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Whaddya'll think? Paddy.
I am sure it is possible we bought drinks for some lower class citizen stealing our # but not any purchases in the ships stores.We are about 23 days away from the white sand and beautiful water.Kevin and Kathy
In light of Vickie's experience, it would seem they need to at least look at the card to see that the person signing is *indeed* the person signing.
On HAL, we signed also, but the bartender/waitress always kept a running tab for us all night.
Cards were not swiped. We never had a problem with our bill. My hubby checked all the receipts agaist our bill. It was much easier on HAL, since we did not have tons of receipts.I do not think I would like giving someone my card everytime I bought a drink. If you are at the pool, I assume the waiter would have to take your card back to the bar to swipe it each time.
It's hardly an inconvenience for us passengers ... plus, having your card swiped each time removes any possibility of the waiter/ess being accused of making mistakes.
So I'm with juddy on this one ... it was worth saying three times!
Some other lines are vigilant in asking for last names and I'm sure this prevents most problems. (Sure, some nogoodnik could eavesdrop to hear the cabin # and person's name and could trot over to the bar and order drinks on their tab...but that really takes some nerve!! But, requiring passengers to show their card would take care of that too!)
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