Odd coins/bills as EXTRA tips ....? - Page 2 - Cruise Line Fans: Cruise Forum, Reviews and Chat From Real Cruisers

cruiseshmooz · 06-10-2009, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cruisin' chick

I can see how it wouldn't be a good idea for onboard employees. Especially if they have to get them exchanged. I have a relative who gives me a $50 bill for my birthdays often. It's appreciated, but it also means remembering to deposit it into my checking account as I don't want to have to find a store that will take it. That would be doubly the trouble if you only have a few hours every few weeks to run such an errand.

What do you mean? Are there stores that will not take a $50 bill? Why not?

luckybluesman · 06-10-2009, 01:24 AM

It would be nice if the cruise ship had a collection point for coins. They could sort out the coins from different countries and donate them to a worthy cause.

ziggysun · 06-10-2009, 02:17 AM

I have never had a problem shopping with a $50 bill or a $100 bill for that matter. They just use that funny brown pen, but they take them, pretty fast out of my hand too!

My thought was that no exchanging of currency would be needed by the crew of the ship, they could use/spend the local currency on the island where it's their local currency?

I also thought that cruise ships have a currency exchange onboard, I know not for coins, but for notes/bills? Am I missing something?

smitty · 06-10-2009, 08:42 AM

as far as i know it's for paper money only. ireland is in the eoro zone.

ziggysun · 06-10-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smitty

as far as i know it's for paper money only. ireland is in the eoro zone.

Ireland no longer has their own currency? If that's the case, drat! I have some Irish currency from a trip in 2000.

cruiseshmooz · 06-10-2009, 01:22 PM

If you have children or grandchildren (or nieces or nephews) you can give them the coins for Show and Tell.

smitty · 06-10-2009, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ziggysun

Ireland no longer has their own currency? If that's the case, drat! I have some Irish currency from a trip in 2000.

they've been fully euroed up since 2004.
unless you mean northern ireland which is part of the u.k.

ziggysun · 06-10-2009, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smitty

they've been fully euroed up since 2004.
unless you mean northern ireland which is part of the u.k.

Darn! I meant southern where the currency was Irish Punt, I think that's what it was called? I knew I should have made it back there faster

LuLu · 06-10-2009, 03:50 PM

Actually ... NOW ... I have a better thing to do!

My grandchildren's school does a Foreign Currency Fund Drive each year. Basically, they ask their family and friends of the family to donate any foreign currency they just happened to have from a trip out of the country.

This SPRING they raised almost $3,000 once exchanged to US Dollars.

Char · 06-10-2009, 03:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuLu

Actually ... NOW ... I have a better thing to do!

My grandchildren's school does a Foreign Currency Fund Drive each year. Basically, they ask their family and friends of the family to donate any foreign currency they just happened to have from a trip out of the country.

This SPRING they raised almost $3,000 once exchanged to US Dollars.

That's great! And it stays in the US doing some good.