The Offer
- The new Barclays Carnival Rewards Mastercard is offering a 50,000 point bonus after $1,000 in spend within 90 days
Card Details
- No annual fee
- Earn 1 Status Qualifying Star per dollar spent
- Card earns at the following rates:
- 3x on Carnival purchases
- 2x on gas and grocery purchases
- 1x on all other purchases
Our Verdict
Looks like the standard bonus on this new card will be 20,000 points so this is probably as high as we will see the bonus on this card. Points can be redeemed for drinks/food/experiences onboard and seem to be worth roughly 1¢-2¢.
Stars are the currency used for elite status, gold status (second level, immediately after the free level). requires 10,000 stars so the extra 1 star per $1 spent isn’t exactly generous.
Don’t think this is a super attractive offer unless you’re a big cruiser and can get good value from the points. Because of that we won’t be adding it to our list of the best credit card bonuses, we will add it to the new credit cards of 2026 though.
