On Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:40:31 -0400, Rosalie B.
wrote:
>>But that brings up my next question. We weren't sure about how much
>>cash we should bring along. My last cruise stopped in San Diego,
>>Catalina and Ensenada. Finding an ATM was no problem and we didn't
>>spend much $$ in Ensenada. Of course, the answer is going to be that
>>we need to bring as much as we intend to spend. The real issue is
>>whether or not we can get cash if we need it. I can't remember if
>>there were ATMs onboard Royal Caribbean and can't think of anyone
>>asking about it here. Should we try to take along all the cash we'll
>>need or will there be US currency ATMs anywhere? Sheesh, ATMs have
>>changed the way we travel. It wasn't too many years ago that I can
>>remember having to get my traveler's checks to go about anywhere--and
>>that's just in the US!!
>>
>I think the casino will probably have an ATM and there may be one
>elsewhere too. However when I enquired about changing $ to € they
>told me that there would be a $10 charge for each transaction on
>board. So I used a local ATM to get € (with a debit card so as not
>to incur interest charges on the credit card for a cash withdrawal)
>
>At home and traveling in the US, I rarely use an ATM. I can count the
>number of times I've used one on one hand. I use a credit card for
>everything I can, and carry a small amount of cash for those places
>where I can't use a credit card. But I don't buy a lot of stuff.
Someone pointed me to http://www.grandturkcc.com/ and it was very
helpful. I noticed that it says that the banks there all have US
dollar ATMs. That would be fine. We'll probably take a little cash
with us but as long as we can get more if we need it. Yeah, I bet
you're right about ATMs in the casinos, too. As long as it's not just
an expensive "get cash from your credit card" machine that charges
excessive fees. I don't care much for those and would only use
something like that in a real emergency.
Rosalie, you're a real "fount"! Thanks.
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