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Best credit card to use at Norwegian Cruise Line.

Travel

Norwegian Cruise Line is known for its freestyle cruising format with flexible dining and no fixed seating. Fares paid to NCL usually code as travel and reward best on cards with a general travel multiplier, though cruise coding can be uneven. A reliable flat-rate or travel card avoids surprises, since onboard charges may post under a different category.

  1. #1
    U.S. Bank
    4x points on travel
    4.0%4x points
  2. #2
    Barclays
    4x points on travel
    4.0%4x points
  3. #3
    Barclays
    4x points on travel
    4.0%4x points
  4. #4
    American Express
    3x points on travel
    3.6%3x points
  5. #5
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3% on travel
    Includes AAA purchases
    3%
  6. #6
    Citi
    3% on travel
    Includes Costco Travel
    3%
  7. #7
    Citi
    3% on travel
    Includes Costco Travel
    3%
  8. #8
    Chase
    3x points on travel (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)
    Travel, shipping, internet/cable/phone, advertising on search engines and social media (combined)
    3.0%3x points
  9. #9
    Navy Federal
    3x points on travel
    Includes airlines, hotels, car rentals, ride-sharing, parking, tolls, museums, amusement parks, and golf courses
    3.0%3x points
  10. #10
    USAA
    3x points on travel
    3.0%3x points
  11. #11
    Venmo Credit Cardif it’s your top category
    Synchrony
    3% on travel if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle
    Automatically on your highest-spend eligible category each statement period (8 eligible: transportation, travel, groceries, entertainment, dining & nightlife, bills & utilities, health & beauty, gas). Drugstores here represents health & beauty; bills & utilities maps to utilities.
    3%
  12. #12
    Wells Fargo
    3x points on travel
    3.0%3x points
  13. #13
    Wells Fargo
    3x points on travel
    3.0%3x points
  14. #14
    Chase
    2x points on travel
    All other travel worldwide
    2.5%2x points
  15. #15
    Chase
    5x points on travel
    2.5%5x points
  16. #16
    Chase
    5x points on travel
    Travel, gas stations, select advertising, and restaurants
    2.5%5x points
  17. #17
    Chase
    2x points on travel
    2.4%2x points
  18. #18
    Chase
    2x points on travel
    2.4%2x points
  19. #19
    Bank of America
    2x points on travel
    2.0%2x points
  20. #20
    Bank of America
    2x points on travel
    2.0%2x points

Last updated June 30, 2026