Whatshallicallmyself Posted February 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Hi, can anyone tell me what currency is the best to take on the Sun's South American cruise calling at Argentina, Uruguay and Chile please? I am from England, is it best to take USD or withdraw from atm's local currency? Also are credit cards accepted many places, thanks for any help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowmeboy Posted February 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 1, 2016 USD will be the currency on the ship, you may want to take local currency for ports. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted February 1, 2016 #3 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Until recently, Argentina had a thriving black market (Blue) for its currency, but the new President removed those controls. Now you can acquire pesos from an ATM at the good rate. As for Chile and Uruguay, you can buy the local currency at ATMs. We took US dollars in hundred dollar bills (clean, untorn, unmarked) to pay for our private tours. You can save lots of money using private tours. We used SouthExcursions and their guides are excellent. Here is my review of our Around the Horn cruise. http://www.cruisecritic.com/memberreviews/memberreview.cfm?EntryID=248878 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMH15 Posted February 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I used US Dollars just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaluvma Posted February 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I read the ships can exchange currency I wonder if that is true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted February 1, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 1, 2016 I read the ships can exchange currency I wonder if that is true? Rates are poor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaluvma Posted February 1, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 1, 2016 so I am guessing best to just use us currency Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whatshallicallmyself Posted February 1, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted February 1, 2016 Thank you everyone for your replies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4774Papa Posted February 1, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 1, 2016 If you are going to be in one of those countries pre or post cruise for a few days, you will need some of the local currency for things like taxi fare or METRO fare. You can use credit cards in most restaurants and hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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