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lullman1

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  1. I have had this problem before and they have a way to work around it.

    The lazy way merchants, that put a hold on a cc, like hotels, do it is exactly as you fear, and that is at the end of your stay, they place a charge for the entire amount on your card. This means that all the individual charges that they have gotten authorizations for are still there reducing the amount of credit available to you. In that scenario you would only be able to spend $750 on a $1500 credit line.

    However, the way around this is to have the merchant turn the individual authorizations into purchases, thereby using the funds that they have a hold on and not adding the total amount against your credit line again.

    As you know, the cruise line puts an authorization on the cc every night for that days spending, so at the end of the cruise there will be as many authorizations placed against your credit line as nights spent on the ship.

    Sorry for the lengthy reply, but this is a situation I've dealt with many times, especially with the amount of hotel stays we have.

     

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  2. I'm glad I haven't made my final payment, for after seeing all your excellent pictures, I don't need to go on this cruise, which I have scheduled for this September.

    You have single handedly answered any questions that anyone could have of this ship and itinerary. Love the Infinity, for we sailed her when new in 2001. Great pics, and since I've invested this much money so far, I guess I'll still go. Thanks

     

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  3. I have been following this thread, watching it morph from lounge chair saving into a full blown gratuities debate. It got me thinking. When booking my upcoming cruise, I had a choice to take two of four perks for "free". I chose the drink package and gratuities. According to some on this thread I really threw away $420, the value of the pre-paid gratuities. I guess I should have taken the free Unlimited Internet, and then gone to customer service and had the auto added tips removed. For as it stands right now, I don't believe I could have the tips removed that I received as a "free" perk. To those that don't believe in gratuities on the ship, is that how you book?

  4. I have been following the Celebrity Infinity propulsion issues, since I will be sailing on her later this year. It was my understanding that after her last itinerary, that she would be going to the Bahamas into dry dock to have one of the pods repaired. Checking on one of the ship mapping apps, it shows that she is sailing south towards Cristobol Panama. Does anybody know if there is a dry dock there or where the dry dock is that she is heading towards? Thanks

     

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