evanandsamuel'smom Posted December 18, 2008 #1 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Leaving for Florida tomorrow to sail on the Mariner for Christmas! :) Any thoughts on using a debit card vs cash for your onboard account? I don't have a major credit card. Any experience here one way or the other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathyemma Posted December 18, 2008 #2 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I would do either. I used my debit card and every day they put on a hold on my card for that days charges. Then about 2 days later they would release it. So they may have a hold on your card for 2 days worth of stuff. By the end of the cruise all holds were realeased and it took about 2 or 3 days for them to actually take the money out of my account. ENJOY!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted December 18, 2008 #3 Share Posted December 18, 2008 As long as you have a good sized balance in your checking account, a debit card will work fine. I used one for quite a few cruises, until I got the RCL VISA card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honey's Gal Posted December 18, 2008 #4 Share Posted December 18, 2008 We have used my debit card many times. We never had a problem, the holds were normal and nothing other then we would expect. You would not use your card unless you actually had the money in you account to cover your expenditures, so no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIDWESTCRUIZER Posted December 18, 2008 #5 Share Posted December 18, 2008 question - can i give cc to put on file but at the end, pay cash instead of putting on cc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raytownlady Posted December 19, 2008 #6 Share Posted December 19, 2008 That's what we do; has always worked out fine for us. Since we usually take care of this early on the last day of the cruise there are sometimes a few small charges that go on our card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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