Kpdarc Posted November 10, 2017 #1 Share Posted November 10, 2017 First time cruising...should I exchange any money for the ports we are visiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted November 10, 2017 #2 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Depends...what are your ports? And where are you from? If you're American, and visiting the Caribbean, they take USD just fine! If you're going to Europe or Asia, or elsewhere....you'll have to get local currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpdarc Posted November 10, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted November 10, 2017 We are American..Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hladygirl Posted November 10, 2017 #4 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Nope. They all accept American dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orleanscruiser Posted November 10, 2017 #5 Share Posted November 10, 2017 What about Aruba, curacuoa, barbados , StLucia and St;John's Antigua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalCarib4us Posted November 10, 2017 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2017 What about Aruba, curacuoa, barbados , StLucia and St;John's Antigua American dollar accepted at those places too [emoji846] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orleanscruiser Posted November 10, 2017 #7 Share Posted November 10, 2017 American dollar accepted at those places too [emoji846] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Thank You Our Ta said we needed Aruba has Aruban Florin (AWG) St-lucia has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) Barbados has Barbadian Dollar (BBD) St-John Antigua has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) curacuoa has Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG) Ithink it's time to look for a new travel agent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalCarib4us Posted November 10, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Thank You Our Ta said we needed Aruba has Aruban Florin (AWG) St-lucia has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) Barbados has Barbadian Dollar (BBD) St-John Antigua has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) curacuoa has Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG) Ithink it's time to look for a new travel agent Yikes! That’s terrible. We cruise to those ports every year and have never needed anything other than American $$. Apparently your travel agent hasn’t been traveling [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted November 10, 2017 #9 Share Posted November 10, 2017 If on a tour away from the port area and do shopping, you might get your change in the local currency. If in doubt, ask if the change will be US currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted November 10, 2017 #10 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Thank You Our Ta said we needed Aruba has Aruban Florin (AWG) St-lucia has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) Barbados has Barbadian Dollar (BBD) St-John Antigua has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) curacuoa has Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG) Ithink it's time to look for a new travel agent That's why you do your own research when traveling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebr.cruiser Posted November 10, 2017 #11 Share Posted November 10, 2017 We've cruised to all of those ports, some multiple times. We always used dollars. As said, it might be possible that you would get change in local currency, but not usually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy traveler69 Posted November 10, 2017 #12 Share Posted November 10, 2017 If at all possible, take small bills so you can minimize the amount of local money you might get back. But the vast majority of the caribbean islands take USD, you’ll be fine. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Dreaming Posted November 10, 2017 #13 Share Posted November 10, 2017 We drive into Mexico every other year so we had a lot of pesos. We took them on our western cruise to costa maya and we could hardly get a price in pesos! Everything was in Us$. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted November 10, 2017 #14 Share Posted November 10, 2017 And, depending on where you go and what you are buying, you may be able to just use a credit card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realnurse2 Posted November 10, 2017 #15 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I've been to all those islands and they all take US dollars.Smaller bills are helpful or use your credit card for a larger purchase. Enjoy your holiday! Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebr.cruiser Posted November 10, 2017 #16 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Some places or people won't want to take old-looking currency; they prefer new looking bills. But not sure that will be a problem in the islands listed. We have had someone really look over a more used looking bill and ask if we had newer ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawnino Posted November 10, 2017 #17 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Thank You Our Ta said we needed Aruba has Aruban Florin (AWG) St-lucia has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) Barbados has Barbadian Dollar (BBD) St-John Antigua has East Caribbean Dollar (XCD) curacuoa has Netherlands Antillean Guilder (ANG) Ithink it's time to look for a new travel agent Aruba does have Aruban Florin (Guilders) and Curacao has Neth Antilles Guilders... but both are pegged to USD. Official rate 1.78 guilders/1 US Dollar. Street price 1.75. Casino price 1.80. The key is getting change on a purchase: HT69 is right. In Aruba, getting US change is easy, esp. in tourist areas. When I lived in Curacao, ten years ago now, change was almost always made in guilder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted November 11, 2017 #18 Share Posted November 11, 2017 You will be fine with USA currency. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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