SFO Peter Posted July 11, 2017 #26 Share Posted July 11, 2017 What kind of Amex? I have searched Amex Starwood (which I have had for at least 20 years) high and low and cannot find the offer. Finally gave up and said oh well lose some... Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austincici Posted July 11, 2017 #27 Share Posted July 11, 2017 We got it on our blue card. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted July 11, 2017 #28 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The offer doesn't show up for everyone, nor do all offers show up on all cards. Usually the "pure" personal cards (Green, Gold, Platinum & Black) get the same offers as the affinity cards (Hilton, etc.) The business cards often get different offers. When you log in to American Express' site, you will see the offers at the bottom of the main control panel page. If you have multiple cards, clicking on them will toggle the offers. Just be careful where you attach the offer. Once you attach it to a card, it won't be available on the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachelfran Posted July 11, 2017 #29 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The offer is on my green business card but not my delta or Starwood cards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsnorkeling Posted July 18, 2017 #30 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Yippee! This offer showed up on one of our blue cards for the 2nd time in the last few months. The first time, we used it to make a payment directly with HAL and got the $100 credit, even though the cruise had been booked before the offer started and booked through a TA. Today, we used it for another payment on the same cruise, and again got the $100 credit. The trick is to call HAL directly (not the TA) and make the payment using the card. Apparently when the charge goes to AX from HAL it does not indicate if it is a new booking or payment on a cruise already booked. So far, we have received $200 off on the same cruise! Reading these posts, we learned that the offer may also be good on our other AX card (husband and wife cards). We looked, and sure enough it was! So we are going to try making another payment using that card as well and see if we get a third $100 off. Wish we had known about the second card offer the first time around. Will post in a few days and let you know if we got the third $100. Hooray for fellow cruisers on these boards! Thanks everyone for your help!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txmrs Posted July 19, 2017 #31 Share Posted July 19, 2017 We did not find the need to call HAL directly. Last week we made final payment to our online travel agent for an October Holland cruise. We had booked the cruise months ago with this agent so it was not a new booking. We split the payment between my Amex Blue Card and my husband's (same account, different card holders). Within 24 hours, we received messages saying that the offer had been redeemed and if requirements were met, the rebate would be credited. It took about 3 additional days for the credit to be posted--$100 for my card and $100 for my husband's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvsnorkeling Posted July 19, 2017 #32 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Glad that worked for you; however, when the TA makes the charge to AX it must show up as coming from HAL rather than the TA. If it doesn't, no credit will be given. Did not want to take that chance, and that's why I called HAL directly. Good to know both husband's and wife's cards were accepted. Believe it will work for us too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txmrs Posted July 19, 2017 #33 Share Posted July 19, 2017 " when the TA makes the charge to AX it must show up as coming from HAL rather than the TA. If it doesn't, no credit will be given." That's a good point to consider. Our charges, even though made through our online travel agent, always show as being billed by Holland; maybe other travel agents do it differently? I guess you could always ask the travel agent how the charge will appear on your statement before making payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted July 19, 2017 #34 Share Posted July 19, 2017 " when the TA makes the charge to AX it must show up as coming from HAL rather than the TA. If it doesn't, no credit will be given." That's a good point to consider. Our charges, even though made through our online travel agent, always show as being billed by Holland; maybe other travel agents do it differently? I guess you could always ask the travel agent how the charge will appear on your statement before making payment. Yes, with some travel agencies when you pay for your travel (e.g. cruise), the payment goes to the agency who, in turn, then pays the carrier (cruise line) on your behalf from their funds. In that case, your credit card charge would be with the travel agency and not the cruise line and therefore not register with Amex as a valid for this offer. Your suggestion to ask the TA this question is prudent, unless you've dealt with them before and know how they handle carrier payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare perfect match Posted July 20, 2017 #35 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Glad that worked for you; however, when the TA makes the charge to AX it must show up as coming from HAL rather than the TA. If it doesn't, no credit will be given. Did not want to take that chance, and that's why I called HAL directly. Good to know both husband's and wife's cards were accepted. Believe it will work for us too. On the previous go around with this offer, I called my online TA who assured me that any payments I made through them would go directly to HAL from my AMEX account, not into a TA account and then form them to HAL. I had her call in my payment directly to HAL from my card anyway, since I already had her on the phone. I wanted to put DH's payment on our next billing cycle which was only a few days away, so I decided to try DH's payment from the TA's website and see what happened. If it didn't work, I figured I could always call in another payment to get the credit, as we still had a large balance we were going to have to pay anyway. However, no problem! Worked exactly as the TA said it would. :D I would definitely check with any TA you might be using to be sure how their payments are processed. I am planning to use my card this time around on our Princess cruise, but we used a different TA for this one. I do not know how their payments are processed, so I have to get in touch with him to find out before I make my payment. Once again, I'm waiting for our next billing cycle so I can spread our payments out. If you want to use the offer on both cards, be sure you have each card registered online with it's own separate login and email, and that you have added the offer to both accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted August 15, 2017 #36 Share Posted August 15, 2017 It's being reported on other CC forums that the web site link to add this offer to your card (if it's not there already) appears to be working for them. Those here that did not find it on their Amex card(s) may want to try this and see if they can make the offer available to their card now: www.americanexpress.com/wlcl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted August 15, 2017 #37 Share Posted August 15, 2017 It's being reported on other CC forums that the web site link to add this offer to your card (if it's not there already) appears to be working for them. Those here that did not find it on their Amex card(s) may want to try this and see if they can make the offer available to their card now: www.americanexpress.com/wlcl Oh my gosh, thank you! Had tried it upon release with no luck. It just worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted August 15, 2017 #38 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Just used it and already got the confirmation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted August 15, 2017 #39 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Just used it and already got the confirmation! Outstanding! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DisneyDatknee Posted August 15, 2017 Author #40 Share Posted August 15, 2017 :(( sham I just booked a cruise yesterday and paid in full.. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted August 15, 2017 #41 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Outstanding! :) Tried it on a second reservation I already held (for my son) No dice on second try. But FINALLY got to use it once. Hooray. Again thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted August 15, 2017 #42 Share Posted August 15, 2017 Tried it on a second reservation I already held (for my son) No dice on second try. But FINALLY got to use it once. Hooray. Again thank you so much! You're most welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BVsmurfette Posted August 15, 2017 #43 Share Posted August 15, 2017 It's being reported on other CC forums that the web site link to add this offer to your card (if it's not there already) appears to be working for them. Those here that did not find it on their Amex card(s) may want to try this and see if they can make the offer available to their card now: www.americanexpress.com/wlcl This worked for me today on all 3 of our starwood amex cards, so a big thank you! Previously, i've never been served this offer, and the old links never worked for me, so i'm very happy to see it work this time! My only problem now is that we've already paid for our upcoming cruise in full... and so now i guess i just "have" to book another before the 12/31 deadline! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare StartrainDD Posted August 16, 2017 #44 Share Posted August 16, 2017 It's being reported on other CC forums that the web site link to add this offer to your card (if it's not there already) appears to be working for them. Those here that did not find it on their Amex card(s) may want to try this and see if they can make the offer available to their card now: www.americanexpress.com/wlcl INCREDIBLE! Thank you for posting this! I never receive this offer on my Hilton AMEX but this link worked. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted August 16, 2017 #45 Share Posted August 16, 2017 INCREDIBLE! Thank you for posting this! I never receive this offer on my Hilton AMEX but this link worked. :) You are quite welcome! I'm starting to think Amex opened up that link after getting lots of calls from cardmembers that had used it the last time this offer was out there and complaining they couldn't this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted August 17, 2017 #46 Share Posted August 17, 2017 But earlier in this thread or in other related threads some posters have relayed that as long as it's a $500 or more charge from the cruise line itself the cashback is given without regard to when the booking was made. I wonder if I purchased $500 of onboard credit for my upcoming cruise whether this would apply, given that it's a charge from HAL itself? My cruise is already paid in full. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysfrantic Posted August 17, 2017 #47 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I wonder if I purchased $500 of onboard credit for my upcoming cruise whether this would apply, given that it's a charge from HAL itself? My cruise is already paid in full. :( I made a payment, not a new cruise booking. It did work for me. Not a definite answer, but the OBC would be refundable to you at the end of the cruise if you didn't need it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joepeka Posted August 17, 2017 #48 Share Posted August 17, 2017 I wonder if I purchased $500 of onboard credit for my upcoming cruise whether this would apply, given that it's a charge from HAL itself? My cruise is already paid in full. :( That's a good question - it really depends on how the charge comes through from HAL to Amex. If the charge description is "Holland America Line Res" or something very similar, I think it would work. I know that people on another CC forum have reported that they have tried to use the offer to pre-buy on-board stuff (from the shops) or excursions but did not get the credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly2kit Posted August 17, 2017 #49 Share Posted August 17, 2017 Hi I am looking to book a cruise within the next week or so. I have a Canadian SPG Amex and am looking online but I can't find anywhere that offers would be. Has anyone with a Canadian card been successful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Vict0riann Posted August 17, 2017 #50 Share Posted August 17, 2017 My husband and I have been trying, but as soon as we change from the US to Canada, it changes to the Canadian home page and the promo doesn't appear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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