assuming paulitso was mistaken? what you said is correct.
I spoke to MBNA as I wanted to check if I get charged for using paypal (I read various old threads that said Paypal used to do the transaction in $'s for Amex). The lady on the phone said that there should be no charges, did 3 transactions on Sunday waiting for them to show up! I also asked when my miles balance will show up, she said after the first statement has been issued, at present it shows no mention of miles.
My other (non Emirates) MBNA Amex and Visa card account does not show the miles for the month until after the end of the statement period. You have to go to Statements and view the statement that has been generated, the miles are shown at the bottom of the statement...
AMEX MILES | 3,018.73
VISA MILES | 652.59
BONUS MILES | 57.00
ADJUSTED MILES | .00
TOTAL MILES | 3,729.31