Yipes! With a month to go it occurred to me, do I need pesos?

[aboveH20]

My guess is that port cities will accept (gladly!) American dollars, but are pesos preferred?

 

[NAB]

No pesos needed no one ever said a price in Pesos just American dollars.

 

[dad of 3 addicted to DCL]

I had to laugh when I saw this thread. Our first W. Caribbean, I got $500 exchanged into pesos, handed some to the kids and had the rest for purchases. The shops in Cozumel DO NOT want pesos. They made it Very Hard to purchase anything using their national currency. Subsequent visits both credit cards and USD were welcome

 

[aboveH20]

No pesos needed no one ever said a price in Pesos just American dollars.

Certainly makes it easier!

I had to laugh when I saw this thread. Our first W. Caribbean, I got $500 exchanged into pesos, handed some to the kids and had the rest for purchases. The shops in Cozumel DO NOT want pesos. They made it Very Hard to purchase anything using their national currency. Subsequent visits both credit cards and USD were welcome

First, good job getting your 3 addicted to DCL Pre Covid we invited both of our sons (who live hundreds of miles from us) plus families to join us on a Disney cruise and our younger wasn’t interested Our cruise next month is the Covid makeup with our older.

Second, I realized that I didn’t mention we’re sailing to Mexico. Not sure how many countries use pesos.

 

[bcwife76]

We're going to be on the Wonder at the end of next month down to Cabo and Ensenada and are planning on getting US $ to spend in port (we live in Canada and they definitely don't want our currency )

 

[PrincessShmoo]

No pesos needed no one ever said a price in Pesos just American dollars.

While it's true that most places will take US dollars, I've found they always have the prices marked in pesos. Generally, you may need to ask what the US price is.

One note - most of the time you're going to pay more for the item if you pay US instead of pesos.

 

[Helaman]

Nice that you thought of it, but you will not be in "Mexico", just in ports located there. Dollars and credit cards are enough. Have fun

 

[aboveH20]

We're going to be on the Wonder at the end of next month down to Cabo and Ensenada and are planning on getting US $ to spend in port (we live in Canada and they definitely don't want our currency )

We live halfway between New York City and Montreal and used to get a lot of Canadian money in change. It’s slowed down significantly between borders being closed, the major toll road going cashless, and people using credit cards. Not looking good for me to be able to afford any of the Canadian excursions on the fall cruise out of NYC

 

[aboveH20]

While it's true that most places will take US dollars, I've found they always have the prices marked in pesos. Generally, you may need to ask what the US price is.

One note - most of the time you're going to pay more for the item if you pay US instead of pesos.

I may go ahead and get a few pesos. I used to like the AAA tip packs - not sure if they still have them.

 

[aboveH20]

Nice that you thought of it, but you will not be in "Mexico", just in ports located there. Dollars and credit cards are enough. Have fun

Good point.

 

[sparrow10_]

Certainly makes it easier!


First, good job getting your 3 addicted to DCL Pre Covid we invited both of our sons (who live hundreds of miles from us) plus families to join us on a Disney cruise and our younger wasn’t interested Our cruise next month is the Covid makeup with our older.

Second, I realized that I didn’t mention we’re sailing to Mexico. Not sure how many countries use pesos.

Many but different type of "pesos"

Mexico will only use "Pesos Mexicanos" and every other latinamerican country have their own version of pesos.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

It it's Cozumel you can use either. I spend 6 weeks out of the year there. I use both pesos and USD. Some credit cards. If you take a taxi, it is in your best interest to use pesos. They inflate the rate with USD. If you go back away from the port pesos are best. If you strictly stay around the port then USD will be fine.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

Nice that you thought of it, but you will not be in "Mexico", just in ports located there. Dollars and credit cards are enough. Have fun

Maybe I'm missing your point but you are in the country when visiting at a port. Let's say Cozumel for instance is in Mexico, state of Quintana Roo. It has a population of around 100,000. You can wander the island and not stay at the port.

 

[TRTRguy]

You can use USD or MXN pesos, however each store sets its own exchange rate for instance where we ate lunch in Cabo had a price on the bill in Pesos and USD, We exchanged some dollars for pesos at the currency exchange in the port and ended up saving some money paying in Pesos.

 

[aboveH20]

We're going to be on the Wonder at the end of next month down to Cabo and Ensenada and are planning on getting US $ to spend in port (we live in Canada and they definitely don't want our currency )

We live halfway between Montreal and New York City. We used to get a lot of Canadian money in change, but that's slowed down in recent years, partly because the borders were closed, the main toll road has gone cashless, and I think people in general are using credit cards more.

As you can see I started saving for port excursions on the fall Disney cruise out of NYC, but it's not looking good for more than a candy bar or maybe a cup of coffee.

 

[Carohs]

They sometimes will inflate the prices listed in USD giving you an unfavorable exchange rate and then rounding up, so they are more than happy to take your dollar. Most places take visa, so I'll use that instead whenever possible. As an example, my $10 margarita was actually $150 pesos when paid by Visa.

Personally it's not worth the hastle of exchanging currency and trying to anticipate how much we'll spend.

 

[aboveH20]

While it's true that most places will take US dollars, I've found they always have the prices marked in pesos. Generally, you may need to ask what the US price is.

One note - most of the time you're going to pay more for the item if you pay US instead of pesos.

Back in the day I used to get "tip packs" from AAA. Maybe I'll check that out.

Nice that you thought of it, but you will not be in "Mexico", just in ports located there. Dollars and credit cards are enough. Have fun

Good point.

 

[aboveH20]

Many but different type of "pesos"

Mexico will only use "Pesos Mexicanos" and every other latin american country have their own version of pesos.

Interesting. I did not know that.

Maybe I'm missing your point but you are in the country when visiting at a port. Let's say Cozumel for instance is in Mexico, state of Quintana Roo. It has a population of around 100,000. You can wander the island and not stay at the port.

I think it's similar to saying you've been to Colorado when you've only sat in a plane on the tarmac

 

[aboveH20]

Nice that you thought of it, but you will not be in "Mexico", just in ports located there. Dollars and credit cards are enough. Have fun

I think you may be on to something. Maybe we aren't going to Mexico. I just followed a link in a recent email from Disney about current health and safety measures. Mexico isn't listed

 

[Helaman]

I think you may be on to something. Maybe we aren't going to Mexico. I just followed a link in a recent email from Disney about current health and safety measures. Mexico isn't listed


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My comment was tounge and cheek. The port cities are of course in Mexico, but different from the rest of the country. They cater to tourists rather than Mexicans. No pesos are needed. Plastic and dollars suffice.

Do check the entry requirements. When I was last there there were none pertaining to Corona...maybe that is why it is not listed in your email from Disney.