Jmccaffrey Posted October 31, 2021 Report Posted October 31, 2021 Has anyone given a Royal Caribbean Gift Certificate? I am looking to give them to my family for Christmas. https://www.royalcaribbeancertificates.com/ Quote
PG Cruiser Posted October 31, 2021 Report Posted October 31, 2021 9 minutes ago, Jmccaffrey said: Has anyone given a Royal Caribbean Gift Certificate? I am looking to give them to my family for Christmas. https://www.royalcaribbeancertificates.com/ I gave friends of mine gift certificates... then COVID happened. I haven't asked them yet if they have used them for their December cruise. Jmccaffrey and RCIfan1912 1 1 Quote
MuttMutt Posted October 31, 2021 Report Posted October 31, 2021 Never given them but bought one with some BTC I had and used it for my current cruise. Mine was purchased through the app I use and the prices to redeem was a little odd as I had to pay the deposit then use the certificate by sending an email to Royal Caribbean to have it applied. Quote
Matt Posted October 31, 2021 Report Posted October 31, 2021 The redemption rules are awful for those certificates. I don't recommend them at all. KJones, Jmccaffrey, Hoski and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Jmccaffrey Posted October 31, 2021 Author Report Posted October 31, 2021 After reading the redemption rules, they will working for my plans. I am currently trying to get a group family Cruise for late 2023. So giving my Family Royal Caribbean Gift Certificate for 2021 Christmas, will work perfectly for my needs. The long lead time works in my favor. Thanks everyone for your help. KristiZ 1 Quote
Debstr66 Posted October 31, 2021 Report Posted October 31, 2021 8 hours ago, Matt said: The redemption rules are awful for those certificates. I don't recommend them at all. Agreed! My husband purchased one as a surprise for my upcoming cruise on the Allure 11/8. I kept checking the Cruise Planner after redeeming the certificate and learned I can’t use it til I’m onboard. He had planned on me using it toward DBP or an excursion precruise. I should be able to use my gift whenever I want.. Quote
MuttMutt Posted October 31, 2021 Report Posted October 31, 2021 Yeah I don't know I would get one again as it was odd to use. I actually wanted to use it for the deposit and couldn't. It wormed out but you have to be sure it will fit the intended needs. Jmccaffrey and Debstr66 2 Quote
PG Cruiser Posted November 1, 2021 Report Posted November 1, 2021 12 hours ago, Matt said: The redemption rules are awful for those certificates. I don't recommend them at all. I couldn’t agree with you more Quote
CruizIan Posted November 1, 2021 Report Posted November 1, 2021 13 hours ago, Matt said: The redemption rules are awful for those certificates. I don't recommend them at all. I would never recommend this, just give them cash at this point with a picture of RC Ship. It’s a huge ordeal to redeem. We are out a $250 gift certificate so far because of the system. Quote
Matt Posted November 1, 2021 Report Posted November 1, 2021 10 hours ago, CruizIan said: I would never recommend this, just give them cash at this point with a picture of RC Ship. It’s a huge ordeal to redeem. We are out a $250 gift certificate so far because of the system. Here's a more fun way to do same idea: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2019/05/24/free-printable-surprise-royal-caribbean-cruise-ticket-template CruizIan 1 Quote
Brando95 Posted January 4, 2022 Report Posted January 4, 2022 I asked for these for Christmas in hopes I could use them for pre-purchase in the cruise planner. I redeemed them a week ago and have been looking for them to show up in the cruise planner, but I didn't think to look at the terms until today and discovered that they can't be used until on board. Oh well. I guess I'll just get the drink package when I board and pay the difference, or pay as i go. Live and learn I suppose. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote
fa-li Posted January 4, 2022 Report Posted January 4, 2022 Last time I cruised with family, I asked our TA to put onboard credit on their account (basically I paid into their cruise) and I made a little card for Christmas that said they had it. This worked well, mainly bc my aunt likes to shop onboard. I doubt it would have been helpful for prepurchase excursions. ChessE4 1 Quote
David L. Posted April 6, 2022 Report Posted April 6, 2022 I was gifted with a $1500 gift-certificate from my employer for a Royal Caribbean cruise. They did not bother to ask if I actually would use it. From the information I read online, the following is stated: Gift certificates can be redeemed as a payment towards your cruise vacation or may be used as an onboard credit. Gift certificates must be redeemed prior to your cruise vacation. Gift certificates cannot be redeemed onboard. Can anyone recommend the best way to sell a gift certificate that I will never use? Thanks. Quote
awade4 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Posted June 4, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 8:18 PM, David L. said: I was gifted with a $1500 gift-certificate from my employer for a Royal Caribbean cruise. They did not bother to ask if I actually would use it. From the information I read online, the following is stated: Gift certificates can be redeemed as a payment towards your cruise vacation or may be used as an onboard credit. Gift certificates must be redeemed prior to your cruise vacation. Gift certificates cannot be redeemed onboard. Can anyone recommend the best way to sell a gift certificate that I will never use? Thanks. Quote
Alztyrbn Posted June 4, 2022 Report Posted June 4, 2022 So here is my question...I had a friend give me 2 separate gift certificates...I redeemed them online. Now, how do I go about actually using them onboard? Quote
RCIfan1912 Posted June 4, 2022 Report Posted June 4, 2022 Well this is a shame because this should be a very straight forward easy process. There really shouldn't be any rules regarding gift certificates. You gave them money and it should be redeemed when you feel like it for any purpose. I love Royal Caribbean but this ridiculous. They should change the way these work. If they didn't have these rules I would buy a 500 dollar one every now and then. Before I knew it I'd have a full cruise paid off before I even booked it. Quote
USFFrank Posted June 5, 2022 Report Posted June 5, 2022 I have gotten Royal Caribbean gift certificates (the ones purchased thru Royal Caribbean) as birthday and Christmas gifts. I use them to pay down my cruises before final payment via my travel agent. I have had no problems redeeming them that way. Now there were Royal Caribbean gift certificates that could be bought thru AARP at a 10% discount a few years ago. I bought quite a bit of them and saved a bit of money. However in order to redeem these gift certificates you have to go thru a crazy ritual which I let my travel agent handle. They have a local office I can visit so I was present when it was done. The first 2 cruises I used them on worked out OK, but this last one I went on had issues which eventually got resolved, but that process was a real pain. WAAAYTOOO and RCIfan1912 2 Quote
RRLOVe Posted July 9, 2022 Report Posted July 9, 2022 Thinking of purchasing one as a gift for my parent, but now this thread has me thinking otherwise. Is it not as simple as, using it at check-out towards directly on the RC site or via our travel agent? If you use it for the deposit, then you can't use it for later payments? Ideally, they would apply it in full at check-out, then pay whatever else out of pocket. Also, any clue what happens to the gift card value if the cruise is cancelled? Thanks in advance for any advice! -Rachael Quote
Kim C Posted October 7, 2022 Report Posted October 7, 2022 On 10/31/2021 at 2:28 PM, Debstr66 said: Agreed! My husband purchased one as a surprise for my upcoming cruise on the Allure 11/8. I kept checking the Cruise Planner after redeeming the certificate and learned I can’t use it til I’m onboard. He had planned on me using it toward DBP or an excursion precruise. I should be able to use my gift whenever I want.. How long did it take after you redeemed the certificate did it show up in your cruise planner? I received one as a bridal shower gift and redeemed it to use as an onboard credit. Quote
Debstr66 Posted October 10, 2022 Report Posted October 10, 2022 Hi Kim, It never appeared in the cruise planner. I could only use it as onboard credit once I was onboard. The OBC whittled away as I charged stuff on my seapass (Izumi's, room service, etc.) Near the end of the cruise I downloaded my OBC balance to a slot machine and cashed out with the cashier. Quote
Kim C Posted October 12, 2022 Report Posted October 12, 2022 On 10/10/2022 at 5:50 AM, Debstr66 said: Hi Kim, It never appeared in the cruise planner. I could only use it as onboard credit once I was onboard. The OBC whittled away as I charged stuff on my seapass (Izumi's, room service, etc.) Near the end of the cruise I downloaded my OBC balance to a slot machine and cashed out with the cashier. Thanks for that information! I was so worried when I redeemed a gift certificate that I got as a bridal shower gift. I'd love to use it to get the strawberries/champagne for our stateroom! Quote
nanner2 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 I hope someone can answer this for me, my bestfriend and I are going on royal Caribbean in May. We are going to set up our room with one credit card on her account and one for me on mine. Now I received a few gift cards for the cruise I see you can on their site and add your gift cards. How do you know what one its going on. Quote
KristiZ Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 10 hours ago, nanner2 said: I hope someone can answer this for me, my bestfriend and I are going on royal Caribbean in May. We are going to set up our room with one credit card on her account and one for me on mine. Now I received a few gift cards for the cruise I see you can on their site and add your gift cards. How do you know what one its going on. Welcome to the boards! Give Royal a call and they can apply the gift cards to your half of the fare. They are used to the split billing thing so you won't have any issues. The gift cards themselves can be a bit tricky to use which I why I recommend calling. Enjoy your cruise! whitsmom 1 Quote
Sharon Townes Posted April 28 Report Posted April 28 I would like to now how to get rid of a gift card that I purchased from a third party (Afterpay) thinking it was like the other cruiseline. I realized it was not and they it could only be used make a payment towards a new reservation, no onbard, no beverage package... not one thing else. Also, cannot be used in conjunction with a casino offer. Quote
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