Progressive Boarding times on the Royal

[Lynzchat]

We don't cruise too often so had a few questions. I tried to search but couldn't find any posts.

 

Any Platinums or Elites try to board earlier than the progressive times? Do they let you on?

 

Do the ships in Europe(Royal) sell euros?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

 

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[Colo Cruiser]

Progressive times are a suggestion only.

I would arrive around 10:30, boarding starts around Noon.

You would board after pre boards.(Elite/Plat etc)

They did have a money exchange machine onboard. (deck 4)

Not a good exchange rate. :(

Edited August 27, 2016 by Colo Cruiser

[paul929207]

Yes, Platinums and Elites and Suite guests can board at any time. Even for others, the progressive times are only suggestions.

[goofy559]

No......no shorts in the DR at dinner.

[emoji1] [emoji1] [emoji1] Now wiping off phone screen....

[pris993]

No......no shorts in the DR at dinner.

 

Thank goodness...

[Lynzchat]

Yes, Platinums and Elites and Suite guests can board at any time. Even for others, the progressive times are only suggestions.

 

 

Thanks for the info!

 

 

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[caribill]

 

 

Do the ships in Europe(Royal) sell euros?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

 

 

Yes, but here is how it worked on a different Princess ship. Shold be the same process on the Royal.

 

There will be one or two currency exchange machines.

These are not ATM machines. You put currency in to get currency out. There is a limit of inserting ten bills per transaction. There is a service fee of $4.50 per transactions. It is obviously better to insert ten $20 bills than twenty $10 bills as the latter transaction would require paying two service fees.

 

The Interbank rate the day I'm using in this example for selling Euros was $1.13204 for one Euro.

 

ATM debit cards used on shore will usually have a foreign transaction charge from your bank of from 0% (CapitalOne, for example) to 3% (Bank of America, for example).

 

So if your financial institution charges the full 3% rate, one Euro would cost $1.1660.

 

This compares (as shown below) to the Princess rate: one Euro would cost $1.2046.

 

The Princess currency exchange machines had the following rates that day. (I do not know how often they may change.)

 

To purchase Euros, you will pay $1.2046 for each Euro. Compare this to what using your ATM debit card might cost. To sell Euros back to Princess, the machine will give you $1.0306 for each Euro, 14.44% less than you paid for them. Of course you will pay the $4.50 Princess transaction fee for both buying and selling the Euros. If you converted $100 into Euros and then back into US $, including the transaction fees you would end up with $77.21.

 

To be noted is that the machine does not say you are paying $1.2046 for each Euro. It shows the rate as $1 buys you .83015 of a Euro. Unless you have a calculator with you or are a certified MENSA member, you will not know that .83015 translates to paying $1.2046 for a Euro. Many people see the $1.0306 value and assume they are getting a great deal on purchasing Euros.

 

The machines do not accept coins. I do not know if they dispense coins when you buy the currencies, but I suspect they do.

 

You are not limited to making these transactions with US $. The machine also accepted the currencies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Japan.

 

 

[easyboy]

Any Platinums or Elites try to board earlier than the progressive times? Do they let you on?

 

Do the ships in Europe(Royal) sell euros?

Yes and yes to both questions.

[Lynzchat]

Yes, but here is how it worked on a different Princess ship. Shold be the same process on the Royal.

 

There will be one or two currency exchange machines.

These are not ATM machines. You put currency in to get currency out. There is a limit of inserting ten bills per transaction. There is a service fee of $4.50 per transactions. It is obviously better to insert ten $20 bills than twenty $10 bills as the latter transaction would require paying two service fees.

 

The Interbank rate the day I'm using in this example for selling Euros was $1.13204 for one Euro.

 

ATM debit cards used on shore will usually have a foreign transaction charge from your bank of from 0% (CapitalOne, for example) to 3% (Bank of America, for example).

 

So if your financial institution charges the full 3% rate, one Euro would cost $1.1660.

 

This compares (as shown below) to the Princess rate: one Euro would cost $1.2046.

 

The Princess currency exchange machines had the following rates that day. (I do not know how often they may change.)

 

To purchase Euros, you will pay $1.2046 for each Euro. Compare this to what using your ATM debit card might cost. To sell Euros back to Princess, the machine will give you $1.0306 for each Euro, 14.44% less than you paid for them. Of course you will pay the $4.50 Princess transaction fee for both buying and selling the Euros. If you converted $100 into Euros and then back into US $, including the transaction fees you would end up with $77.21.

 

To be noted is that the machine does not say you are paying $1.2046 for each Euro. It shows the rate as $1 buys you .83015 of a Euro. Unless you have a calculator with you or are a certified MENSA member, you will not know that .83015 translates to paying $1.2046 for a Euro. Many people see the $1.0306 value and assume they are getting a great deal on purchasing Euros.

 

The machines do not accept coins. I do not know if they dispense coins when you buy the currencies, but I suspect they do.

 

You are not limited to making these transactions with US $. The machine also accepted the currencies of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Japan.

 

 

 

 

This is nice of you to provide this to me. It really helps. I was so confused when my banker was trying to explain.

 

 

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