What is a sign and sail card?

[FishingAddict]

Do I get one of those when we get on the boat?

[vacationfool]

the card is used to purchase drinks, gift shop items, Photos-etc..on the ship, payable on the last day.

[CaptainEdwardJohnSmith]

No, but you WILL get one when you board the SHIP !!!!!

lol :D :D

[CorbinCatFan]

It will be your best friend and you worst nightmare. You'll get one and it will be how you leave the ship, how you charge item's to your account, how you get into your room (on most ships), and how you get back on the ship.

 

It like your boarding pass, on-board credit card, and room key. Don't loose it.:D

[choclitsnda]

***What is Sail & Sign?***

 

Sail & Sign is Carnival's cashless on board credit program which allows guests to charge purchases directly to a personal account for convenience throughout the cruise.

 

 

Registration will take place on sailing day at embarkation or on board at the Information Desk. The completed application form (included in the cruise documents) must be submitted along with a 1) credit card/bank card, 2) U.S. currency, or 3) traveler's checks.

 

 

Personalized Sail & Sign cards will be provided to all guests on a booking (including minors) and are valid for use immediately upon boarding the ship.

 

 

The Information Desk can provide guests with a balance update at any time throughout the cruise.

 

 

All charges will automatically be billed to the guest's credit card at the end of the voyage. On the final morning of the cruise, a statement detailing all purchases made with the Sail & Sign card will be delivered to the guest's stateroom.

 

The total amount will be applied to the credit card presented during registration. For those guests who put down a cash deposit, if there is an overpayment at the end of the cruise, the guest will receive the overpayment in the form of a check attached to their detailed statement on the final morning of the cruise.

 

 

Any inqiries regarding a Sail & Sign Account made after the cruise, need to be referred to the Guest Relations Department (71551) for researching.

 

 

***Deposit with a Credit Card***

 

Credit Cards are accepted as a form of deposit to open a Sail & Sign Account at the start of the cruise. The following credit cards are accepted:

 

 

-Visa

-MasterCard

-Discover® Network

-American Express

 

***Note:

 

The American Express "Persona Select" is not an acceptable credit card.

Regular ATM debit cards are not acceptable.

 

Guests may use a checking account debit card as long as it is a registered MasterCard or Visa card.

 

A guest traveling without his/her parents cannot use the parents' credit card even with the parents' written permission

 

The cardholding guest must be an authorized signer by the card issuing bank.

 

Upon completion of the Sail & Sign Application Form, the cardholder agrees to pay for the individuals indicated on the form; it is not necessary for these individuals to be booked in the same room as the cardholder.

 

***Important Note: A hold will be placed on the credit card or checking account debit card at the beginning of the cruise as a deposit for an onboard purchases. This will reduce the amount of available credit on the credit card or restrict the availability of cash in the checking account. The hold will be released and actual charges will be billed at the end of the cruise.***

 

 

The following dollar amounts, per guest, are used as a deposit and placed as a hold on the credit card when the Sail & Sign Account is opened:

 

 

2-4 day cruises: $100 deposit pp

 

5-8 day cruises: $200 deposit pp

 

9 + day cruises: $350 deposit pp

 

***Deposit with U.S. Currency or Traveler's Checks***

 

U.S. Currency and traveler's checks are accepted as a form of deposit to open a Sail & Sign Account at the start of the cruise.

As the guest approaches the deposit limit, the Information Desk will notify the guest that additional money must be deposited.

 

 

***Uses for the Sail & Sign Card The Sail & Sign Card must be utilized for the following; cash will not be an accepted form of payment:

 

Beverage purchases: A 15% gratuity will automatically be added to the bill which the guest may adjust appropriate to the service received.

 

-Shore excursion tours

 

-In-room calling charges

 

-Internet

 

-Infirmary charges

 

-Valet laundry charges

 

-Photo purchases: On debarkation day, cash is only accepted.

 

-Video service

 

-Gift Shops

 

-Steiner's spa and salon

 

-Formality Shop (flowers; tuxedo; chocolates)

 

-European Cafe (specialty coffees and pastries)

 

-Supper Club

 

-Camp Carnival babysitting fees

 

-Gratuities for shipboard staff for ships with "Reverse Gratuity" program.

 

*Note: Ships with the traditional gratuity program must be paid with cash.

 

-Casino: to purchase chips for the tables and coins for the slot machines.

 

*Note: Cash is also accepted in the casino.

 

***BOARDING CARD***

 

Your Sail & Sign Card will serve as your Boarding Card. This card identifies you as a Carnival guest and must be carried with you along with picture identification when you go ashore.

 

Because the ship is closed to the public while docked at the various ports-of-call you will have to show your Sail & Sign Card and picture I.D. to the officer on duty in order to return on board.

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This is the Front of the "Sail & Sign" Card.

 

The upper right-hand corner is the Name of the Ship & Sail date.

 

In the Center of the card is Your Name, Name of Dining Room You're assigned to eat semi-formal evening meals at, your dinner sitting time & your table number.

 

The lower left hand corner is your cabin number.

 

This is the back of the card.

 

This is the back of the card with belt-clip attached.(Take card to casino & they will punch hole in card & give you a free belt-clip...I had mine attached to my fanny pack.)

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[jasmine3407]

I've only been on Princess cruises before, and am trying my first Carnival cruise next month.

 

On Princess, they let you pay off your card balance every night if you wanted to, instead of having it all add up at the end of the week. Is it possible to do this on Carnival?

 

Also, is there a separate sign and sail card PER PERSON, or is it PER STATEROOM? I seem to remember that on Princess, it was the same account per stateroom, which made for confusion at times on who was supposed to pay for what...

 

Thanks!

[miss_jevious]

I've only been on Princess cruises before, and am trying my first Carnival cruise next month.

 

On Princess, they let you pay off your card balance every night if you wanted to, instead of having it all add up at the end of the week. Is it possible to do this on Carnival?

 

Also, is there a separate sign and sail card PER PERSON, or is it PER STATEROOM? I seem to remember that on Princess, it was the same account per stateroom, which made for confusion at times on who was supposed to pay for what...

 

Thanks!

 

I do not know if Carnival lets you pay it as you go or not. I just wait for the last night to peek at the bill and see how many miami vice's I had all week lol.

Yes there is a S&S per person. You can assign different S&S to different credit cards. When you fill out the application for the S&S you put on there which account to link it to. And if you are travelling with kids you have the option of allowing them charging abilities or not. In your boarding packet there should be a page for the S&S and this will make much more sense when you look at it.

[caribbean dreams]

Everyone will have a separate card, if you are traveling with kids and don't want them to over use it in the arcade, you can put a limit on it or block it from use completly.

I don't know if you can pay it off everynight, but you can put a cash amount on it and everytime the amount runs out, you can go to the pursers deck and put more money on the card.

 

The amount would depend on how long the cruise is.

[jscott918]

you can use your credit card to secure your credit line on your sail and sign card and then each day go to the persurers desk and pay cash on what you have spent and then they wont charge anything to your card if this is what you mean buy paying ballance each night

[jasmine3407]

Thanks so much for the replies.

 

I'm not traveling with kids, but with another 2 friends. And I would have hated to play the "who had how many drinks and how are we going to split the bill" game at the end of the cruise.

 

Yes, that was what I meant by paying the balance off every night. It seems to lessen the blow when I do it that way, lol.