love to cruz Posted July 30, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 30, 2023 We just learned of the AARP gift card yesterday. Is the card legit? Has anyone used the card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted July 30, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 30, 2023 They are legit. You order using AARP Rewards and do not need to be an AARP member. It is the same Princess GC you would get by ordering via Princess.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted July 30, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 30, 2023 56 minutes ago, love to cruz said: We just learned of the AARP gift card yesterday. Is the card legit? Has anyone used the card? We’ve used it for many cruises and it definitely is legit. You should be buying it on the aarp.org website and under rewards program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 30, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 30, 2023 @love to cruz...we have paid off 2 full cruise fares and a partial third fare using these cards. There's nothing like a starlight 10% discount right off the top! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Musky Ike Posted July 30, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Yup, just save the paperwork until after the cruise incase of cancellation refund back to the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awatt Posted July 30, 2023 #6 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Can these be redeemed with TA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Musky Ike Posted July 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Just now, awatt said: Can these be redeemed with TA? Yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awatt Posted July 30, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Thank you and thanks to this forum for saving me 10%! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MrSchwump Posted July 30, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, awatt said: Can these be redeemed with TA? Yes, it was very easy with our TA. I just forwarded the e-mail that I got from AARP with the card info and her billing department processed them. Zero hassle and I got $2500 worth of gift cards for $2250. It’s a heck of a deal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love to cruz Posted July 30, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Sorry. One more question. Can I use the gift cards when I use Princess EZ air as well as paying for our cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Musky Ike Posted July 30, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 30, 2023 10 minutes ago, love to cruz said: Sorry. One more question. Can I use the gift cards when I use Princess EZ air as well as paying for our cruise? yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LACruiser88 Posted July 30, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Link below to a recent thread on topic.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Tom Posted July 30, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Can someone provide with the precise AARP website where you are purchasing the gift cards from which includes the 10% discount? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 30, 2023 #14 Share Posted July 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, Bwana Tom said: Can someone provide with the precise AARP website where you are purchasing the gift cards from which includes the 10% discount? Thanks! https://www.aarp.org/rewards/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarp.org%2Frewards%2Fredeem#sort-by=default&type=filter_travel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeyouinthesun Posted July 30, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I’ve used them on every cruise. Saves me a bundle. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinsheer Posted July 31, 2023 #16 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Can you add the AARP Princess Gift Cards to your onboard account at guest services after you board?? I know you can with the Carnival Gift Cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbypiggy Posted July 31, 2023 #17 Share Posted July 31, 2023 If I have a $500 gift card, can I ask Guest Service to just download $200 to my account or the total amount of the Gift card must be loaded to my account? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishing on a star Posted July 31, 2023 #18 Share Posted July 31, 2023 (edited) Just a note. Yes they are legit. However, one word of caution. YES, keep the cards and the paperwork. These gift cares are fine if you know, pretty certainly, that you will be cruising in the foreseeable future, and using up the cards. Cancellation, or any changes that mean you have to change or RE-book, will mean that the money goes back onto those gift cards. You can't just cancel and get a refund to your credit card that you used to buy the gift cards, or cash, etc... My husband made the mistake of going ahead and using the cards to pay for a cruise, before final payment. Well, of course, there was a price drop. A promotion. (would require a new booking) There was NO way to get this refund processed and transfer this to another booking in time to switch our booking before the final payment date. Literally WEEKS to process. ( should NOT be that way) We would have lost our booking and cabin that we had selected while the few were still available. So, the cards posed limitations for us. We didn't want to go ahead and pay cash, and then hope we would be using the gift cards in the future. Especially at that time. For more frequent cruisers, who will usually have another cruise coming up, then this is no problem. But, we needed to use those cards, as we did not have any plans for another future cruise. Edited July 31, 2023 by Wishing on a star 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted July 31, 2023 #19 Share Posted July 31, 2023 4 hours ago, vinsheer said: Can you add the AARP Princess Gift Cards to your onboard account at guest services after you board?? I know you can with the Carnival Gift Cards. Yes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted July 31, 2023 #20 Share Posted July 31, 2023 3 hours ago, Wishing on a star said: Just a note. Yes they are legit. However, one word of caution. YES, keep the cards and the paperwork. These gift cares are fine if you know, pretty certainly, that you will be cruising in the foreseeable future, and using up the cards. Cancellation, or any changes that mean you have to change or RE-book, will mean that the money goes back onto those gift cards. You can't just cancel and get a refund to your credit card that you used to buy the gift cards, or cash, etc... My husband made the mistake of going ahead and using the cards to pay for a cruise, before final payment. Well, of course, there was a price drop. A promotion. (would require a new booking) There was NO way to get this refund processed and transfer this to another booking in time to switch our booking before the final payment date. Literally WEEKS to process. ( should NOT be that way) We would have lost our booking and cabin that we had selected while the few were still available. So, the cards posed limitations for us. We didn't want to go ahead and pay cash, and then hope we would be using the gift cards in the future. Especially at that time. For more frequent cruisers, who will usually have another cruise coming up, then this is no problem. But, we needed to use those cards, as we did not have any plans for another future cruise. Your TA should have been able to directly transfer the funds from the old booking to the new. That was not an issue with the cards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wishing on a star Posted July 31, 2023 #21 Share Posted July 31, 2023 True! Sometimes this can be done. But can be a complicated matter when policies about perks and prior bookings, etc are involved. And, as many here might know, some Princess Planners and/or TA's are better than others. This was the last time we booked thru Princess with one of their planners (who went AWOL on us) and have found a better independent TA. Just a note: Unfortunately, this TA has now been promoted... She promises she will forward us to one of her good TA's when we make our next booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbypiggy Posted August 1, 2023 #22 Share Posted August 1, 2023 If I have a $500 gift card, when I am on the ship, can I ask Guest Service to just download $200 to my account or the total amount of the Gift card must be loaded to my account? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted August 1, 2023 #23 Share Posted August 1, 2023 5 minutes ago, chubbypiggy said: If I have a $500 gift card, when I am on the ship, can I ask Guest Service to just download $200 to my account or the total amount of the Gift card must be loaded to my account? Thank you. They can just do the $200 if that's what you want. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trrn2016 Posted August 1, 2023 #24 Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 4:10 PM, Rick&Jeannie said: https://www.aarp.org/rewards/?referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aarp.org%2Frewards%2Fredeem#sort-by=default&type=filter_travel Hi, I followed this link and cannot find Princess gift cards. Help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted August 1, 2023 #25 Share Posted August 1, 2023 On 7/30/2023 at 7:01 AM, love to cruz said: We just learned of the AARP gift card yesterday. Is the card legit? Has anyone used the card? I just paid off $22,000 in cruises and flights using nothing but Princess gift cards I bought at a discount through AARP. Is that legit enough? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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