A lot of you love to do cruises for your holidays, I personally don’t see the appeal but different strokes for different folks. One of the commonly asked questions is “will a cruise post as a travel expense” & “what do on board travel expenses post as”.
Will A Cruise Post As A Travel Expense?
Almost all cards will count a cruise purchase as a travel expense, it will vary a little bit by what card you hold and what cruise liner you’re going with but it shouldn’t be an issue. To make sure do a simple google search for the combination you want to go with to ensure it posts as a travel expense for the bonus category earnings.
What Do On Board Travel Expenses Post As?
Whenever you make a purchase on board any US based cruise it’ll be charged to your credit card account that you used for check in. They charge you full amount at the END of your cruise and it’ll post the same as the actual cruise purchase (e.g if it counted as travel before it’ll count as travel again).
You can get a cash advance of up to $500 on board most cruises from the casino. This will be added to your account and should be counted as a travel expense. You will NOT have to pay any cash advance fees on your card. Just make sure to play one game if you want to keep on doing this as if you don’t you might be barred from doing a casino advance again.
