Giving up your Seapass Card at the end of your cruise

[maggiecharlie]

Have you ever had to give up your Seapass card when you were disembarking the ship at the end of your cruise before?

 

We sailed on the Mariner 12/7-14 and they took our cards when we were exiting the ship. That was the first time that has ever happened to us before. I was a little disappointed that they kept the cards I like to place them in our scrapbook....

[GMoney]

Only once, when I had to disembark prior to the end of the cruise.

 

I'd never let them keep my Seapass on a completed cruise. :)

[Tanker4]

No and my DW would break someone's wrist if they tried to keep hers. Gotta have it for that cruise scrapbook.;)

[pmshirl]

I cruised on the Mariner in Aug. 08 and they didn't take ours!

 

I have been on one Cruise ( don't remember which one it was or even what cruiseline it was with), but they did collect our seapass card as we exited at the end of our Cruise! That was the only time it happened and it was several years back!

[LadeeBug100]

I was on the same cruise also(Mariner..12/07-12/14)

They took our cards,too.:( They said the system was down. I was disappointed , in 40+ cruises , I have kept all of my cards.

 

We had a room key from the Radisson, so I wrote the Mariner of the Seas and date on it, that will have to be our substitute for the real card.

[FL_Cruiser64]

We never had to. I wouldn't give them up. Too much fun having your first dinner in a restaurant onshore after a cruise and handing the waiter/waitress your SeaPass card. Most don't look at them and come back smiling telling me stories how often they were sliding the card just to be rejected every single time. It's tradition for us. :D

[maggiecharlie]

We didn't have a choice of keeping them or not they took them! And they were not giving any explanations to why. We figured that the system was down.

 

 

 

 

[maggiecharlie]

I was on the same cruise also(Mariner..12/07-12/14)

They took our cards,too.:( They said the system was down. I was disappointed , in 40+ cruises , I have kept all of my cards.

 

We had a room key from the Radisson, so I wrote the Mariner of the Seas and date on it, that will have to be our substitute for the real card.

 

Such a bummer and it was our first card with Platinum on it too. If I had known they were going to keep them I would have taken a picture of them. I will next time.

[mdd3145]

We were on the Mariner last week and got to keep ours. I will add them to our collection of cruise memories.

[Host Kewlguy]

Once they took our Seapass cards at the end of a cruise. This was due to a computer problem at the end of the Brilliance of the Seas transatlantic in November, 2006. The computer system seemed to be completely down and there was no other way to get off the ship we were told.

[PrettyLA]

I guess I'll be getting a duplicate card next cruise! I would be in tears if they took it. I'd write down my information on a piece of paper for them so they won't take my seapass.

[Annieeee]

Once they took our Seapass cards at the end of a cruise. This was due to a computer problem at the end of the Brilliance of the Seas transatlantic in November, 2006. The computer system seemed to be completely down and there was no other way to get off the ship we were told.

 

Hmm, if they told me there was o other way off the ship, I might just suddenly lose the card. Wht are they gonna do, keep me onboard for the next sailing? I should be so lucky. :)

 

I have always been able to keep the card.

 

Annieeee

[Crusinoars]

Yes, they kept our cards at the end of the Nov 07 TA on the Navigator.

 

They had been paging someone for a day or so before the end of the cruise so when they took our cards I thought they may have been looking for the person they had been paging. Never did hear if anyone was missing from that cruise, so I guess and hope they found them.

 

Connie

[satxdiver]

Interesting story of what happened on the Mariner. I have never had them ask for the card back. As one suggested it might be because their computer system was down or the scanners were malfunctioning and they have to verify everyone did get off the ship. If they are collecting the cards, you will not have a choice. It is legally their card just like your credit cards belong to the credit card company - read the fine print.

[madforcruising]

Never had it happen on RCI, but on Cunards QM2 and I heard it´s the ususal procedure there. Also heard it has been done this way on Princess, though not abroad.

[alansfreed]

They were having trouble with the system at the end of our cruise in March, and they took our cards. Bummer...

[Cruise Cat]

On Brilliance in August-Sept and we got to keep ours

[uksimonusa]

Looks likes this may have been an isolated incident due to the systems being down, and them needing to confirm that everyone left the ship.

 

I think for my next cruise, I will "Loose" my card early in the cruise and get a replacement, then if the same happens, I'm covered:D

[springtxbill]

I think I would also not be able to find mine at the last second.:D

[Ocean Boy]

Looks likes this may have been an isolated incident due to the systems being down, and them needing to confirm that everyone left the ship.

 

I think for my next cruise, I will "Loose" my card early in the cruise and get a replacement, then if the same happens, I'm covered:D

 

I was thinking the same thing....just in case.

[skyking]

When we got off the QM2 in Nov they took ours from us...I was not happy at all, and was making comments all the way to the cabs.....I was very very mad, cause I have all mine from all my cruises!

[Mickeylee]

We were on the same cruise - Mariner Dec 7 - 14. They told us as we were disembarking that the computers were down and that is why they had to keep the cards.

[ribarfly]

This happened to us one time, same reason computers were down so I handed them our Concierge cards upside down and ran :eek::D

[Pumbaamd]

When we did our B2B on Enchantment in October, we had a close up look at how they clear the ship for U.S. Immigration and how very serious they are about it. They can't start boarding the next guests until Immigration gives them the OK.

The Mariner staff did what they had to do.

Rick and Deirdra

[Broch]

Take care not to lose your seapass card if you want to keep it as a souvenier because remember a lot of information is stored on that card. Credit card details etc. If if fell into the hands of someone who had a card reader who knows what info they will read. Look at the bar codes and black line on the back of the card. Deface them.