Liz Posted June 25, 2023 #1 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Greetings to all! I’m cruising on Getaway from Lisbon to Southampton at the end of July. According to the NCL website, “all gaming is in US dollars”. Can anyone confirm this to be true? It’s been a few years since I sailed NCL in Europe and want to plan accordingly. Thanks! Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillyw Posted June 25, 2023 #2 Share Posted June 25, 2023 It's true. My Mediterranean on the Epic last year had casino only in USD. I had gotten a bunch of euros out and had to exchange them at the cashier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted June 25, 2023 #3 Share Posted June 25, 2023 True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandC_Cruising Posted June 25, 2023 #4 Share Posted June 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, Liz said: Greetings to all! I’m cruising on Getaway from Lisbon to Southampton at the end of July. According to the NCL website, “all gaming is in US dollars”. Can anyone confirm this to be true? It’s been a few years since I sailed NCL in Europe and want to plan accordingly. Thanks! Liz We are on the same cruise! Yes...Cash at tables and machines all require USD. We plan on brining USD for the casino and on-ship tipping as desired. Euro's and Pounds for the ports and post cruise stay in London. See you in 35 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted June 25, 2023 #5 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Onboard currency is US Dollar - so why should there be Euro in the casino? steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabincop Posted June 25, 2023 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Liz said: Greetings to all! I’m cruising on Getaway from Lisbon to Southampton at the end of July. According to the NCL website, “all gaming is in US dollars”. Can anyone confirm this to be true? It’s been a few years since I sailed NCL in Europe and want to plan accordingly. Thanks! Edited June 25, 2023 by cabincop Wrong post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted June 25, 2023 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2023 3 hours ago, Liz said: Greetings to all! I’m cruising on Getaway from Lisbon to Southampton at the end of July. According to the NCL website, “all gaming is in US dollars”. Can anyone confirm this to be true? It’s been a few years since I sailed NCL in Europe and want to plan accordingly. Thanks! Liz The currency of the ship is US dollars. All transactions and casino is will be in US dollars. Any other currency will have to be exchanged to USD at an unfavorable exchange rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted June 25, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted June 25, 2023 4 hours ago, steamboats said: Onboard currency is US Dollar - so why should there be Euro in the casino? steamboats Because one never knows and it doesn’t hurt to ask - that’s what this forum is about. I brought USD on MSC World Europa after being told by multiple parties at MSC that the shipboard currency was USD - and the casino only accepted Euros. I prefer to avoid that surprise again since I live in the US. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted June 25, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted June 25, 2023 5 hours ago, JandC_Cruising said: We are on the same cruise! Yes...Cash at tables and machines all require USD. We plan on brining USD for the casino and on-ship tipping as desired. Euro's and Pounds for the ports and post cruise stay in London. See you in 35 days! Awesome! Without promoting that “other” social media site… if you are on fake book, there is a private group to join. Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted June 25, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Thanks for your replies!! Liz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillygwm Posted June 25, 2023 #11 Share Posted June 25, 2023 10 minutes ago, Liz said: Because one never knows and it doesn’t hurt to ask - that’s what this forum is about. I brought USD on MSC World Europa after being told by multiple parties at MSC that the shipboard currency was USD - and the casino only accepted Euros. I prefer to avoid that surprise again since I live in the US. All NCL ships are USD. Fair question but, as a practical matter, they couldn't swap out USD for Euro bill readers on the slots every time a ship repositions, nor would it make sense to accept different currencies at the tables versus the slots, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JandC_Cruising Posted June 25, 2023 #12 Share Posted June 25, 2023 45 minutes ago, Liz said: Awesome! Without promoting that “other” social media site… if you are on fake book, there is a private group to join. Liz yes...I've been a member for some time. Much more activity on that group than our roll call on CC... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted June 26, 2023 #13 Share Posted June 26, 2023 9 hours ago, Liz said: Because one never knows and it doesn’t hurt to ask - that’s what this forum is about. I brought USD on MSC World Europa after being told by multiple parties at MSC that the shipboard currency was USD - and the casino only accepted Euros. I prefer to avoid that surprise again since I live in the US. MSC World Europa has Euro an onboard currency therefore also the casino is Euro. Only the MSC ships departing from US port have USD as currency. All others do have Euro. There might be some cruises focused on UK where they do have GBP as onboard currency. But that´s only one ship. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted June 26, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted June 26, 2023 12 hours ago, steamboats said: MSC World Europa has Euro an onboard currency therefore also the casino is Euro. Only the MSC ships departing from US port have USD as currency. All others do have Euro. There might be some cruises focused on UK where they do have GBP as onboard currency. But that´s only one ship. steamboats Sorry not sorry, but I was assured by several reps - including mid-level management - at MSC Corporate that USD are used in the casino. And yes, I specified the ship and sailing date. As a travel agent, I always check multiple times when working with a new-to-me cruiseline, especially when the information on their website is questionable. It didn’t sound right so I questioned it. And I wasn’t the only American who received that misinformation. 🤷♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted June 26, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted June 26, 2023 21 hours ago, JandC_Cruising said: yes...I've been a member for some time. Much more activity on that group than our roll call on CC... Lots of good info on the fb group page. I’m not sure why NCL roll calls are not as popular as they used to be on CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omahabob Posted June 26, 2023 #16 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Haven't had Facebook in years, and don't plan to ever have it again. So I really hope people don't start using that, or any other social media, as a replacement for sites like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare steamboats Posted June 26, 2023 #17 Share Posted June 26, 2023 17 minutes ago, Liz said: Sorry not sorry, but I was assured by several reps - including mid-level management - at MSC Corporate that USD are used in the casino. And yes, I specified the ship and sailing date. As a travel agent, I always check multiple times when working with a new-to-me cruiseline, especially when the information on their website is questionable. It didn’t sound right so I questioned it. And I wasn’t the only American who received that misinformation. 🤷♀️ I just returned from the new MSC Euribia. And I've been on a couple of MSC cruises - Med, Arab, US - and the only cruise USD was accepted onboard and the casino was the US one. So just personal experience 😉. steamboats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz Posted June 29, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted June 29, 2023 On 6/26/2023 at 3:58 PM, steamboats said: I just returned from the new MSC Euribia. And I've been on a couple of MSC cruises - Med, Arab, US - and the only cruise USD was accepted onboard and the casino was the US one. So just personal experience 😉. steamboats Good for you. Everyone has different experiences in life. And there’s an old saying: your results may vary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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