What is a sea pass card?

An Onboard Expense Account, also known as your Seapass® onboard account, is the cashless system used for all onboard purchases and services. Depending on your ship, SeaPass cards are handed out at the pier or will be in your stateroom waiting for you.



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Every person who sails with Royal Caribbean will receive a SeaPass card at check-in on embarkation day. The card is tied to your name and cabin number, meaning you can use it to open your stateroom door, as you would in a hotel.

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Therefore, everyone onboard regardless of age, needs to wear it. Should you be unable to wear it on your wrist, we will find another way for you to wear it. Any guest who chooses not to wear the Tracelet™ will be unable to sail.

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Many people suggest $100 per day, and this has generally worked well for me in my cruising experiences, but there are a lot of variables to consider.

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There is a USD$500 daily spend limit for sailings seven nights or longer and a USD$300 daily spend limit for sailings 6 nights or less on cash accounts. All cash accounts are reviewed on a daily basis. The ship will inform you once your daily cash limit is reached.

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Guests can pre-pay gratuities by calling 866-562-7625 before the sailing. Guests booked through travel advisors, need to contact their advisor to add pre-paid gratuities to the booking prior to sailing**.

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Everything you pay for onboard a cruise is added to a cruise account, usually using your cruise card. This card is your room key, but it also serves as your payment card during the ship. Everything is added to an account, which you then have to pay off on the last morning of your cruise.

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Does Royal Caribbean take authorisation holds for Onboard Guest Accounts? Yes, Royal Caribbean takes a temporary daily authorisation hold for each credit or debit card used for Onboard Guest Accounts. Credit cards may incur up to a 10 day hold and debit or Travel Money cards may incur up to 30 day holds.

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Within RFID cards used on newer ships are a chip and wires woven in a pattern. The wires are a critical part of how RFID cards work. If your attempt to punch a hole and you hit either the RFID chip or the wires it renders the card useless.

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7-8 Daytime Outfits On your 7 day cruise, you'll need a casual daytime outfit for each day, plus at least one backup outfit in case you get wet.

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Do I need a passport? We recommend that everyone taking a cruise from the United States have a passport book. Though some “closed-loop” cruises may not require a U.S. passport, we recommend bringing yours in case of an emergency, such as an unexpected medical air evacuation or the ship docking at an alternate port.

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Necessary cruise documents include acceptable official forms of identification, proof of your booking number and boarding information, and confirmation that you aren't ill. You must present these upon arrival at the port.

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