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Originally Posted by mtdjed
When I asked if anyone had some euros, it was for two reasons. One is that I am going on a river cruise and they won't take credit card for tips.
The second is that at times someone may be stuck with some euros that they have no need for anymore.
Serves both parties.
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We took a river cruise last fall. General crew gratuities were prepaid, but as you say gratuities for our tour guides, drivers etc needed to be cash obviously. We pulled cash from ATM’s a few times during our trip and would buy something, water etc at a convenience store to break larger bills as changing the larger bills was sometimes challenging. Getting Euro coin (public restrooms often want 1€) was hard as well and we got most of it the same way - change. Whether you track down some cash here first or not, consider what you can use for an ATM transaction over there as that’s likely your easiest method to restock. Just recalled, we also would buy change sometimes from a server in a cafe - many would have their “till” on their belt/tray. That was a good way if they were fairly flush with change. Enjoy!