elliotlake12 Posted February 9 #1 Share Posted February 9 (edited) Are the cabin cards inserted in slot to open door, or is there a scanner? Asking as wish to know if can keep card in plastic cover on lanyard Edited February 9 by elliotlake12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asawi Posted February 9 #2 Share Posted February 9 It's NFC. So inside a plastic pocket should work. In the bars they might swipe it though, so you need to take it out then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliotlake12 Posted February 9 Author #3 Share Posted February 9 what is NFC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare debenson0723 Posted February 9 #4 Share Posted February 9 59 minutes ago, elliotlake12 said: Are the cabin cards inserted in slot to open door, or is there a scanner? Asking as wish to know if can keep card in plastic cover on lanyard Which ship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazelnut68 Posted February 9 #5 Share Posted February 9 9 minutes ago, elliotlake12 said: what is NFC? NFC stands for Near Field Communication. Basically, it means that the card just has to be "near" the reader for the 2 of them to communicate and unlock the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted February 9 #6 Share Posted February 9 Older ships is usually the swipe style by inserting the card in the slot on the door newer ships has NFC reader where you tap the card to the reader on the door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeHeartCruising Posted February 9 #7 Share Posted February 9 (edited) On the newer ships that use the touch/tap locks, I have been able to leave the card in the plastic holder attached to my lanyard. Did it a couple weeks ago on the Breakaway. No problems. For older ships that don't have touch/tap, obviously you need to pull the card out and slip it into a slot. Note, however, (most?) newer ships also require you to insert a card into a slot once INSIDE the cabin to keep the lights/power on. Most cabin stewards provide blank card that you can keep in that slot full time. But if they don't, you need to use your card (out of its lanyard holder) to put it in the slot. This room "feature" is supposed to help conserve costs by shutting off the room power when no one is home. Edited February 9 by MeHeartCruising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asawi Posted February 9 #8 Share Posted February 9 I haven't been on a ship that requires a keycard for the elctricity in the room, but it's more or less standard at hotels I go to. You can just use a stiff enough business card or some old plastic loyalty card or whatever. Cut a piece of cardboard the size of a credit card and you're good to go. Or stay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JGmf Posted February 9 #9 Share Posted February 9 9 minutes ago, Asawi said: You can just use a stiff enough business card or some old plastic loyalty card or whatever. Confirming that any old plastic loyalty card will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliotlake12 Posted February 9 Author #10 Share Posted February 9 2 hours ago, debenson0723 said: Which ship? Escape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted February 9 #11 Share Posted February 9 i use a folded piece of paper to turn on the power. anything that can fit in the slot will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sailing12Away Posted February 9 #12 Share Posted February 9 Depends on the ship, and even then it will depend. Some trips have been a 'tap and go' for the cabin doors and at disembarking at ports. Other times they had to swipe the card to get back on the ship. I'm a fan of the tap & go, so when that system stops working it's a pain to now have to pull the card out of the wallet while juggling armfuls of beach bags, gifts, water bottles, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted February 9 #13 Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, MeHeartCruising said: On the newer ships that use the touch/tap locks, I have been able to leave the card in the plastic holder attached to my lanyard. Did it a couple weeks ago on the Breakaway. No problems. For older ships that don't have touch/tap, obviously you need to pull the card out and slip it into a slot. Note, however, (most?) newer ships also require you to insert a card into a slot once INSIDE the cabin to keep the lights/power on. Most cabin stewards provide blank card that you can keep in that slot full time. But if they don't, you need to use your card (out of its lanyard holder) to put it in the slot. This room "feature" is supposed to help conserve costs by shutting off the room power when no one is home. It does not have to be your cruise card. It can be a credit card, a library card, or even your driver's license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asawi Posted February 9 #14 Share Posted February 9 12 minutes ago, ontheweb said: It does not have to be your cruise card. It can be a credit card, a library card, or even your driver's license. True. What it's about is a switch at the bottom of the slit. All you need is something to push that switch. Paper folded acouple of times, cardboard, plastic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted February 9 #15 Share Posted February 9 20 minutes ago, ontheweb said: It does not have to be your cruise card. It can be a credit card, a library card, or even your driver's license. Old hotel key. Old cruise card from your last cruise. Paper is o.k. until it is not and gets jammed up in slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKstages Posted February 9 #16 Share Posted February 9 (edited) rather than risking losing a driver's license, credit card, loyalty card or library card, i always keep one or two old hotel key cards in my bag and take them out and use them, if i need to activate the electricity in my cabin. increasingly, NCL seem to have given up on this energy saving measure and now include a paper card in the slot for you to use for the duration of your stay. that card, of course, has likely been touched by dozens of other passengers before you get to it, so it may be best to bring your own, if that's a concern. Edited February 9 by UKstages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted February 9 #17 Share Posted February 9 4 hours ago, Asawi said: True. What it's about is a switch at the bottom of the slit. All you need is something to push that switch. Paper folded acouple of times, cardboard, plastic... I actually learned first hand that it did not have to be the cruise card. After returning from one of our ports where we were told to bring picture id as well as our cards, I accidentally put my cruise card in the safe and kept my driver's license. It obviously did not open the door. I found one of the stewards in the hall and asked him to open the door for me. I then went to the safe, but the electricity shut off before I could open it. After stumbling around in the pitch black inside cabin, I managed to find the card reader and put my license in. And it worked allowing me to open the safe and get my card so I could put that back in the slot and my license back in the safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EngrJones Posted February 9 #18 Share Posted February 9 AAA and AARP cards work just fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asawi Posted February 9 #19 Share Posted February 9 53 minutes ago, ontheweb said: I accidentally put my cruise card in the safe and kept my driver's license So I'm not the only one that grabbed the wrong card when leaving the room... Ooops! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted February 9 #20 Share Posted February 9 NCL has started leaving a card in the slot for your use, it’s just a piece of cardboard they have made to make it easier. No need to worry about having a card to put in the slot, just remember to pull it half way out when you leave the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoDuck Posted February 9 #21 Share Posted February 9 (edited) 1 hour ago, EngrJones said: AAA and AARP cards work just fine. Just remember to take it with you when you disembark. Replacement AARP cards take about a month. Don't ask how I know this 😉 Edited February 9 by RenoDuck Additional comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPgal Posted February 9 #22 Share Posted February 9 1 hour ago, EngrJones said: AAA and AARP cards work just fine. So, that's the value of the AARP card... I've been wondering. 😉 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted February 9 #23 Share Posted February 9 6 hours ago, ontheweb said: It does not have to be your cruise card. It can be a credit card, a library card, or even your driver's license. Just off of the Bliss. I was planning on using the card from my last cruise, but before I got it out my wife found the hotel key from the night before that she had inadvertently kept. We left it in place; the steward pulled it up whenever he serviced the cabin. He also sometimes unplugged devices we had left charging on the desk, like my electric shaver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAcruising Posted February 9 #24 Share Posted February 9 34 minutes ago, TPgal said: So, that's the value of the AARP card... I've been wondering. 😉 I've had an AARP card in my wallet for 10-years. Can't remember a single time I've been asked to show it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hallux Posted February 10 #25 Share Posted February 10 2 hours ago, zqvol said: NCL has started leaving a card in the slot for your use, They didn't for me on my current cruise. 7 hours ago, BirdTravels said: Old hotel key. Old cruise card from your last cruise. Paper is o.k. until it is not and gets jammed up in slot. I actually dropped one in my backpack for just this purpose, but then the room I requested for my hotel stay the night before wasn't ready (when I arrived an hour after I said I would) so they programmed two keys for me (to open the door a total of 4 times, lol) since the digital key might not have arrived on my phone by the time I got up the elevator (it did) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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