Yacht Club elevator hijack??

[shellster1]

I've read that if a YC guest swipes their card in the elevator, the elevator then automatically goes to deck 15, bypassing every other floor, EVEN IF buttons have been pushed for other floors? :o

Did I read this correctly? Seems like it might be slightly awkward...although I'm sure my 9-year-old son would thoroughly enjoy the hack. :rolleyes:

[Ember50]

There is a dedicated lift for RYC Members (only 1 of the many available to everyone else).

It isnt meant for general use, but apparently non RYC members do get the benefit from it as well (nothing really stopping them).

Reading from others reviews the issue comes when non RYC users are using it (getting extra usage of a lift they are not supposed to use) and then their stops are overridden by a RYC user. I think that is a small price ot pay (if using a lift surreptitiously).

[riclop]

Yes it's true.

[stealthy]

And it's great. Especially when I got on one day and it was full of kids riding it, all the buttons were pushed [emoji849], swipe card and bingo YC level 15! Hahahaha so long suckers. [emoji14]

[Skier52]

I've read that if a YC guest swipes their card in the elevator, the elevator then automatically goes to deck 15, bypassing every other floor, EVEN IF buttons have been pushed for other floors? :o

Did I read this correctly? Seems like it might be slightly awkward...although I'm sure my 9-year-old son would thoroughly enjoy the hack. :rolleyes:

When I was on Divina in the med in 2012 there were two YC lifts and it worked in two ways

 

1) put your card in the slot outside and call the lift and it comes straight to you

2) once in the lift insert your card into the slot; press for your floor and go straight there ignoring all other button presses except other YC users.

 

method 2 could be used as you exit the lift to send non YC pesky kids down to the bowels of the ship as you leave.

 

served them right for trying to mess with my privilege.

 

I always had the courtesy to ask where others wanted to go and pressed their floors as well.

all I wanted was the express call not the express first stop

 

 

MY card in the outside slot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pete

Edited March 18, 2017 by Skier52

[stealthy]

When I was on Divina in the med in 2012 there were two YC lifts and it worked in two ways

 

1) put your card in the slot outside and call the lift and it comes straight to you

2) once in the lift insert your card into the slot; press for your floor and go straight there ignoring all other button presses except other YC users.

 

method 2 could be used as you exit the lift to send non YC pesky kids down to the bowels of the ship as you leave.

 

served them right for trying to mess with my privilege.

 

I always had the courtesy to ask where others wanted to go and pressed their floors as well.

all I wanted was the express call not the express first stop

 

 

pete

 

 

 

Lol. Must try that one Pete.

 

Yes how dare they lol [emoji23]

[Shippy]

There is a dedicated lift for RYC Members (only 1 of the many available to everyone else).

It isnt meant for general use, but apparently non RYC members do get the benefit from it as well (nothing really stopping them).

Reading from others reviews the issue comes when non RYC users are using it (getting extra usage of a lift they are not supposed to use) and then their stops are overridden by a RYC user. I think that is a small price ot pay (if using a lift surreptitiously).

 

They are the 2 in the middle of the main bank of elevators on Divina

No where does it say that non YC people cannot use them.

[shellster1]

And it's great. Especially when I got on one day and it was full of kids riding it, all the buttons were pushed [emoji849], swipe card and bingo YC level 15! Hahahaha so long suckers. [emoji14]

 

Literally, I just laughed out loud! So true with kids. Very annoying when they push all the buttons, not limited to just elevators. ;p Thank goodness mine is old enough now to realize it's actually NOT fun to stop at every floor.

In any case, thanks everyone for the more detailed info.

[Skier52]

They are the 2 in the middle of the main bank of elevators on Divina

No where does it say that non YC people cannot use them.

there was a multilingual sign saying YC guests had priority not exclusivity

 

 

Edited March 18, 2017 by Skier52

[Prinz]

So clearly I'm doing something wrong.

Here's my experience with the YC elevators

 

Calling:

Using your card to call the elevators seemed to make no difference.

In face, when already on the 16th it would make multiple trips between 15 and 6 before eventually coming to 16.

This was confirmed by another couple at one point when they were also trying to get off the 16th.

I'd usually just walk down the stairs to 15, saves a lot of time.

 

Once in an elevator that could go to 16:

Couldn't press 16 without inserting my card.

So, once I inserted my card and pressed 16 it would still go to whatever floor was next on the list of buttons already pressed.

Once it arrived at that floor it would clear ALL floors and close the doors.

Hopefully someone would be quick enough to press a floor above us before it went back down to 6.

This process would repeat on every pressed floor. Clear all buttons, rinse repeat.

So I would usually end up just hitting 15 without using my card, would get me to 16 a lot more quickly.

 

Edit: his was on the Divina last week of Dec 2016

Edited March 18, 2017 by Prinz
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[gtaylor]

For our two cruises on Divina last year, it worked as originally advertised, quick call and bypass previously selected decks.

 

This year, all that seemed to go away, except for, as mentioned, the elevator would periodically clear ALL selections, and you had to select your floor again.

 

gary

[Beamafar]

First time we were in YC we weren't made aware of this. Second time we asked the butler escorting us to YC at embarkation about it and he gestured in a way to say "I can't tell you"! LOL We weren't to know!

 

Like others, we never had much success with it; although, on the odd occasions when it did work, a voice would come over the tannoy to tell everyone to evacuate the elevator as it was needed for an emergency! We were so embarrassed we decided to forego using it. That has since been changed!

[Capricruiser]

The "emergency" announcement is still in use, at least on the Fantasia. The problem is getting on the elevator, inserting your card and pressing 15 for example. Then someone non-YC gets on before the doors close and presses another deck, say 9. The elevator thinks the YC member now wants to stop at Deck 9, causing an unscheduled stop before going up to the YC decks. No problem but if many others come on requesting multiple decks, then the YC perk is useless.

[stealthy]

The "emergency" announcement is still in use, at least on the Fantasia. The problem is getting on the elevator, inserting your card and pressing 15 for example. Then someone non-YC gets on before the doors close and presses another deck, say 9. The elevator thinks the YC member now wants to stop at Deck 9, causing an unscheduled stop before going up to the YC decks. No problem but if many others come on requesting multiple decks, then the YC perk is useless.

 

 

 

Would it still register once the doors shut? Maybe after every one has pressed their button do the swipe?

[Capricruiser]

I honestly don't know.

[TrinaLC]

Never worked for us on our recent Davina trip.