Who offers Travelers Checks?

[disneyfand]

I just called my local AAA office and they no longer have travelers checks.:(

My bank( credit union) doesn't have them eighter. What to do. I was looking at getting only like $500 worth to pay for shore excurshions and stuff. Should I just charge everything to my cc and carry a few hundred in cash?

[cb at sea]

Why not just get 5 $100.00 bills? Easier to carry--you can get them broken into smaller bills on the ship. Many Travelers checks charge a fee-so cash is cheaper!

For that small amount, just take cash. Many "straw market" vendors don't accept TCs, but they all take cash!

[SmileMom]

I always get my traveler's checks at my local bank. There's a very small service charge for that peace of mind.

[montekat]

Any shore excursions booked prior to cruising are paid for on your credit card. If you book onboard, it will be charged to your Seapass acct. You don't need a lot of money unless you are planning to book private excursions or buy a lot of souvenirs at the ports. You will need cash for the casino and tips (but tips can be added to your Seapass and you can draw money out of the casino).

[Sue L]

If you have a American Express card you can get them through them also. Call them and they will give you the locations where they are available. Chase bank has them also.

[pmfan]

I always charge everything I can to my credit card, then I don't need much cash.

[lovemylab]

I get mine at my bank. They are included as part of my banking package so I don't pay additional fees to purchase them.

[LewLewBelle]

Bank of America or BBT is where I get mine. We got some last year. I know that they offer an american express travelers card but BBT said that they had customers that had problems using it when they traveled. Anyone ever used one? Its not a credit card but a travelers check card that you preload and has the same type of protection like the travelers checks.

[craykclan]

Our local AAA still offer traveler's checks, and I plan on getting them there at no charge. I wonder if it is just a local problem with your AAA

[TennesseeTeachers]

Ok strange question

 

Can you buy Travelers Checks with a credit card?

 

dd

[mikedw]

At the small American Express affiliated office I use to work at we stopped carrying them. We had very little demand and it was beginning to be a pain with some new banking regulations brought on by the Patriot Act. All the paperwork involved didn't warrant the hassle of selling them.

[Sequim88]

I just got some at our Credit Union. No fee. We wanted some for converting to Euros and Pounds as we needed them rather than CC cash advances. We don't like carrying more than a couple hundred in cash and feel the T-checks are more secure.

[kingsgirl]

I get mine at my bank. They are included as part of my banking package so I don't pay additional fees to purchase them.

 

Same here.

[happysinglemom]

Any shore excursions booked prior to cruising are paid for on your credit card.

 

Not true. Every one of our excursions were either paid with only a deposit on a CC, or not paid AT ALL until we actually went on the excursion.

[montekat]

Not true. Every one of our excursions were either paid with only a deposit on a CC, or not paid AT ALL until we actually went on the excursion.

 

We have been able to prebook excursions on both RCL and CCL but they wanted payment in full each time at time of booking them. Maybe other lines are different.

[chaleg]

I just got some at our Credit Union. No fee. We wanted some for converting to Euros and Pounds as we needed them rather than CC cash advances. We don't like carrying more than a couple hundred in cash and feel the T-checks are more secure.

 

We usually buy TC in US$ (we are in Canada), Euros or British Pounds when travelling abroad since getting actual cash notes for the latter two requires ordering them it (not on hand) thus is more difficult where we live. Also we find the exchange rate for foreign currency TC to be better than for cash and our credit union doesn't charge us a service fee to get them. It is a easier and less expencive way for us to get foreign money.

TC in local or ship's currency, like Euros on European cruise or US$ on RC, are easy to cash at the ship's purser's desk without a fee as long as no currency conversion is involved.