Canadians - pay in Canadian $ or US$ -which is better

[hedyc]

I would like to hear your experiences in booking - is it better to pay in US$ or CND$? I got burned by VISA when the price of the cruise went down and had to cancel one booking and make another with Celebrity (booking number needed to be new). VISA charged me over $100US to make the exchange - one cost to buy then another cost to sell). I did get the fees reversed after speaking to management at VISA. This was a one time only reversal. Now I have a booking in US$ and will certainly not change again.

I want to make a new booking for Xmas 2006 and wonder if Canadians have any advise on which currency is best to pay in?

Thanks in advance.

[LHT28]

We alway pay in U.S.D then get the Visa conversion but now with the high conversion charge 2.5 % I am not sure if it is a good idea.

Depends on the rate the cruiseline is willing to give for exchange rates I guess.