Thebosn1

The local currency in Fiji is the Fijian $. If you are docking in Suva, there are plenty of ATMs in the shopping area. These are mainly attached to Australian banks and you need the 4 digit pin. I know most vendors used to dealing with tourists will accept AUD and calculate the change rate but any change will be given in Fijian currency. Larger stores will probably exchange USD but if say you wish to buy something at a pharmacy, you would need local currency in all likelihood.

As the ship should dock right in town, if you really need to get some Fijian $ it will be no hassle just to access an ATM.

 

I agree with previous poster re ATMs in Papeete, we had no wait at the local ATM and it is very close to where the ship docks. It's very hard to estimate how much you will spend in these places but as it's very hot and humid, we always seem to stop somewhere for a cool drink and DH often buys a T-shirt so we always spend more than we expect. :D

Enjoy your cruise.

Thank you. Going to be complicated trying to figure out how much local currency to bring for these places. :eek:

Have you checked if your ship does any currency exchange for your ports? They may not have very good exchange rates, but if you're only getting a few dollars converted, it could work.

 

Don

Don I was told they do not.

Jim

We're ordering through Wells Fargo before we go.. (XPF French Polynesian Franc).

Great idea, thank you.

Jim

I am cruising on LEGEND in August from LA to Sydney. I have a question about local currency at the South Pacific ports. I'm sure that Fiji and the French ports have their own currency, but will I NEED to exchange US dollars there?

If so, where and when should I do that? I don't want to get off the ship and stand in line with 2000 other people to exchange a little spending money for the port.

So can I use US dollars or credit card in any of these ports? If I have to have local currency what is the best way to get it?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Jim

Anyone have any experience with this?

 

Danielle

 

 

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I get those most of the time. I go at my reuglar time, around 1030 or 1100. The only difference I have seen is that you may see a gigantic line for a few minutes until they actually start boarding, but then it suddeny starts moving and you are checking in soon after. If you wait until 1:00 (or if your shuttle makes you wait) you may wind up waiting just a little longer at the terminal.

Have fun!

Sorry that your cruise was not so great. Maybe you really caught them at a bad time or something because I was on Breeze in April and I found it to be fantastic. The sewage smell worries me, especially if they thought they had it fixed and didn't.

I hope the ship didn't slip that far that fast, it would be a shame because eveything on our trip, from the cabin to the food and the servce was wonderful. Kind of a bummer.

Hope your next trip works out better for you.

My wife and I are veteran Caribbean cruisers. Next summer we are booked for our first South Pacific cruise, a repositioning cruise from LA to Sydney. I was wondering if there are any significant differences to "shipboard" life between the Caribbean and Pacific?

Any information from anyone who has sailed both would be appreciated. Anything different from what to wear, to what to bring (or not bring) to what to expect from the food, or anything else...

Thanks.

Very cool! Thank you!

2 yrs. in dry dock?

Am I missing something? Those dates are only a two WEEK period. How much can they do in two weeks. I just booked a repositioning cruise to Sydney and my PVP mentioned the yard period but it has to be more than two weeks right? :confused:

Here is Fascination leaving Jacksonville on the St. John's river... Thursday, May 20th

 

 

 

 

Cool!

Nice job so far thank you! I sail on Breeze in one week! keep it coming!

Fantastic review! My wife and I sail on Breeze in three weeks and you provided some great information! Did you stay at the La Quinta Airport East by any chance? And you say the shuttle was free?

Thank you so much for going through the trouble to upload the great pictures!!!

Jim

Thanks you very much for that wonderful review! GREAT pictures! As I said before my wife and I sail in 38 days and your information will be very helpful!:D

Great so far! My wife and I sail on Breeze in 55 days, so THANK YOU for taking the time to post the review and the great pictures!:)

Thanks for taking the time to post. My wife and I are on Breeze in 55 days, great info!

Has anyone stayed in or near 9409? We sail in that cabin in April. Looks good, just wondering if I missed something.

Thank you for taking the time to post the review!!! My wife and i sail on Breeze in April and this will certainly help.

We have done both, I would have to say the cruises were better. Better part with the cruise is that you get to see different places and there seems to be much more to do. AI are fun too, but for the price the cruises win.

Thanks VERY much for the great review and the pictures! Sailing on Breeze in April and now I REALLY can't wait!

Sailing on Breeze April 27th!