Recommended travel money

What would you say about how many euros to take on board to start with,ncan you change currency on board at a competitive rate? Sailing on Oceana this coming month! Thoughts and advice very much welcome.

Sam

Wouldn't it rather depend on your spending habits and intentions while ashore?

We always buy our currency before we leave as exchange rates on board aren't competitive. How much you need all depends on what you intend to do on shore - it's a good idea to plan ahead and factor in whether that involves taxis, public transport, admission charges, souvenirs, drinks or food. Since you mention Euros I guess you're not going to the Caribbean - if so hiring beach furniture would be an extra too.

Those considerations could be a starting point for your out-goings but everyone will have different ideas about that. We generally take quite a bit more than we think we'll need on the basis that we just save anything we bring back for the next time.

I would take the euros with me. You get a better rate here.

Too many euros are not usually a problem as you can use them in a lot of places in the future if any are left over.

I also take a credit card with 0% exchange rate loading for use ashore - just in case . There are several available - Post Office, Saga, Nationwide etc.

We would normally get €s in advance. But for other currencies that we only needed for an odd day, e.g. Kroner (Danish, Swedish or Norwegian) we'd usually withdraw from an ATM when we got to the port and we'd worked out what we were likely to be doing and how much currency we'd need.

I recommed a Halifax Clarity card to be used at ATMs only when abroad and for purchases. The rate you get is far higher than almost any other source. See Moneysavingexpert.com for more info. The ship's exchange is daylight robbery!

I recommed a Halifax Clarity card to be used at ATMs only when abroad and for purchases. The rate you get is far higher than almost any other source. See Moneysavingexpert.com for more info. The ship's exchange is daylight robbery!

Yes we take one too. Find it very useful to pay for museum/attraction entry, train fares, most cafes, shops etc which preserves our cash so we're unlikely to run out. It's especially useful when you are doing an itinerary visiting a number of countries with different currencies.