ULCajunCruiser Posted August 17, 2022 #1 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Does anyone know if I can use a gift card in the casino?? Or do I have to add it to my onboard account first?? And if I do that, can I then cash it out. Basically I want to turn my gift cards into cash?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted August 17, 2022 #2 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, ULCajunCruiser said: Does anyone know if I can use a gift card in the casino?? Or do I have to add it to my onboard account first?? And if I do that, can I then cash it out. Basically I want to turn my gift cards into cash?? You'd have to apply the gift card to your S&S account, then when you charge your room on a slot machine that will post as a charge on your S&S account. Carnival will apply your S&S charges against any credits on your S&S account (OBC, refund of excess port taxes, any cash or gift cards you've applied to your S&S account) before charging the credit card you guaranteed your S&S with. But be careful about withdrawing too much too often and cashing out without playing some it on the slots. The casino can systematically identify people doing this to get no-fee cash advances or like you cashing out gift cards and automatically block you from charging more on the slots, in addition the the scolding you may get when you try to cash out at the cage. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrucern Posted August 17, 2022 #3 Share Posted August 17, 2022 28 minutes ago, ULCajunCruiser said: Does anyone know if I can use a gift card in the casino?? Or do I have to add it to my onboard account first?? And if I do that, can I then cash it out. Basically I want to turn my gift cards into cash?? I take my gift cards to guess services and they have given me the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULCajunCruiser Posted August 17, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted August 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, dbrucern said: I take my gift cards to guess services and they have given me the cash. Really?? I didn't know they would do that?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrucern Posted August 17, 2022 #5 Share Posted August 17, 2022 Just now, ULCajunCruiser said: Really?? I didn't know they would do that?? I've done 36 cruises and have done it each time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calnev1 Posted August 17, 2022 #6 Share Posted August 17, 2022 33 minutes ago, dbrucern said: I've done 36 cruises and have done it each time. So do you cruise for free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MsTabbyKats Posted August 17, 2022 #7 Share Posted August 17, 2022 On a similar topic....OBC and casino. Forenote....I play the slots alot. Nothing will go unused, but I just want to know the rules. I go to the casino....I charge $100 to my cabin. It's on the card. Let's say I play $50 worth (hopefully some winnings)....and my card now shows a balance of $75. Can I cash that out? Or only the winnings? Or do I have to go thru the entire $100 to cash out "whatever the balance is" on my card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schoifmom Posted August 17, 2022 #8 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, MsTabbyKats said: On a similar topic....OBC and casino. Forenote....I play the slots alot. Nothing will go unused, but I just want to know the rules. I go to the casino....I charge $100 to my cabin. It's on the card. Let's say I play $50 worth (hopefully some winnings)....and my card now shows a balance of $75. Can I cash that out? Or only the winnings? Or do I have to go thru the entire $100 to cash out "whatever the balance is" on my card? Once you have charged to your S&S account, that money now sits in your Player's Bank, which is separate. In your scenario, you can cash out the $75 without running through the entire $100 charged to your room. I do it all the time when I have non-refundable OBC or gift card amounts that cannot be cashed out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DallasGuy75219 Posted August 17, 2022 #9 Share Posted August 17, 2022 3 minutes ago, MsTabbyKats said: On a similar topic....OBC and casino. Forenote....I play the slots alot. Nothing will go unused, but I just want to know the rules. I go to the casino....I charge $100 to my cabin. It's on the card. Let's say I play $50 worth (hopefully some winnings)....and my card now shows a balance of $75. Can I cash that out? Or only the winnings? Or do I have to go thru the entire $100 to cash out "whatever the balance is" on my card? Yes. The part about being able to cash out only the winnings only applies to promotional play uploaded by the casino to your promotional bank, e.g. the $25 Platinum/Diamond FreePlay they're giving since there are no tournaments, if you won FreePlay in a casino drawing or promotion, or if you booked a casino rate that includes FreePlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruizinSusan70 Posted August 18, 2022 #10 Share Posted August 18, 2022 15 hours ago, dbrucern said: I've done 36 cruises and have done it each time. How much per cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbrucern Posted August 18, 2022 #11 Share Posted August 18, 2022 22 hours ago, Calnev1 said: So do you cruise for free? I usually have a good Casino offer 8 hours ago, CruizinSusan70 said: How much per cruise? My children usually give me as Christmas, Birthday and anniversary gifts. I cashed $500 on our last cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rondl1 Posted August 25, 2022 #12 Share Posted August 25, 2022 We buy our GC on AARP and apply it all to OBC. Last time we didn't use it all and never moved it onto our cards. 3 weeks after the cruise we received a GC from Carnival in form of a refund. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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