Cruise card photo at embarkation question - already on file?

[sapper1]

Neither have we - feel better now :p:D;)

 

That means they took your picture but not ours when we embarked for the Westerdam Sailaway cruise. They would have had both our pictures on file so I wonder how they decide.

[kazu]

That means they took your picture but not ours when we embarked for the Westerdam Sailaway cruise. They would have had both our pictures on file so I wonder how they decide.

 

not sure. But if they want to skip it for our cruise next year that will be fine by me ;)

[take us away]

Does it depend how long between cruises?

I don't mean ten years but say 16 or so months?

 

 

 

Not from what I have seen as we were almost 2 years between cruises: Jan 2014 until Nov 2014 and DH did not need a new photo.

[Cruising-along]

We cruise 1-2 times/year and I don't recall ever being told we could skip having the photo taken. I have the same hair style, we must just look older each time. :o

 

I'm wondering if it depends on who you get...

[OlsSalt]

We cruise 1-2 times/year and I don't recall ever being told we could skip having the photo taken. I have the same hair style, we must just look older each time. :o

 

I'm wondering if it depends on who you get...

 

This has happened now for several years at multiple embarkation ports all over the world: no photo for me, but always one taken for my husband. One agent said "I guess they like your photo", indicating it was not her choice to make.

 

This agent's response is why this procedure felt like such a puzzlement, and not something that was done at the discretion of each agent spontaneously ---- anywhere in the world at the time of embarkation.

 

Just wondering what the HAL policy was behind this since photo-ID's seem a critical part of ship's security procedures.

[POA1]

We took 2 cruises on the same ship within a week of one another and they took our photos both times. Same ship. Same terminal.

[SilvertoGold]

That means they took your picture but not ours when we embarked for the Westerdam Sailaway cruise. They would have had both our pictures on file so I wonder how they decide.

 

Do you look the same as in the previous photo?

 

Same haircut? Same glasses? Or maybe no glasses as in the previous photo? Have you lost weight? Have you dyed your hair a different color?

 

This is not brain surgery: can you be easily identified by your old photo? Or not?

[kazu]

Do you look the same as in the previous photo?

 

Same haircut? Same glasses? Or maybe no glasses as in the previous photo? Have you lost weight? Have you dyed your hair a different color?

 

This is not brain surgery: can you be easily identified by your old photo? Or not?

 

same hair. no glasses and I look pretty much the same for the last number of years, except for the wrinkles of course ;)

[Cruising-along]

This has happened now for several years at multiple embarkation ports all over the world: no photo for me, but always one taken for my husband. One agent said "I guess they like your photo", indicating it was not her choice to make.

 

This agent's response is why this procedure felt like such a puzzlement, and not something that was done at the discretion of each agent spontaneously ---- anywhere in the world at the time of embarkation.

 

Just wondering what the HAL policy was behind this since photo-ID's seem a critical part of ship's security procedures.

 

Interesting! That does prove it isn't up to each agent. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason. Many of us who have the same hairstyle, glasses, weight, etc. each time still have a new photo taken.

[sapper1]

Do you look the same as in the previous photo?

 

Same haircut? Same glasses? Or maybe no glasses as in the previous photo? Have you lost weight? Have you dyed your hair a different color?

 

This is not brain surgery: can you be easily identified by your old photo? Or not?

 

New glasses but everything else the same.

[shrimp56]

Last boarding the agent said she could do better than the one on file so took a new one. DH wasn't retaken.

[SilvertoGold]

same hair. no glasses and I look pretty much the same for the last number of years, except for the wrinkles of course ;)

 

And that would be it!!!!

 

Same here, unfortunately!!!!

[SilvertoGold]

Last boarding the agent said she could do better than the one on file so took a new one. DH wasn't retaken.

 

Now there is the BEST reason to take another photo.

 

I cannot BELIEVE how bad I have looked on HAL photos!!!

[sail7seas]

Interesting.

Thanks for sharing. :)

 

[d&jmojavedesert]

This has happened to me ,but not DH. I went through security and waited for DH to come through. He had my picture on his card. This happened twice. I guess I am better looking than him.

[Typhoon1]

[quote name='SilvertoGold']This is something new since you last sailed HAL.[/QUOTE]

Nothing new. 2013 was the first time we experienced it.