cruisine21 Posted January 10, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 10, 2016 I was speaking to someone earlier today and they said RCI are one charging a 1.5% credit card fee. Does anyone know if this is correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozzman Posted January 10, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Hi there I just paid for our cruise on Legend of the Seas using an Aussie credit card and incurred a 3% international transaction fee. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 10, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 10, 2016 International transaction fees are common on most cards, 28 degrees cards do not attract that fee. As for a Credit card fee of 1.5% charged by RCI, I will find out next month, but this is becoming more common with retail outlets.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodycruising Posted January 10, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) You need to know if it was the bank or the cruise company. Many banks charge the fee as has been mentioned by Mic. Also many travel agents charge a credit card fee. How did your friend book and pay? Direct to RCI or a travel agent, and maybe through which bank? Generally the bank fee for the international transaction is more like 3%. (our experience through NAB - We get no fees like that with our Citibank Plus card) It is possible that this is a new fee. Always worth knowing what fees might be lurking. Edited January 10, 2016 by goodycruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisine21 Posted January 10, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted January 10, 2016 You need to know if it was the bank or the cruise company. Many banks charge the fee as has been mentioned by Mic. Also many travel agents charge a credit card fee. How did your friend book and pay? Direct to RCI or a travel agent, and maybe through which bank? Generally the bank fee for the international transaction is more like 3%. (our experience through NAB - We get no fees like that with our Citibank Plus card) It is possible that this is a new fee. Always worth knowing what fees might be lurking. They booked direct with RCI. They said that RCI charged the fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisine21 Posted January 10, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted January 10, 2016 They just clarified that they booked through a timeshare agency and not Royal direct as they had previously stated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie FF Posted January 10, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 10, 2016 When I paid for my cruise on 4th January, there was no fee. My CBA MasterCard does not charge an International transaction fee either.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodycruising Posted January 10, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) EDIT: I see you have answered with more info....... I did see elsewhere that someone said that their travel agent was now passing on the RCI 1.5% fee. Is that the same situation? I personally have never had a credit card fee charged by RCI. Or by Celebrity which is owned by RCI. Have done two deposits in the last few weeks and used my Citibank Plus Visa and there was no fees at all charged by either RCI or the credit card. Edited January 10, 2016 by goodycruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkmw Posted January 10, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 10, 2016 on a side note if you make a payment direct to Princess no charge for using a debit card but 1.5% for a credit card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangogulf Posted January 10, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Paid my deposit for our Ovation cruise back in June and there was no credit card fee charged then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted January 10, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 10, 2016 They just clarified that they booked through a timeshare agency and not Royal direct as they had previously stated. That would be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 11, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Agencies will charge their own fees, sometimes additional to the supplier e.g. cruise line fees. These may also vary by card type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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