Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 3, 2023 My Amex Platinum has a new offer for $200 statement credit off a 1K purchase made with NCL. It has purchase exclusions listed as shore excursions, gift cards, transportation and onboard purchases. It doesn’t mention that Cruisefirst certificates are excluded. Has anyone purchased OBC or Cruisefirst with one of these offers? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted October 3, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) I need to check our Amex cards! It has been my experience that it looks for the NCL charge. A cruise first cert comes through as a NCL charge so it should work, no problem. You will know fairly quick as Amex will send you an email once the pending charge posts congratulating you on using the offer. just checked…I have the offer on my Amex EveryDay Card. Yay, Edited October 3, 2023 by laudergayle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted October 3, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 3, 2023 26 minutes ago, justhappy said: My Amex Platinum has a new offer for $200 statement credit off a 1K purchase made with NCL. It has purchase exclusions listed as shore excursions, gift cards, transportation and onboard purchases. It doesn’t mention that Cruisefirst certificates are excluded. Has anyone purchased OBC or Cruisefirst with one of these offers? TIA I would expect AMEX only cares about you spending $1000 on your card. How the rest is paid (other card, Cruise First, whatever) should make no difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davencl Posted October 3, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 3, 2023 FYI I have this offer on my AMEX blue cash card. Expires Dec. 31st. Will have no problem using it as I have a final payment due in December. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guindalf Posted October 3, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Well crap! Made our final payment of over $6000 yesterday and just saw this offer! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted October 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, Guindalf said: Well crap! Made our final payment of over $6000 yesterday and just saw this offer! Don’t you hate when that happens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted October 3, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 3, 2023 10 minutes ago, Guindalf said: Well crap! Made our final payment of over $6000 yesterday and just saw this offer! I’ve used it for NCL excursions and it has worked….it comes through as a Norwegian charge. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted October 3, 2023 17 minutes ago, cruiser2015 said: I would expect AMEX only cares about you spending $1000 on your card. How the rest is paid (other card, Cruise First, whatever) should make no difference. I e already got a cruise booked and paid for, I booked it and paid in full last month, so I’m assuming that’s why I got this offer. I’ll pay the whole amount of a 1K purchase on the Amex card, and I really don’t need and Cruisefirst certificates as I still have 3 cruisenext certificates in my account. I would prefer buying two OBC of $500 each and that way I’d get a better deal with buying cruisenext if I wanted to. I assume OBC that you purchase is refundable if not all used, correct? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted October 3, 2023 5 minutes ago, laudergayle said: I’ve used it for NCL excursions and it has worked….it comes through as a Norwegian charge. This offer specifically excludes shore excursions, so don’t want to risk it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I just don’t want Amex to consider OBC the same as gift cards, because they aren’t the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted October 3, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 minute ago, justhappy said: This offer specifically excludes shore excursions, so don’t want to risk it. I know it says that, and I totally understand your worries…but it does trigger the bonus. Also, it doesn’t have to be one charge, it will track all NCL purchases from the time you add the offer until it expires on 12/31. Thanks for posting about the offer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted October 3, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 3, 2023 9 minutes ago, justhappy said: I just don’t want Amex to consider OBC the same as gift cards, because they aren’t the same. Have you prepaid your DSC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted October 3, 2023 2 minutes ago, laudergayle said: I know it says that, and I totally understand your worries…but it does trigger the bonus. Also, it doesn’t have to be one charge, it will track all NCL purchases from the time you add the offer until it expires on 12/31. Thanks for posting about the offer. You’re welcome and thanks for the information about the charges! I tend to check for new offers every week, just in case something I can use pops up! There’s also a See’s Candy offer I’m going to take advantage of 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 minute ago, laudergayle said: Have you prepaid your DSC? It was included prepaid courtesy of my travel agent 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted October 3, 2023 #15 Share Posted October 3, 2023 I’m in the same boat as others, Have two cruises cooked for this year, both paid in full and prepaid gratuities already. My question is, how do they know what are onboard purchases? Don’t the charges all show us as being charged to Norwegian? I was planning to buy 4 CNs next week, which would be a good chunk of the $1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted October 3, 2023 #16 Share Posted October 3, 2023 17 minutes ago, justhappy said: I e already got a cruise booked and paid for, I booked it and paid in full last month, so I’m assuming that’s why I got this offer. I’ll pay the whole amount of a 1K purchase on the Amex card, and I really don’t need and Cruisefirst certificates as I still have 3 cruisenext certificates in my account. I would prefer buying two OBC of $500 each and that way I’d get a better deal with buying cruisenext if I wanted to. I assume OBC that you purchase is refundable if not all used, correct? Oops! I misread what you were trying to do. I also paid for mine in full last month. I did not see this offer from AMEX. I just logged in to check my gold car offers - not seeing NCL. OBC purchase seems the same as cash (it is refundable). Cruise First - maybe that slips through a crack, although from the wording it's hard to tell if it violates the spirit. Clearly, "extras" are excluded. The certificate is, potentially, for the actual (future) cruise, so it sounds reasonable. I don't think you have anything to lose by calling an AMEX agent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #17 Share Posted October 3, 2023 4 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: I’m in the same boat as others, Have two cruises cooked for this year, both paid in full and prepaid gratuities already. My question is, how do they know what are onboard purchases? Don’t the charges all show us as being charged to Norwegian? I was planning to buy 4 CNs next week, which would be a good chunk of the $1000. I going to assume that onboard purchases are ones made while you are actually onboard the ship. And I guess yhode are coded differently somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 minute ago, cruiser2015 said: Oops! I misread what you were trying to do. I also paid for mine in full last month. I did not see this offer from AMEX. I just logged in to check my gold car offers - not seeing NCL. OBC purchase seems the same as cash (it is refundable). Cruise First - maybe that slips through a crack, although from the wording it's hard to tell if it violates the spirit. Clearly, "extras" are excluded. The certificate is, potentially, for the actual (future) cruise, so it sounds reasonable. I don't think you have anything to lose by calling an AMEX agent. Thanks for the information re OBC. I have the Amex Platinum so it may only be available for that card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guindalf Posted October 3, 2023 #19 Share Posted October 3, 2023 1 minute ago, justhappy said: Thanks for the information re OBC. I have the Amex Platinum so it may only be available for that card. It's on my Blue Cash card. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare justhappy Posted October 3, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Just now, Guindalf said: It's on my Blue Cash card. So it’s on different cards, maybe it’s a targeted offer then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted October 3, 2023 #21 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) If your Amex is a Delta co-branded card you won’t have the offer. Edited October 3, 2023 by laudergayle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillygwm Posted October 3, 2023 #22 Share Posted October 3, 2023 (edited) Nice. Just found it on my (Schwab) Platinum card. Looking forward to using it 🙂 FWIW, there's also a HAL offer for $300 back with $1000 spend. Edited October 3, 2023 by phillygwm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted October 3, 2023 #23 Share Posted October 3, 2023 Looking at previous threads for this offer it seems that people have been successful in adding $1000 of OBC, getting the credit and getting whatever’s left in cash on the last day of the cruise. That’s where I’m leaning. If it takes, great. If not, the credit is refundable. Thoughts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare laudergayle Posted October 3, 2023 #24 Share Posted October 3, 2023 7 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: Looking at previous threads for this offer it seems that people have been successful in adding $1000 of OBC, getting the credit and getting whatever’s left in cash on the last day of the cruise. That’s where I’m leaning. If it takes, great. If not, the credit is refundable. Thoughts? Just be careful using the OBC for cruise next certs due to the non-refundable OBC you will get…especially if you have prepaid your DSC. I can’t quite wrap my brain around how it would work…but something is whispering to me that you could leave $$ on the table from that NR OBC from cruise next . Wishing you good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillygwm Posted October 3, 2023 #25 Share Posted October 3, 2023 13 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: Looking at previous threads for this offer it seems that people have been successful in adding $1000 of OBC, getting the credit and getting whatever’s left in cash on the last day of the cruise. That’s where I’m leaning. If it takes, great. If not, the credit is refundable. Thoughts? But would you get it back in cash or a credit to your Amex? And if the latter, would they pull back the $200 credit? I've booked a preferred hotel and got the $200(?) credit. I then cancelled the reservation -- not by design -- and the $200 was not pulled back. Obviously, that's a different situation though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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