On Fri, 03 Nov 2006 03:54:10 -0600, Dillon Pyron
wrote:
>Everybody puts credit holds on your card. And they take days to
>release. When you check into a hotel, they'll add anywhere between
Recently, it made the news when a brand of local gas station was
placing a $100 hold when you swipe your card before fueling, and then
taking several days to clear the hold with the actual charge.
>So, when you check in on a cruise, they put a credit hold on your card
>for anywhere between $300 and $500. When your charges approach that
>number, they put a second hold on it. When you leave the ship and
>settle your balance on the card, they release the excess hold. Which
>takes 3 to 4 days to clear.
On the other hand, if a $300 - $500 hold from a cruise line check-in
were a problem for me -- I'd rethink whether I should be spending
money on a cruise vacation, rather than paying down some
credit card bills. No need to even call Suze Orman on that.
/Current-balance-only-Lee
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