cottagemama Posted January 13, 2014 #1 Share Posted January 13, 2014 I am looking for some help here. I have been online looking for currency converters to see what the $ is to convert to local and I cannot find anything for French Polynesia. Can someone help me please. I am trying to figure how much local currency I will need the the cost to convert to local or is the US dollar used in the islands? Thanks Muriel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikiintahiti Posted January 13, 2014 #2 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Current exchange rate is $100 US dollars will get you 8800 Pacific Francs http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/;_ylt=A0SO8wUSHNRSHy8AXg9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzMTBpZzM5BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDM2MV8x#from=USD;to=XPF;amt=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottagemama Posted January 13, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailing Grandma Posted January 14, 2014 #4 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Is it best to take some Pacific Francs with us or can we just get them from an ATM when we arrive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenswing Posted January 14, 2014 #5 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Current exchange rate is $100 US dollars will get you 8800 Pacific Francs http://finance.yahoo.com/currency-converter/;_ylt=A0SO8wUSHNRSHy8AXg9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzMTBpZzM5BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMgRjb2xvA2dxMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDM2MV8x#from=USD;to=XPF;amt=1 Any idea where you can get that rate? Wells Fargo is offering ~8250 per $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cottagemama Posted January 14, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I will be exchanging Canadian dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikiintahiti Posted January 14, 2014 #7 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) 82.50 sounds about right after a bank adds their cut which is normally around 5% over the 'trade' rate. Sometimes if you have a great deal of money in a bank they will give you the 'trade' rate if you ask. As far as Canadian simply use the same link and place Canadian dollars in there instead of US dollars then drop it by about 5%. I just checked, after conversion and adding the 5% I would think about $100 CAD would get you 7500 Pacific Francs There is an ATM at the ferry dock next to the ships as well as across the street. Edited January 14, 2014 by Tikiintahiti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scmexico Posted January 14, 2014 #8 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Go to http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/ and see what the rates are daily. Don't expect to get this rate it is for reference only. The code for Polynesian money is XPF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin123185 Posted January 14, 2014 #9 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Current exchange rate is $100 US dollars will get you 8800 Pacific Francs I remember when it was 120. Good times. Also been when it was close to 70. Not so good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikiintahiti Posted January 14, 2014 #10 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) The best I remember for us was $114 The worst was $66 The best NZD exchange was in 2001, we went to the Cooks on the cheap ........... 2.6 to 1 :eek: One week in the cooks with airfare, transfers and beach front small resort $650 USD. We added 3 more nights on Aitutaki with transfers and lagoon view room with kitchenette for $325 USD .............. So 10 nights in the Cooks including Aitutaki from LAX for under $1000 USD, those were the days Edited January 14, 2014 by Tikiintahiti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin123185 Posted January 15, 2014 #11 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yeah New Zealand in 2002 was crazy cheap. Thought about retiring there. But now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietemann Posted January 15, 2014 #12 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Since it's "French" Polynesia, would Euro be accepted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tikiintahiti Posted January 15, 2014 #13 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin123185 Posted January 15, 2014 #14 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Euro never fluctuates vs the Franc. It's fixed at 119 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Cats Posted February 5, 2014 #15 Share Posted February 5, 2014 What is local currency needed for? Doing a South Pacific cruise in April. We can pay for tours in US dollars. I assume the Marche and Roulette? Or would Euros or Dollars be accepted? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacs Posted February 5, 2014 #16 Share Posted February 5, 2014 What is local currency needed for? Doing a South Pacific cruise in April. We can pay for tours in US dollars. I assume the Marche and Roulette? Or would Euros or Dollars be accepted? Thanks!! When we stopped at the 3 main islands on our transpacific, we found that in Tahiti, the local market had 50/50 the stalls advertising in US dollars or Francs, so we used Francs where they asked for Francs and Dollars where they asked for dollars. Same for Bora Bora and Moorea, where a market was set up near the tender point. We went into the little general store to buy some sunscreen and bottled water, they would take US dollars but would give local change, so we used Francs there. Same for the shaved ice vendor and a lady serving fresh coconuts. The roulottes seemed to only advertise in Francs so I'd say they wouldn't take US dollars. So I guess the short answer is it will be handy to have Francs for small local purchases, but if you're only planning on doing your tours and maybe a souvineer from the markets, you could get away with just dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twin123185 Posted February 5, 2014 #17 Share Posted February 5, 2014 If you need Francs there are a couple of ATMs across the street from the cruise port. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruiser Cats Posted February 5, 2014 #18 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursemom2 Posted February 21, 2014 #19 Share Posted February 21, 2014 We paid for everything in USD....it was easy for us.....We did a wonderful tour there, with a motu picnic.....it was awesome, and we paid in USD.... I have pictures on my family blog if anyone is interested... http://karanandmichael.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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