POM: Hidden Zone 1 Card?

[spj8705]

Hello. We are sailing Destiny in March, and I remember reading alot of reviews that they hide Zone 1 cards through out the waiting are. Do they still do this? If so, where are they? Thanks in advanced! :)

[bobsfamily]

Hello. We are sailing Destiny in March, and I remember reading alot of reviews that they hide Zone 1 cards through out the waiting are. Do they still do this? If so, where are they? Thanks in advanced! :)

I'm not sure about "hiding" them... but unless your luggage has the zone 1 tags on it you most likely will have a hard time finding them...

[Sauer-kraut]

I thought the luggage tags were given out by the stewards and left in the cabin.

[spj8705]

I think I explained it wrong. I'm talking about when you get to the port and check in at the desk they give you the zone cards for boarding. I remember reading and seeing people say they hide a few Zone 1 cards at port of miami in the waiting areas. We'll be on Destiny March. Thanks. :)

[nodogkisses]

One of the POM employees once told me that they are taped to the underside of the chairs in the waiting area. I've always felt around for one, but never found one though.l

[mrpayroll]

Left from Miami in January. Did not hear any announcment about any hidden zone 1 cards. :(

[mondello]

Hello. We are sailing Destiny in March, and I remember reading alot of reviews that they hide Zone 1 cards through out the waiting are. Do they still do this? If so, where are they? Thanks in advanced! :)

They're hidden at random in the waiting area. One PAX posted their kid found one while they were waiting. Its luck of the draw and I don't think its fair to ruin the surprise. Have a great cruise.

[pacarolinagirl]

Yes, they were taped under chairs randomly. On our last cruise in June, the family of 4 across from us had one under their chair. It had actually fallen in the floor & we told them that we bet it was a zone 1 card. It was! They weren't even going to bother looking. They were going to take us with them but one of our party members was using the restroom.

 

It would be nice if they continued it...added a little excitement while waiting (not that we waited that long to begin with). Guess we'll find out in May. :)

[Kanebaby]

Ok, can someone tell me what a Zone 1 card is?

[serene56]

when you arrive at the pier before boarding has started you will be given a zone number for boarding.

 

Each zone is for about 50 people. So if you are one of the 50 or so people to board you will get a low zone number.

 

(zone one is for suites, handicapped and weddings

[alexieb]

I'm putting my 5 year old to work when we arrive at the POM! Scavenger hunt for Zone 1 card!

[Kanebaby]

when you arrive at the pier before boarding has started you will be given a zone number for boarding.

 

Each zone is for about 50 people. So if you are one of the 50 or so people to board you will get a low zone number.

 

(zone one is for suites, handicapped and weddings

 

Ah, ok. Now i get it. I never get there that early so i didnt know what they were.

[serene56]

Ah, ok. Now i get it. I never get there that early so i didnt know what they were.

 

 

why not? You could be onboard by noon eating lunch= starting your cruise vacation earlier then anticipated

[Kanebaby]

why not? You could be onboard by noon eating lunch= starting your cruise vacation earlier then anticipated

 

We usually have to wait for my Mom and Dad to arrive at our house in Orlando to watch the kids and dog. They have a 3 hour drive and don't usually get there until 11 or so. Unless we cruise out of Miami or Ft. Lauderale, we drive the day of the cruise to Tampa or Port Canaveral. I hate Orlando but that is one perk of living here. We usually get there around 12-1 or so. Plenty of time to eat and explore the ship before its time to muster.

[BigDfromTN]

when you arrive at the pier before boarding has started you will be given a zone number for boarding.

 

Each zone is for about 50 people. So if you are one of the 50 or so people to board you will get a low zone number.

 

(zone one is for suites, handicapped and weddings

 

Actually boarding order is:

 

Weddings, Handicapped, VIP, Then #1...;)

[Sauer-kraut]

Thanks for the explaination, I never really wait at the terminal building and usually check in and its onward directly to the ship. I hate cattle calls, so I find it more relaxing to just wait til after the crowds have cleared out. ;)

[tassycatt]

I think it would be kind of weird to see someone crawling around the terminal on hands and knees looking under the chairs. Especially if I happened to be sitting in one of them.

[Crazy4Koko]

We got to POM for our Destiny cruise in September just about 10:30 and had a zone 3 boarding card.....

 

 

which boarded about 10 minutes after the first two...

 

 

There were three Zone one cards hidden under various seats..

 

 

I never in a million years would have thought to actually 'hunt' for these cards before choosing a place to sit...kind of takes all the fun out of it.

 

 

If I'd happened to have been the one with the lucky seat.. I'd have taken the zone one, and given someone else my zone three... and turned in the later zone card.

[KPGirl]

I saw someone get these on our last cruise 3 yrs ago, I had heard about it before and kind of scanned some chairs, nothing for us, that is our kind of luck.

[bobsfamily]

Ah, now I remember seeing this at PC also... the lucky couple boarded before the VIP's, after wedding parties... But there was only one "hidden" pass

[mpillen]

Do they do this for all cruises or just the Destiny? Thanks!

[ktb2002]

We sailed on the Destiny in October, and as I had seen a previous post my 9 year old son had strict instructions to find 1 lol. Well he didn't have to search hard, 1 had fallen under the chair. Later on we saw another 1 and pointed it out to first time cruisers and made their day. We had no problems using it and in fact they forgot to take them from us when we boarded lol.