Equinox - safes

[cruisinlawn]

Just how safe are the cabin safes? I need to assure spousal unit her new bling will be fine when we go ashore while in port. What type are on Equinox...push button, magnetic stripe? We've never had a problem but did want to inquire. TIA:)

[Wine-O]

Just how safe are the cabin safes? I need to assure spousal unit her new bling will be fine when we go ashore while in port. What type are on Equinox...push button, magnetic stripe? We've never had a problem but did want to inquire. TIA:)

 

They are pretty safe (no pun intended). :) They have a 4 digit pin that you create. I've never read one thing on cruise critic about someone missing something from their safe.

 

Once I had problems with my safe. Couldn't get it open. Something with the batteries. One of the senior engineers came to the cabin with some sort of gizmo that got into the safe.

 

I have no problem putting my money, passport, credit cards, and wife's jewelry in there for safe (no pun intended) keeping.

[jerseygirl3]

They are completely safe. You enter in the 4 digit code of your choosing.

 

BTW, I've left "bling" out in the open and I've never (in over 30 cruises) had it touched. The cabin attendants treasure their jobs. They know if something is missing, they will be blamed and lose their job.

[dln929]

They are completely safe. You enter in the 4 digit code of your choosing.

 

BTW, I've left "bling" out in the open and I've never (in over 30 cruises) had it touched. The cabin attendants treasure their jobs. They know if something is missing, they will be blamed and lose their job.

 

That was our experience, too. I am not one of those people who leaves the real stuff at home. My husband bought me many pieces over the years and I enjoy wearing them when I dress up for dinner on cruises. I've mistakenly left the safe door open a few times and it was always all good. I've never worried. (Not that I'm condoning anyone being as careless as me, but sometimes it happens. ;))

[Kirsten T]

Another assurance here. Put your stuff in the safe, close the door, enter a 4-digit pin and presto. Good and locked. Couple of things to know:

- the safes are not very big (they're roughly half the size of those found on Princess ships.) Fine for passports, wallets and some bling, but not much else.

- as mentioned, batteries do fail. We try locking the safe empty before loading it with stuff, just to make sure it works.

- every time you open it, you've got to re-enter the code (it can be the same or different every time.) The code displays a few seconds and it's best to look at it, just in case of typos (been there, done that.)

 

Like jerseygirl3, over the years we've worried less about locking or hiding things we used to stress over. We routinely leave laptops, cameras etc. charging in plain view; the risk isn't zero, but we're pretty comfortable leaving everything but wallets in drawers instead of the safe. We don't bring anything with us that can't be replaced. That's just us.

 

Cheers,

Kirsten

[suekay]

Another assurance here. Put your stuff in the safe, close the door, enter a 4-digit pin and presto. Good and locked. Couple of things to know:

- the safes are not very big (they're roughly half the size of those found on Princess ships.) Fine for passports, wallets and some bling, but not much else.

- as mentioned, batteries do fail. We try locking the safe empty before loading it with stuff, just to make sure it works.

- every time you open it, you've got to re-enter the code (it can be the same or different every time.) The code displays a few seconds and it's best to look at it, just in case of typos (been there, done that.)

 

Like jerseygirl3, over the years we've worried less about locking or hiding things we used to stress over. We routinely leave laptops, cameras etc. charging in plain view; the risk isn't zero, but we're pretty comfortable leaving everything but wallets in drawers instead of the safe. We don't bring anything with us that can't be replaced. That's just us.

 

Cheers,

Kirsten

 

Agree with everything and do everthing you say :-)

 

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[ghstudio]

1) Make sure that anything of value that you bring on any trip/cruise is fully insured. Check you homeowner's policy because almost all have a limit on coverage of jewelry and some other items. Make sure you have specifically listed any items that exceed your homeowner limits....either individually or if all of the jewelry you're taking on the cruise is lost/stolen.

 

2) Remember and accept that Celebrity and/or their shore agents are not responsible for any of your belongings, including things you put in the safe.

 

3) Do not wear any obvious valuables when off the ship.....this applies to any port, not just those considered "seedy". It is just not wise to wear that three carat emerald cut diamond ring walking around any city....although I'm sure you do it at home.

 

4) Don't take anything of value along that can't be replaced with insurance money.

 

5) Keep valuables (and that includes valuable papers such as passports) in your safe when on board or in a hotel pre/post or during your voyage.

 

If you do the above there is no reason to stress about valuables on your trip.

[wales4ever]

Always far happier using the safe on a ship, than one in a hotel.