Balliett Posted November 11, 2007 #51 Share Posted November 11, 2007 - Deposit, final payment, and expenses on board for cruise was in dollars, paid by Amex and no additional fees. - Capital One credit card, which we obtained just for this trip. When the bill came, the no-fee conversion rates looked legit. Of course the exchange rate changes daily, but it seems to be in line with the newspaper rates. Amazing bargain, I'd say. - Accessing ATM overseas, my local bank First Merit, tacked on about 3-4% for the withdrawals from my checking account from various Italian bank machines. - Before leaving the US for Italy, we ordered a bunch of Euros from Wells Fargo, online, paying with Visa, paying about 4.5% commission. They come to your house Fedex. Turned out to be a good deal, because our Euros got more valuable when the dollar weakened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike35 Posted November 11, 2007 #52 Share Posted November 11, 2007 - Before leaving the US for Italy, we ordered a bunch of Euros from Wells Fargo, online, paying with Visa, paying about 4.5% commission. How does this compare with what they charge at airport currency exchanges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruzer Posted November 11, 2007 #53 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Balliet, did the 4.5% include the cost of the fedex delivery?? Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike35 Posted November 11, 2007 #54 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Just checked the Wells Fargo site - they add $8.00 for the delivery charge, so I'll probably just stick with the currency changers at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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