ATM Availability on MSC Cruise Ships

[uboatman]

Does anyone know if MSC liners (in particular MAGNIFICA) have ATMs on board? If not, can the "Casino" be used to exchange Euros (Baltic Cruise) to Rubles? Thanking you for your assistance.

[stealthy]

No ATM's. Not sure of money exchange, I wouldn't think so.

[Beamafar]

I've been on Magnifica and, no, there are no ATMs onboard. Nor is it possible to exchange currencies in the casino.

[Skier52]

Does anyone know if MSC liners (in particular MAGNIFICA) have ATMs on board? If not, can the "Casino" be used to exchange Euros (Baltic Cruise) to Rubles? Thanking you for your assistance.

I have been able to exchange currencies at the guest relations desk in the past

 

Pete

[little britain]

No charge to get cash out against your account apparently.

[Beamafar]

Is it possible to get cash out against your onboard account to use at the tables? Do they charge a fee for this? RCI charge 3%. TIA

 

You can use the slot machines to access cash, LB. I managed to get cash on our last cruise, to test it out and had no problem. Another poster did the same and reported back that the cashier actually congratulated them on their winnings!

 

Just register your cruisecard in a machine and request an amount to be transferred, then 'Cash Out'. Bring the printed voucher to the cashier who should exchange it for cash.

 

I advise that you don't do it near the cashier's desk, or too hurriedly, though. I read on the forum that someone tried to cash out OBC and the cashier spotted that they hadn't been playing the slots and advised them that they were not an ATM. The person then went back to one of the machines, played a couple of times, cashed out and were $10 up on what they originally wanted.

 

ETA Actually, just thinking about it - you may be able to use your cruisecard at the tables - I've never played at the tables, so am not au fait with the procedure.

[little britain]

Will let you know how we get on! Happy travels to you too!

[Beamafar]

Thanks, LB. :)

[marli23]

Does anyone know if MSC liners (in particular MAGNIFICA) have ATMs on board? If not, can the "Casino" be used to exchange Euros (Baltic Cruise) to Rubles? Thanking you for your assistance.

Why not just exchange Euros for Rubles in Talinn, assuming Talinn is one of the ports.

 

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[h0twired]

No charge to get cash out against your account apparently.

 

MSC charges 5% for a cash advance off of your account.

 

Better off just putting how much money you want into a slot machine and then "cashing out" the full amount.

 

No charges that way.

[Hlitner]

Why not just exchange Euros for Rubles in Talinn, assuming Talinn is one of the ports.

 

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Talin is on the Euro. You might be able to get some Rubles in Talin, but will likely not get a great exchange rate. The reality of St Petersburg is that its often very possible to spend a few days in that city without using any Rubles....especially if you are on a private tour or cruise line excursion. In many places they are happy to accept Euros or US Dollars...and credit cards (especially MC and Visa) are accepted in many restaurants and shops.

 

Hank

[marli23]

Talin is on the Euro. You might be able to get some Rubles in Talin, but will likely not get a great exchange rate. The reality of St Petersburg is that its often very possible to spend a few days in that city without using any Rubles....especially if you are on a private tour or cruise line excursion. In many places they are happy to accept Euros or US Dollars...and credit cards (especially MC and Visa) are accepted in many restaurants and shops.

 

Hank

Not when you need to use a public restroom. So handy to have some. For the rest I wouldn't exchange too many Euros for rubles. Will be hard to exchange them again if not used.

 

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[little britain]

MSC charges 5% for a cash advance off of your account.

 

 

 

Better off just putting how much money you want into a slot machine and then "cashing out" the full amount.

 

 

 

No charges that way.

 

 

 

Everyone else has confirmed no charge or fee for getting cash? Why do you say different?

 

 

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