zabarrie Posted October 9, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 9, 2017 Hi all, Thanks in advance for any assistance on this query. In December my partner and I are travelling with Holland America to the following destinations: Koh Samui, Thailand (1 day) Bangkok, Thailand (2 days) Sihanoukville, Cambodia (1 day) Phu My, Vietnam (1 day) Nha Trang, Vietnam (1 day) Da Nang (Hue), Vietnam (1 day) Halong Bay, Vietnam (1 day) We've never travelled to these locations before and understand that USD is not a viable currency in each location. So we'd like to ask the following questions: Is it worth just taking USD and hoping to get a good exchange rate at the ports in question? Are these exchange rates typically a poor deal? Is there any advice on how much currency (local or USD) we should we take for each port to be safe? As we only have 1 or 2 days in each location, is there any advice on MUST DOS for each port? Once again, thanks so much for any advice you can provide. Best Regards, Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buggins0402 Posted October 9, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 9, 2017 USD's are accepted in Cambodia. Even at ATM's you have a choice between local currency or USD. Vietnam is somewhat hit or miss whether the USD will be accepted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted October 9, 2017 #3 Share Posted October 9, 2017 For Thailand they prefer local currency. Major places take credit card. For entrance fees where cards are not accepted local currency is needed. As mentioned Cambodia takes USA currency. You can go either way for Vietnam. We have only used USA currency there and it's been fine. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted October 9, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 9, 2017 You may also have info from others’ experience on the Asia Port of Call Forum: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?70https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?70 Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zabarrie Posted October 13, 2017 Author #5 Share Posted October 13, 2017 Many thanks for the advice, everyone. Much appreciated. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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