smokeybandit Posted January 3, 2023 Report Share Posted January 3, 2023 37 minutes ago, ChessE4 said: We took three cruises in 2022, and all of them had the pending charge of 99.75. I think this is a new thing, as WAAAYTOOO noted. I do not recall the pending charge in our last pre-Covid cruise, September 2019. I want to say I remember them pre-covid, but have nothing to support my claim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_A Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 I have had the 99.75 hold on my last 3 cruises. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomSlayer Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Could this be the answer to the question here? Royal Caribbean states they will place an automatic hold on your card on day one. Will Holds be Placed on My Credit Card During My Cruise? | Royal Caribbean Cruises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 28 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said: Could this be the answer to the question here? Royal Caribbean states they will place an automatic hold on your card on day one. Will Holds be Placed on My Credit Card During My Cruise? | Royal Caribbean Cruises Hold yes. But this is seeing that same charge billed to your onboard account Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 3 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: I'm curious how it posted to their onboard account..as in what was the line item description? Can they screenshot the charge from the onboard account in the app and send that to you? So based on this I messaged them and asked for a screenshot. Guess what? It was a credit card hold! Sorry everyone. But I’m glad it was cleared up. FireFishII, Carlyn3, smokeybandit and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomSlayer Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 24 minutes ago, BrianAlt said: So based on this I messaged them and asked for a screenshot. Guess what? It was a credit card hold! Sorry everyone. But I’m glad it was cleared up. Thanks for the follow up. You had me scratching my head on this one. BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 Ever since my Sept sailing, I have had the $99.75 hold, I believe it started being a thing after capacity went back to normal. I had the standard $100 hold on all my sailings prior to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 59 minutes ago, BrianAlt said: So based on this I messaged them and asked for a screenshot. Guess what? It was a credit card hold! Sorry everyone. But I’m glad it was cleared up. /cdn-cgi/mirage/fa4f5aceb9e59e1621b089e3ef2481237375ff3259fc013f2737815ce3c844f3/1280/https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/boards/uploads/monthly_2023_01/image.gif.8674052a69817266b6d1485b8e9981a4.gif BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 7 hours ago, BrianAlt said: So based on this I messaged them and asked for a screenshot. Guess what? It was a credit card hold! Sorry everyone. But I’m glad it was cleared up. This is not a surprise. The terminology for first time cruisers can be confusing to them. Add to that a possible language barrier at guest services and their own mind fills in the blanks they have before they speak to you. It's really the basis upon which all magic works. Show a person the ears of the rabbit and the tail of the rabbit and their mind will build the body even though it is never there. You're a good dad to transfer the worry to yourself and track this down. BrianAlt, KristiZ and michaelp1446 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 5 hours ago, Xaa said: You're a good dad to transfer the worry to yourself and track this down. Awww, that's nice. Thank you. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 4, 2023 Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 16 hours ago, BrianAlt said: So based on this I messaged them and asked for a screenshot. Guess what? It was a credit card hold! Sorry everyone. But I’m glad it was cleared up. I assumed that was the case, especially since I specifically recall this odd 99.75 amount as a credit card authorization hold that I experienced on Mariner several times I never mind the holds, especially since I use a rewards program that gives me points for every authorization hold I get, so it blows up when I'm cruising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted January 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2023 17 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: I assumed that was the case, especially since I specifically recall this odd 99.75 amount as a credit card authorization hold that I experienced on Mariner several times I never mind the holds, especially since I use a rewards program that gives me points for every authorization hold I get, so it blows up when I'm cruising Initially, that's what I thought also. But when I asked that, they said it was on the account. Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 7 hours ago, AshleyDillo said: I assumed that was the case, especially since I specifically recall this odd 99.75 amount as a credit card authorization hold that I experienced on Mariner several times I never mind the holds, especially since I use a rewards program that gives me points for every authorization hold I get, so it blows up when I'm cruising Just disembarked Wonder Saturday and because my wife CC notifications from BoA are very slow, $99.75 charge shows in email today, but it was only a hold. Have never actually seen one hit the actual on board account. FloatyBoaty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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