You can get NCL gift cards through HSN.com on a pretty good promo -- you get a $100 HSN gift card for buying a $500 NCL card. Plus, HSN tends to sell through miles and cash back portals, whic allow earning even on gift card purchases. I used ultimate rewards -- I'll get 5x points this way instead of getting 2x by paying for the cruise costs directly with my sapphire card.

NCL gift cards are a reasonably new product, so there doesn't seem to be much out there on them. One concerning thing is that T&C of this promo, which seems to indicate that only 1 card can be used toward a reservation. So, I guess I would be a bit reluctant to buy 10 of them for a $5,000 cruise given this odd reference. (It says only 5 per household, but who knows if that can be worked around.) I bought a couple -- at worst I'll use them for onboard account charges and gratuities on a cruise this summer.

I also don't really know what use HSN gift cards are. I assume HSN sells a lot of crap. The obvious upside, of course, would be a double dip opportunity -- if HSN is still selling NCL gift cards when the HSN gift cards arrive, and if HSN gift cards can be used to purchase more NCL gift cards, it works out to a 20 percent discount.

Please share experiences or thoughts!

http://www.hsn.com/products/norwegia...n-card/7322867