Hi

We are taking a mini-cruise out of Cyprus at the end of the month from Limassol stopping one day in Beirut and the next in Latakia, Syria.

We will not be taking the excursions in Beirut as we've been on the same trip twice previously. This time we want to do some things under our own steam and we can't for the life of us recall what's the best currency to use for shopping and buying drinks at the cafes etc.

Any ideas?

We don't know if we should take USD (for Duty Free shopping in the port area) and change it to local currency on this ship for just general purchases in Beirut?

Any help would be appreciated.

CwB