currency for ship

[digger and apples]

We are Australians travelling on the Star Princess out of Venice. On the ship, what currency should we use for tipping and what currency should we use to put on our card (prefer cash to using cedit card).

 

We wondered if we should use $UD because it's an American boat or Euros because we are in Europe.

 

I posted this on the Princess board but it was suggested I post here as well.

 

Our travel card can store several different currencies.

 

Thanks

[moyaroo]

Princess is USD everywhere except for the Princess Australia ships Dawn and Sun (and soon to be Sea).

[ckl001]

I would go for US dollars. Especially at the moment as the rate of exchange for us aussies is too good to miss! You will get more for you money.

 

Chez

[Kiwi Kruzer]

Hi digger and apples,

 

Another thing to watch out is when you print out your boarding passes, and/or arrive at check in for the cruise....

make sure you tick the box that tells them to charge your credit card in the currency of the ship. Do not let them convert it, as they will use their own rate. Best to leave it over to your bank and get the latest rate on the day its charged.

 

 

 

 

[Scurvy Dog]

Hi digger and apples,

 

Another thing to watch out is when you print out your boarding passes, and/or arrive at check in for the cruise....

make sure you tick the box that tells them to charge your credit card in the currency of the ship. Do not let them convert it, as they will use their own rate. Best to leave it over to your bank and get the latest rate on the day its charged.

 

 

 

 

 

Wow :eek: I will have to look out for that one.

 

On the non-serious side..I just normaly tick the box saying I will be paying with Cowrie shells :D

[Kiwi Kruzer]

On the non-serious side..I just normaly tick the box saying I will be paying with Cowrie shells :D

 

Oh ...!!!!

So you are the guy I have seen being removed from the terminal by security ,

before the ship even sails.:eek:

 

[Scurvy Dog]

That wasn't security that was my body guards making sure no one stole my cowrie shells :)

[Gold Coast Cruisers]

Wow :eek: I will have to look out for that one.

 

On the non-serious side..I just normaly tick the box saying I will be paying with Cowrie shells :D

 

 

Scurve.... you should already know that having cruised on US price based ships before....:confused:

 

 

Jilly:)

[Scurvy Dog]

Scurve.... you should already know that having cruised on US price based ships before....:confused:

 

 

Jilly:)

 

I should Jilly but I am a slow learner and quite frankly I just paid my very large bill and walked of the ship lol :D