A lot of you travel, so you might know this already:

Mom and I are leaving for a New England cruise on Friday. Yesterday we went to get travellers cheques.

The clerk advised us not to, as she knows first hand and from others about them not being accepted (except, perhaps, at banks) even at a 5 star hotel. (I would usually cash mine at a bank before I ever used them).

She also told us to call our bank and credit card companies, and tell them when we would be away and roughly where. Otherwise, it could look like our cards are stolen and being used by someone else in another place.

Just thought I would pass this on.....