NW Pacific Posted November 23, 2011 #1 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Am I correct that Carvival DOES NOT mail luggage tags and you are responsible for printing them out on paper and somehow attach them to your luggage. We only have "regular" paper in our printer and cannot imagine how they would stay intact after being dropped off with a Porter and gone through whatever before being delivered to our cabin. We will be getting off another Ship/Cruise line and then proceeding to Carnivals terminal and will not have access to a stapler. Will hope Porters have regular luggage tags to put on bags and add our room # when we get to that point? Sure I am worrying about nothing but seem to over think some things some times! We have a guarnatee so probably won't know # until we get there? Did book2 months out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW Pacific Posted November 23, 2011 Author #2 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Sorry about typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durdenpb Posted November 23, 2011 #3 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Am I correct that Carvival DOES NOT mail luggage tags and you are responsible for printing them out on paper and somehow attach them to your luggage. We only have "regular" paper in our printer and cannot imagine how they would stay intact after being dropped off with a Porter and gone through whatever before being delivered to our cabin.We will be getting off another Ship/Cruise line and then proceeding to Carnivals terminal and will not have access to a stapler. Will hope Porters have regular luggage tags to put on bags and add our room # when we get to that point? Sure I am worrying about nothing but seem to over think some things some times! We have a guarnatee so probably won't know # until we get there? Did book2 months out. Luggage tags are printable.. thats all. that I know of. We are going on our cruise sunday and we have ours printed out already.. it tells you were to fold and its rather thick after you fold it. it would take someone pulling them off for it to fall off or get ripped off by force. im sure teh purser desk has a stapler on the other boat or someone does.. its a business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted November 23, 2011 #4 Share Posted November 23, 2011 carnival does not mail luggage tags you can print out the paper tags, fold them according to the directions and then wrap in clear plastic tape (shipping tape) and you will be fine. I did 2 cruises with this method and i never had a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B and C Blake Posted November 23, 2011 #5 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Am I correct that Carvival DOES NOT mail luggage tags and you are responsible for printing them out on paper and somehow attach them to your luggage. We only have "regular" paper in our printer and cannot imagine how they would stay intact after being dropped off with a Porter and gone through whatever before being delivered to our cabin.We will be getting off another Ship/Cruise line and then proceeding to Carnivals terminal and will not have access to a stapler. Will hope Porters have regular luggage tags to put on bags and add our room # when we get to that point? Sure I am worrying about nothing but seem to over think some things some times! We have a guarnatee so probably won't know # until we get there? Did book2 months out. I picked up some laminate sheets. I used a perm. marker to write our last name on the tags. Very Boldly, LOL Bring a perm marker with you that way when the porter tells you your cabin # you can BOLDLY write it over the laminate. After folding the regular printed tags .. the instructions are printed on where and how to fold will be on them. I left them folded and then laminated them making just 1 2sided tag. Punch a hole in the top and use zip ties to attach to the luggage. Since we were flying I put the tags and zip ties in my travel envelope. Before leaving our hotel I put them on the luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwcruiselover Posted November 23, 2011 #6 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I print mine on regular paper, then fold as instructed and use clear shipping tape to "plasticize" the luggage tags. Then I take a roll of scotch tape in my carry-on and tape the ends of the luggage tags together on the bag right before heading to the ship. I always know my cabin number so I write it on before plasticizing it. If for some reason my cabin number wasn't known prior to sailing, I would take a black felt market and write it on right there at the cruise terminal. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystone99 Posted November 23, 2011 #7 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Am I correct that Carvival DOES NOT mail luggage tags and you are responsible for printing them out on paper and somehow attach them to your luggage. We only have "regular" paper in our printer and cannot imagine how they would stay intact after being dropped off with a Porter and gone through whatever before being delivered to our cabin.We will be getting off another Ship/Cruise line and then proceeding to Carnivals terminal and will not have access to a stapler. Will hope Porters have regular luggage tags to put on bags and add our room # when we get to that point? Sure I am worrying about nothing but seem to over think some things some times! We have a guarnatee so probably won't know # until we get there? Did book2 months out. DW and I cover ours with clear masking tape. After folding tags and putting our name on them, we tape over them, then punch a hole at bottom and use a ziptie to keep it attached to luggage. Kind of a poor man's laminate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbmeow Posted November 23, 2011 #8 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I print mine on regular paper, then fold as instructed and use clear shipping tape to "plasticize" the luggage tags. Then I take a roll of scotch tape in my carry-on and tape the ends of the luggage tags together on the bag right before heading to the ship. I always know my cabin number so I write it on before plasticizing it. If for some reason my cabin number wasn't known prior to sailing, I would take a black felt market and write it on right there at the cruise terminal. Nancy I do this with packing tape after I put my info on them. I then punch a hole in the top and when I get to port I put them on with plastic cable ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crdtrnr Posted November 23, 2011 #9 Share Posted November 23, 2011 if you don't want to go the tape route, I saw a site that sells luggage tags...you just insert your cruise luggage tags into the holder, and they fasten to luggage. Kind of nice, in that they are reusable.. *******************.com. (sorry..forgot rules...look for Favors & serendipity). or just google cruise luggage tags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattimelt Posted November 23, 2011 #10 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Oh geez.. while what everyone is saying is correct, the porters at the terminal will have luggage tags, too, so you can just get some from them when you get there if you're worried about the paper ones you can print at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scgamecock Posted November 23, 2011 #11 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Bring a perm marker with you that way when the porter tells you your cabin # you can BOLDLY write it over the laminate. HuH??? Why would you not know your cabin number in advance and what makes you think the porter would know? This statement makes no sense whatsoever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jzygail Posted November 23, 2011 #12 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Am I correct that Carvival DOES NOT mail luggage tags and you are responsible for printing them out on paper and somehow attach them to your luggage. We only have "regular" paper in our printer and cannot imagine how they would stay intact after being dropped off with a Porter and gone through whatever before being delivered to our cabin.We will be getting off another Ship/Cruise line and then proceeding to Carnivals terminal and will not have access to a stapler. Will hope Porters have regular luggage tags to put on bags and add our room # when we get to that point? Sure I am worrying about nothing but seem to over think some things some times! We have a guarnatee so probably won't know # until we get there? Did book2 months out. Bring a roll of wide, clear packing tape. Fold the luggage tags, per the instructions and then feed them through the luggage handle. Take your tape and wrap the tags once or twice--so it looks a little bit like you've laminated it. That will keep the tag readable and durable enough to get onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viellemouk Posted November 23, 2011 #13 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Why would you not know your cabin number in advance and what makes you think the porter would know? If you book a guarantee cabin, you might not know before you board what your number is. The porters have a list. (I hope so!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobster71 Posted November 23, 2011 #14 Share Posted November 23, 2011 HuH??? Why would you not know your cabin number in advance and what makes you think the porter would know? This statement makes no sense whatsoever... Guarantee cabins are sometimes not assigned till check in. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerman2 Posted November 23, 2011 #15 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Agree with most. Print at home. Laminate. Use hole punch. Zip ties. Take with you on first cruise in envelope. Works very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene56 Posted November 23, 2011 #16 Share Posted November 23, 2011 HuH??? Why would you not know your cabin number in advance and what makes you think the porter would know? This statement makes no sense whatsoever... A porter will have the manifest of everyone sailing that week. Sometimes when you book a guarantee you just dont know until you get to the pier. To the OP - I would keep checking your "Manage my Booking" tab to get your assignment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa L Posted November 23, 2011 #17 Share Posted November 23, 2011 carnival does not mail luggage tags you can print out the paper tags, fold them according to the directions and then wrap in clear plastic tape (shipping tape) and you will be fine. I did 2 cruises with this method and i never had a problem This is exactly what we do. Print them, wrap in clear shipping tape, punch a hole in the top with a hole punch and attach to the luggage with a big rubber band. Have yet to lose or have one destroyed. You'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted November 23, 2011 #18 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Am I correct that Carvival DOES NOT mail luggage tags and you are responsible for printing them out on paper and somehow attach them to your luggage. We only have "regular" paper in our printer and cannot imagine how they would stay intact after being dropped off with a Porter and gone through whatever before being delivered to our cabin.We will be getting off another Ship/Cruise line and then proceeding to Carnivals terminal and will not have access to a stapler. Will hope Porters have regular luggage tags to put on bags and add our room # when we get to that point? Sure I am worrying about nothing but seem to over think some things some times! We have a guarnatee so probably won't know # until we get there? Did book2 months out. I never print mine. Always get them from the porters. Take along a marker, add your name and cabin number and you are ready to go, never an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumsykat Posted November 23, 2011 #19 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Ditto laminating. And DH never goes anywhere without a roll of duct tape. Those tags aren't going anywhere (or at least anywhere the luggage isn't going). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_duck Posted November 23, 2011 #20 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I use plastic ID badge holders (vertical, not horizontal) zip tied on to the luggage handles. You have to trim the luggage tags a bit to fit, but all the pertinent info and the barcode are clearly visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StingRaysfan Posted November 23, 2011 #21 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Honestly.. I've never had to go through the laminating and zip tie stuff before... By the time you triple fold them they are very thick... I write on them, wrap then around the luggage handle, and tape them up with clear moving tape... it's perfect and sometimes it's hard for me to get off when I try to remove them after the cruise.. they aren't going anywhere! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampbaby Posted November 23, 2011 #22 Share Posted November 23, 2011 In October I simply pinted mine, folded as instuctons said and stapled around the handles. No problems at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowedinvt Posted November 23, 2011 #23 Share Posted November 23, 2011 if you don't want to go the tape route, I saw a site that sells luggage tags...you just insert your cruise luggage tags into the holder, and they fasten to luggage. Kind of nice, in that they are reusable..*******************.com. (sorry..forgot rules...look for Favors & serendipity). or just google cruise luggage tags. Thanks for this tip...I just used your search tips and placed our order today! Will save the laminating hassle and I like the reusable factor :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girli565 Posted November 23, 2011 #24 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I just fold them like the instructions say then staple them and have never had a problem with them breaking or falling off. They're pretty thick once you fold them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astropilot Posted November 23, 2011 #25 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I do this with packing tape after I put my info on them. I then punch a hole in the top and when I get to port I put them on with plastic cable ties. Works like charm, 6 cruises this way, and never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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