MONEY

. . Although it is not necessary to exchange money prior to the trip, it may be useful to have a small amount of local currency when sightseeing. Romania uses the leu (14 to a $); Bulgaria uses the lev (1.4 to a $); Serbia uses the dinar (85 to a $); Croatia uses the kuna (5.6 to a $); and Hungary used the forint (225 to a $). The most current exchange rate can be found at oanda.com.
. . Currency exchange can be found at the airport, an ATM, or at the hotels in Budapest and Bucharest. On this tour the countries usually don't accept credit cards or travelers’ checks, fees are charged for currency exchange, and ATMs are not found outside of main cities. 
. . The riverboat does not exchange currency, but does accept euro, American Express, MasterCard and Visa as methods of settling shipboard accounts.