ober134 Posted November 13, 2023 #1 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I have a handful of gift cards left from Allstate rewards. My TA is saying Carnival only allows use max of $300 per booking. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odis Posted November 13, 2023 #2 Share Posted November 13, 2023 I have used Carnival gift cards from Kroger to pay for entire cruises. Assuming these are normal gift cards, then that cannot be right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazil65 Posted November 13, 2023 #3 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Many, many people here (including myself occasionally) use much more than $300 in GCs at any given time. Never heard that information in all the years of cruising. Pretty sure that is not correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haehaehaley Posted November 13, 2023 #4 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Just paid for our cruise with gift cards and it was much more than $300. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hard_eight Posted November 13, 2023 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Just used 2 $500s to pay for cheers and such. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare sparks1093 Posted November 13, 2023 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2023 46 minutes ago, ober134 said: I have a handful of gift cards left from Allstate rewards. My TA is saying Carnival only allows use max of $300 per booking. Is this true? This may be a restriction imposed by your TA. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober134 Posted November 13, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Thank you all. That's what I thought, and pretty sure I've used more than 300 in past. My aggravation is I've gone thru 2 PVP'S that provided inaccurate info.... So decided to go the TA route this time. Ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Az Posted November 13, 2023 #8 Share Posted November 13, 2023 It must be your TA that imposes this restriction. I've paid for all of our cruises (including Fun Shop purchases) since the return from the pandemic with Gift Cards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bptex Posted November 13, 2023 #9 Share Posted November 13, 2023 Their website does not care. However if/when something you purchased with one gets canceled it's a little nerve racking wondering how/when you'll get the money back. Policy says it's in gift cards, ideally you get an egift card e-mailed but I'm still waiting on one from 3 weeks ago and now my entire cruise is cancelled which most of which was paid for with cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod in Az Posted November 13, 2023 #10 Share Posted November 13, 2023 This is our second time having a cruise paid for with gift cards cancelled, so I know how it happens, but I agree that waiting to get your gift cards refunded is nerve racking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknoge3k Posted November 13, 2023 #11 Share Posted November 13, 2023 You may consider getting another TA that either knows what they're doing, or doesn't have restrictions, if you need a TA for some reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngrund Posted November 13, 2023 #12 Share Posted November 13, 2023 5 hours ago, ober134 said: I have a handful of gift cards left from Allstate rewards. My TA is saying Carnival only allows use max of $300 per booking. Is this true? If your TA won't apply the gift cards to pay for the cruise, you can always pay your onboard bill with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halterk Posted November 14, 2023 #13 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Can you not apply them yourself online at carnival.com ? Or is this for the deposit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted November 14, 2023 #14 Share Posted November 14, 2023 37 minutes ago, halterk said: Can you not apply them yourself online at carnival.com ? Or is this for the deposit? Carnival won’t take payment directly from the guest when using a travel agent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmukid87 Posted November 14, 2023 #15 Share Posted November 14, 2023 To confirm with the rest. For years now I have used gift cards to pay for entire cruises, drink packages, onboard spending, casino play, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted November 14, 2023 #16 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Isn't there a limit to the number of gift cards you can use at one time, like 5 gift cards for paying off a cruise and say they're in $100 increments? I usually get $500 gift cards so I haven't run into this. TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngrund Posted November 14, 2023 #17 Share Posted November 14, 2023 39 minutes ago, ninjacat123 said: Isn't there a limit to the number of gift cards you can use at one time, like 5 gift cards for paying off a cruise and say they're in $100 increments? I usually get $500 gift cards so I haven't run into this. TIA! Yes, on the website there is a card limit per transaction. You just need to as many transactions as needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober134 Posted November 14, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Update…. I told TA she was incorrect unless Carnivals rules have recently changed. Apparently “the system was glitchy” and all my gift cards got applied after calling Carnival CS. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Haljo1935 Posted November 14, 2023 #19 Share Posted November 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, ober134 said: Update…. I told TA she was incorrect unless Carnivals rules have recently changed. Apparently “the system was glitchy” and all my gift cards got applied after calling Carnival CS. Imagine and congrats! Safe travels - enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted November 14, 2023 #20 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) I have heard from my TA that Carnival's payment system for TAs can be glitchy as well. Often they have to call Carnival's TA support line to get the payment applied manually apparently. I'm not sure what benefit the TA would get from not accepting the gift cards - the money paid for the cruise goes directly to Carnival anyway, they don't skim off the top - Carnival will pay them their commission. Edited November 14, 2023 by mz-s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petersonfcu Posted November 14, 2023 #21 Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) 22 hours ago, ngrund said: If your TA won't apply the gift cards to pay for the cruise, you can always pay your onboard bill with them Quiz: If your TA won't apply the gift cards to pay for the cruise, you can always: A. Pay your onboard bill with them, or B. Get another TA/Book directly on Carnival's website. I know what my answer is. Whaddayathink? Edited November 14, 2023 by Petersonfcu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted November 14, 2023 #22 Share Posted November 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, Petersonfcu said: Quiz: If your TA won't apply the gift cards to pay for the cruise, you can always: A. Pay your onboard bill with them, or B. Get another TA/Book directly on Carnival's website. I know what my answer is. Whaddayathink? Option B does nothing for the present situation, can only help for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ober134 Posted November 15, 2023 Author #23 Share Posted November 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Petersonfcu said: Quiz: If your TA won't apply the gift cards to pay for the cruise, you can always: A. Pay your onboard bill with them, or B. Get another TA/Book directly on Carnival's website. I know what my answer is. Whaddayathink? From my original post you can surmise I’ve used 2 PVP’s with varying degrees of success. So after many cruises, and seeing ppl here on CC seemingly pleased with service and perks using a TA. Thought we would try that. So far maybe a C+. Maybe my expectations are too high. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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