room wall safes-room card or credit card?

[sandij]

Does anyone else find it annoying that they advise you not to use your room card to lock the wall safe in the room and then you have to carry around a credit card?

[Sharkin]

No, I don't find it annoying. When you use your room card to lock the safe, then if someone has your card and your room number, they have entrance to your room and the safe.

 

Diamond Princess 04/10/04

Regal Princess 08/04/04

[ahracer]

I guess i'm confused. I didn't need a card for the safe just typed in my code each time I opened it or locked it.

 

Scott

[Genessa]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by ahracer:

I guess i'm confused. I didn't need a card for the safe just typed in my code each time I opened it or locked it.

 

Scott<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

 

I'm confused with you, Scott

 

The three Princess ships I've been on all used the typed in combo and none of the ships allowed you to use a credit card for anything except paying off your bill at the end.

[Shelli]

Whether room safes use a numeric code or a card with a magnetic strip must vary by ship-- I've seen both on various ships on various lines.

 

If yours requires a card, how about using your supermarket "frequent shopper" card? No worries about losing your credit card that way!

 

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[Pam in CA]

Shelli... did you see safes using a card on a Princess ship? I've been on different Princess ships (Grand-class, Sun-class, Coral and Royal) and seen only two types: "safe" dial (on the Royal) and button.

 

Song of Norway & Song of America, 1986-88; Royal Princess 2/99; Sun Princess 1/00; Ocean Princess 12/00; Royal Princess 4/01; Grand Princess 12/23/01; Sea Princess 2/9/02; Explorer of the Seas 12/21/02; Coral Princess 8/9/03; Nordic Empress 12/27/03.

 

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-- Caribbean Princess (12/26/04) -- Roll Call

-- Royal Princess (4/21/05)

[pmcrusta]

Pam- I just was on the Royal our safe was a tiny little thing that you used a old fashioned key to lock it. First day a couple we meet through the CCBoard had $2000 stolen out of their safe.

[CruiseFever]

Maybe you're thinking of Carnival ships? They do indeed take a magnetic strip card to secure the safe and it is NOT recommended that you use your shipboard account card for this purpose but I have.

 

On our Golden cruise last month it was the keypad style safe in which you had to enter a code to arm it and then to open and shut it throughout the voyage.

 

While I thought it was cool to swipe a card to open the safe on some ships I like the code better because I have a slim chance of losing my finger.

 

Happy Cruising

 

Chris

 

www.LifeIsCruising.com

 

Next up:

Caribbean Princess 06/04

Star Princess 10/04

Carnival Spirit 12/04

 

[Aussie Gal]

On the Tahitian Princess you just used a four digit code, like in a hotel. It was so easy.

 

Jennie

 

The next cruise is always the best!

 

3RD OCTOBER, 2004 PRINSENDAM