From UK can i pay ship board payments with travelers cheques

[lindyloo17]

Hi i am going on the dubai cruise in Feb. Can I pay my ship board bill with US travelers cheques? dont really want to pay by Credit card as it racks up the charges....:( and carrying that much cash is not great, as wont be insured.

 

 

Any other advice about the serenade would be fab ...:D Thanks.

 

i am traveling alone with my 10 yr old daughter.

[dagored]

Call RCCL. I can not think of a reason for not accepting them.

[nbsjcruiser]

We do all the time. You should be fine.

[lindyloo17]

Thanks... i tried calling RC,,, was on hold for over 8 mins... on a mobile!!! Thats why I thought I would ask here! :D

[swigso]

Hi,

This is no problem, I would suggest that you

Register your Credit Card

(just saves a lot of hassle that a cash account causes)

Then day before you disembark or for that matter

Anytime through your cruise go to guest relations and pay

Off your bill. I usually go about 10pm on the last night.

I have done this many times so that my CC bill is usually

No more than $50 or so.

One time I was behind a couple who paid $9500 off their account

in T/Chqs.

[Shelley61]

The other option is to get a prepaid travel money card in dollars. We've used them from the Post Office and Caxton before and they're really good. You get a good conversion rate on them too.

[Daghis]

Here is the FAQ regarding onboard payments. It does say that "Accounts can also be settled by cash or travelers checks."

 

In addition, you can exchange up to "USD $1000 in travelers checks and foreign currency per day... for cash at the Guest Relations or Guest Services Desk".

[suekay]

Have you thought about getting a Post Office credit credit? No foreign transaction fees and you get a good exchange rate. I keep one purely for holiday spending and clear it when we get home