How many $ cash to take for a cruise?

[Para2001]

Hi there,

 

I'll be sailing on the Spirit on 9th of October. It'll be a 11 days cruise.

It is my first cruise and I'm coming from Germany. So I'll have to change some money.

I can't estimate, how many US $ cash will I need for this time?

 

Any advice will be appreciated

 

Greetings

Stephan

[CruisinMatt]

You register with your credit card to pay for any on-board charges. You'll need some cash for tipping room service and porters. Other than that, some cash would be handy if you want to buy souvenirs or are taking cabs at your point of embarkation. As far as how much this would be..... I guess that's up to you.

[Para2001]

Hi CruisinMatt,

 

thanks for your kind answer and sorry for my late reaction.

 

I've learned in an other thread, that you can get cash on your ship account/credit card at the casino's desk.

So if I run out of $$, I'll just get cash there.

[jetact]

Depends if you gamble or not, I just got back from the Star yesterday and we did an 8 day and spent $1800.00 in cash and $1600.00 on my ship account. Probably half the cash was gambling.

[redheddad]

bring it all , including the kids college fund!!!:eek:

[Tmeister]

All of your expenses on the ship are charged to an account, so no cash is needed there. My wife and I figure on $100 per port, since that's the only place that you'll spend cash. In larger commercial ports like St. Thomas and Cozumel, it's easier to use a credit card for purchases, but cash is still necessary for taxis, food and beverages and purchases at smaller shops. In smaller, less modern stops like Dominica or Belize, cash is needed for almost everything. Fortunately, the US dollar is accepted almost everywhere, but it's a good idea to carry smaller notes ($1, 5 or 10) rather than larger ones, since many merchants will not be able to give you change for larger bills or will give change in the local currency, and you may not be able to spend it once you leave that port.

[babywewe]

Remember to bring lots of singles and smaller bills! Although you can always get cash from the ship off your account its hard to get smaller bills for tipping or spending in port.

[Para2001]

Thanks a lot to all of you! Now I have a clue.

I won't spend $ 1800 because I'm no gambler. But $ 100 per port is an amount that sounds realistic for me.

 

Greetings

Stephan

[trish1c]

I'm not a big fan of carrying that much cash. How about Traveler's checks? You can cash them on board at the purser's desk. It might be safer. I'd say you only need about $200 in actual cash in small bills for tipping, etc. Almost everything else can be charged to a credit card.

[German]

I'm not a big fan of carrying that much cash. How about Traveler's checks? You can cash them on board at the purser's desk. It might be safer. I'd say you only need about $200 in actual cash in small bills for tipping, etc. Almost everything else can be charged to a credit card.

 

Hello,

I found that Traveler's Check have become very cumbersome to use. My Mom came from Germany and brought them, we ended up having a hard time using them. At Kohl's they ended up with four people standing around and nobody knew what to do. As far as credit cards are concerned, Stephan, make sure you can use it to also get cash out of an ATM. Normally that has to be set up with your credit card company by you with a PIN etc. Or if you have a German ATM in addition to your credit card you will be able to use it in almost any ATM around the world. Remember something always can happen when traveling and getting cash in an emergency can be tricky if you are not prepared especially if you are so far from home.

[Cosmopolitan]

Thanks a lot to all of you! Now I have a clue.

I won't spend $ 1800 because I'm no gambler. But $ 100 per port is an amount that sounds realistic for me.

 

Greetings

Stephan

 

Stephan ~

 

You can easily obtain that cash from the casino (while it is open ~ while at sea) to use at your discretion.

 

Have a wonderful cruise:)

[Para2001]

Normally that has to be set up with your credit card company by you with a PIN etc.

I have PINs for both of my credit cards and one "Maestro" card. So it should be no problem to get some money at an ATM.

 

You can easily obtain that cash from the casino (while it is open ~ while at sea) to use at your discretion.

 

Have a wonderful cruise:)

And with ATM and casino I believe I'll get along.

 

Thanks again.:)