wannabecruiseexpert Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 I'm noticing under the "what to bring" section on the excursion section that it states to bring local currency. This is listed on a lot of the different excursions. Is this specific to just Honduras? I assume this means the local vendors/restaurants/etc do not take USD or visa/mastercard. I have never had to exchange money before so this is new to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 We tipped and bought souvenirs in the port area with US dollars in Roatan. We didn't shop outside the area. wannabecruiseexpert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 48 minutes ago, wannabecruiseexpert said: I'm noticing under the "what to bring" section on the excursion section that it states to bring local currency. This is listed on a lot of the different excursions. Is this specific to just Honduras? I assume this means the local vendors/restaurants/etc do not take USD or visa/mastercard. I have never had to exchange money before so this is new to me. US dollars are accepted all over Roatan. wannabecruiseexpert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJones Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 I wouldn't bother with local currencies at Caribbean ports - US dollars are accepted pretty much everywhere, and is sometimes preferred by local vendors. 14Terry and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Va4fam Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 We used US Dollars for a beach excursion at end of September. NO issues at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
14Terry Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 On all all cruises we've always used US dollars and have never experienced any issues. My fellow cruisers responses here are spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregD Posted December 31, 2021 Report Share Posted December 31, 2021 Definitely use US dollars in Roatan. Don't use you credit card if you don't have to. There is a 19% tax added to all CC purchases. TickledBlue, ChessE4 and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need2cruz Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 22 hours ago, GregD said: There is a 19% tax added to all CC purchases. Wow, that's good to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 The last time we were in Roatan (2019) I wanted to buy some local currency for souvenirs. I noticed in a "straw market" we walked by that Honduran currency could be purchased for US dollars... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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