When you travel on a cruise, it is said that it is all inclusive, it refers to meals and accommodation, but obviously there are other kinds of things that you will have to pay for. The way in which all charges are made is through a credit card to which the invoices will be charged, the debit ones are not usually accepted. What kind of charges are they making you? Well, the first thing is the tips, and there are also gifts or purchases you make in stores, massages and spa treatments, beauty, excursions, or if you want to go to a specialty restaurant that is not in the all-inclusive.
Keep in mind that in The ships do not accept cash payment, the only place on the ship that I know that does is the casino.
One way that companies have to compensate the purchases you make on board is by including a percentage on their points card, of loyalty, so that the next time you travel you already have a balance available in your favor. On this article you have an example of how one of these loyalty club works.
Another way to get on a boat, and already have a positive balance, is that sometimes when you make the reservation they give you an amount of money to spend on board. This amount depends on the cabin you book, and sometimes you can spend it on anything, and sometimes just on drinks or restaurants. Company.
What most shipping companies do is send you home or at the time of boarding they provide you with a magnetic card, which in addition to being the key to your cabin is also the card associated with your account and on which you will be charged. On the last day you receive in your cabin, just in case you have not saved them, the entire list of expenses you have made, and in the smartphone applications of the shipping companies there is also a section in which you can check your balance and your expenses.