Kellicrbc Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I was just wondering when you present a credit card at time of boarding do they put a specific amount of hold on that credit card or is it all deducted the last day of the cruise in case I wanted to change CC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I think you will find this post very helpful: http://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2014/06/03/cruising-101-seapass-account Your final bill is not charged to your CC until the last day of your cruise. So you have until that point to pay it off in cash or change to a different card. Kellicrbc and RCL4Life 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Matt is right that the credit card will be charged for the full amount on the last day (unless you request otherwise and pay some or all of your account balance with cash or a different card during the cruise), however they will do periodic (daily?) authorizations for the amounts charged during the cruise. They are authorizations only and will generally fall off automatically after the final charge is done. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 There are regular authorizations/holds made throughout the cruise. However, I don't believe they're daily; I think they're based on a preset limit spent onboard based on my experiences. RCL4Life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Very interesting. I had no idea how they worked the authorization thing. I guess it makes sense that they can't wait until the very end to find out if you can afford everything that you've charged ! I periodically hear peoples' names being called over the loud speaker to check with Guest Services. I have always imagined that these were people who were having "authorization problems" but I'm sure there are other reasons why these names are called. I'm just glad it's never been me ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Very interesting. I had no idea how they worked the authorization thing. I guess it makes sense that they can't wait until the very end to find out if you can afford everything that you've charged ! I periodically hear peoples' names being called over the loud speaker to check with Guest Services. I have always imagined that these were people who were having "authorization problems" but I'm sure there are other reasons why these names are called. I'm just glad it's never been me ! My dad's name was called last cruise. His bank put a stop on the credit card because the bank was worried of fraud after seeing irregular spending for him. It hasn't happened to me but maybe next time I'll let my credit card know I'm going on vacation, it wasn't stolen by a Jamaican :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Lol...good point. Guess the credit card co. needs to know you're going out of the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I only had this happen once on a cruise in 2005. Perhaps I've taken enough cruises since then that they don't question it any longer. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 I had problems springbreak last year ... kept getting called down to Guest Services (voicemails left on the cabin phone the last few days of the cruise) and every time I went down I would stand in line for 20 minutes then explain to the person behind the desk that I had no idea why I was there, they had called me and told me to come to Guest Services. They would spend 20 minutes looking at the account and tell me everything was fine and send me on my way. Finally disembarkation day the phone rang at 3am, I took it off the hook. Then the voicemail light lit up again .... Ended up going at Guest Services bright and early in a fairly foul mood to be told once again that there was nothing wrong. Had breakfast, packed everything up, went to walk off the ship and security would not let me off because there was a problem and I had to go to Guest Services .... I lost it pretty good with the security guy and debated strongly whether to just blow by him or not, ultimately decided it wasn't worth it and headed off to Guest Services for the 5th or 6th time .... the person I had spoken with a couple of hours earlier was still there and recognized me so she called me out of line to ask what was going on. I ran her through the story, 30 minutes later they finally were able to figure out that my credit card was declining the charge for some reason ... the best part was that it was my Royal Caribbean Visa card declining the charges because they were concerned that the cruise activity might be fraudulent. Jerel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Who would suspect that someone would use a Royal Caribbean credit card on a Royal Caribbean ship? :) On two other lines, I had a similar problem. On one, the agent failed to swipe my card at check in even though I inquired about it. Ended up having charging privileges blocked on the second day and had to stand in line at guest services just so that they could do what should have been done at check in. Another time, we had a lot of onboard credit. Ended with a credit of just under $3. Decided it wasn't worth standing in line for, but got stopped as a result when trying to leave the ship. Luckily, they had a purser at the gangway and they simply handed me the cash owed right there, which I thought was pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Honestly I have never heard of them refunding ANY remaining OBC. We were on one of our very first cruises years ago and made it a SPECIAL point of charging NOTHING - not one single charge the entire cruise. We were so proud of ourselves. Then when we were leaving we went by Guest Services to make SURE nothing had been charged only to find out that we had $50 OBC that we lost b/c we had not charged anything to our SeaPass account. Needless to say that was the last time we worried about charging to our account. We NEVER have any problem not using all of our OBC...not since that first time when we lost it all ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 First time commenting here so if I'm out of line in anyway please let me know. One of the first things I learned about the sea pass card was out first cruise years ago in Cozumel. We took a small magnet with us to check silver to make sure it was real. Getting back on the ship was delayed because the card was demagnetized. There are many good uses for magnets on cruise ships but keep them away from your sea pass card! Michel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 First time commenting here so if I'm out of line in anyway please let me know. One of the first things I learned about the sea pass card was out first cruise years ago in Cozumel. We took a small magnet with us to check silver to make sure it was real. Getting back on the ship was delayed because the card was demagnetized. There are many good uses for magnets on cruise ships but keep them away from your sea pass card! Always a good tip. Keep the SeaPass away from phones/tablets or computers which have magnets as well. Welcome to the boards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 Honestly I have never heard of them refunding ANY remaining OBC. We were on one of our very first cruises years ago and made it a SPECIAL point of charging NOTHING - not one single charge the entire cruise. We were so proud of ourselves. Then when we were leaving we went by Guest Services to make SURE nothing had been charged only to find out that we had $50 OBC that we lost b/c we had not charged anything to our SeaPass account. Needless to say that was the last time we worried about charging to our account. We NEVER have any problem not using all of our OBC...not since that first time when we lost it all !This was 2009 on another line before they all moved to non refundable OBC. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 15, 2015 Report Share Posted September 15, 2015 We took a small magnet with us to check silver to make sure it was real. What a great tip ! I didn't realize that you could test silver with a magnet. So...if it isn't pure silver then it will "stick", right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 What a great tip ! I didn't realize that you could test silver with a magnet. So...if it isn't pure silver then it will "stick", right ? I do know if it sticks it is not silver. If there is some other metal used to fake silver the doesnt stick I wouldnt be sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCL4Life Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Is it better to go to guest services desk to see how much I have spent or just use the tv? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Is it better to go to guest services desk to see how much I have spent or just use the tv?The TV will pull up the same information. The only benefit would be if you wanted a printed copy as that's what guest services will give you. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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