stillafloat Posted April 26, 2012 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2012 We are taking a Baltic Cruise July 2012 and staying in Paris 5 days prior to cruise and Amsterdam 2 days post cruise. We plan to use our credit card whenever possible, but we will need to take cash too, but are uncertain about how much.:confused: We will be away from home 21 days. Any ideas from past cruisers would be much appreciated!:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agabbymama Posted April 26, 2012 #2 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I did 21 days on a Med cruise. Similar to you, 1 day pre-cruise in Paris + 3 days pre-cruise in Rome, 12 day cruise, 3 days post-cruise in Venice + 2 days post-cruise in Paris. We took $1500 cash. Put a lot on the credit card and used every bit of the cash too. The Baltic countries are very expensive, I think I'd play it safe with $2000, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillafloat Posted April 26, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Thanks! Sounds reasonable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted April 26, 2012 #4 Share Posted April 26, 2012 A couple of hundred dollars. If you need more, there are always ATMs. DON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GORDONCHICK Posted April 26, 2012 #5 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Check with your credit card company and find out if they charge a currency converson rate - that may be a shocker if you aren't aware of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted April 26, 2012 #6 Share Posted April 26, 2012 As a backup to everything else I also take some Travelers Checks..just in case..I know I can cash them onboard if I need to..But I usually just end up bringing them back home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted April 27, 2012 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Check with your credit card company and find out if they charge a currency converson rate - that may be a shocker if you aren't aware of it. I would think they all charge a conversion fee but you probably are thinking of the Foreign transaction fee which is a different thing altogether Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittycat1234 Posted April 27, 2012 #8 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I always take Travelers checks - I hate having to bring lots of cash and they are so easy to cash on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillafloat Posted April 27, 2012 Author #9 Share Posted April 27, 2012 I was under the impression that Traveler's Checks weren't widely accepted and not really recommended. Does Celebrity accept traveler's checks?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espritkennels Posted April 29, 2012 #10 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Don't forget also to let your credit card company know you are going out of the country so they don't see those foreign charges and think your card was stolen and they freeze your accounts. Just FYI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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