dolfan1980 Posted December 23, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 23, 2022 Is there a way to get the Carnival website to give pricing in Canadian dollars? Can't get Canadian pricing on the Carnival site and can't seem to get $50 deposits on third party sites. Frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyglow Posted December 23, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 23, 2022 It could be that you pay in American dollars and your bank (credit card company) will convert on your statement. If you need a conversion tool, here is one. https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=USD However, it may not be the exact rate that your bank gives you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolfan1980 Posted December 23, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted December 23, 2022 7 minutes ago, staceyglow said: It could be that you pay in American dollars and your bank (credit card company) will convert on your statement. If you need a conversion tool, here is one. https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=CAD&To=USD However, it may not be the exact rate that your bank gives you. I can do the conversion too, but it just sucks to have to think that way. Try booking in Pesos or something and you'll understand. NCL and Royal both offer Canadian pricing on their sites. Carnival seems to only have US and Australia for some strange reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyglow Posted December 23, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 23, 2022 I was just pricing out some third-party excursions in Icelandic Krona, so yes, I understand. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted December 23, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) I agree, it can be frustrating but sometimes the rates used by Royal and NCL for their Canadian prices are not very good. We were looking a one Royal cruise recently and the implied exchange rate Royal was using looked like about 60 cents when the official rate was 73.5 cents. I was far cheaper to book in USD and then convert than to pay though Royal in Canadian dollars (for that cruise at least. I wasn't checking every other cruise's pricing). Other times the rate through Royal is much better than the official rate, so it's nice (and profitable) to have the option. Edited December 23, 2022 by DirtyDawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1kaper Posted December 23, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 23, 2022 10 hours ago, DirtyDawg said: I agree, it can be frustrating but sometimes the rates used by Royal and NCL for their Canadian prices are not very good. We were looking a one Royal cruise recently and the implied exchange rate Royal was using looked like about 60 cents when the official rate was 73.5 cents. I was far cheaper to book in USD and then convert than to pay though Royal in Canadian dollars (for that cruise at least. I wasn't checking every other cruise's pricing). Other times the rate through Royal is much better than the official rate, so it's nice (and profitable) to have the option. MSC requires you to book on the Canadian website with Canadian pricing that is much higher than the US rate even with conversion. It’s frustrating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted December 23, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 23, 2022 52 minutes ago, 1kaper said: MSC requires you to book on the Canadian website with Canadian pricing that is much higher than the US rate even with conversion. It’s frustrating. Interesting. Have you tried using a VPN with a U.S IP address and/or a U.S. dollar credit card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted December 23, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, DirtyDawg said: Interesting. Have you tried using a VPN with a U.S IP address and/or a U.S. dollar credit card? MSC specifies that US prices are for US residents only regardless of your IP address location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted December 23, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 23, 2022 3 minutes ago, sfaaa said: MSC specifies that US prices are for US residents only regardless of your IP address location. Well there's a good reason not to book a cruise with MSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 1kaper Posted December 23, 2022 #10 Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 hours ago, DirtyDawg said: Interesting. Have you tried using a VPN with a U.S IP address and/or a U.S. dollar credit card? VPN not necessary. I can make it all the way through booking. But you need to provide a US address to book and it clearly says it’s for Us residents only. I was worried it might get cancelled when I put in my passport info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysail2 Posted December 24, 2022 #11 Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 8:20 PM, dolfan1980 said: Is there a way to get the Carnival website to give pricing in Canadian dollars? Can't get Canadian pricing on the Carnival site and can't seem to get $50 deposits on third party sites. Frustrating! I phone Carnival to book in CDN. Have never seen where I can do it on their website. Royal Caribbean can do both, wonder why Carnival won’t? I’m not sure you will get the $50 deposit in CDN bookings though. At least they keep any OBC in US funds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BandTsMom Posted January 22, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 22, 2023 I don’t book in Canadian. I book in USD and my credit card does the exchange of the day for me. This way I get the onboard credits, (in USD), the cheaper deposits. Have never had a problem. Still, if money is a concern you can convert yourself. I also pay on the Carnival Easy Pay program that bills my credit card monthly. Greatest invention ever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysail2 Posted January 22, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, BandTsMom said: I don’t book in Canadian. I book in USD and my credit card does the exchange of the day for me. This way I get the onboard credits, (in USD), the cheaper deposits. Have never had a problem. Still, if money is a concern you can convert yourself. I also pay on the Carnival Easy Pay program that bills my credit card monthly. Greatest invention ever. I tend to book in Canadian $$. I still receive the OBC in U.S. $$, that doesn’t change and neither does the deposit. The CDN equivalent of the U.S. deposit is quite comparable. I love the Easy Pay system, use it all the time. It’s the dropping CDN dollar that is a bummer. My one EP monthly payment is $36 U.S. per month….which started out converting to about $50 CDN…..now it’s up above $60 CDN. My cruise is getting more expensive as time goes on. And the B of C is putting interest rates up again. Will see what happens..might be better off paying in full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eltigre Posted January 23, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I book through a travel agent in CDN dollars. I get OBC in U.S. dollars. This way I know the price of my cruise & it doesn't fluctuate with the dollar. I have a U.S. Visa and Bank Acct. When the dollar is better I buy U.S. $'s bank it & pay for my U.S. Visa purchases hotels/cars/excursions from that account. I find it worry free.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCmommy Posted January 23, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 23, 2023 I’m in Canada and only ever book in USD. I think once I tried Royal Caribbean in CAD and they had a better offer so I booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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