Been cruisin' for over 6 years now, and banking seems to be getting more difficult. We live mostly on an ATM, then sometimes on the credit card. Oh, currently cruising on the Med. What happends is periodically, our card gets shut off because of fraud. Now once, there was an attempted fraudulent transaction. When I went to check, they ask specifically if I tried to make one of 3 transactions, I could say no 'cause I was in the middle of the Atlantic. But all other times, they won't say, just fraudulent activity or the number has been compromised, or some such crap. I've called to tell them where I was, all that they request. Do any other cruiser experience this? I've jut spent two hours with the bank - what a pain in the A.. and now they have to fed-ex a card to Italy....

Rickf S/V Calaloo

For those out cruising, do you have any