Med Cruise....

Need some advice.....

When & where some I get some Euro's?

Before we fly/ when we get to Barcelona/ or on the ship?

We fly end of October, last Med cruise/ them Transatlantic home.

Thanks in advance

Robin

Your bank can exchange dollars for Euros. I just purchased 1500 Euros for $1824 last week for a med cruise in two weeks. It takes a couple of days

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thank you for the quick response, and have a great cruise....

Robin

Least expensive is to get out of an actual bank machine using your debit card once in Europe. My bank doesn’t charge a fee so it’s just a straight exchange. Some atms charge a couple euro fee per withdrawal.

Most expensive is to exchange on the ship. They offer the service as a courtesy but charge handsomely for it.

If you’re uncomfortable arriving without local currency, check with your bank. My bank offered, “free” exchange but the rate was terrible. Just checked and going rate today is $1.14 which is really good.

Your local Travel X store might be the best bet if you want to arrive with euro in hand. They do have a fee but it was much less $ than my bank. I had to budget a little time waiting in line just because we only have one Travel x store in my city so about a half hour wait. They’ll also buy back what you don’t use at a better rate than the airports.

ATM machine is the foreign country is almost always the best rate.

Check your bank’s fees and exchange rate. AAA may work.

I like to land with Euros in my pocket and don’t trust ATMs to work everywhere every time. Additionally, I think there is a monetary limit on ATM withdrawals

ATM machine is the foreign country is almost always the best rate.

Thank you for the quick response!

Robin

Thank you for the quick response

Robin

Least expensive is to get out of an actual bank machine using your debit card once in Europe. My bank doesn’t charge a fee so it’s just a straight exchange. Some atms charge a couple euro fee per withdrawal.

 

Most expensive is to exchange on the ship. They offer the service as a courtesy but charge handsomely for it.

 

If you’re uncomfortable arriving without local currency, check with your bank. My bank offered, “free” exchange but the rate was terrible. Just checked and going rate today is $1.14 which is really good.

 

Your local Travel X store might be the best bet if you want to arrive with euro in hand. They do have a fee but it was much less $ than my bank. I had to budget a little time waiting in line just because we only have one Travel x store in my city so about a half hour wait. They’ll also buy back what you don’t use at a better rate than the airports.

Need some advice.....

When & where some I get some Euro's?

 

Before we fly/ when we get to Barcelona/ or on the ship?

 

We fly end of October, last Med cruise/ them Transatlantic home.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Robin

You will get the best exchange rate at an ATM before getting on the ship, but NOT at the airport.

Thank you for the quick response, I will have two days in Barcelona before the cruise

Robin

You will get the best exchange rate at an ATM before getting on the ship, but NOT at the airport.

Get 50 E at the airport to get you out of the airport and then the rest at a bank ATM in town.

We always get our euros from our local bank. (Chase) Takes 1-2 business days to get them. We have never used an atm in our lives, so that option was out for us! $1,000 U.S. got us $798 euro.

Best exchange rate is an ATM in Europe

Second best exchange rate (and perhaps the most convenient ) is your bank

Third best...acutally the worst, is a manned currency exchange booth.

you can also exchange at the airport on the way in

I review a map of my arrival airport and look for bank ATMs. I take a smaller amount from there and then find one later in the city, as needed. Your best rate is bank ATM but you need to weigh the fee charged by your bank (many banks have fees).

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