E Gift Cards for Carnival

[mouche]

I am level 6 Topaz, I get $10 off in SB and $700 for sept bonus and 1$ promo.

 

My swagbucks ledger...

 

• Expand9/21/2022 8:41AM
• Bonus SB
• MyGiftCardsPlus September Bonus
• + 1000 SB

• Expand9/21/2022 8:41AM
• Other
• MyGCP MyGCP: 16637-74694-a37b-ee16, Promo: 100 SB
• + 800 SB

Edited September 30, 2022 by mouche

[Thenagers]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:19 PM, ober134 said:

See my amended comment. I never add more cruise cash than I expect to spend

I do the same.  I use it in the Casino so can always cash out if needed. I like uploading to Cruise Cash so I KNOW it is there.  No surprises on board.  I accidentily deleted one of my ecards and it was a pain to get the email reisssued.  

[Inveterate Cruiser]

12 hours ago, mouche said:

I am level 6 Topaz, I get $10 off in SB and $700 for sept bonus and 1$ promo.

 

My swagbucks ledger...

 

• Expand9/21/2022 8:41AM
• Bonus SB
• MyGiftCardsPlus September Bonus
• + 1000 SB

• Expand9/21/2022 8:41AM
• Other
• MyGCP MyGCP: 16637-74694-a37b-ee16, Promo: 100 SB
• + 800 SB

 

Ah ok - I need to work harder at my SB then......

[sunonfire]

This maybe an easier way for some my AMEX card gives me 6% back at grocery stores. My Publix sells Carnival Gift Cards. The gift card can be any amount from $100 to $500. I will earn 6% rewards on the purchase. I’m going to purchase for my final payment.

[Inveterate Cruiser]

On 10/2/2022 at 10:01 AM, sunonfire said:

This maybe an easier way for some my AMEX card gives me 6% back at grocery stores. My Publix sells Carnival Gift Cards. The gift card can be any amount from $100 to $500. I will earn 6% rewards on the purchase. I’m going to purchase for my final payment.

 

Seems like you would do better saving 10% through Allstate (no membership required). If you buy using a cashback credit card (Citi DoubleCash) you could get 12%.

 

If you must buy at a grocery store some of the grocery stores eg. Mariano’s in IL give gas points also. Potentially one could get up to 8% in gas points in addition to 6% cash back at grocery stores using the Amex CC……. 

[sunonfire]

On 10/3/2022 at 10:08 PM, Inveterate Cruiser said:

 

Seems like you would do better saving 10% through Allstate (no membership required). If you buy using a cashback credit card (Citi DoubleCash) you could get 12%.

 

If you must buy at a grocery store some of the grocery stores eg. Mariano’s in IL give gas points also. Potentially one could get up to 8% in gas points in addition to 6% cash back at grocery stores using the Amex CC……. 

I did try Allstate but I could not find gift cards. I saw rewards but I’m not a member.

[gabbygal99]

On 10/3/2022 at 10:08 PM, Inveterate Cruiser said:

 

Seems like you would do better saving 10% through Allstate (no membership required). If you buy using a cashback credit card (Citi DoubleCash) you could get 12%.

 

If you must buy at a grocery store some of the grocery stores eg. Mariano’s in IL give gas points also. Potentially one could get up to 8% in gas points in addition to 6% cash back at grocery stores using the Amex CC……. 

How do you buy gift cards through Allstate? I do not have insurance through them…

 

I purchased a couple $500 e-gift cards through Rakuten’s App, which redirects you to SuperShop, who is offering Carnival GCs for ~5% off currently ($473.75 for $500 GC) with additional 2% cash back from Rakuten, but then discovered GCs are excluded from the 2% promotion hahaha, so it’s really hardly any savings at all…

[myboys]

Thanks to a post on this board I purchased gift cards through AARP rewards at a 10%discount. You do not have to be 50 to be a member and membership was $12/yr.  ( Rakuten is offering $6 cash back on 1 yr memberships as well but I neglected to check there first) I purchased though PayPal to get an addition 5% back though Chase Freedom rewards since that is their bonus category this quarter. Every little bit helps! 

[Inveterate Cruiser]

4 hours ago, sunonfire said:

I did try Allstate but I could not find gift cards. I saw rewards but I’m not a member.

 

Search for the Allstate thread on the CC Carnival forum…….

[Inveterate Cruiser]

29 minutes ago, myboys said:

Thanks to a post on this board I purchased gift cards through AARP rewards at a 10%discount. You do not have to be 50 to be a member and membership was $12/yr.  ( Rakuten is offering $6 cash back on 1 yr memberships as well but I neglected to check there first) I purchased though PayPal to get an addition 5% back though Chase Freedom rewards since that is their bonus category this quarter. Every little bit helps! 

 

Same here. I am now 50 but I was not 50 when I became an AARP member….  I have bought thousands of $ of Carnival e-gift cards so have more than made my money back….. and Carnival makes it easy to convert the GC back to real cash but I’m not going to explain how I do it on a public forum……. DM if interested…..

[CruizinSusan70]

1 hour ago, Inveterate Cruiser said:

 

Same here. I am now 50 but I was not 50 when I became an AARP member….  I have bought thousands of $ of Carnival e-gift cards so have more than made my money back….. and Carnival makes it easy to convert the GC back to real cash but I’m not going to explain how I do it on a public forum……. DM if interested…..

The powers that be at Carnival are fully aware of the casino trick, so YMMV.

[rtrtx2]

On 9/22/2022 at 8:17 PM, CruizinSusan70 said:

Why take the middle step and buy cruise cash?  If you purchase it you need to spend it all, but if you just apply the E cards at customer service if there is anything left over above 10.00 on your account, you will receive an E gift card via email when you get home. If it's under 10.00, it gets donated to St Jude.

Any idea how long this takes for refund

 

[CruizinSusan70]

4 hours ago, rtrtx2 said:

Any idea how long this takes for refund

 

Got an email with an E card a few days after coming home from our MG cruise.  Better than a FedEx package a week plus later.

[Inveterate Cruiser]

On 10/11/2022 at 1:12 PM, CruizinSusan70 said:

The powers that be at Carnival are fully aware of the casino trick, so YMMV.

 

Let’s hope it continues to live on……