Best option of using your credit card to pay sail card balance

[sjm94]

Hi

We're on the navigator of the seas in August and just completed our online details on our booking

When adding our credit card for on board payment via the sail card, it gave us 2 options on paying the final balance.

Could anyone offer us what they've done in the past ?

The options were

1 .royal Caribbean use their conversion rates to apply and add a 3 percent charge

Or

2.our own bank will apply their charges and conversion rates

I know this may all differ from various banks

But wondered what the majority do?

We're from the UK so it'll be converted from our pound

 

Many thanks

 

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[Clarea]

Let your bank do the conversion. The cruise line's conversion rate is not as good as your bank.

[sjm94]

Hi thanks

That's very helpful to know

Steve

 

 

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[IrishComet]

Are you on the August 19th sailing?

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2421379

If you are, here is the link to the roll call

[sjm94]

Hi

No we're on the 25th August

Thanks for the link though

 

 

 

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[sgmn]

Let your bank do the conversion. The cruise line's conversion rate is not as good as your bank.

Agree with this, but check on board that they really do bill you in local currency ($) - I find they still try and do conversion no matter if you have ticked box to let bank do it.