albertamom Posted February 20, 2014 #1 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Hi Everyone! Our Dawn cruise will be visiting Roatan, Belize, Costa Maya and Cozumel. Will we be okay only taking US dollars? I'm thinking in terms of purchasing souvenirs, food, and tipping excursion staff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demonyte Posted February 20, 2014 #2 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Yes, US dollars are widely accepted in pretty much every major port in Caribbean - Western or Eastern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire53 Posted February 20, 2014 #3 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Yes, US dollars are good, but just make sure they give you dollars back in change. Some of the other money is had to use ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertamom Posted February 21, 2014 Author #4 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Thank you, both! Good tip about the change! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger001 Posted February 21, 2014 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Carry plenty of smaller bills so required change is minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philip_eunice1 Posted February 21, 2014 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2014 In Belize some stores won't take any more than $ 20 bill Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love my butler Posted February 21, 2014 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Carry lots of change. You will often hear from vendors, store clerks, taxi drivers, 'sorry, I don't have change'. They do, but just want to pocket the difference they get when you have to overpay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted February 21, 2014 #8 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Carry plenty of smaller bills so required change is minimal. This is the most important tip in ANY Caribbean port. Frequently taxis, etc... will have no change for a $15 fare when you hand them a $20... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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