Originally Posted by
mrzim
The fee isn't charged separately to the credit card, but to the Sign & Sail Account. I was recently on a Carnival Cruise and there was a 3% fee on Casino transaction posted to the Sign & Sail. Make sure you check your cruise account summary.
I went through every line of carnival folio and even added up the expenses on my own and compared it to that what was charges to my AMEX. There was no transaction charge. Because you were making me a little nervous I did some investigative work and went to the 'Ocean Players' website (this is the casino that is onboard Carnival and its subsidiaries). Anywho, it says this:
Question: Can I use my onboard account to get funds in the casino?
Answer:
Yes, you can use the onboard account card (room card) the cruise line gives you to purchase chips or tokens in the casino. There may be a small fee for the service and a limit on the amount of funds you can take per day or per cruise. There is no charge at the slot machines for using your onboard account card to access funds. Please consult the casino staff onboard for details.
http://www.oceanplayersclub.com/Abou...AQ.aspx#Ques38
So it looks like there is a charge for taking out chips, but not on slots (which I used). I would have been surprised if there was a charge because every time you slid your card through the maching it said "Withdraw from onboard account - NO CHARGE".