Room Safe

[martyap]

Is a non-activated, store gift card sufficient to use in the room safe? Thanks

[firefly333]

Depends on the ship. Some have number keypads and some you swipe a card. It works for the later type.

[cherbear4000]

Does anyone know if the Freedom is keypad or the kind you swipe?

[dna1990]

Take a gift card anyway...have another card of some some, and if turns out to be keypad - great.

 

No biggie.

[allener58]

Is a non-activated, store gift card sufficient to use in the room safe? Thanks

 

 

Yes, the card does not have to be activated, just has to have a metalic strip on back. Expired cards work also.

[Jimmy Geegitz]

Not Sure

[janabm81]

I know this is silly but do you have to use an old card because it does something to it like deactivates it or is that just most peoples personal preferance?

[NS-Cruiser]

Does anyone know if the Freedom is keypad or the kind you swipe?

On the Freedom in Nov / Dec 2008 it was swipe type, probably still is:D

[sylteach]

We used a Wal-mart gift card that had not been activated. We used one that was all silver mylar, so it was easy to identify as our safe "key." I understand that the Freedom safes use the magnetized cards.

[DocF]

I have used my credit cards or my debit card without ill effect. Somewhere up the cyber-network there is some point at which someone bent on stealing your number could do so from this practice, but it is so unlikely that it is not something I would even consider. I do carry an old card to use as a safe card, though.

 

Doc

[cuyahoga11]

I use land casino cards, that way everyone in the cabin with me can have a card since they have a same magnetic strip. No lookin for cabin mate to open safe.

[Julycruise09]

Freedom in Nov 2009 had the swipe feature on the safe. I have used past hotel keys, starbucks gift cards etc. Don't like using anything with personal info on it.

[Biffer1997]

I use land casino cards, that way everyone in the cabin with me can have a card since they have a same magnetic strip. No lookin for cabin mate to open safe.

 

I was going to ask if land casino player's cards worked, but you answered that. How are you able to use mutiple cards? I have a few cards but not sure if they are from the same casino. Probably could round up a couple of the same ones....

[johnjen]

Just thought I'd ask, but do the room stewards know of a standard code to get into those safes?

[Colorado Kat]

Freedom is the swipe type. I've always used expired gift cards, so no danger of messing up info I still might need.