Prepaid Debit Cards?

[martyap]

We board next Sunday and we have a credit card on record. Would I be able to use a prepaid debit card to satisfy my bill instead? When should I notify RCCL of my intentions prior to them charging my credit card?

[Clarea]

We board next Sunday and we have a credit card on record. Would I be able to use a prepaid debit card to satisfy my bill instead? When should I notify RCCL of my intentions prior to them charging my credit card?

I don't believe you can use prepaid debit cards to secure your account. However, you may be able to use it to pay the balance at of your account at the end of the cruise. Another option that has been reported to work is to use them to purchase OBC. If you do that, you could get a refund of any excess in cash on the last day of the cruise.

[cb at sea]

Just use them NOW, to pay down your expenses. If it's a prepaid "VISA or MC", then your bank should be able to cash it out for you. I hate those cards!

[martyap]

That's exactly what I did. It was a $500 rebate on new A/C so I figured out how to transfer the entire balance to my checking account. Much easier!