for Sept 2022 and booked one there also using Gift Cards. You guys are a bad influence. 🙂 But all on fully refundable rates so no loss if I chicken out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted November 5, 2020 #116 Share Posted November 5, 2020 2 hours ago, ZoeyVictoria said: I have been checking daily, finally found it this morning. I received a nice casino offer on Princess two days ago, but we were out of town yesterday, so luckily I had just put a hold on it. Perfect timing! There is also a Celebrity offer ($125 off $500) that I can use, and an NCL offer ($150 off $500) which I won’t use. This is the first time I have seen three different offers at the same time. I also looked and saw the Celebrity offer and the NCL offer. I did not see the one for the Carnival brands at first, but then I found it. I also do not remember having 3 different cruise line offers at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevv Posted November 5, 2020 #117 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 11:03 AM, S&DMOM said: My problem is that Costco doesn't take AMEX for payment. Can you we use this to pay gratuities and buy a drink package directly on the Carnival website? I know that this is an old post, but an ongoing issue. How I get past this is book online at Carnival using the American Express card, then transfer the booking to Costco paying with their CitiCard, getting 3% back from that, and the Costco Cash Card as a bonus from Costco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calnev1 Posted November 5, 2020 #118 Share Posted November 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Bevv said: I know that this is an old post, but an ongoing issue. How I get past this is book online at Carnival using the American Express card, then transfer the booking to Costco paying with their CitiCard, getting 3% back from that, and the Costco Cash Card as a bonus from Costco. Nice trick. How do you do the transfer to Costco, do you call Costco immediately after making the booking with Carnival and give Costco the booking number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevv Posted November 5, 2020 #119 Share Posted November 5, 2020 8 minutes ago, Calnev1 said: Nice trick. How do you do the transfer to Costco, do you call Costco immediately after making the booking with Carnival and give Costco the booking number? You have 60 days from the booking to contact Costco to make the transfer. You cannot have the cruise fully paid for when you make the transfer. When you call Costco they will do a three way call with Carnival and the Carnival rep will ask identifying information to insure you have the authority to make the change. Takes a while but it has been worth it for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicia Posted November 6, 2020 #120 Share Posted November 6, 2020 Have Celebrity and NCL but no Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiCruiser123 Posted November 6, 2020 #121 Share Posted November 6, 2020 55 minutes ago, kicia said: Have Celebrity and NCL but no Carnival. I only had Celebrity earlier, but just re-checked and now I have Carnival. Exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calnev1 Posted November 6, 2020 #122 Share Posted November 6, 2020 1 hour ago, kicia said: Have Celebrity and NCL but no Carnival. On my AMEX offers, the Carnival deal appears as something called "World's Leading Cruise Lines." You have to look in the fine print to see that this offer (of, for me, 10,000 AMEX points for $500 spend) includes Carnival Cruise line as well as other cruise lines under the Carnival Corporation umbrella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tytanbri Posted November 7, 2020 #123 Share Posted November 7, 2020 I usually have to add the offer through americanexpress.com/wlcl. For some reason that backdoor method is not working. Can someone who has the offer post the link so I can see what is different? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted November 7, 2020 #124 Share Posted November 7, 2020 3 hours ago, tytanbri said: I usually have to add the offer through americanexpress.com/wlcl. For some reason that backdoor method is not working. Can someone who has the offer post the link so I can see what is different? Thanks! https://global.americanexpress.com/offers/eligible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tytanbri Posted November 7, 2020 #125 Share Posted November 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, ontheweb said: https://global.americanexpress.com/offers/eligible Thank you! I got that but need a new back door to get the cruise offer. The wlcl used to work but its not working for me this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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