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Cardholders of Marriott Rewards Premier Credit Card from Chase can currently redeem and earn Marriott Rewards Points with Cruises Only.
Cardholders can not only earn up to 25,000 Marriott Rewards points but can also redeem points for significant discounts, even up to 100% off a cruise.
There are also a number of discounts and deals available on cruises with CruisesOnly. Royal Caribbean, for example offers to choose from such as 5,000 additional points in Europe, free onboard spending of up to $100 or a free air credit of up to $1,000.
The offer for earning and redeeming Marriott Rewards Points and CruisesOnly is available at Marriott Rewards Cruise Awards
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January 29th, 2011 at 15:25
Actually, this is not a good deal. The value of a Marriott point is about .88 of one cent – http://www.plasticiq.com/blog/estimating-value-of-marriott-rewards-points/
There are times that I’m feeling generous and let it be worth 1 cent.
Anyway, you would be redeeming $616 of Marriott points for a $250 gift certificate. Or $968 of Marriott points for a $500 gift certificate. Or $1288 of Marriott points for a $1000 gift certificate.
It’s not a good deal to redeem for cruise certificates. You’re not getting a good value.
However, it is a good deal to get the Marriott Premier Credit Card, but instead of getting the 30000 points, do a Google search for a 50000 point offer – this is what I did. It’s not a bad deal at all for the sign-on bonus for a Marriott card to be 50000 Marriott Points = about a $440 cash value, plus you get a free night when you sign up for the card (which I’m using at a Marriott hotel for a $120 night stay), plus the annual fee is waived the first year, plus you get Silver status, and of course 5 Marriott points per dollar spent at a Marriott (worth about 4.4 to 5% cash back). It’s best to get this card a few weeks before you go to a Marriott – that way you’ll be ready for it.
January 29th, 2011 at 15:29
On top of all of the items that the Marriott Premier Credit Card gives is annually, you get a one night stay certificate for a catagory 5 hotel. Seeing how the catagory 5 Marriott in downtown Chicago is $130 per night, that balances out the $65 a year annual fee.
It’s a good item to get for planning a trip to a major city downtown for a special event.