Big Easy Posted July 15, 2012 #1 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Will be on the MARINA in November/December. Does the casino accept Euros at the table games? IF not, and USD must be used, is there a "straight" (fair) exchange form Euros to USD? On past O cruises, when exchanging money from one currency to another at Purser's desk, there was a premium (4% - 7%) charged. Am hoping it is different when it comes to gambling in the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Rosebery Posted July 15, 2012 #2 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Will be on the MARINA in November/December. Does the casino accept Euros at the table games? IF not, and USD must be used, is there a "straight" (fair) exchange form Euros to USD? On past O cruises, when exchanging money from one currency to another at Purser's desk, there was a premium (4% - 7%) charged. Am hoping it is different when it comes to gambling in the casino. The spread on currency transactions at the Purser's desk on Nautica in June was worse than 5%. hardly 'fair'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted July 15, 2012 #3 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Will be on the MARINA in November/December. Does the casino accept Euros at the table games? IF not, and USD must be used, is there a "straight" (fair) exchange form Euros to USD? On past O cruises, when exchanging money from one currency to another at Purser's desk, there was a premium (4% - 7%) charged. Am hoping it is different when it comes to gambling in the casino. No euros in the casino..cash moneyinto dollars before you get on board.. Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook1 Posted July 16, 2012 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Of all the major cruise lines which cater to the American market the US dollar is used on board no matter the global location. One exception is Princess with ships BASED in Australia where the Aussie $ is used. Even RCI Australia based ships use the US dollar. But the bright side is if you give 5% to the purser for exchange you have less to lose in the casino. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondorner Posted July 16, 2012 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Of all the major cruise lines which cater to the American market the US dollar is used on board no matter the global location. One exception is Princess with ships BASED in Australia where the Aussie $ is used. Even RCI Australia based ships use the US dollar. But the bright side is if you give 5% to the purser for exchange you have less to lose in the casino. :eek: Costa, of course, caters mostly to Italian and other European guests, but they do sail the Caribbean in the Winter. We sailed on Costa Allegra in early 2006 with about 40% North American guests. The dining times were later, the onboard currency was the Euro, and all announcements were made in 5 languages -- even calling the Bingo numbers (en el Beh; dos). The dance lessons on the pool deck were a trip in 5 languages! It was quite an experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted July 17, 2012 #6 Share Posted July 17, 2012 It looks to me like the OP has some Euros he want to get rid of. I'd post this on my roll call and see if someone else on the cruise would want to buy them. I always can use more Euros on my cruises and would pay better than a currency exchange rate would yield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jancruz Posted July 17, 2012 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Costa, of course, caters mostly to Italian and other European guests, but they do sail the Caribbean in the Winter. We sailed on Costa Allegra in early 2006 with about 40% North American guests. The dining times were later, the onboard currency was the Euro, and all announcements were made in 5 languages -- even calling the Bingo numbers (en el Beh; dos). The dance lessons on the pool deck were a trip in 5 languages! It was quite an experience. Don how was the smoking on board..thats one reason we dont sail them any more..has it gotten any less?? Jancruz1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Easy Posted July 17, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted July 17, 2012 It looks to me like the OP has some Euros he want to get rid of. I'd post this on my roll call and see if someone else on the cruise would want to buy them. I always can use more Euros on my cruises and would pay better than a currency exchange rate would yield. Yes, my friend and I may well have some Euros left over that need to be redeemed. We could split the "going rate" premium difference? We each bought 2K USD worth of Euros. I will take your advice on post on our roll call....good idea...thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted July 17, 2012 #9 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Yes, my friend and I may well have some Euros left over that need to be redeemed. We could split the "going rate" premium difference? We each bought 2K USD worth of Euros. I will take your advice on post on our roll call....good idea...thanks. Have we learned nothing from "I Love Lucy"? :confused: http://www.cbs.com/classics/i_love_lucy/video/?pid=Bxo_XEJT_wYFB_7vfCAot4GfWdwpK3WG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondorner Posted July 18, 2012 #10 Share Posted July 18, 2012 Don how was the smoking on board..thats one reason we dont sail them any more..has it gotten any less??Jancruz1 Jan, that was way back in February, 2006! It was before we discovered Oceania. In fact, it's the reason we discovered Oceania -- the Allegra was a small ship, a little more than 28,000 tons with about 820 passengers -- very near the size of the "R" ships at 30,000 tons and 784 passengers. But, it was an old ship -- built in 1969 as a container ship, and converted to a cruise ship in 1992. We were aboard for 12 days from Miami to Colon, Panama and back for an incredibly low price. I don't recall the smoking; it must not have been too bad, or Betsy would have had a bird. The food was decent -- I tend towards Italian food, anyway. I came home in love with the small ship size, but not in love with announcements in 5 languages, fixed seating at set dining times, formal nights, etc. I vowed to find a small ship that was more up-to-date, found Oceania, and got the added benefit of casual dress, open dining, restricted smoking and being treated like an asdult when it came toi bringing alcohol on board and such. You know the rest of the story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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