Do cruise cards get deactivated if stored next to a cell phone?

[soprano]

Several people in my party use cell phone wallets, where their ID and credit cards are stored in the phone's case. Does putting the phone next to the cruise card deactivate the card?  Thanks in advance!

[Mr. Green]

I don't believe it will since it uses an RFID chip in the card and not a magnetic strip.

[smokeybandit]

No. Maybe 15 years ago but not now

[ReneeFLL]

I have a thing that sticks to my phone that holds some tip money and my sea pass in. Never been a problem.

[ONECRUISER]

Was either 2015 or 16 I did it twice, Card/Cell same pocket and had reactivate Card on Serenade. Since then no issues 

[soremekun]

3 hours ago, ReneeFLL said:

......tip money.....

I will resist the urge.

[S.A.M.J.R.]

7 hours ago, Mr. Green said:

I don't believe it will since it uses an RFID chip in the card and not a magnetic strip.

I believe only certain ships use RFID cards, not all of them. 

[Biker19]

9 hours ago, soprano said:

Does putting the phone next to the cruise card deactivate the card? 

On ships which still use magnetic stripe cards (Allure, Freedom class and older), there's a very slight chance of that happening.

[island lady]

Happened to me on Jewel a few months ago.   I usually keep cell phone in separate pocket, forgot and stuck it in the same pocket as my key card.  Oopss...a trip down to GS desk. 🥺

[HicksRA]

I have a leather phone case with a credit card slot where I have carried my seapass card many times and never had a problem. 

[CruisinNole]

6 hours ago, soremekun said:

I will resist the urge.

Many thanks to you for not succumbing to the urge! 😄

[sdrocks]

I don't remember which ship and when it was but I found if I carried my Kindle with my room key on top that the card was deactivated.  It took me a couple times of getting new cards before I figured out not to do it that way anymore.  I was holding the key that way until I could get off to wherever I was going, which was usually the gym with my Kindle.

[CruisinCadie]

Just off the Brilliance.  I kept my cell phone and sea pass card in my over-the-shoulder bag the entire trip and never had a problem.  It was a barcode reader card, not the strip.  

[Biker19]

1 hour ago, CruisinCadie said:

It was a barcode reader card, not the strip.  

The mag stripe on the Seapass card is used on the door and most point-of-sale terminals.

[steveru621]

There may be a problem, only on ships that have old-style magstripes.  Not because of the phone, but a magnet in the case.