Island Princess - ease of getting small change at Reception desk

[Worldtraveler22]

I have some friends sailing on I.P. in a few weeks, first timers.  They are Canadians but will bring some US dollars.  I see that the laundry requires money for tokens.  Will the front desk willingly cash larger US dollar bills for smaller ones and coins if needed for the laundry? Does the front desk “sell” euros to guests?  Thank you in advance.

[MainePrincess]

You use your medallion to purchase the tokens in the laundry room.  No cash is required.

 

[katisdale]

The token machine is activated by your medallion. You do not use money for this.

[LACruiser88]

Guest Services will break large US bills for smaller bills.  They do not "sell" any foreign currency.

[Globaler]

You can also break bills in the casino

[Worldtraveler22]

5 minutes ago, Globaler said:

You can also break bills in the casino

I have never sailed on Island Princess but the cruise line I am used to allows that.  Not sure about Princess, good to hear that allow that too.  Can you get money on your shipboard account through the casino, and if so, without a fee?

[DallasGuy75219]

2 hours ago, LACruiser88 said:

They do not "sell" any foreign currency.

Yes they do. I forgot to bring my ATM card on a Mediterranean cruise so couldn't get Euros at the ATM when I arrived in Barcelona, so I exchanged USD for Euros onboard. 

[Globaler]

21 minutes ago, DallasGuy75219 said:

Yes they do. I forgot to bring my ATM card on a Mediterranean cruise so couldn't get Euros at the ATM when I arrived in Barcelona, so I exchanged USD for Euros onboard. 

When was that? On my 4/24 transatlantic and 6/28 med cruise Princess had no euros. USD in the casino and casino atm. On the med cruise you could get euros but only through one atm (floor 4 atm) and only with a certain Mastercard.

[Globaler]

2 hours ago, Worldtraveler22 said:

I have never sailed on Island Princess but the cruise line I am used to allows that.  Not sure about Princess, good to hear that allow that too.  Can you get money on your shipboard account through the casino, and if so, without a fee?

Yes but not sure about the fee.

[LondonTowner]

We live in London and travel to the Eurozone frequently. We hardly ever need cash anywhere these days.

We have credit cards which make no foreign transaction charges.

All cruise lines we have sailed on will exchange money, but will give a very bad rate.