BuckeyeMark Posted May 6 #1 Share Posted May 6 Obviously you never leave the ship w/o proper ID but someone in our group of cruisers is saying they read you have to SHOW that ID to use a credit card. I hadn't read or heard this. Is this so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted May 6 #2 Share Posted May 6 There might be the odd place that requires ID. Assuming you are American, I would assume they want to see your passport. Some countries require this for checking into hotels, for example. But,overall, it's rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted May 6 #3 Share Posted May 6 As a general rule, you do not have to show ID when purchasing with a credit card in Norway. It is possible that you must show ID when purchasing where a VAT Refund is requested if stores offer 'tax-free shopping'. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ergates The Ant Posted May 6 #4 Share Posted May 6 I’ve never been asked for ID using a credit card in Norway. However, in the past, many American credit cards still had to be swiped and a signature supplied. Asssuming you now have cards that require a PIN, or are contactless, that wouldn’t be necessary now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John Bull Posted May 6 #5 Share Posted May 6 As previous posters have said, ID isn't required for run-of-the-mill purchases JB 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeHeartCruising Posted May 6 #6 Share Posted May 6 I just spent over 2 weeks in Norway (Oslo, Bergen, and then a multitude of smaller towns that were stops for the Havila Coastal Express up to Kirkenes and back down to Bergen). I used my iPhone's ApplePay contactless for every single purchase -- from a bag of chips up to my hotel bills in size. I never took my credit card out of my pocket. My ApplePay is linked to a Well's Fargo credit card with no foreign transaction fees. It worked flawlessly every time. No ID was ever asked for by a merchant. I did get asked for my Passport at 2 hotels when checking in, I think. I honestly can't recall. I'm confident that since contactless with the phone worked so well, that using the physical card in the same manner probably would have been fine too. When I arrived in Oslo, I pulled 500 Kroner (about $45) from an ATM just in case I needed it. I never used it for anything. I ended up converting it back to US dollars at the airport when I was leaving Oslo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallasm Posted May 6 #7 Share Posted May 6 15 minutes ago, MeHeartCruising said: I'm confident that since contactless with the phone worked so well, that using the physical card in the same manner probably would have been fine too. Yes, I recommend contactless credit cards or ApplePay. Chip will work in many places. Problems can arise with magnetic strips, especially at smaller merchants and vending machines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckeyeMark Posted May 6 Author #8 Share Posted May 6 Thanks everyone - super helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Morgsmom Posted May 6 #9 Share Posted May 6 Just returned yesterday. I NEVER needed to exchange to DKK but I also had an issue using AMEX in a number of places. Thankfully I also had a Visa a as a backup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted May 6 #10 Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, Morgsmom said: Just returned yesterday. I NEVER needed to exchange to DKK but I also had an issue using AMEX in a number of places. Thankfully I also had a Visa a as a backup. Were you in Norway or Denmark? The thread is Norway, but their currency is NOK. DKK is the currency of Denmark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted May 6 #11 Share Posted May 6 1 hour ago, Morgsmom said: Just returned yesterday. I NEVER needed to exchange to DKK but I also had an issue using AMEX in a number of places. Thankfully I also had a Visa a as a backup. That is true for a lot of Europe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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