Onboard Cash Account Question

[OUTLAW777]

My husband and I sail on Nov. 29th.  I have already paid for the drink package and gratuities and I have $50 OBC.  Will I still be required to put $200 per person on an account?

[sparks1093]

1 minute ago, OUTLAW777 said:

My husband and I sail on Nov. 29th.  I have already paid for the drink package and gratuities and I have $50 OBC.  Will I still be required to put $200 per person on an account?

As I understand it that's just a guideline, you can put whatever you want on your account.

[OUTLAW777]

Thanks sparks1093.  This is my 10th cruise, but I have always paid while on board, never ahead of time.

[jayscore]

Back in the Stone Age, we started off our cruise at the Purser's, I mean service desk, creating writer's cramp with a fist full of Travler's Cheques to sign over in the amount of $500 for our account.
Anyhoo, however you choose to "pay the bill" is fine with the cruise line.

 

[Lovefuninthesun]

The $200 isn't "required".

We have started cruises with a cash (Carnival gift card) deposit of only $100.

[Anyislandwilldo]

6 hours ago, Lovefuninthesun said:

The $200 isn't "required".

We have started cruises with a cash (Carnival gift card) deposit of only $100.

We start with a $100 as well even when we have on board credit.  You can always add money at the kiosk as you sail.

[Daphne'sMom]

9 hours ago, jayscore said:

Back in the Stone Age, we started off our cruise at the Purser's, I mean service desk, creating writer's cramp with a fist full of Travler's Cheques to sign over in the amount of $500 for our account.
Anyhoo, however you choose to "pay the bill" is fine with the cruise line.

 

Hahaha....I had totally forgotten about "travelers cheques".  I always purchased too many  -always erred on the side of caution - and then would be using them at the grocery store and everywhere else when we returned home.

[Lottacruises]

If you put a card on file during online check in they put a hold of $100 per person. Do it at the terminal and  it's $10. Any amount in cash is fine, including $0. 

[cruiser fanatic]

18 hours ago, Lottacruises said:

If you put a card on file during online check in they put a hold of $100 per person. Do it at the terminal and  it's $10. Any amount in cash is fine, including $0. 

Why is it different in the terminal? Not heard of this before. 

[pacruise804]

On 11/8/2018 at 10:49 AM, OUTLAW777 said:

My husband and I sail on Nov. 29th.  I have already paid for the drink package and gratuities and I have $50 OBC.  Will I still be required to put $200 per person on an account?

It might vary by port (many things seem to) but we didn't have to have anything on our account when we sailed from Baltimore in February. 

 

The card on file had been replaced with a new card and I had forgotten to change it before the cruise.  Check-in staff were unable to change the card and said to go to guest services once on board.  Guest services computers were down so I was unable to update there, but we also had some OBC so getting our first drinks wasn't an issue.  We later applied a gift card (once computers were running) and never did have a credit/debit card linked.

[serene56]

remember they will charge you tax for your beverages that you get before sailing