Ours was this past trip, the year before last he had a problem with his credit card system and it was several months after our return that it was finally charged. I sent him an email when I realized it hadn't been charged, and he thanked me and told me he was having issues. It was a month or more after that email that the charge finally hit our account. But last year it was charged immediately, so I guess that's the slip we're signing when we get there. I'm just so happy to be there that I don't pay any attention to it, lol!