Adventures ahead Posted June 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted June 28, 2022 What's the onboard exchange rate set for a cruise where the price ends in .75? Booked in June 2022 for August 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I don't know about others, but I can't compute the exchange rate based on that information. Give us the full USD and CAD prices and then it's easy to determine. Or do it yourself: USD to CAD Exchange Rate = CAD Price / USD Price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventures ahead Posted June 28, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted June 28, 2022 I'm used to the exchange rate for onboard charges being set far in advance for each cruise. The rate was identifiable by what you were charged for the cruise... ending in .75 or whatever. I don't recall the set rates so was asking to be reminded. I only know the Canadian price I paid. I've now asked and answered my own question. Looked at what it would cost to buy $100 US OBC. $125 Cdn. So, anything bought on our cruise should be charged at an exchange rate of $1.25Cdn/$1US. Now I'll know what I'm actually paying in Cdn$ for anything purchased onboard. Thx for replying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fouremco Posted June 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted June 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, Adventures ahead said: I'm used to the exchange rate for onboard charges being set far in advance for each cruise. The rate was identifiable by what you were charged for the cruise... ending in .75 or whatever. I don't recall the set rates so was asking to be reminded. I only know the Canadian price I paid. I've now asked and answered my own question. Looked at what it would cost to buy $100 US OBC. $125 Cdn. So, anything bought on our cruise should be charged at an exchange rate of $1.25Cdn/$1US. Now I'll know what I'm actually paying in Cdn$ for anything purchased onboard. Thx for replying. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CaptainBazz Posted June 29, 2022 #5 Share Posted June 29, 2022 14 hours ago, Adventures ahead said: So, anything bought on our cruise should be charged at an exchange rate of $1.25Cdn/$1US. Now I'll know what I'm actually paying in Cdn$ for anything purchased onboard. Thx for replying. Where does it say that the exchange rate is fixed? My experience on NCL is that it is based on the exchange rate on the day plus 3% charge. Or do you mean you will buy sufficient OBC at $1.25 to last your entire trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted June 29, 2022 #6 Share Posted June 29, 2022 just buy USD & take them with you Get a USD VISA card from TD or CIBC along with a USD account so you can buy USD when the rates are good then pay the VISA cc The cruise lines do not charge the same rate as the daily bank rate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adventures ahead Posted June 30, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted June 30, 2022 21 hours ago, CaptainBazz said: Where does it say that the exchange rate is fixed? My experience on NCL is that it is based on the exchange rate on the day plus 3% charge. Or do you mean you will buy sufficient OBC at $1.25 to last your entire trip? True, the rate you'll be charged on your balance on check-out will be the going rate. I ensure any balance on my account is charged in US$ and let my bank do the conversion. At least I know the exchange rate paid for the cruise itself. Only if it's worth it to you, buying OBC in advance does lock in the rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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