whitewhale2 Posted August 27, 2012 #1 Share Posted August 27, 2012 We live in California... going on a ten day cruise to Quebec. Would like to have Canadian dollars to pay for everything. Are we better off exchanging money here in California at the local bank or waiting till we get to the first port? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 27, 2012 #2 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I would do it at home, just for the convenience. I never want to spend time in port searching for an ATM. Bank of America does not charge fees for foreign exchange if you have an account there. Check to see if your bank offers a similar service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitewhale2 Posted August 27, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Thank you will go to B of A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Rosebery Posted August 27, 2012 #4 Share Posted August 27, 2012 We live in California... going on a ten day cruise to Quebec. Would like to have Canadian dollars to pay for everything. Are we better off exchanging money here in California at the local bank or waiting till we get to the first port? Thanks Use an ATM . They are everywhere. Bank affiliated ones are better as a rule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted August 27, 2012 #5 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I really don't think it much matters whether you do it a BofA or wait until you get to your first port in Quebec and go to a Canadian bank. Your branch of the BofA may have to order it in for you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann ns Posted August 27, 2012 #6 Share Posted August 27, 2012 It is quicker to use an ATM. They are everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottbee Posted August 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted August 27, 2012 We live in California... going on a ten day cruise to Quebec. Would like to have Canadian dollars to pay for everything. Are we better off exchanging money here in California at the local bank or waiting till we get to the first port? Thanks Find a Scotia Bank (major Canadian bank), and use an ATM there. Scotia have no fees for BofA customers using their machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operabob Posted August 27, 2012 #8 Share Posted August 27, 2012 The way things work in Canada is we charge more in most cases for services. If you want to exchange my guess is you'll get better rates your side of the border and as someone pointed out if you're a BoA client it's possible you'll get no exchange rate charged (which wouldn't happen here!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 3rdGenCunarder Posted August 27, 2012 #9 Share Posted August 27, 2012 I really don't think it much matters whether you do it a BofA or wait until you get to your first port in Quebec and go to a Canadian bank. Your branch of the BofA may have to order it in for you though. My branch keeps the most often requested currencies "in stock," and I am not in a big city. I call in advance to make sure they have it, but I have had no trouble getting Pounds, Euros, or CAD. I did have to pre-order Australian currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted August 28, 2012 #10 Share Posted August 28, 2012 My branch keeps the most often requested currencies "in stock," and I am not in a big city. I call in advance to make sure they have it, but I have had no trouble getting Pounds, Euros, or CAD. I did have to pre-order Australian currency. My BofA branch in Fort Mohave, AZ asks "you want what?":D although I suspect they have pesos available. It obviously varies from bank to bank and from branch to branch, I went to my local Royal Bank of Canada recently to get some Euros and GBP and while they had some pounds available (only because they had bought them from a client that day and wern't in the denominations I wanted) I had to wait 3 days to get the currencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAAAmerican Posted August 31, 2012 #11 Share Posted August 31, 2012 This is what is called literally a MONEY ORDER...:cool: My BofA branch in Fort Mohave, AZ asks "you want what?":D although I suspect they have pesos available. It obviously varies from bank to bank and from branch to branch, I went to my local Royal Bank of Canada recently to get some Euros and GBP and while they had some pounds available (only because they had bought them from a client that day and wern't in the denominations I wanted) I had to wait 3 days to get the currencies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.