Rare SuzieQ521 Posted January 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Hello: Headed to Cabo next week on our NCL Bliss cruise. I was hoping to obtain some pesos, mostly for tips, small purchases, etc. Does NCL have a currency exchange onboard or is there a currency exchange area near where we tender? (which I imagine would be a better exchange rate)? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDPadreFan Posted January 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Not really necessary for small purchases. American dollars will work just fine (ABSOLUTELY NO AMERICAN COINS). Smaller bills are your best choice (1's, 5's, 10's). You will lose a little on each transaction because most small businesses will give you an exchange rate less than the official rate. A peso is worth about a nickel so you could lose 5-10 cents on every dollar you spend. Just consider it as a transaction (or convenience fee) because those shopkeepers have to make weekly/daily trips to the bank to convert your American dollars to peso's. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike45LC Posted January 19, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2023 The Mexican version of 7-11 is called Oxxo. I used to go into an Oxxo and make a small purchase (soda, chips, water), paying in US $ and getting pesos in exchange. Their exchange rate is something like 18 pesos per US$, so that is roughly a 10% convenience charge. We have taken 4 MexRiv cruses in the last year. Before the first of these four cruises, I went to a local (Las Vegas) money change place and converted $500 US into $MX. [Mexico uses the same $ symbol as the US does, so I try to remember to type $US and $MX to distinguish.] I keep the $MX with my travel things; our banks pay such little interest that this costs me almost nothing. So I have plenty of pesos, and don't have to change any until I finally deplete my stash. But last week, we won $360MX ($180US) at the PlayWin Casino, and took the winnings in $MX -- no choice! So my cache of pesos got increased. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted January 19, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 minute ago, Mike45LC said: $360MX ($180US) You need to make a correction to the above. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted January 19, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2023 We've cruised to the Mexican Riviera often and will next week again. Have never found the need to use anything other than USD$ for the small amount that we actually spend in port. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Hlitner Posted January 19, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 19, 2023 19 hours ago, Mike45LC said: The Mexican version of 7-11 is called Oxxo. I used to go into an Oxxo and make a small purchase (soda, chips, water), paying in US $ and getting pesos in exchange. Their exchange rate is something like 18 pesos per US$, so that is roughly a 10% convenience charge. We have taken 4 MexRiv cruses in the last year. Before the first of these four cruises, I went to a local (Las Vegas) money change place and converted $500 US into $MX. [Mexico uses the same $ symbol as the US does, so I try to remember to type $US and $MX to distinguish.] I keep the $MX with my travel things; our banks pay such little interest that this costs me almost nothing. So I have plenty of pesos, and don't have to change any until I finally deplete my stash. But last week, we won $360MX ($180US) at the PlayWin Casino, and took the winnings in $MX -- no choice! So my cache of pesos got increased. $360 Mexican Pesos is currently about $20 US 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike45LC Posted January 20, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Hlitner said: $360 Mexican Pesos is currently about $20 US 🙂 I'm a lousy typist. We won $3,600MX, or $180US. $360MX would not have replenished my peso cache. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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