Change in Luggage Tag for disembarkation procedure?

[Alphen]

Cannot remember having seen this discussed before, but could not help noticing that new text has been added to the luggage tag, indicating it has to remain attached to your luggage for disembarkation also. This was not the case when we last cruised in the fall of 2019.

[KirkNC]

No that is new.

[kazu]

Interesting.  You’re right. In the past, they issued different tags for disembarkation with a part you kept.

 

It will save paper, that’s for sure 😉 

[Gail & Marty sailing away]

Maybe Holland will still give out a 2nd tag ??

[rucrazy]

6 minutes ago, kazu said:

It will save paper, that’s for sure

True but our tags barely make it from home TO the ship (even when we shipping taped them to death).. I cannot see them making it back home

[Mary229]

That is new.  I just bought some luggage tags to fit cruise ship boarding passes. They are handy dandy, cheap and are in addition to your normal luggage tag, easy on, easy off and will keep that boarding pass intact.  

 

The brand I got was Port & Sea Cruise Club and I am impressed with the durability for the very low price I paid

Edited June 12, 2021 by Mary229

[kazu]

21 minutes ago, rucrazy said:

True but our tags barely make it from home TO the ship (even when we shipping taped them to death).. I cannot see them making it back home

 

We laminate ours - you can buy 3 sheets at the Dollar Store here for $1.25.  Just press and it’s done.  The tags will endure anything 😉 

[rucrazy]

13 minutes ago, kazu said:

The tags will endure anything

After lamination how do you attach to the luggage?

[Cruise Suzy]

Our TA provides luggage tag holders similar to those sold by Cruise Critic. They protect the paper tags and last quite well.

[Alphen]

11 minutes ago, rucrazy said:

After lamination how do you attach to the luggage?

We laminate them, press a hole through and attach with reusable ty-reps, they even survive air travel sometimes 😁

Edited June 12, 2021 by Alphen

[DaveOKC]

We use the tag holders from Cruise Critic and they work great.  Will now have to remove them before we check in at the airport though.

 

 

[kazu]

38 minutes ago, rucrazy said:

After lamination how do you attach to the luggage?

 

We just use a one hole bunch (like you use for papers), make a hole and use the plastic ties to attach them.  

 

Edited to say, sorry I didn’t realize Alphen had answered you 😔 

[rucrazy]

4 minutes ago, kazu said:

sorry I didn’t realize Alphen had answered you

My blind grandfather used to ask 3 people the same question about money and hoped he got the same answer at least twice!.. it's all good I appreciate your responses

 

[KirkNC]

But disembarkation tags were always color coded indicating your disembarkation group.  How will that work if we recycle embarkation tags?

[Alphen]

9 minutes ago, KirkNC said:

But disembarkation tags were always color coded indicating your disembarkation group.  How will that work if we recycle embarkation tags?

Maybe  it will be the color coded tags AND the luggage tags, the latter maybe to better trace luggage owners, just guessing...

[Crazy For Cats]

3 minutes ago, Alphen said:

Maybe  it will be the color coded tags AND the luggage tags, the latter maybe to better trace luggage owners, just guessing...

The problem with that is that I print my tags in B&W.

[Alphen]

1 minute ago, Crazy For Cats said:

The problem with that is that I print my tags in B&W.

There is no information on the luggage tag that requires the color, colors differ by ship, so as long as you hand your luggage at the right ship (in case there is more than one DAM ship alongside), you will be fine 😉

[KirkNC]

Yes but they use colors for disembarkation and they don't know your disembarkation group until you complete the disembarkation form.  Embarkation colors relate to floor and/or room category.  And we also print ours in B&W.

[Alphen]

7 minutes ago, KirkNC said:

Yes but they use colors for disembarkation and they don't know your disembarkation group until you complete the disembarkation form.  Embarkation colors relate to floor and/or room category.  And we also print ours in B&W.

Correct, but if the procedure remains the same, they will issue you the disembarkation envelope, containing the color coded tags, so no printing involved, other than your initial luggage tag.

The embarkation differences in deck and forward or aft, are indicated in letters, not in colors. The colors only differ by ship, not by deck or category. If you are in 4010 on a Vista ship, you will find the indication of 4 and F on your luggage tag, indicating deck and forward section.

 

In the attached example, the color is the same for the entire ship, next to the cabin number, the figure and letter indicate the deck (deck 4) and the location, F for forward and A for aft.

Edited June 12, 2021 by Alphen

[Heartgrove]

Could it have something to do with contact tracing for Covid?

[Alphen]

Just now, Heartgrove said:

Could it have something to do with contact tracing for Covid?

Maybe, or luggage tracing in general. Will be much easier to trace (missing) luggage with uniform looking tags, so name of the owner can be found in the same way and place on the tag.

[KirkNC]

Well if they are still issuing disembarkation tags why keep the other one??

[Heartgrove]

32 minutes ago, Alphen said:

There is no information on the luggage tag that requires the color, colors differ by ship, so as long as you hand your luggage at the right ship (in case there is more than one DAM ship alongside), you will be fine 😉

 

I could be wrong but I seem to recall when taking an upsell that we reprinted our luggage tags and that the upsell stateroom was a different color.

[Alphen]

Just now, KirkNC said:

Well if they are still issuing disembarkation tags why keep the other one??

We do not know if they still are issuing disembarkation tags, just assuming that this part of the disembarkation process will remain the same,. Just indicating that something has changed on the layout and use of the luggage tags used upon embarkation. Regarding the disembarkation process, with the luggage tags, there is no way to make groups for disembarkation referring to the luggage tags, so assuming it is just for identification of your luggage when unattended. Seems logical, but it is a change in how you handle your luggage in the disembarkation process I guess.

[Alphen]

7 minutes ago, Heartgrove said:

 

I could be wrong but I seem to recall when taking an upsell that we reprinted our luggage tags and that the upsell stateroom was a different color.

Well, have never been in anything over a signature suite, so could be terribly wrong, but some (Neptune and or Pinnacle) suite guests will be able to tell.