Casino cash-related question Celebrity Edge

[GVM]

Hey guys,

 

Maybe a very stupid question, but does anyone know if the cashier at the casino of Celebrity Edge accepts coins?

 

I know from my cruise with Apex last year that the cashier accepts EUR and USD banknotes, however, I am not aware if they accept coins.

 

As a European, I have a lot of USD-coins left from previous trips, but coins are hard to exchange in Europe.

 

So I was wondering if I could burn some USD-coins at the cashier in exchange for some play money 🙂

 

 

 

 

[dazey]

They give out American coins and if they have a machine to sort and count I would think they would take them.  

[Jim_Iain]

If not I'm sure you can go to the Front Desk and see if they will convert coins for you.     I've gone down and had them break down some $100 bills.

[Shiba_Lover]

They do take coins.

[GVM]

Great! Thanks for the swift answers!

Let's try my luck next month on the Edge ;)

[GVM]

Back from the cruise and I feel I need to give you an update/confirmation 😉

 

There are two ATM's in the casino to withdraw money, one in USD, one in EUR.

 

At the cashier desk they indeed do take coins, but only in USD. I was expecting to get the coins converted into casino credit, but they were low on coins, so cashier seemed pretty happy with me, and offered banknotes bak. Eventually I managed to exchange coins into 45 USD banknotes 🙂

 

[cruisingaussies]

Thanks so much for posting the outcome, GVM.  I had exactly the same question.  Have now packed my US coins for our upcoming cruise!

[GVM]

Haha, nice! Happy to help you out! I was walking around with I think 2kg of coins on the first day of the cruise 😂

[cruisingaussies]

On 12/25/2023 at 1:04 PM, GVM said:

Haha, nice! Happy to help you out! I was walking around with I think 2kg of coins on the first day of the cruise 😂

Yay!  On Edge now and offloaded my coins at the casino. They’ve been lurking in a drawer for years. 
Happy cruising!

[GVM]

Just to update:

 

I am at Edge again (coincidence), and cashier again took my USD coins happily! She told me they are always short of USD coins.

[Georgia_Peaches]

25 minutes ago, GVM said:

Just to update:

 

I am at Edge again (coincidence), and cashier again took my USD coins happily! She told me they are always short of USD coins.

So just so I'm understanding, you took an accumulation of coins and traded them in for bills at the cashier's window?  Like, I could pack my laundry and couch coins that I've squirreled away in a jar and they will take them just like the Coinstar machine in my local grocery store?

[GVM]

8 minutes ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

So just so I'm understanding, you took an accumulation of coins and traded them in for bills at the cashier's window?  Like, I could pack my laundry and couch coins that I've squirreled away in a jar and they will take them just like the Coinstar machine in my local grocery store?

Exactly! 🙂

 

You can get banknotes back or transfer it in Casino Credit 

[newcruzer2]

1 hour ago, Georgia_Peaches said:

So just so I'm understanding, you took an accumulation of coins and traded them in for bills at the cashier's window?  Like, I could pack my laundry and couch coins that I've squirreled away in a jar and they will take them just like the Coinstar machine in my local grocery store?

I'm with you I really don't understand this thread.

My goal is to pack as little as possible and light weight was possible. 

I can't see myself lugging heavy coins 1/2 way across the world.

But I am happy for any outcome, that makes others happy.

[GVM]

1 hour ago, newcruzer2 said:

I'm with you I really don't understand this thread.

My goal is to pack as little as possible and light weight was possible. 

I can't see myself lugging heavy coins 1/2 way across the world.

But I am happy for any outcome, that makes others happy.

I understand, but I am Dutch, and in Europe you can exactly do nothing with USD coins 😉

 

Banks only change back USD banknotes to EUR, but not coins.

 

I flew Business Class to YVR, so for my checked-in luggage, weight was not an issue.

 

But if you are reading this thread from an American perspective: indeed, it seems weird 😉

Edited May 13 by GVM

[Georgia_Peaches]

1 hour ago, GVM said:

I understand, but I am Dutch, and in Europe you can exactly do nothing with USD coins 😉

 

Banks only change back USD banknotes to EUR, but not coins.

 

I flew Business Class to YVR, so for my checked-in luggage, weight was not an issue.

 

But if you are reading this thread from an American perspective: indeed, it seems weird 😉

Not at all!  This is really interesting to me, so thank you!  I’m probably not going to lug my coins with me on my next cruise but I totally get why you would and it makes perfect sense!