Canadian Exchange Rate - Small change

[Mud_Shark]

Noted a very slight decrease in the cost and port fees of one of our upcoming cruises.  Called Princess and they confirmed, the Canadian Exchange rate dropped one point to 1.26 yesterday (Mar 16th 2021).  Had to make a new booking to take advantage of it and cancel the previous.  Doesn't save a ton of money, but hey, a few bucks is a few bucks.

 

On our other 2 cruises, the cruise fare has increased so no savings to rebook at the lower exchange rate.

 

Seems they are now adjusting the exchange rate by small amounts at a more frequent pace, so keep watching your fares.

 

Don

[Lady Arwen]

Thanks for the update.  We booked at 1.27 so we’ll probably leave it for now and keep looking for lower exchange rate.

[ringers0815]

We saved $376 on one booking. We will take it!

[Lady Arwen]

1 hour ago, ringers0815 said:

We saved $376 on one booking. We will take it!

Wow, good for you...certainly worth the call!

[Lucky TGO]

I’m happy for all my Canadian friends it’s about time you got a break. Say hi if you see me on the ship. 😁

The Captain of The Rowboat,

Tony

[Steelers36]

8 hours ago, ringers0815 said:

We saved $376 on one booking. We will take it!

Some booking - circa $37,600!!

[Steelers36]

12 hours ago, Mud_Shark said:

Seems they are now adjusting the exchange rate by small amounts at a more frequent pace, so keep watching your fares.

So it would appear.

 

Still if one books in USD, don't have to worry about fare changes and losing out on exchange rate situation. 

 

Either charge to your USD CC, or to a CAD CC that doesn't charge an exchange rate surcharge.  You can always buy USD at a good time like now and use it to pay off the USD CC for the cruise fare(s) at FP Date. 

 

You can book with Princess in USD, but even better to find a US TA that discounts the fare and save even more.

 

[ceilidh1]

This was the latest from Princess to TAs:

Canadian currency exchange: $1 USD = $1.26 CAD

The Canadian currency exchange rate is presently $1 USD = $1.26 CAD. The Canadian currency exchange rate is reviewed weekly and posted here by Princess as a courtesy to our travel advisor partners.

[ringers0815]

8 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

Some booking - circa $37,600!!

Not close to $37,600! But the saving was still $376.12 so it must be something more than just the exchange rate. But we like any fare change in our favour. 

[TeaBag]

Our TA, since it is in the US, charges in USD, so we cheer every morning as we hear of the positive change in the CDN $.  Hopefully it will be up some more when FP time comes.  1.26 is so much better than 1.35!!  Thank you Tony for being pleased for us.  This will not only affect cruises either, so it's good all around.