maggie2010 Posted March 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Can anyone tell me what currency is used in Ketchikan, Juneau & Skagway? Is it Canadian or Us$. My mother & her friend will be spending time in Vancouver before & after cruises B2B but not sure if they will need US$ whilst cruising? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyMouse Posted March 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Ketchikan, Juneau & Skagway are US dollars (all are in the state of Alaska). They can either get USD in Vancouver or at their first US port from an ATM. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 19, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 19, 2016 All three are USA currency and part of Alaska and part of the United States. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie2010 Posted March 19, 2016 Author #4 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Ketchikan, Juneau & Skagway are US dollars (all are in the state of Alaska). They can either get USD in Vancouver or at their first US port from an ATM. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Thank you both for your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 19, 2016 You are very welcome. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted March 19, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 19, 2016 If you are in Skagway... and venture North into the Yukon.... they welcome something called a "loonie" and "toonie". Credit cards make it easy to deal with currency exchanges and you don't need to worry about excess currency after your trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I love it. Somedays I turn on the TV and think we all live in "loonie". Little did I know its a currency too. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottom-dragger Posted March 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Every bank teller I know has a story of someone wanting to exchange US$ for Alaska$. They say it's just easier to trade their US$ for US$ than to try and convince them Alaska really does use US$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowPrincess Posted March 19, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I love it. Somedays I turn on the TV and think we all live in "loonie". Little did I know its a currency too. Keith Yup :D The Canadian $1 coin has a picture of a loon on it and quickly acquired the "Loonie" nickname. So Toonie flowed naturally from that, when the $2 coin was introduced. For visitors to Canada, the $1 coin is one colour. The $2 coin is two colours. That's the easiest way to tell them apart. (Your helpful hint for today :D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 19, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 19, 2016 CowPrincess, very interesting. Thanks for the background on this. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Aurora Posted March 19, 2016 #11 Share Posted March 19, 2016 We've done two land trips in Australia, and I've always found it interesting how many times Aussies thought that Alaska is part of Canada. But what was more surprising was that on a cruise about two years ago we met a man onboard who was Canadian, and he thought that Alaska was part of Canada! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 19, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I wonder if some think it's Russia with the comment from your former Governor of seeing Russia. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glaciers Posted March 19, 2016 #13 Share Posted March 19, 2016 We've done two land trips in Australia, and I've always found it interesting how many times Aussies thought that Alaska is part of Canada. But what was more surprising was that on a cruise about two years ago we met a man onboard who was Canadian, and he thought that Alaska was part of Canada! We did an RV trip around the US many years ago. There were a few folks from the US that also thought Alaska was part of Canada. A bit sad really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pushka Posted March 19, 2016 #14 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) We've done two land trips in Australia, and I've always found it interesting how many times Aussies thought that Alaska is part of Canada. Sarah Palin sorted that out for Aussies. ;) Edited March 19, 2016 by Pushka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted March 19, 2016 #15 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I wonder if some think it's Russia with the comment from your former Governor of seeing Russia. Keith In the 80's I did a high school trip to Europe - one of those 6 countries in 6 week things. Our group was paired up with an Alaskan group. It blew me away how many people thought in Europe that Alaska was still a part of Russia. Their history of Alaska must have stopped before the 1900's. Granted, my European history probably wasn't the best so I shouldn't judge them but it was funny to see the Alaskans arguing with the Europeans over this (yes, really Alaska is part of the US, no we are not Communists or Soviets). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted March 19, 2016 #16 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Can anyone tell me what currency is used in Ketchikan, Juneau & Skagway? Is it Canadian or Us$. My mother & her friend will be spending time in Vancouver before & after cruises B2B but not sure if they will need US$ whilst cruising? It would be helpful if they can Canadian money in Vancouver and if they go to the Yukon from Skagway. In Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway and other Alaskan ports - US currency is needed. There are ATM machines in all the major ports. Credit cards are readily accepted here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted March 20, 2016 #17 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sarah Palin sorted that out for Aussies. ;) Maybe...but not sure she knows the answer.....:confused::D;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted March 20, 2016 #18 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I wonder if some think it's Russia with the comment from your former Governor of seeing Russia. Keith I don't know what her comment was but Alaska and Russia are separated by only 50 miles across the Bering Strait. There are also two islands in the Bering Strait, Big Diomede and Little Diomede. Big Diomede is owned by Russia and Little Diomede is owned by the U.S. They are less than 3 miles apart. The international border and the international dateline passes between them. Today's trivia tidbit. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted March 20, 2016 #19 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I don't know what her comment was but Alaska and Russia are separated by only 50 miles across the Bering Strait. There are also two islands in the Bering Strait, Big Diomede and Little Diomede. Big Diomede is owned by Russia and Little Diomede is owned by the U.S. They are less than 3 miles apart. The international border and the international dateline passes between them.and does Palin live on one of those remote islands? [YOUTUBE]RKrUdIkoJEU[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottom-dragger Posted March 20, 2016 #20 Share Posted March 20, 2016 could you please stop talking about she whose name must not be mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougH Posted March 21, 2016 #21 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Can anyone tell me what currency is used in Ketchikan, Juneau & Skagway? Is it Canadian or Us$. My mother & her friend will be spending time in Vancouver before & after cruises B2B but not sure if they will need US$ whilst cruising? The US dollar will be far more accepted in Vancouver than Canadian money in any of the Alaska ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCalicoCat Posted March 21, 2016 #22 Share Posted March 21, 2016 can anyone tell me what currency is used in ketchikan, juneau & skagway? Is it canadian or us$. My mother & her friend will be spending time in vancouver before & after cruises b2b but not sure if they will need us$ whilst cruising? us$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCalicoCat Posted March 21, 2016 #23 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I don't know what her comment was but Alaska and Russia are separated by only 50 miles across the Bering Strait. There are also two islands in the Bering Strait, Big Diomede and Little Diomede. Big Diomede is owned by Russia and Little Diomede is owned by the U.S. They are less than 3 miles apart. The international border and the international dateline passes between them. Today's trivia tidbit. :) Her comment was about seeing Russia from her backyard in Wasilla - near Anchorage & not in view of Russia; hence, the staying power of the comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatlander321 Posted March 21, 2016 #24 Share Posted March 21, 2016 We're from the US and will drive to Vancouver then board the cruise ship from there the following day. Would an ATM in Vancouver be the best place/way to get $40-50 Canadian dollars? I need cash tip money for the hotel cleaning person, the port baggage handler, and likely for ice cream in Carcross. I read about someone doing that for lunch during the drive from Skagway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlxo Posted March 21, 2016 #25 Share Posted March 21, 2016 You might want to walk into a bank and ask for a roll of "toonies". Makes it super easy to tip. Looks like Casino chips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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