CAUTION!!!! sticky finger on the GRAND

[insidecabin]

They will have the security footage so can see who went in the cabin during the time window.

[Coral]

They will have the security footage so can see who went in the cabin during the time window.

 

I don't think they have cameras in the halls but they probably have access to who used their key card in the room.

 

I think one major flaw is that room stewards are told to keep the door open when they clean the rooms.

[bhopal21]

They will have the security footage so can see who went in the cabin during the time window.

 

There is no video of the hallways outside the cabins on Princess.

 

Mike:)

[Grannycb]

Having a room search can be a very good thing. I checked with lost and found when I couldn't locate a little jewelry bag containing cheap costume items. A zipper compartment on my luggage had come open and I thought the jewelry bag must have fallen out. I didn't think anyone had taken it. Shortly after reporting to L&F, a group of three security people showed up at the door. They said since a valuable had been lost they needed to do a room inspection. I did explain the jewelry had almost no monetary, only sentimental value. After a thorough search, guess what they found? Yep, my jewelry bag had slipped between the luggage lining and outer fabric in a place I would never have found it. I was so happy! I may have even hugged the person who found it. We made sure to credit the security people who helped us in our end of the cruise survey.

Edited May 20, 2014 by Grannycb

[hubofhockey]

I agree with all above about using the safe to hold your cash. That's what the safe is for, "valuables". I can't remember if my iPad 2 fits in the safe or not or whether I just hide it somewhere. It should be a lesson learned the hard way. I don't like staying at hotels that don't provide in room safes. We look for that in the list of amenities.

[dickinson]

Thinking of buying an iPad Air. Does that fit into the safe?

 

Previously we have brought our laptop and hid it although occasionally while recharging during the day left it on the counter. We would feel more secure if the iPad Air fits into the safe.

[ImNotSure]

I was curious about that too. How many electronics will actually fit in a safe? I assumed my ipad wouldn't fit and was going to bring a lock for my suitcase.

[sashas_mom]

I find it hilarious that most people on this board think that those little safes in the cabin are actually safe...most people who travel frequently know they are not....there are so many different ways that they can easily be opened....there are other ways to secure valuables that have not even been mentioned here....but I agree.....the victim has been through enough without being chastised for not using a little metal box they call a safe....:)

 

Aren't you going or share with us the other methods of securing valuables?

 

I feel bad for the OP. We do have a false sense of security for some reason when we are on a cruise ship. We always lock our wallets and passports in the safe, but have left our IPads and laptop in the cabin. Won't make that mistake again.

I hope they catch the person if it is a crew member. If they did it once, they will do it again.

 

I'm glad we were told about this, it makes all of us more aware. We have sailed 15 times on Princess without an incident, but it only takes once to make you feel very violated and vulnerable. Security cameras should be in the hallways, and this is one reason why.

 

It's too much of a coincidence that both this experience and the one in the link provided above were on the Gand. The security team needs to put two and two together. They have a thief in their crew.

Edited May 20, 2014 by sasha'smom

[saltydog77]

There is no video of the hallways outside the cabins on Princess.

 

Mike:)

 

 

Reading through the blogs this is the second time there has been a theft in less than two months when. we travelled on the royal at Easter we returned to our room and the door was not shut to, the steward was the last person in the room . we were lucky nobody noticed

[partybarbie]

Even though the ships' security people can open the stateroom safes, the average passenger isn't going to be able to. At least it offers more protection than leaving items out on the bureau.

 

I leave my laptop at home and if I need the internet, I use the ship's computers. It's one less thing that I have to worry about while on vacation.:)

[MtnBikerFallDown]

No he shouldn't have been robbed, but by the same token, you don't leave valuables out in the open tempting those with larceny in their hearts. There is no blaming the victim, but he is responsible for the theft.

 

No, that's blaming him. And, the person who steals something is responsible for their actions. No one else.

 

I too feel sorry for the OP.

 

However, you work in a jail and don't know the difference between burglary, robbery, and larceny?

 

I volunteer at our local PD doing crime analysis and can tell you that the OP was not robbed. :D

 

I am the medical director for a 600 bed jail. I don't book 'em in, I just patch 'em up. But, like I said, I've learned to not trust them, for sure! The technicalities are up to those who arrest, not us! ;)

[Ethel5]

No, that's blaming him. And, the person who steals something is responsible for their actions. No one else.

 

I disagree. By leaving his money/wallet out in the open, he must take responsibility for the theft. Not an easy thing to do, but it is the mature thing.

[Crystabel]

Thinking of buying an iPad Air. Does that fit into the safe?

 

Previously we have brought our laptop and hid it although occasionally while recharging during the day left it on the counter. We would feel more secure if the iPad Air fits into the safe.

 

I bring my iPad 2, and it fits in the safe, so your iPad Air won't be a problem.

 

We were once (and last) on another cruise line and had a couple of small things stolen from our cabin. My DH was wearing a ball cap with an unusual logo. Several workers on the ship commented on it, and a couple of them asked to buy it. As my husband needed it to cover his baldpate, he declined to sell. A couple of days later, it went missing from our locked cabin. Fortunately, the cost was minor. Live and learn.

[bcnvcanada]

After reading a post eariler this year, we started adding i-pad to stuff in
the safe. We now hide chargers and cameras, so they are not out in
the open, and not in sight in drawers also. We know that it only takes a second if the door is open and no one is around for someone to come in
and take items. We don't worry about the crew so much but rather other
pax. Also some time one really doesn't shut the door completly. Sorry for your lost, do hope that your insurance will help you out.

[Shogun]

Hi There
A lot of crew will have cards that can access your cabin and few will know how to open your safe.

Yours Shogun

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[wizard-of-roz]

[COLOR="Indigo"][B]Sorry for your loss.......that just stinks!!!!

I went on my last cruise with a "travel novice." We were packing on the last night to put our belongings outside to be picked-up and I noticed my SIL putting her purse in her suitcase. I asked her why she was doing that and she said she had a lot of cash that she didn't use and she wanted it to be safe in her suitcase!!!!!

So, I gave her a little lesson on what can happen to luggage when it's left outside our cabins and has zippers and locks that can be easily opened during the night. She said she hadn't even thought of that.

Of course, no one likes to think about such things but I work very hard for my money and it doesn't leave my side or is ALWAYS locked-up.

You may leave your valuables with the Purser's Desk, if you don't trust the safe in your cabin, but, "for me", it's so inconvenient and truly your safe is the safest place for money/jewelry/passport/checkbook, etc., etc. In over 25 cruises it's my "go-to" place for stuff I can't afford to lose.[/B][/COLOR]

[Eaglecw]

Sorry to say this but I don’t feel the least bit sorry for anyone who goes off and leaves their valuables unsecured anywhere, on a cruise ship, home, car it doesn’t take long to do smash and grab. Leaving valuables in your room is almost like asking for trouble. Granted the safes on the cruise ships leave a lot to be desired but they are better than nothing. We always secure everything of any value in the safe or take it with when we leave the room. Security is always on my mind, always.

[seamwoman]

Gossip on our 28 day cruise to Hawaii and South Pacific in April was that a guy had a laptop stolen in Skywalkers when he went to use the restroom. They supposedly caught the thieves on the ships cameras, they were isolated in cabins and escorted off the ship at the first port. Sad that fellow passengers are not trustworthy. Karen

[Eaglecw]

It’s amazing to me how stupid people re, like you’re not going to be on camera on a ship or in any business or on the street, but they steal stuff. We have 16 HD 1080p cameras at our business and they still steal stuff, do vandalism etc. Last year we called the police 18 times, this year so far it’s up to 9 calls. The problem is the police and the court system doesn’t have the funds to keep anyone in jail, at least not here in the Pacific Northwest. It’s almost a joke, you have to almost kill someone to go to jail. I don't think anyone is very trustworthy anymore. Edited May 20, 2014 by Eaglecw

[elliair]

[quote name='Coral']I admit - I never put my wallet in the safe. Thankfully, I have never had a problem.

I am sure the room steward is scared for his job.

I hope they are able to find who did this.[/quote]

My whole life is in my wallet! Driver's license, credit cards, medical cards, insurance cards, etc. The first thing we do when we enter our cabin is to immediately lock our valuables in the safe. We've never had anything stolen, and to leave things of value out in the open is just asking for it to disappear.

[MJSailors]

I have to agree with Wizard-of-Roz's post about leaving valuables in bags left out in the hall prior to disembarkation.
About twenty years ago, my DH and I were on a NCL cruise.
We had a woman steward(stewardess?).
She was apparently friendly to us all the time,but especially so one evening when she admired an outfit I was wearing for dinner.
I didn't give this much thought until we arrived home.
When we took the suitcases out of the car, I noticed that a belt to a dress was hanging out of a zipper compartment.
I thought it might have become loose with moving the bags around from the ship to the pier to the car
Then,when I unpacked all the clothes,I noticed an outfit was missing.
It was the one the steward had admired.
Calls to NCL about the missing outfit went nowhere.
Coincidence that the admired outfit was the lost outfit?
I learned a valuable lesson.
Anything of value (including favorite,difficult to replace clothing items)are packed in a carryon bag and taken with us at disembarkation.
Nothing of great value is left overnight in the hallway outside our cabin.

[lovevacadays]

[quote name='Pam in CA']I agree. I can't imagine anyone leaving a wallet, money or valuables anywhere but in the safe. Accusing the steward of theft is a very serious charge and could cost him his job. No wonder he looked frightened, particularly since there's no proof other than your word that you foolishly left cash out and available.[/QUOTE]


I agree with Pam and Ethel. No, you shouldn't have been robbed but I don't think anyone should leave their valuables in a stateroom, in a hotel room, I their airplane seat, etcetera


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[Love.II.Cruise]

To the OP...

During the inaugural season of Grand Princess (back when she had butlers for mini-suites), this happened to my parents (I was a teenager cruising with them). Their wallet was in the safe and we searched the entire room and safe looking for it (we thought we were losing our minds!). We were told to go to dinner (formal night) and the Maitre'D told us at the end of our meal that staff would be waiting for us at our stateroom.

There were 3 staff in dress whites waiting outside our room when we arrived. When my father opened the safe, the wallet magically was there! We never found out what really happened and in all the cruising I've done with my husband since then, I've never seen anything like it since. Edited May 21, 2014 by Love.II.Cruise

[Diamondring]

We were on the Island in January for a 15 day cruise. We had a balcony room, but next door was a suite. The neighbors door was open because the steward was cleaning. We had the same steward, so when he saw us come out, he said "hello Mr and Mrs 'Diamondring'". When we looked in to return the greeting, we commented on what a nice room. He invited us to come in and look around. We didn't!!!! But it made us wonder if he'd invite someone in to view ours. That was so wrong of him to do that. I can see how a theft could happen with fast fingers in a situation like that. :rolleyes:

[Coral]

[quote name='elliair']My whole life is in my wallet! Driver's license, credit cards, medical cards, insurance cards, etc. The first thing we do when we enter our cabin is to immediately lock our valuables in the safe. We've never had anything stolen, and to leave things of value out in the open is just asking for it to disappear.[/QUOTE]

I don't leave things out. My purse is usually in the closet (next to the safe) - Yea, I know. I have cruised 30 plus times and thankfully, never had a problem.

Honestly, I don't want to live in such a way that whenever I want something in my wallet (money for extra tips, etc...), I have to open a safe. I really don't bring valuables with me except for a laptop or iPad. My wallet would be the most difficult to replace.

My guess is theft on cruise ships is probably far less than theft in other industries/places. It happens but not very often.