Lonedaddy Posted December 4, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 4, 2022 In order to change money on board - I know they will take cash USD. Can you write a check? or Charge to the Room and pay with CC? Not talking huge sums of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted December 4, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 4, 2022 You are allowed to put $400 per segment (per person) on your room bill; easy way to earn miles. Last cruise ship did not have any Euros; just USD. One cruise in 2011 ship had Aussie dollars onboard but otherwise really haven't seen any currencies except dollars and Euros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted December 4, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted December 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, mrlevin said: You are allowed to put $400 per segment (per person) on your room bill; easy way to earn miles. Last cruise ship did not have any Euros; just USD. One cruise in 2011 ship had Aussie dollars onboard but otherwise really haven't seen any currencies except dollars and Euros. Perfect thanks - I hope they have AUD on the Auckland to Bali cruise. Though most have said on the A/NZ board not to tip the tour guides as it isn't the custom there and they were adamant about it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted December 4, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Best place to get currency is at ATMs; no fees and best exchange rates. On our Sydney to Beijing cruise the ship was buying back AUD at worse rate than I got at ATM; I could have made a lot more money if I thought to get additional AUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeb_bud Posted December 4, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 4, 2022 10 minutes ago, mrlevin said: Best place to get currency is at ATMs; no fees and best exchange rates. On our Sydney to Beijing cruise the ship was buying back AUD at worse rate than I got at ATM; I could have made a lot more money if I thought to get additional AUD. What ATM card do you use? My bank charges a foreign transaction fee(and an out-of-network fee). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrlevin Posted December 4, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 4, 2022 49 minutes ago, jeb_bud said: What ATM card do you use? My bank charges a foreign transaction fee(and an out-of-network fee). Fidelity. Been using it overseas for over 15 years and no fee and great exchange rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wristband Posted December 4, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Schwab. No bank fees, no foreign charges. All ATMs world-wide get 0 none no fees imposed on either side of the cash w/drawl transaction . The exchange rate is great - I compared my ATM with drawls with AmEx and VISA exchange rates for transactions on the same day. Slight advantage Schwab. Don't exchange on board - terrible rate for the convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChucktownSteve Posted December 5, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 5, 2022 4 hours ago, mrlevin said: Fidelity. Been using it overseas for over 15 years and no fee and great exchange rate. I use them too. I've been reimbursed for any ATM fees. Concur best exchange rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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