Currency Converter: My CC or RCI Program?

[hkarnie]

Hi, everyone!

 

I'm getting ready to print my Set Sail Pass, and I'm being asked to choose whether or not I want my credit card to convert the currency charged to my on-board account or if I want Royal Caribbean to do it.

 

Is there a standard answer to this question?

If not, how do I compare them?

Does it really make a difference or are all currency conversion programs pretty much the same?

 

Help! And thanks!

Heather

[NorbertsNiece]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

 

IMO do NOT get RCCL to do the conversion. If your CC is in a non US $ currency get the CC to do the conversion for you. THEN the night before the end of your cruise settle up with either cash or travellers cheques.

[38anchor]

If you are from the UK then definitely use your own CC.

 

We have found the rate RCI gives you in comparison is quite poor, and I assume this would go with other currencies as well as sterling.

 

We have also found that even though we choose this on our set sail pass, highlight it at checking-in, this is invariable wrong when we get our final bill - so we have to go to guest services.

 

On our recent mariner cruise, after asking a few times to get this rectified it still wasn't, so I emailed a strong letter of complaint to RCI and got a cheque for £20 back - roughly what the difference was. :D