Maltese Lira on board ship?

[roothy123]

Here's a hard question for all: I know you can exchange money on board Oceania ships for a 5% fee. Does anyone know if that includes Maltese lira? I've heard that euros or American dollars are rarely accepted in Malta, which I assume would be true, given that they have not gone on the euro yet. I'm thinking of taking a bus outside Valetta, which requires Maltese lira. I don't particularly want to worry about getting a small amount of lira before I go, or hassling with exchanging dollars once I get there. Does anyone know if Oceania can exchange dollars for Maltese liras? Thanks.

[Andee]

When we were in Malta, we found that we could use Euros or dollars for everything except local buses and admission to St. John's Co-Cathedral.

We stopped at an ATM to get Maltese Lira.

[drwong]

There's an ATM just a few steps from the ship. Just make sure you have a ML-USD conversion table so you know how many MLs you're withdrawing from the ATM.