| Money matters can be confusing when
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| | charged to your credit card because this
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| traveling but maybe this article will
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| | protects you if there is something wrong
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| help you out. We always take lots of
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| | with the item or it is not what it is
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| single and five dollar bills with us on
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| | purported to be.
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| every cruise. They come in handy for
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| | The very best way to find out where the
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| taxis, tips for tour guides, tips for the
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| | good shopping is, ask the crew. Some of
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| staff, and little souvenirs at craft
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| | the shops actually "sponsor" the cruise
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| shops. They are handy if you run across
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| | lines shopping lectures. The cruise
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| a bartender on the ship that is really
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| | lines will receive a commission from the
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| treating you well.
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| | stores they recommend. It's a great big
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| Europe has now changed to the Euro in
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| | commercial to a captured audience, but if
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| many countries making it easier to travel
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| | there is a problem the cruise lines will
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| from country to country. The countries
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| | stick to their policy and get you a
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| that are now using that currency are:
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| | refund. So it's a matter of comfort
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| Austria, Belgium, Finland, France,
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| | level, go on your own if you think you
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| Germany, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Italy,
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| | are savvy enough or go with the cruise
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| Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Andorra,
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| | lines recommendation to be safe.
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| Monaco, San Marino, The Vatican,
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| | The days at sea the cruise the ship's
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| Martinique, Guadalupe, Montenegro, and
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| | boutiques will have "sales" so wait until
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| Kosovo.
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| | then to see if what you want has been
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| Thanks to the miracle of the ATM machine,
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| | reduced.
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| it is now easier that ever to get money
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| | If you know what you want to buy when you
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| in foreign countries. Use your ATM card
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| | are cruising, check out the costs at home
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| in the machine to get the appropriate
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| | before you go, including the discount
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| amount of money for the days you will be
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| | stores. Sometimes you can get a better
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| in each country. This eliminates
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| | deal at home with the comfort of knowing
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| carrying lots of Traveler's Checks but
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| | it's returnable if it is defective.
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| take a few in case of emergencies. Never
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| | If you buy perfume open the sealed box
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| carry big wads of money no matter where
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| | before you leave port to make sure the
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| you travel. It makes you an instant
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| | perfume has not evaporated. At one of
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| target.
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| | the islands we visited I purchased some
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| Always keep in mind that you will be
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| | perfume and just out of curiosity opened
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| unable to reconvert coins so spend them
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| | it when we returned to the ship. The
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| liberally. It will be necessary to know
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| | seal was still it tact but the bottle was
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| the exchange rate so you can figure out
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| | three quarters empty. Since we were
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| how much you will need. If you are doing
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| | still in port I was able to return it to
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| a cruise in the British Isles you may
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| | the store for another bottle.
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| make three stops in Ireland so plan for
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| | I'd like to add just a word on traveling
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| three days of the local currency if you
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| | to different ports everyday and credit
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| don't want to keep finding an ATM
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| | cards. When we were traveling in Europe
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| machine.
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| | I purchased several things in different
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| If you are cruising around the Caribbean,
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| | ports on different days. By the third
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| every merchant takes dollars and credit
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| | day the credit card company would no
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| cards, I recommend using Credit Cards.
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| | longer honor my card because they were
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| If you don't use the above suggestion
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| | suspicious of theft. For that reason, I
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| about using the ATM's the ship will
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| | always carry two credit cards and make
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| provide a service to change dollars into
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| | sure both companies know I will be
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| Euros or any other currency necessary.
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| | traveling extensively. This is a very
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| You should have some of the local money
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| | good tip to know.
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| for buying small items such as soft
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| | Follow this money and shopping advice and
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| drinks or a snacks, tips or local craft
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| | you should get along fine no matter which
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| items. Any other purchases should be
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| | country you visit. Happy Cruising.
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