credit card for Cuba?

d8vyh

My wife and i are going to Cuba in October and wish to take a credit card just in case of an emergency. Anyone have any tips as to which may be the best as we have heard no American companies such as Visa are welcome.

MichaelCR

d8vyh wrote: »

My wife and i are going to Cuba in October and wish to take a credit card just in case of an emergency. Anyone have any tips as to which may be the best as we have heard no American companies such as Visa are welcome.

Firstly,

What kind of credit history do you have ? (Its pointless anyone pointing you in the direction of a AMEX card, Or other big lenders if you have a poor history)

What kind of credit limit are you after ?

d8vyh

Our credit rating is good and Amex would certainly not be welcome as its American.
Thanks.

_Persephone

I had no problem using my card when I went there in 2009.

Fruit_and_Nut_Case

I used my Nationwide Visa debit card in ATMs and my wife used her Nationwide Visa credit card in shops and hotels last year.

As the OP already mentioned, AmEx of any type are unwelcome.

Egg MasterCard is unacceptable too as it is a Citibank product.

AirlieBird

Visa Europe are an entirely separate entity to Visa Inc. It doesn't matter what type of card it is, what matters is the origin of the Bank issuing the card. No cards issued by Capital One, Egg, American Express or MBNA will be accepted. MBNA run most of the non-bank branded cards.

michaelvintner

AirlieBird wrote: »

Visa Europe are an entirely separate entity to Visa Inc. It doesn't matter what type of card it is, what matters is the origin of the Bank issuing the card. No cards issued by Capital One, Egg, American Express or MBNA will be accepted. MBNA run most of the non-bank branded cards.

Cuba won't accept any American issued cards. I am beginning to like the sound of Cuba more and More each day.

Joking aside my Mum, Her Husband and my Nan went there for a holiday earlier this year and they loved it.

Everyone was friendly and apparently they adopted my Nan. No trouble at all even when they walked down a street with people hanging around in doorways looking like they could be up to no good no one ever gave them any hassle.

My mums husband asked someone if there was actually any crime in Cuba to which the response was "Very little, you only go to a Cuban jail once".

Compare this to the so called "Free" United States of America where apparently 25% of the population has a Criminal Record and if you take a wrong turning you face a very really risk of being robbed and shot.

diable

so just had to post this

brewerdave

We've used Tesco Mastercard (issued by RBS) and NatWest Visa cards on our last two visits to Cuba in 2009 and this year.

reflections1012

Hey Guys
Do u think Co Operative Visa Debit would be acceptable?
Thanks

DUKE

I'm off in 7 weeks - Not sure where you're going but have a look at TripAdvisor http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowForum-g285732-i398-Holguin_Cuba.html