Using PrePaid Master Card for onboard charges?

[aimcat]

My fiance has a prepaid mastercard he got through work with more than enough balance for our onboard spending. Can this be used to pay our daily spending onboard? 

[Iriel]

I haven't sailed yet, I put a prepaid Mastercard in my check-in, and I don't think there will be any problem. I actually used the same card to pay for the cruise and it got through.

[serene56]

no experience but was told it needs to be attached to a bank as they have no way to give you the remainder funds     I can not find this information on the celebrity web site 

 

[NevadaCruiser2023]

3 hours ago, serene56 said:

no experience but was told it needs to be attached to a bank as they have no way to give you the remainder funds     I can not find this information on the celebrity web site 

 

Even a prepaid card is attached to a bank of some sort.  It may not be a B&M with a branch you can walk into and conduct busines like a regular bank, but for MC or Visa to allow a card to be issued, it has to be chartered in some fashion. 

Edited February 21, 2023 by NevadaCruiser2023

[blackshirt]

Because of how often they do authorizations during the week, you may need to have a balance large enough to cover double your onboard charges. What you might want to consider is use a regular credit card for those authorizations during the week but go to guest services the last night and use the prepaid card to settle the charges.

[Rcsignore]

How much do they block off the credit card when checking in?

[Tee & Chilli]

Another option is establish a cash account 

[Belgian fry]

We just used ours without any difficulty (left the ship on Saturday). As long as there is enough on there, it won't be a problem

[sewingbee]

we did the same on a cruise a few years ago, it was fine except for the weird way they work the charges, so what happens is, they 'test' the card with a charge when you spend on board,,so that shows on your room telly, then they refund it, then after you've been home a week they charge the final total! it was very difficult to keep track as we went along but it all worked correct in the end. I did end up ringing celebrity to clarify what was going on so they explained the process. It's fine, just don't be surprised when it seems a lot of to and fro!

[xxpinksaltxx]

I've used a pre-paid travel card before with no problems. But do be warned that they will place holds on your card and it may take up to 2 weeks to be released. Last time I had about double the amount I actually spent, put on hold. Ended up being short for the rest of my holiday (Australian, and had my travel card loaded with US), I decided to never do it again.