Online Check-In help - Do we need credit card?

[GuavaTechAngels]

When we do online check-in, do we need to provide a credit card on for the expense account? It's not required but how will it affect the boarding process? Will it slow it down?

[Coralc]

You can select cash account.

[dreadpirate3]

You won't be able to charge anything to your card unless you have put down cash at guest services or put a credit card on your account.

 

We have done one cruise with cash only and won't do that again, it was far too much of a hassle.

[GuavaTechAngels]

You won't be able to charge anything to your card unless you have put down cash at guest services or put a credit card on your account.

 

We have done one cruise with cash only and won't do that again, it was far too much of a hassle.

 

Gotcha! Good to know!

Edited October 31, 2016 by GuavaTechAngels

[bigsky]

Does that mean they just send us a bill?

 

Go to guest services once you board. Put cash on the acct. You can't use your sea pass unless there's cash or cc on the acct. Need to be able to "charge" against something. (cash or cc)

[bigsky]

If you use your credit card, you can just do that online. Will be connected to your sea pass and you don't have to go to guest services once you board if you want to keep the acct on cc.

[BekkaW]

Go to guest services once you board. Put cash on the acct. You can't use your sea pass unless there's cash or cc on the acct. Need to be able to "charge" against something. (cash or cc)

 

That's not correct. If you select a cash account you don't have to put anything down up front, they will allow you to charge $500 to your account before asking you to go to guest services and pay it down

[GTO-Girl]

That's not correct. If you select a cash account you don't have to put anything down up front, they will allow you to charge $500 to your account before asking you to go to guest services and pay it down

 

This is the correct information!!!

Edited October 31, 2016 by GTO-Girl

[reallyitsmema]

You won't be able to charge anything to your card unless you have put down cash at guest services or put a credit card on your account.

 

We have done one cruise with cash only and won't do that again, it was far too much of a hassle.

 

You do not have to put any money down for a cash account. You can charge up to $500 before you have to go put money down.

[dreadpirate3]

You do not have to put any money down for a cash account. You can charge up to $500 before you have to go put money down.

 

That was not the case in 2013, and not what I was told by guest services for my cruise in December.

 

Do you have something stating this?

[GTO-Girl]

On our last three cruises on the Freedom my sister in law chose the cash account and was told each time she could charge up to $500 before she needed to come put cash on her account.

Edited October 31, 2016 by GTO-Girl

[Ourusualbeach]

That was not the case in 2013, and not what I was told by guest services for my cruise in December.

 

Do you have something stating this?

 

I have had many cash accounts and like the others stated have always been allowed to charge up to $500 before being asked to pay it down.

 

Unfortunately the website does incorrectly state that you need to put money down and that is what the shoreside reps who have never been on a ship are reading and relaying to you.

 

Last year there was a deal for OBC for Canadians and we had a separate thread going and there were literally hundreds of us who set up the cash account with no money down.

[GuavaTechAngels]

Thank you, this is GOOD INFORMATION!!

[JAMESCC]

We always do cash, first thing we do is go to guest services and put money on the account. I think its easier, and we like it better. I had no idea about the $500 before they ask for money on the account, good to know though.

[mollyeilis]

Not only can you charge $500 before you *have to* put cash down, but that's $500 over any OBC you have.

 

This is direct experience on Freedom this March.

 

I tried to put money down at checkin; they told me to go to Guest Services. I went to GS and they told me that I could do it later once I hit that mark. So I did. :)