Luggage question from NCL newbie

[ChiefMateJRK]

4 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

And yes, the minimal risk mitigation done by The Bird is to place a luggage tag on the top and side handles of luggage. Costs nothing and mitigates the risk of one tag going missing and having to spend time in the unclaimed luggage office (naughty room). 

How many times has that happened to you?

[RocketMan275]

3 hours ago, JGmf said:

 

Yes, there are those that roll their multiple bags on to the ship and carry them around until the room is ready at 2:00+ pm.  What fun is that? 

Some will do practically anything to avoid having to tip the porters.

[hallux]

1 hour ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

How many times has that happened to you?

Happened to me on my very first cruise.  I didn't fly to the port, attached the tags at home (before I had the plastic sleeves with metal rings to attach them) and somewhere between the drop off and the ship both the cruise tag and my usual ID tag got detached from the bag.  I was at GS at 9 at night to locate my bag...

Edited January 1 by hallux

[ChiefMateJRK]

10 minutes ago, hallux said:

Happened to me on my very first cruise.  I didn't fly to the port, attached the tags at home (before I had the plastic sleeves with metal rings to attach them) and somewhere between the drop off and the ship both the cruise tag and my usual ID tag got detached from the bag.  I was at GS at 9 at night to locate my bag...

Paper tags with staples/tape?  That could do it.

 

Or, did you forget to tip the porter?

[hallux]

4 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

Paper tags with staples/tape?  That could do it.

Yes, following cruise line directions!  Interesting how that works.  I since have gotten the plastic sleeves with wire loops to hold them on the bags.

[ChiefMateJRK]

10 minutes ago, hallux said:

Yes, following cruise line directions!  Interesting how that works.  I since have gotten the plastic sleeves with wire loops to hold them on the bags.

Yeah, we all did that when we were newbies.  Now we spend $7 at Amazon and get the bullet proof ones.

 

Yet, for some mysterious and amazing reason, there are still some nervous know-it-alls that use fifteen of those on each bag.🤣

[cruiser2015]

6 hours ago, hallux said:

Yes, following cruise line directions!  Interesting how that works.  I since have gotten the plastic sleeves with wire loops to hold them on the bags.

Still wondering...who the heck tore off your tags that was NOT an airline?

Properly attached, they are not all that easy to yank off.

[cruiser2015]

6 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

Yeah, we all did that when we were newbies.  Now we spend $7 at Amazon and get the bullet proof ones.

 

Yet, for some mysterious and amazing reason, there are still some nervous know-it-alls that use fifteen of those on each bag.🤣

I got a set of 6 for $5.

They were less than for a set of 4 (same tags).  😲

[eltigre]

All very interesting, but inquiring minds want to know about this on board luggage storage for carry on luggage until cabin is ready. Hadn't previously heard of this.

Some passengers have medical devices / miscellaneous health items not suitable for a back packs so are packed in carry on luggage that would not be left with a porter but would leave in onboard storage. 

[Asawi]

22 minutes ago, eltigre said:

All very interesting, but inquiring minds want to know about this on board luggage storage for carry on luggage until cabin is ready. Hadn't previously heard of this.

Some passengers have medical devices / miscellaneous health items not suitable for a back packs so are packed in carry on luggage that would not be left with a porter but would leave in onboard storage. 

On my two latest cruises, Star and Gem, the Bliss lounge was available for storage. Didn't check it out any further since I only had my small backpack.

[BirdTravels]

16 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

How many times has that happened to you?

I, personally, have never lost a bag because I always have two tags on my bags.

 

I have been to the land of lost luggage several times and you would be surprised on the number of bags that have missing tags looking for owners. 

[hallux]

4 hours ago, cruiser2015 said:

Still wondering...who the heck tore off your tags that was NOT an airline?

Properly attached, they are not all that easy to yank off.

🤷‍♂️. No idea, the tag was there and stapled when it was handed to the porters.  My current ID tags for regular travel are MUCH more robust now and they make it easier to spot the bag on the belt.

[BirdTravels]

2 hours ago, eltigre said:

All very interesting, but inquiring minds want to know about this on board luggage storage for carry on luggage until cabin is ready. Hadn't previously heard of this.

Some passengers have medical devices / miscellaneous health items not suitable for a back packs so are packed in carry on luggage that would not be left with a porter but would leave in onboard storage. 

 

Most ships are offering bag drops. On our last cruise, it was just a corner of the casino floor. 

 

By "medical devices", if you mean a CPAP, ours are always in our checked luggage. We sail 6-7 times a year and fly a couple of times a month with our CPAPs in checked luggage. 

[BirdTravels]

4 hours ago, cruiser2015 said:

Still wondering...who the heck tore off your tags that was NOT an airline?

Properly attached, they are not all that easy to yank off.

Attached per the cruise line instructions, they are a piece of paper with a staple in the end. Anyone brushing against those tags could cause them to rip off. 

[cruiser2015]

2 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Attached per the cruise line instructions, they are a piece of paper with a staple in the end. Anyone brushing against those tags could cause them to rip off. 

When I first used them, years ago, i scoffed at the concept.

But the multiple (folded) layers turned into a surprising strong object.

I never use less than two staples. One is an invitation to destruction.

[RocketMan275]

3 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Attached per the cruise line instructions, they are a piece of paper with a staple in the end. Anyone brushing against those tags could cause them to rip off. 

I suspect some of the issues with the staples stem from those who put the tags on the bags prior to leaving for the airport.  I've heard some airport baggage handlers will remove any extraneous tags to reduce confusion.

[cruiser2015]

6 hours ago, RocketMan275 said:

I suspect some of the issues with the staples stem from those who put the tags on the bags prior to leaving for the airport.  I've heard some airport baggage handlers will remove any extraneous tags to reduce confusion.

I would expect that.

 

However, not per hallux (see #37)

Edited January 2 by cruiser2015

[RocketMan275]

1 hour ago, cruiser2015 said:

I would expect that.

 

However, not per hallux (see #37)

hallux drove to the port.  See #28.  

[hallux]

45 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said:

hallux drove to the port.  See #28.  

Yup - that first one (and second for that matter) was Royal Caribbean from Cape Liberty, only a 3 hour drive from home...

[ChiefMateJRK]

11 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

I, personally, have never lost a bag because I always have two tags on my bags.

That's great, but I personally have never lost a bag and I've never used more than one tag on my bags.

[cruiser2015]

1 hour ago, RocketMan275 said:

hallux drove to the port.  See #28.  

Yes, I knew that.

Apparently, the tag attack happened during baggage boarding at the pier.

[cruiser2015]

58 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

That's great, but I personally have never lost a bag and I've never used more than one tag on my bags.

With your cruising schedule, seems like you may be overdue.   😟

[BirdTravels]

4 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

That's great, but I personally have never lost a bag and I've never used more than one tag on my bags.

Have you been to the room of lost bags with missing tags?

 

Like the mainstream media, you seemed to have taken the quote out of context by conveniently deleting the rest of the post. Fake news. 

Edited January 3 by BirdTravels

[CruisingFun2023]

8 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

Have you been to the room of lost bags with missing tags?

 

Is it a room on the ship or the pier?

[ChiefMateJRK]

1 hour ago, BirdTravels said:

Have you been to the room of lost bags with missing tags?

 

Like the mainstream media, you seemed to have taken the quote out of context by conveniently deleting the rest of the post. Fake news. 

Yeah right.  Most of those bags (other than yours) are there because of contraband spotted in the x-ray (or people who used the paper/staple "recommended" approach).  Nobody went to bed without their jammies.