A traveler's check question, please

[cruise'n]

Does anyone know if there is a per day limit for cashing traveler's checks on the ship?

 

Thanks for your help!

[TryingCruising]

I wasn't told there was one when I used mine. However, I never cashed more than a few hundred at a time. How much are you thinking? I would guess they do not have an endless supply of cash...

[MargaritaPlease]

Traveler's Checks? Didn't people use those back in the 70's? :confused:

[Sue L]

If there is a long line at the purser's desk you can also cash the traveler cheques at the casino. If you need cash for a port make sure to do it the night before.

[Alexis]

We cashed as many as we wanted to at the pursers and the casino. Whichever had the shortest line. :D

At one time, years ago, you could only cash 1 or 2 a day up to maybe a hundred dollars. I do not think that is in effect anymore.

[cruise'n]

Thanks for you help, everyone!

[FrogCruiser]

Just a warning -- don't try to use the American Express traveler's check card - at least not on Royal Caribbean... they won't honor it and it won't work in their ATM's... they will cash the old paper checks however.

[Alexis]

Just a warning -- don't try to use the American Express traveler's check card - at least not on Royal Caribbean... they won't honor it and it won't work in their ATM's... they will cash the old paper checks however.

 

Do not try the AAA traveler's check card either. I hear that is a real loser.

[Guest redetogo2]

Does anyone know if there is a per day limit for cashing traveler's checks on the ship?

 

Thanks for your help!

 

This question may already have been answered. If you have Travelers Checks in Euros, will they cash them in Euros on the Brilliance?

[Lou33]

I don't understand why anyone would bring travelers checks on a cruise. It is so easy to get cash at the casino and just charge it to your account.

[Coralc]

Uh, lou? The casino might be closed in the morning when you are disembarking at a port and forgot to get cash the night before, or I don't know, maybe your stateroom catches on fire but you still have your travelers check receipt and you can get the money back. We always take at least a quarter to half of our cruise cash in traveler's checks, because it is available for emergencies, but safer. :)

[Alexis]

Uh, lou? The casino might be closed in the morning when you are disembarking at a port and forgot to get cash the night before, or I don't know, maybe your stateroom catches on fire but you still have your travelers check receipt and you can get the money back. We always take at least a quarter to half of our cruise cash in traveler's checks, because it is available for emergencies, but safer. :)

 

We only take enough cash with us to get us to our destination. We take all the rest of our money in traveler's checks. If lost or stolen, they can be replaced. You can't do that with cash. It is no problem to cash one or two the night before going ashore.

[Xine]

We take very little cash -- enough for tips and the like, but not more than a couple of hundred dollars total.

 

We use our credit card -- definitely the safest of all, gives us a record of where we were and the names/phone numbers of merchants in ports, and gives us a better exchange rate, even with the added 1-2% fee.

 

Plus, we don't have to worry about having leftover cash in the local currency that we then have to transfer back to dollars (too expensive to do all that converting).

 

To each his own, I guess.

[Bluenose Sandy]

Lou and John, do you guys work for the credit card industry or what? Why are you so interested in getting people to stop using traveller's cheques? It's another useful medium for transporting and accessing cash, and has its advantages just as other media do. So if somebody asks, "is there a limit on how much I can cash?", that person is NOT interested in explaining to you their choice to use traveller's cheques. They just wanna get info from somebody who does use traveller's cheques.

[ckrobyn]

We cashed the remainder of our travellers checks the last night of the cruise - to have cash to give tips. I think we cashed over $300.00 I don't think there is a limit??

[cruise'n]

Thanks again, everyone. The info on the traveler's check cards was good info that I did not know.

[Lou33]

Uh, lou? The casino might be closed in the morning when you are disembarking at a port and forgot to get cash the night before

 

Then if we still need cash we can use our ATM card either on the ship, or somewhere at the port, just like we would if we were at home. They work just fine in other countries.

 

But as other said, we use very little cash. We use our credit card for most purchases at the ports.

 

On the last night of the cruise, you will see a long line of people at the pursers desk waiting to cash travelers checks to get tip money. We will just walk right past the line, and get cash at the casino. No, I don't work for a credit card company. I used to use travelers checks 15 or 20 years ago. But I don't see a benefit of having them now. Especially on a cruise. When we walk on the ship the first day, we have whatever cash happens to be in our pocket at the time.

[Dockman123]

Lou and John, do you guys work for the credit card industry or what? Why are you so interested in getting people to stop using traveller's cheques? It's another useful medium for transporting and accessing cash, and has its advantages just as other media do. So if somebody asks, "is there a limit on how much I can cash?", that person is NOT interested in explaining to you their choice to use traveller's cheques. They just wanna get info from somebody who does use traveller's cheques.

 

Sandy, I was thinking the same thing.

 

Lou and John, The OP didn't ask what to take they wanted to know if there was a limit on cashing travelers checks. Who are you to tell people how to travel with money. There are many people that prefer not using credit cards and will use cash or travelers checks to travel. No one said you had to do it that way, but that is their choice.

[<M&M>]

Wow some hostile sounding posts here. I have no opinion on travelers checks, but I really don't see why people are getting so upset that someone sugested an alternative to them. I know the poster did not ask for alternatives, but it is possible that they did not know that you could get unlimited cash at the casino or that ATMs would work well down there, I didn't know that until last week when I read it in a diferent thread. Their post were basically on topic (getting cash) and i don't remember them saying that travellers checks were for dummys or anything like that, only that they found easier ways to get cash on board. Telling them off for trying to help seems unjust. Just my thoughts...

[Coralc]

You can cash traveler's checks at the casino, too. Never had to wait in any lines and it helps budget my gambling money, too. We dislike ATM fees, the ATM's are usually out of cash on the ships, and I generally don't use credit cards or debit cards in Mexico or some foreign ports. There is too much of an opportunity for problems that aren't noticed until the return home. There may be a limit on how many traveler's checks you can cash at one time. We have never reached it though.:)

 

A friend had to use an ATM in Ensenada to get cash, it sounded like it was an interesting and somewhat trying experience, considering that the screens are in Spanish and she doesn't know any.:D Fortunately it spit out US currency, she was also concerned that it might be in pesos.

[Bluenose Sandy]

Wow some hostile sounding posts here. I have no opinion on travelers checks' date=' but I really don't see why people are getting so upset that someone sugested an alternative to them. I know the poster did not ask for alternatives, but it is possible that they did not know that you could get unlimited cash at the casino or that ATMs would work well down there, I didn't know that until last week when I read it in a diferent thread. Their post were basically on topic (getting cash) and i don't remember them saying that travellers checks were for dummys or anything like that, only that they found easier ways to get cash on board. Telling them off for trying to help seems unjust. Just my thoughts...[/quote']

 

John said: Traveler's checks? Didn't people use those back in the 70s?

 

Lou said: I don't understand why anyone would bring traveller's checks on a cruise.

 

These comments were not helpful, but just dissing the OP for using traveler's checks. That was the hostile part in my opinion. The other posters were giving useful info including alternatives and ways to turn the traveller's checks into cash. I wouldn't want to tell anyone off for trying to help, but it seems those replies were telling the OP off for using anything so quaint as traveller's checks.

[Lou33]

I was trying to be helpful. I'm sorry if someone thought I was taking a shot a them, but that wasn't my intent. I used to use travelers checks, but I found an easier way. I thought I would share it with the rest of the board, with the hopes that I could make their cruise more enjoyable.

 

Seriously, I don't see any need to have travelers checks on a cruise.

[zotzer]

Seriously, I don't see any need to have travelers checks on a cruise.

 

Hi Lou....

For me, personally, using primarily travellers checks helps me to budget. With the seapass/credit card combo, it's easy for someone like me to get a big unpleasant surprise at the end of a trip.

 

Taking travellers checks in the amount I'd like to spend, and backing up the seapass acct with my debit card (rather than a credit card), helps to keep my spending in check.

 

Some people are more disciplined and don't need the checks and balances, but this system works well for me.

Tracy