Carnival gift cards on Southwest Rapid Rewards

[keywest1]

I had seen an old post here about Carnival gift cards being available with Southwest Airline Rapid Rewards.  I checked and was able to get two $100 gift cards for 10,000 points each.

There were no additional charges, and they are to ship via USPS within the next 4-6 business days.

Just thought some might be interested in this option.  Happy cruising!

[Wanna_Cruize]

I just checked our Southwest accounts and DH & I both had enough points to turn in for a $100 gift card each. Our cost 13,000 points though. We don't have the Southwest credit card, so these were strictly from prior flights. We aren't going to be flying for a while, so this was a good use for those points, in our case. Thanks for letting me know!

[NCTribeFan]

They want 13,500 from me and since I only have just under 15k, I'll save them for a flight.  But I appreciate the head's up.  I'd never even looked.  I didn't even realize you could redeem miles for anything other than flights!

[Buckimion]

Thanks for that tip. 🤑 I managed to grab a couple at 10000 points as well.

[Sailor Taylor]

That's a redemption rate of 1cpp.  Not bad but you might do better saving the points for flights.  😎

[keywest1]

7 minutes ago, Sailor Taylor said:

That's a redemption rate of 1cpp.  Not bad but you might do better saving the points for flights.  😎

Good advice.  Everybody has to look at what will benefit them the most.  Lately, I've been getting much better deals on AA as well as being able to book nearly a year in advance, so my points would just be sitting there.  I also lost my points on my own account since our credit card is linked to DH's account, and their was no activity on my account for a couple of years.

[vicky3vicky]

We save our points for flights because each point for flying is worth 1.5 cents. We love Southwest because of '2 bags free" I am thinking of getting either a United or delta cc, because then I can use Southwest points towards my cruise, and fly on the other airline. I also use my Marriot card[ I think it's Marriot] to pay for my hotels before and after the cruise

[Shaded Lady]

1 hour ago, Sailor Taylor said:

That's a redemption rate of 1cpp.  Not bad but you might do better saving the points for flights.  😎

 

@Sailor Taylor sorry- not getting the 'redemption rate of 1cpp'... what is 1cpp?

[MechE31]

3 hours ago, Shaded Lady said:

 

@Sailor Taylor sorry- not getting the 'redemption rate of 1cpp'... what is 1cpp?

 

Cents per point. If you redeem for flights, you get a value of 1.5 cents per point, with the gift card getting a value of 1 cent per point (or less at 13k points for $100).

 

In other words, 10000 points is worth $150 towards flights vs $100 for a Carnival GC. 

Edited October 9, 2019 by MechE31

[Sailor Taylor]

5 hours ago, Shaded Lady said:

 

@Sailor Taylor sorry- not getting the 'redemption rate of 1cpp'... what is 1cpp?

What @MechE31said.  1cpp is what I consider the base redemption rate for most points and miles.  It is not bad but you should always try to beat it.

[Shaded Lady]

Thanks both for your explanation... I get it now!

[Wanna_Cruize]

It works for us because DH has claustrophobia, and flying is really hard for him now. So we're staying closer to home and just cruising to Mexico for now, so it works for us to use the points to Carnival. YMMV