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Re: How much cash?
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11/25/2019 10:18 AM
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It depends on whether you plan on anchoring, mooring or taking slips. For slips, fuel, water, 95% of dinners, groceries, etc., is a lot like the US and Europe - everyone takes cc. From my experience we've always paid cash for mooring balls, except at Leverick when we've stopped for fuel, spent a night on a ball then a night in a slip (when used cc). I don't know if the other mooring ball places will take cc, as I've never asked.
Many in the BVIs charge a ~3% surcharge for using the card. This also includes paying your boat insurance and the final amount due when you pick up the boat.
You also have arrival and departure expenses that requires cash.
I believe we took $300/pp for a 10 night trip in Oct and had cash left over.
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Re: How much cash?
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11/25/2019 11:20 AM
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If you use the boatyball for moorings you'll be using credit cards I assume.
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: How much cash?
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11/25/2019 11:36 AM
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$2,000 should cover it if using your CC. You want to have enough cash in case the ATM is out of cash on the island your on. That's what I was worried about. We'll moor most nights I assume; so not a ton of $$ there - but I was thinking fuel, a possible lunch or two, customs fees and misc tips would be cash.
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Re: How much cash?
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11/25/2019 12:29 PM
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Cash for the guys who bring ice and take the trash... Safari bus tour for the group on VG. (Pub Crawl/Hog Heaven/The Baths)
Kirk in Maryland
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Re: How much cash?
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11/25/2019 05:43 PM
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Not sure if you’re solo or in a group but our groups have a boat “kitty”. Each couple puts in $200-225 at the start of the charter. We use it to pay for mooring balls, ice, trash, water & misc shared expenses. IF we have any left we use it for fuel at the end. Fuel dock took credit cards last time we chartered. We personally take another $1000 for the the two of us. Always end up bringing most of it home. Thank you! I'm the Dad - wife and 3 of my kids (19-23) are crew - so it's on me. Sounds like I'd be good to take $2k and cards . . .
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Re: How much cash?
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11/26/2019 08:41 AM
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Never paid cash for fuel. And like others have said, we collect a "kitty" that stays on the boat for moorings ice trash some reprovisioning
Once that's established and the crew understands it, there's not as big a need for cash as there was 10 years ago. The last couple of trips we came home with much of what we brought (except for the "kitty")
Dave
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Re: How much cash?
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11/26/2019 09:22 AM
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I'm pretty sure you have to have cash for customs. I would agree. Just not 100% positive. Can't recall ever trying to use a credit card.
Go Irish!! Bill
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Re: How much cash?
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11/26/2019 09:45 AM
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I'm pretty sure you have to have cash for customs. Is this $100/pp? $60 in and $40 out? Or do we just pay the $60 in?
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Re: How much cash?
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01/19/2020 07:24 AM
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I have found that nobody takes Discover Card and heard of difficulties with American Express as well. Keep that in mind when expecting to pay with credit cards.
Jim Sailmoby II
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