Getting cash onboard ship

[carolyn22]

Can Guest Services cash a check for you or is the only option to use an ATM?

[NutsAboutGolf]

Can guest services cash a check is not a commonly asked question, I be surprised if they did because of the liability of it bounces but do not know for sure

 

If obtaining cash isn’t an option pre-sailing, ship atm is one option, port atm is another and finally there’s performing a room charge at a slot machine and cashing it out at the cashier 

[carolyn22]

28 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

Can guest services cash a check is not a commonly asked question, I be surprised if they did because of the liability of it bounces but do not know for sure

 

If obtaining cash isn’t an option pre-sailing, ship atm is one option, port atm is another and finally there’s performing a room charge at a slot machine and cashing it out at the cashier 

Thanks for the quick response. I’m on a B2B2B for 28 days starting next month and I really didn’t want to have to take a large amount of cash with me, so I guess I’ll have to use the ATM. If I do a room charge at the slot machine and cash it out is there a charge associated with doing that?

[lobsternight]

I'd make sure that a casino charge to your account won't be treated as a cash advance to your credit card. Or does it really matter? I'm cheap so it would for me.

[cruisestitch]

I believe that they will cash up to $200.  That was certainly the case in 2019.  Haven’t tried since the restart.

[jelayne]

Why do you need a large amount of cash?  
Have you booked independent tours that require cash?  If so in what currency or will they take a credit card.  

We have done trips of  40 days and took 1 cash withdrawal from a ATM paid a $6 fee plus the $1.50 our bank charged. We try and put everything we can on a credit card and the withdrawal was primarily for tips to crew and small incidentals on land.  We had some tours that required cash but would accept USD and we took that with us. 
We also split any cash we take between us and some in our purse or wallet and some in each of our carry ons, unlikely new would lose it all.

[bikerunner]

Im never concerned with what to take as my bank refunds me back any ATM charges each month.  Main thing for cash is just the tips overall.  Tho I will need to rethink that on a Transatlantic I have planned and will be staying in Italy for an additional week or so.  

[CHEZMARYLOU]

We asked on our March cruise and they will still cash a check up to $200. 

[carolyn22]

7 hours ago, jelayne said:

Why do you need a large amount of cash?  
Have you booked independent tours that require cash?  If so in what currency or will they take a credit card.  

We have done trips of  40 days and took 1 cash withdrawal from a ATM paid a $6 fee plus the $1.50 our bank charged. We try and put everything we can on a credit card and the withdrawal was primarily for tips to crew and small incidentals on land.  We had some tours that required cash but would accept USD and we took that with us. 
We also split any cash we take between us and some in our purse or wallet and some in each of our carry ons, unlikely new would lose it all.

As you guessed - I have booked independent tours that require cash in USD. 

[carolyn22]

11 minutes ago, CHEZMARYLOU said:

We asked on our March cruise and they will still cash a check up to $200. 

Thank you!  That eases my mind. 

[NutsAboutGolf]

8 hours ago, lobsternight said:

I'd make sure that a casino charge to your account won't be treated as a cash advance to your credit card. Or does it really matter? I'm cheap so it would for me.

 

It does as it simply is added to your sign and sail account which is coded as travel

[HS2BS]

If you have refundable obc, you can withdraw up to $250 on each cruise

 

Hal