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i had this same question as I am sailing on the Paradise on 12/14/03 and was trying to get all of my finaces in order. First of all, let me say, I DON'T hAVE A CREDIT CARD! I called Carnival and said "Let me get this straight. I was planning on taking $450 in spending money and now you are telling me $400 of it will have to go to Sail and Sign. I am not planning on buying anything with it but tips? " I was so mad when I called there. I finally persisted and persisted and a very nice Carnival employee named Lorenzo checked with about 5 different departments and the final conclusion was : NO you don't have to have the high deposit if you are paying in cash. They just do it for their own saftey net. They will not bar you from the cruise, you just have to go to the pursers desk and tell them that you only have $150 or whatever and that is what they will put on the card. Emmy

[QUOTE="emmy_is_yummy, post: 676614"] i had this same question as I am sailing on the Paradise on 12/14/03 and was trying to get all of my finaces in order. First of all, let me say, I DON'T hAVE A CREDIT CARD! I called Carnival and said "Let me get this straight. I was planning on taking $450 in spending money and now you are telling me $400 of it will have to go to Sail and Sign. I am not planning on buying anything with it but tips? " I was so mad when I called there. I finally persisted and persisted and a very nice Carnival employee named Lorenzo checked with about 5 different departments and the final conclusion was : NO you don't have to have the high deposit if you are paying in cash. They just do it for their own saftey net. They will not bar you from the cruise, you just have to go to the pursers desk and tell them that you only have $150 or whatever and that is what they will put on the card. Emmy [/QUOTE]

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