Lanyard

[Organized Chaos]

57 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

Indeed - if you simply hold the card near something, no swiping in a slot, it is RFID (or magic!).

 

As mentioned, it appears the RFID element is used for your cabin door only - all other uses would require removing the card from the lanyard so it can be swiped.

 

I wonder if the RFID upgrade is something Carnival plans for future dry-dock upgrades, or will be new-ship-builds only?

 

Carnival Corp. has adopted the medallion technology. It was supposed to be debuted on Princess lines in late 2017 & 2018. I don't know if it's in service. They plan to expand it to their other cruise lines in the future. But with all the work it takes retrofiting a ship with all the necessary sensors and systems it requires, I don't know if they'd ever think about doing it to older ships. But who knows, maybe they'll start fitting more CCL ships with the RFID cards and readers on the cabin doors as a future upgrade.

[LuckyStar]

On 3/8/2019 at 12:55 PM, elcuchio24 said:

 

They still have the free ones from the Casino? I have about 20 kicking around the house, but will have to remember to bring some if they arent free anymore. 

I got a free one last year so I hope so.  I have a cute little purse to carry it in now but lanyards helped me in the past. 

[Garth2]

On 3/8/2019 at 10:37 PM, PhillyFan33579 said:

 

I assume you haven’t cruised on Carnival in awhile. I just looked at my last 23 S&S cards and all of them have a hole punched in them. I don’t know about cards on cruises before that because I didn’t save cards when I first started cruising.  

 

And so far, Carnival is NOT charging extra for this.

[ray98]

The cards come with a circular hole already punched.  If they are swipe only or a combo card with RFID depends on the ship you are on.