cusematt4 Posted December 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Hi - there’s currently an Amex offer for 25000 points for a 1000 or more purchase from rcl.com Although it says for new reservations, does anyone know if a 1000 cruise credit / gift card would trigger the promo if we’re unsure who/when we want to use this for? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robmtx Posted December 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 28, 2022 8 minutes ago, cusematt4 said: Hi - there’s currently an Amex offer for 25000 points for a 1000 or more purchase from rcl.com Although it says for new reservations, does anyone know if a 1000 cruise credit / gift card would trigger the promo if we’re unsure who/when we want to use this for? thanks. I used the offer, called my TA and just asked to make a $1,000 on a booked sailing. Got the points the next day. Sucks though that the point values are being nerfed really bad. 25,000 used to be $250 almost anything imaginable. Now you gotta hunt and peck to get this level of cash equivalency. I'm really disappointed in my choices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted December 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted December 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, cusematt4 said: Hi - there’s currently an Amex offer for 25000 points for a 1000 or more purchase from rcl.com Although it says for new reservations, does anyone know if a 1000 cruise credit / gift card would trigger the promo if we’re unsure who/when we want to use this for? thanks. You can call Royal Gifts (800-722-5443) and buy $1000 [refundable] OBC. Or just pay $1000 toward current reservation(s). Note that it's an accumulated $1000 across multiple transactions; it does not have to be all in one transaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusematt4 Posted December 28, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Can refundable credit be bought for a cruise reservation that doesn’t exist yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingHogFan Posted December 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 28, 2022 I’ve had it work for new reservations, final payment, and also cruise planner purchases with no issues over the years. I purchased the beverage packages on Black Friday and received the $25,000 points a couple days after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DragonOfTheSeas Posted December 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Does anyone know if this is with the Hilton Am Ex card, too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted December 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 hour ago, cusematt4 said: Can refundable credit be bought for a cruise reservation that doesn’t exist yet? No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not-enough-cruising Posted December 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 28, 2022 1 hour ago, DragonOfTheSeas said: Does anyone know if this is with the Hilton Am Ex card, too? I just checked, unfortunately no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusematt4 Posted December 28, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted December 28, 2022 Does anyone know if I purchase a gift certificate from https://www.royalcaribbeancertificates.com/purchase.aspx if the charge would come from Royal caribbean for the Amex offer to likely trigger? Also, can a gift certificate be used for me or a family member and decided in later if we may want to split it for a room for a shorter cruise or if we are unsure who among us will cruise next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julma Posted December 28, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 28, 2022 2 hours ago, DragonOfTheSeas said: Does anyone know if this is with the Hilton Am Ex card, too? It depends. My husband and I get different offers on the same account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julma Posted December 28, 2022 #11 Share Posted December 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Another_Critic said: You can call Royal Gifts (800-722-5443) and buy $1000 [refundable] OBC. Or just pay $1000 toward current reservation(s). Note that it's an accumulated $1000 across multiple transactions; it does not have to be all in one transaction. This is great. I have 4 cards on my account and have a b2b at the end of January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusematt4 Posted December 29, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Does anyone know if I purchase a gift certificate from https://www.royalcaribbeancertificates.com/purchase.aspx if the charge would come from Royal caribbean for the Amex offer to likely trigger? Also, can a gift certificate be used for me or a family member and decided in later if we may want to split it for a room for a shorter cruise or if we are unsure who among us will cruise next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted December 29, 2022 #13 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Sadly it's not showing up on mine yet. Ive had good luck with these so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMiz Posted December 29, 2022 #14 Share Posted December 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: Sadly it's not showing up on mine yet. Ive had good luck with these so far. Same here . Sometimes we all don't get the deals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cusematt4 Posted December 29, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted December 29, 2022 Does anyone know if a gift certificate be used for me or a family member and decided in later if we may want to split it for a room for a shorter cruise or if we are unsure who among us will cruise next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolimits Posted December 29, 2022 #16 Share Posted December 29, 2022 I believe it say gift certs not include click on terms when looking at offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted December 30, 2022 #17 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Note that the offer expires on 12/31. Edited December 30, 2022 by Another_Critic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMiz Posted December 30, 2022 #18 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Looks like I was on this sale cycle . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseygirl1416 Posted December 30, 2022 #19 Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/28/2022 at 6:27 PM, Julma said: This is great. I have 4 cards on my account and have a b2b at the end of January. They only allow one offer per account now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseygirl1416 Posted December 30, 2022 #20 Share Posted December 30, 2022 19 hours ago, Tree_skier said: Sadly it's not showing up on mine yet. Ive had good luck with these so far. It’s probably one of the worst offers I’ve seen with Amex/Royal so you’re not missing too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarylady19 Posted December 30, 2022 #21 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, TheMiz said: Same here . Sometimes we all don't get the deals I read that if you “add to card” travel-related offers you are more likely to get them in future. For example, I added NCL offer, even though I won’t be sailing them. Worth a try. Edited December 30, 2022 by librarylady19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarylady19 Posted December 30, 2022 #22 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) On 12/28/2022 at 12:46 PM, robmtx said: I used the offer, called my TA and just asked to make a $1,000 on a booked sailing. Got the points the next day. Sucks though that the point values are being nerfed really bad. 25,000 used to be $250 almost anything imaginable. Now you gotta hunt and peck to get this level of cash equivalency. I'm really disappointed in my choices. Respectfully disagree. If you use your points for flights, especially if you transfer them to an airline when Amex has a bonus offer and book business class, you get tremendous value. Points gurus value Amex points at around 2 cents each. For example, I booked Iberia business class one way from ORD to MAD via BA with 34K Avios points for TA next year. Edited December 30, 2022 by librarylady19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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