 Paying in US dollars
"speckled hen" <david.holman@talk21.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I am due to go on the sea princess in June leaving Southampton, I have
> just received some info on the cruise and I notice when the cruise
> ends I will have to settle my account using US dollars, it also states
> that if I use UK pounds I will be charged 3% as well as a commision
> depending on the exchange rate.
>
> When I went with P&O I just settled with my UK visa card.
> I had thought about getting travellers cheques in US dollars and doing
> it that way.
>
> Does anyone know a way round these charges?
>
Get a Nationwide Visa card and pay your account with that. They charge no
commission at all on "foreign" transactions.
JohnT |