Canadian Currency

[CruisinNana]

Is it necessary to have Canadian currency in Montreal, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, Halifax and Sydney?
Thanks,
Dee

[steveNcindy]

They will accept US dollars there and give you exchange on them (probably around $0.25 per dollar) but change most likely will be given in Loonies and Toonies and other Canadian currency. You would be probably better off buying some at a bank or currency exchange to maximize your exchange.

[lknick]

Canadians are funny in the way they look at currency.,

When they come to Florida, they know the exchange rate to the mil. In Canada, they think the US$ and CN$ are at par. [Which it was in 1950, at least in Penatanguashina].

Use credit cards and ATMs.

[Esme]

But, Canadians would never go to the US without taking US currency. We do accept US $'s, but don't expect to get a good rate of exchange at the stores and your change will be in Canadian currency. Once when we were in Pompano, by mistake I gave a girl in a 5&10 cent store a Canadian penny and I thought she was going to call the cops. She started yelling at me like I was a criminal. :eek:

Ilknick - it's Penatanguishine - not shina! :D

Do you remember when the Canadian $ was worth 10cents more than the US$. I do. :)

Either take some Canadian currency with you or Traveller's cheques in Canadian $'s. Better yet a credit card.

Have a great time in our wonderful country! :D

[lknick]

Do you remember when the Canadian $ was worth 10 cents more than the US$. I do. I do too...that's when I summered in Penatanguishine.

My misspelling must be from the Ontarian accent. Could it be the locals were saying 'Penatanguishine-eh'? Or maybe I just can't spell.

[trustee55]

Hi!
Actually, we "locals" i.e. Ontarians call it PENETANG! LOL

Happy sailing,

Carol Ann

[lknick]

Actually, I knew that. It was a joke, son.

[Cruiseoften]

A joke, eh? :rolleyes:

[elmorejj]

I go to Canada often and my first stop is at a bank with :cool: an ATM. I always keep whatever Canadian $$s I have left at the end of my vacation to ensure I`ll go back!!! Love Canada and the Canadian people.....jean

[Haze]

Purchase Canadian cash. I live in Canada and always purchase the currency of the country I will be travelling in. You will also find that you will not get a good exchange rate on it if you use your US cash here. You will get the best rate at a bank in the US. You will be able to purchase a lot with your US dollars. Unfortunately it does not work that way for us when we go to the US but I go anyway and enjoy it and pyurchase the currency. It is all part of the trip .

[CruisinNana]

Thanks for all your replies. I got some Canadian currency for things that I will be unable to put on a credit card. Thanks for your advice.
Dee

[Esme]

Hi!
Actually, we "locals" i.e. Ontarians call it PENETANG! LOL

Happy sailing,

Carol Ann

LOL - The funny thing is Carol Ann is that it's listed as Penetanguishine on the road maps but so much easier to say "Penetang".

Ilknick - accent? We don't have an accent, eh! ;)

[Krazy Kruizers]

For our last cruise, since we knew that we would be stopping at some Canadian ports as well as spending time in Montreal at the end of our cruise, we went to AAA and got some Canadian travelor's checks.

We also do the same thing whenever we go on an Alaskan cruise knowing that we are going to spend time before and after the cruise in Vancouver.

[lknick]

Ilknick - accent? We don't have an accent, eh! ;)As a kid back in the dark ages I grew up 23 miles from Toronto. Was just thinking, but I don't recall the constant use of 'eh' when we went to Ontario.

I do remember in Toronto a subtle Scottish burr but not 'eh.' Is the use of the expression relatively new?

[Esme]

As a kid back in the dark ages I grew up 23 miles from Toronto. Was just thinking, but I don't recall the constant use of 'eh' when we went to Ontario.

I do remember in Toronto a subtle Scottish burr but not 'eh.' Is the use of the expression relatively new?

23 miles from Toronto would be Oakville, Mississauga, Richmond Hill, etc. etc., but I take it you were brought up in the US - Buffalo area, maybe??

Yes, back in the "dark ages" you probably did hear a subtle Scottish burr, but not anymore. Toronto is now a very multi-cultural city and you will hear many, many different languages spoken and signs in many different languages.

I also grew up in the"dark ages" and the use of "eh" has been around as long as I can remember, eh! :D

[jazzsea]

We have a few Canadian ports on our October 20 - October 30 Rotterdam cruise. We will stop at the ATM and get cash for our taxi fare and bar tab.

We have a little left over from a previous trip to Canada.

We always keep the change from other countries in case we need it later. We have quite a collection of Francs and Lira. Can't use them but we're not unhappy to have them.

[Krazy Kruizers]

jazzsea

Like you we always seem to have change left over from the foreign countries. But I have noticed that husband's collection seems to be growing. Doen't look like he picked up any of that change before we left on a couple of European cruises a few years ago. Now we are stuck with all those coins. Oh well, nice collection.

[lknick]

23 miles from Toronto would be Oakville, Mississauga, Richmond Hill, etc. etc., but I take it you were brought up in the US - Buffalo area, maybe??Go straight south and you'll find a city called Rochester. There may be a bunch of water in the way, but it's still 23 miles.

[TedC]

LKNICK,

Apparently, since the dark ages, Rochester has moved to the east and is now about 80 miles or so SE of Toronto.


Go 23 miles straight south and you'll probably drown in Lake Ontario. However, if you can swim a bit farther you'll arrive in St. Catherines, Ontario.

[Esme]

LKNICK,

Apparently, since the dark ages, Rochester has moved to the east and is now about 80 miles or so SE of Toronto.


Go 23 miles straight south and you'll probably drown in Lake Ontario. However, if you can swim a bit farther you'll arrive in St. Catherines, Ontario.

:D LOL - very good Ted!

There's now a ferry service between the two cities, so you don't even have to swim.
http://www.thebreeze.com/ASP/PointsOfDeparture.asp

Don't know anyone who has taken it but I think I read it was about a 2-3 hour ride across the lake.

[lknick]

I made a mistake and there's no getting around it. Funny, all my life I thought it was 23 miles.