EnglishChick Posted January 29, 2008 #1 Share Posted January 29, 2008 Is it worth while getting US dollars before I go on Balmoral in March? Anyone know what the exchange rates are like onboard Fred Olsen ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anorak33 Posted January 30, 2008 #2 Share Posted January 30, 2008 Best thing you can do is go to Nationwide Building Society and open a Flexaccount. Its a free account. Ask for a Visa debit card on that account. Use the card in whatever country you are in to draw local currency from a hole in the wall. There will be no charges of any description and you will get a fantastically good rate, at least about 3% better than if you got the foreign currency any other way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cococabana Posted February 1, 2008 #3 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Forgive me, but it may be commission free at the ATM, but any CASH withdrawn on a CREDIT CARD will attract interest - so no saving there, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petergoesrock Posted February 4, 2008 #4 Share Posted February 4, 2008 Forgive me, but it may be commission free at the ATM, but any CASH withdrawn on a CREDIT CARD will attract interest - so no saving there, I think. Cococabana, a Visa DEBIT card is not a CREDIT card, it is a debit card (as the name hints) and does not have charges on CASH withdrawals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cococabana Posted February 5, 2008 #5 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Oops - I stand corrected - I will investigate further - thanks for tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnglishChick Posted April 10, 2008 Author #6 Share Posted April 10, 2008 Is it worth while getting US dollars before I go on Balmoral in March? Anyone know what the exchange rates are like onboard Fred Olsen ships? I'm gonna answer my own question here, hopefully someone will find it helpful! I exchanged money before I went 1.91 USD to the £, only to find a better rate onboard ship, cant remember what it was now though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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