saltshell Posted December 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 28, 2022 My credi card will allow me to purchase a carnival gift card with points. How to I activate/ use this card on board ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csm5986142 Posted December 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 28, 2022 You can apply it to your account at the kiosk or guest services as soon as you board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted December 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I don't apply my gift cards until my charges exceed the card value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted December 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 28, 2022 FYI, you can buy gift cards at AllState Insurance. You don't have to have your insurance through them, just accrue points through other CC members who post the codes. 10,000 points will buy a $1,000 gift card for $900. Check out this thread for more info and codes (last page has a recent code posted). Have a great cruise!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steveknj Posted December 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card. If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC). Is that still correct? I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted December 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, steveknj said: Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card. If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC). Is that still correct? I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case. Correct! I paid off my January cruise with a couple Carnival gift cards on my Cruise Manager. Edited December 28, 2022 by ninjacat123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ButterflyGirly Posted December 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 hour ago, ninjacat123 said: Correct! I paid off my January cruise with a couple Carnival gift cards on my Cruise Manager. Me too...I buy Carnival gift cards from AARP for 10% and use them to pay the deposit, to pay my balance, pre-cruise purchased items like bubbles and water and then towards my folio balance once on the ship (at the kiosk). I use my Southwest CC to buy the Carnival gift cards from AARP so also get airline points. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted December 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 hour ago, steveknj said: Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card. If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC). Is that still correct? I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case. You can pay for everything with it. Cruise, fly2fun, excursions, specialty dining, internet, cheers/bubbles, gratuities...apply them to your onboard account. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steveknj Posted December 29, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 29, 2022 23 hours ago, ButterflyGirly said: Me too...I buy Carnival gift cards from AARP for 10% and use them to pay the deposit, to pay my balance, pre-cruise purchased items like bubbles and water and then towards my folio balance once on the ship (at the kiosk). I use my Southwest CC to buy the Carnival gift cards from AARP so also get airline points. Can't find the cards on AARP right now, but I know they come and go. I'll keep looking. I have a cruise in July so have until April to pay it off, If I can buy cards at a discount that's more that I can save 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngrund Posted December 29, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 29, 2022 1 hour ago, steveknj said: Can't find the cards on AARP right now, but I know they come and go. I'll keep looking. I have a cruise in July so have until April to pay it off, If I can buy cards at a discount that's more that I can save 🙂 Go to the redeem rewards section of AARP rewards-filter by members only, Carnival cards should show right up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steveknj Posted December 30, 2022 #11 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, ngrund said: Go to the redeem rewards section of AARP rewards-filter by members only, Carnival cards should show right up I did that the other day and they didn't. Going to try again Edit: Found them now! Thanks!! Edited December 30, 2022 by steveknj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californian Posted January 1, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 1, 2023 I cruise in March. I made reservations for specialty dining using my gift card. I need to cancel the dinner reservation; so will the amount go to my account as onboard credit or will it be sent back to me by way of a gift card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted January 1, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 1, 2023 On 12/28/2022 at 11:08 AM, csm5986142 said: You can apply it to your account at the kiosk or guest services as soon as you board. Supposedly at the kiosk, but I've never had them actually work with gift cards, so I wind up going to Guest Services anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcvtmom Posted January 1, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 1, 2023 It usually goes back to the original form of payment, so gift card, I'm guessing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshower9 Posted January 2, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 2, 2023 20 hours ago, Californian said: I cruise in March. I made reservations for specialty dining using my gift card. I need to cancel the dinner reservation; so will the amount go to my account as onboard credit or will it be sent back to me by way of a gift card? Based on my experience, they'll mail you a new gift card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea4me Posted January 2, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 12/28/2022 at 12:24 PM, steveknj said: Just want to clarify something about the Carnival Gift Card. If I recall from when I last sailed them, you can use them to actually PAY for your cruise (which I think is different than others which they can only be used for OBC). Is that still correct? I get points at work for various things and I can buy these cards with those points so I want to make sure this is still the case. I used a couple of mine in Sept. or October towards payment. Unless they recently changed it, you should be all good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Saint Greg Posted January 2, 2023 #17 Share Posted January 2, 2023 On 1/1/2023 at 4:07 PM, Californian said: I cruise in March. I made reservations for specialty dining using my gift card. I need to cancel the dinner reservation; so will the amount go to my account as onboard credit or will it be sent back to me by way of a gift card? They usually send me a new gift card. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californian Posted January 3, 2023 #18 Share Posted January 3, 2023 On 1/2/2023 at 11:01 AM, sunshower9 said: Based on my experience, they'll mail you a new gift card. 21 hours ago, Saint Greg said: They usually send me a new gift card. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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