Where to Buy Carnival Cruise Line Gift Cards: 15 Stores Listed

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Verified & Updated Sep 27, 2018

While giving someone a gift card might seem like an impersonal gift, getting someone the right kind of gift card can be a thoughtful gesture. Gift cards that can buy an experience are often seen as more thoughtful.

A Carnival Cruise Lines gift card is a great example of a thoughtful gift card, as it can be used to apply a payment toward a cruise vacation, cover the cost of an onboard spending account, and purchase items while on a cruise vacation. A Carnival Cruise Lines gift card is also a smart purchase for yourself if you plan on taking a cruise, as it eliminates the need to carry cash during your vacation.

Whether you want to purchase a Carnival Cruise Lines gift card for yourself or for someone else, we’ve covered all the places where to buy Carnival gift cards. We even found a few places where you can purchase an e-gift card, other than on Carnival’s website. Carnival e-gift cards are handy so there’s no chance they’ll be forgotten at home!

Local Stores That Sell Carnival Gift Cards

Carnival gift cards are available for purchase on Carnival’s website, as either a physical gift card or an e-gift card. The gift cards can also be purchased onboard Carnival Cruise Line fleets operating within the U.S.

If you don’t want to wait for a physical gift card to come in the mail or pay for shipping, according to Carnival Cruise Line’s FAQs, Carnival gift cards are also sold at over 9,000 retail locations in the U.S. However, we have only listed stores explicitly named in Carnival’s FAQs or found through our own research. While Carnival Cruise Lines lists these stores as selling its gift cards, remember that not every location you visit may have the gift cards available. What we suggest is you use the following list to final a store near you and then call before you search the rack.

1. Albertsons

2. BI-LO

  • Gift Card Denominations Available: Information not listed
  • Can You Purchase Online?: No
  • Store Locator: Find the nearest Bi-Lo

3. Giant Eagle

4. Hy-Vee

  • Gift Card Denominations Available: Information not listed
  • Can You Purchase Online?: No
  • Store Locator: Find the nearest Hy-Vee

5. Kroger

6. Lowe’s

  • Gift Card Denominations Available: Information not listed
  • Can You Purchase Online?: No
  • Store Locator: Find the nearest Lowe’s

7. Meijer

  • Gift Card Denominations Available: Information not listed.
  • Can You Purchase Online?: No.
  • Store Locator: Find the nearest Meijer

8. Office Depot/OfficeMax

9. Publix

  • Gift Card Denominations Available: $100 – $500
  • Can You Purchase Online?: No
  • Store Locator: Find the nearest Publix

10. Safeway

  • Gift Card Denominations Available: Information not listed
  • Can You Purchase Online?: No
  • Store Locator: Find the nearest Safeway

11. Shop ‘n Save

12. Winn-Dixie

Online Stores That Sell Carnival Gift Cards

13. PayPal

14. Newegg

15. eGifter

  • Gift Card Denominations Available: $100, $250, $500
  • Website: Buy a Carnival gift card from eGifter (Note that you must do a search for Carnival Cruise Lines in order to buy the gift card, as there is no direct listing.)

16. Gift Card Granny

  • Gift card denominations available: Various
  • Website: Gift Card Granny has listings of all the gift cards available for sale on gift card resale websites. These gift cards usually sell for less than they’re face value, so you’re earning a bit by shopping this way. Sign up and search for Carnival Cruises for current listings.

Stores That May Sell Carnival Gift Cards

Although the following stores did not list Carnival Cruise Lines gift cards in the retail gift card sections of the companies’ websites, several people on various cruise line forums have had success finding Carnival Cruise Lines gift cards at the following stores in their area:

In Summary

You now know where to buy Carnival gift cards — physical cards, e-gift cards, nearby, or online. Remember that not every store you visit on this list will have the gift cards available at that specific location, as regional availability may vary. Remember to check other stores in your area that commonly sell gift cards, as you might be able to find Carnival Cruise Lines gift cards at a store not listed in this article.

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