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Verizon has the gift cards now.

My thoughts exactly about not having a lot of information about Fascination on this board. We will be on her in August. Can you be so kind to post the Fun Times? Great pictures!!!

They are all sold out :( I checked the minute I read your post ..... maybe they will have some more before I sail on the 18th

Check throughout the day and tomorrow. Last Friday, they released the $100 first and it was sold out in minutes. Then they released the $500 around 12. I bought the $500 ones around 12:45. I couldn't get it to work on my phone so I called the reward customer service number. The rep let me buy mines over the phone. I bought the gift cards on last Friday and UPS delivery them on Wednesday.

Anyone have a link where they are on the VZW webpage? My wife was hunting for it the other day when they were supposedly available and couldn't find it.

Here's the link....I'm on my phone so I hope it works for you.

https://rewards.verizonwireless.com/mobile/svc?t=productdetails&productid=128095&supercatid=1&productcode=gcarnival500

GA MOM 4 verizon has the $500 gift card available right now. You pay $450 for it.

I was able to get one of the 500.00 gifft cards on 5/1 it was just del. today by UPS 5/6 five days to get it not bad

I ordered that day as well. I received mines the same day you received yours.

I just snagged 4 $500 cards! SO happy!!:D

Me too:D

The $100 gift card is sold out but the $500 isn't as of 12:30 EST. I had the same message as wbrowntsu had but I called VSR customer service. I nice lady helped me purchased my gift cards over the phone. So you may need to call and purchase over the phone instead of online.

Dang all gone

I brought two $100 for our tips. Thanks for the info on this board!!!

Thanks for asking this question because I would like to know myself since I'm cruising with my kids this summer.

Oh thank you for posting this! I checked this morning and they weren't even listed. They're there now!!!

I checked this morning too. I'll check every morning til I score some. My final payment is due June 2 so I hope that I will score some by then.

Of course they are sold out. Between trader Neal and gamecock cruiser they bought them all. LOL

Exactly....Oh well may next time we can grab them too. :)

Just a word of advice for Jacksonville......they will not let you into the parking lot until the previous cruise has cleared so if you arrive before 10:30 it is very likely you will be turned around and made to come back.

 

Not a big deal, but I would plan accordingly......

 

I hope you have a great cruise!!

Thanks for the advice....I have read about arriving at the port too early. We are planning on arriving around 11:00.

I know. It can be very annoying. My suggestion is to check very early a.m. The last 3 times I've gotten them it was between 6 - 8am. They were on sale today for a good while. The last time I got some was two weeks ago. And this was the second Saturday morning I csught them on sale. So keep an eye out for yourself. Even before you check the board. Unfortunately they do go fast, because people will buy up as many as they can while available. I've been getting them since before this limited availability started, so I only ever get 3 or 4 $100 cards at the most. If you have the time and patience to wait and get them, the savings is worth it.

I checked at 6:00 am this morning and they were sold out. My husband checked around 8:30 and they were there. I checked so early because previously it was early Saturday morning when I happened across them on three different occasions now. So I would suggest that you check on Saturdays between 6 and 8am, multiple times. I would have missed them today if the husband hadn't checked.

Yes the savings are worth it!!! I'm going to check every morning. Hopefully I can score them before my final payment in June. Waiting patiently....:)

They are completely sold out again. I'm not sure exactly what time it was. Sometime about 1:00 or 1:30pm I think. They were available for a long time today compared to the day I purchased mine.

 

 

 

 

Updated information . . .

I ordered my gift cards on Friday 4-10-15. They called me on Tues 4-14-15 to confirm my order & let me know it was shipping. I do not know if they always do that, or only did it because I had such a large order of $4600 worth (us, my dad's, and my aunt's orders). They shipped my order by UPS and the gift cards arrived Thurs 4-16-15. I was required to sign for them.

 

While I had her on the phone, I asked her some questions. She found out the answers from someone else and called me back 45 minutes later. Hopefully these answers are pretty accurate. But of course, things are always subject to change, even if they are correct right now !!

 

Q: how often do they receive a shipment of gift cards to sell ? A: they have been receiving them approx every 2 weeks. They are trying to change that to weekly. (It looks like they were successful, as today is right at a week since I got mine on 4-10-15)

Q: can I get notified when the next shipment comes in, before they go on sale again ? A: no, there is no way for them to set up a notification

Q: when are they expecting the next shipment ? A: the next shipment should be coming in any day now. (This was on Tuesday when I was asking her and today they went on sale.)

Q: how many comes in on a shipment ? A: the shipments have been 800 $100 gift cards and 20 $500 gift cards, however, they are trying to increase the order to have more available because they sell out so quickly

Q: where do they come from ? A: she thinks they come directly from Carnival

Q: there used to be eCards, but now they are physical gift cards, will eCards ever be available again ? A: no, it will be gift cards from now forward

Q: is there any way to get a higher denomination gift card ? A: no, the $500 gift card is the highest increment they are receiving

 

Last year I bought eCards (emailed to me) from the Carnival website when the get 10% free fathers day promo was running (buy $100 get $10 free). I used them to payoff my cruise and also applied them to our sign & sail for OBC once we were on the ship. This promo, you are using Verizon smart reward points to purchase gift cards at 10% off (pay $90 for $100 worth, or pay $450 for $500 worth) plus a charge of 59 cents per card for shipping.

 

rewards.verizonwireless.com, you will have to sign in to your Verizon account, then click on travel > travel gift cards, or click on gift cards > travel

Thanks for the this information. I really hope this is ring true especially weekly shipments.

Following this thread because I check every morning on my phone, and it always says sold out. I checked this morning, and sold out. I was in the grocery line and was browsing thru cruise critic app, and the this post. I went to the website and purchased three gc but when I was ready to check out. You guess it, 'Sold Out'.:(

What social media page are you on, kteachcruiser52? I would like to scope this page out so I can get the Verizon gift cards for my cruise in June.

I have purchased them 4 times in the last 2 months. Three times around 10-11 pm , it appeared you could buy them, but after you put them in your cart and went to check out it said they were sold out. These 3 times I was able to actually purchase them between 4-6 am the next morning. I think they were getting ready to put them online late at night when it appeared they were available, but you couldn't really get them.

 

The 4th time I bought them between 8-9 when I saw they were available on a social media page.

Y'all quit posting this and helping your fellow cruisers! I had 12 in my cart and was in the process of checking out and - poof - they were gone! :D:mad:

LOL...Same here!!!

I'm going to check everyday at 7am. I'm looking at buying the gift cards at Kroger for fuel points but I can't find them at Kroger in my area. I rather buy them with Verizon so I can save $50. I have til two months to stalk the website every morning. :D

Me too.....they're gone.

I had the $500 one in the shopping cart, and it was gone like that.

I had the $100 (5) in the shopping cart and putting my credit card info in, gone just that fast. Dang, I'm so mad because I have been stalking the websites for weeks. My final payment is until June. Stalking again.....:mad: