Do you carry a wallet or purse onboard?

[Bonnie J.]

I don't ever carry a purse just a very small wallet like thing with credit cards, driver's license, etc. in it. It is in my pocket at home. It never leaves our safe on a cruise. I have a small canvas bag to carry my kindle, husband's tablet, tissues and clothes pins to hold towels on chaises. My husbands wallet never leaves the ship's safe either. He takes a credit card 7 some cash in his pocket when we get off the ship.

I see women with big purses on ships and wonder just what they have to take with them every day on a ship!

[okgirl]

I always have a small cross body purse that I carry money, tissues, id etc. When I'm sitting in a chair I still wear it or tuck it under my leg. I never have it dangle off the back of a chair or really out of my sight.

 

I have been pick pocketed on a Carnival ship in Europe and I'm almost positive it was money from my back jeans pocket. I had cashed out at the casino cage and KNOW I had $300 in winnings.

 

I went to the casino bar where I was standing beside my sister, when the wife of a couple we had become friendly with came up behind me and put her arms around me and Donna to greet us.......I thought it was strange because we were just casually acquainted with them and this seemed a bit close to me.

 

My sister and I went back to our cabin for the evening but the next morning the money wasn't in my pocket.

 

The couple was strange because you never saw them during the day anywhere on the ship, just dressed to the nines at the casino bar (not in the casino) after dinner until late night.

 

I told one of my other cruise buddies about the incident so he made a point of hanging out at the bar with me the next evening and I even introduced him to the couple..........After that they wouldn't hardly have any eye contact with me and became very distant.

[spookwife]

Hmm... do people carry their phones with them?

 

not really, not unless I was using it as my camera ( I tend to use a real one for vacation)

 

honestly, what you are trying to do just would NOT make any sort of sense on a cruise. so I fail to understand why on earth you would attempt to make your setting a venue/location you have zero experience with.

 

whatever happened to 'write what you know' if you are not a fantasy or

sci fi author?!

[jefffrompawpaw]

Do you need cash for slot machines and table games like Black Jack?

 

 

 

There have been essays written in this thread basically saying the same thing.

 

Safe... blah blah blah...

 

Small purse... blah blah blah...

 

Cruise card only in shorts....blah blah blah...

 

Let me try again. Do people carry wallets or purses with money in them for The casino?

[sparks1093]

There have been essays written in this thread basically saying the same thing.

 

Safe... blah blah blah...

 

Small purse... blah blah blah...

 

Cruise card only in shorts....blah blah blah...

 

Let me try again. Do people carry wallets or purses with money in them for The casino?

 

A lot depends on which ship/cruise line you are sailing with- some ships are set up so your sail and sign card may be used in the casino at the games. I would imagine that on those ships where the casino is all cash that yes, people that use the casino carry the money somehow (personally since I don't gamble much I just carry the cash I'll be using in my pocket).

[spookwife]

There have been essays written in this thread basically saying the same thing.

 

Safe... blah blah blah...

 

Small purse... blah blah blah...

 

Cruise card only in shorts....blah blah blah...

 

Let me try again. Do people carry wallets or purses with money in them for The casino?

 

what part of 'the ship is a cashless society' do you not understand?!

 

anyone bankrolling takes care of that as soon as he boards . hell even the ones who do pay cash for their bill at the end do one of two things:locks it in the safe until it's time to pay it off or puts down the cash deposit up front before he even boards.

 

if they are paying it down during, they only take out what they need to and go directly to Guest Services

 

NO ONE is wandering around the ship with a wad of cash

 

in fact more and more cash anywhere is becoming the rarity.

[okgirl]

There have been essays written in this thread basically saying the same thing.

 

Safe... blah blah blah...

 

Small purse... blah blah blah...

 

Cruise card only in shorts....blah blah blah...

 

Let me try again. Do people carry wallets or purses with money in them for The casino?

 

You can use money or your S&S card at all tables and slots in the casino on all Carnival ships. I can't speak to other lines.

 

So yes, I carry a small purse with cash in it.

[Honolulu Blue]

This thread has been interesting reading. I'm apparently one of the rare ones that carries a wallet whenever I'm out of the cabin. Why do I do it? I guess it's part habit and part flexibility. On land I don't go anywhere without my wallet (unless I'm directly outside the house), and I think it's easier to just carry the wallet - whatever's in it - then to reprogram myself to NOT carry it. And if I'm out and about and decide at the last minute to head off the ship, I don't have to detour to my room in order to get the rest of my stuff.

 

Other opinions have been duly noted, but I don't think I'm going to change my mind about this. This is subject to change without notice.

[maywell]

what part of 'the ship is a cashless society' do you not understand?!

 

anyone bankrolling takes care of that as soon as he boards . hell even the ones who do pay cash for their bill at the end do one of two things:locks it in the safe until it's time to pay it off or puts down the cash deposit up front before he even boards.

 

if they are paying it down during, they only take out what they need to and go directly to Guest Services

 

NO ONE is wandering around the ship with a wad of cash

 

in fact more and more cash anywhere is becoming the rarity.

 

Exactly - just because about 20 people here on each cruise line forum claim to hand out cash like its Halloween candy doesn't mean the other 2000-something passengers on the ship are rolling with dole on them! Thats the real beauty of cruising - don't have to bring alot of hard cash to pay, just a credit card or whatever is the bare minimum in cash for the line you're sailing and that's it. Meals are included on the ships, don't have to activities /shows if you don't want to, can prepay packages like drinks or specialty dining, etc. Heck, you buy yourself thousands in OBC before the trip and done, some cruise lines just need a credit card or $1-300 only to 'activate' it.

 

If person going to write a book that set on a cruise ship - they should pick a line similar to qualities they want describe in the book and then do some people-watching in the natural environment. Because me carrying my RFID passport wallet in my crossbody bag with compartment setup that has to be literally cut from my body is the exception to the norm - Something a writer that is doing a story about a cruise mystery is going to have to research in person to see what actual norm is. (The reason why I must have my passport on me at all times on a international trip, is a completely different heated forum discussion that I rather not get into, no time soon. Sail card? Because I will completely forget it on the desk/dresser in the cabin, might as well have them both together for me in the same slim wallet.*shrug* )

 

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[iheartbda]

First the OP wants to know if you have to use your real name and will they be recognized. Now they want to know about wallets and purses. Maybe they are a professional pickpocket and trying to figure out if there will be some good "grazing".:D:D:D

[ShadowzBtlr]

Is anyone suspicious about the OP? Well, I am.

The OP is a first time poster and has started two threads on this forum – one seeking information about using an alias or fake ID while on a cruise, and the other seeking information about what valuables passengers have and carry around while on the ship. You are all assuming that the OP is an innocent, un-informed potential cruiser who needs information for writing a novel. But how do you know? Just suppose that the OP is a Troll (thief?) seeking information for nefarious purposes. So far the responses have provided a lot of useful information for such an individual.

However, maybe my years working in communications and cyber security has just made me more suspious.

[notentirelynormal]

I called him a troll already. Nobody writes a book about a cruise ship without going on it. More importantly he doesn't have time to cruise because his deadline is so close.

[AmazedByCruising]

Is anyone suspicious about the OP? Well, I am.

The OP is a first time poster and has started two threads on this forum – one seeking information about using an alias or fake ID while on a cruise, and the other seeking information about what valuables passengers have and carry around while on the ship. You are all assuming that the OP is an innocent, un-informed potential cruiser who needs information for writing a novel. But how do you know? Just suppose that the OP is a Troll (thief?) seeking information for nefarious purposes. So far the responses have provided a lot of useful information for such an individual.

However, maybe my years working in communications and cyber security has just made me more suspious.

 

OP might be trolling but I don't think actual crooks would need information they gather from guests posting on CC.

 

If the questions are actually interesting I don't really care if they are sincere. I've been following both threads (and replied) to see what people were saying and they are quite interesting actually. The most interesting part is that big crimes do occur on cruises, a certain lawer reports weekly about rapes, people thrown overboard, etc. Yet I've never seen reports on CC about crew or guests stealing. No threads like "My purse was stolen at the pool and they refused to even look at the video!" or "Thank you X for finding the thieve within minutes!". I wouldn't hesitate to leave my phone, money, whatever at a table to go outside and see a beautiful sunset. On land I'd make sure to gather all valuables and just leave my jacket to keep the seat. I'm not sure if it's the right thing to do, but somehow I trust everyone on a ship.

[GlendaleCruiser]

I have a little cloth cross-body purselet that is about 6 inches by 8 inches. I carry my S&S card, a tube of lipstick and a deck of cards. Maybe a pen and pad of paper for games. Everything else stays in the safe in the room.

[MrsPete]

Well, if the OP is a nefarious character, he hasn't learned anything he couldn't have figured out for himself within a day of being on a cruise ship -- and mostly he's heard, "No one carries money". I think we're relatively safe from any meglomaniac world domination-through-cruise-pickpocketing schemes.

[sail7seas]

Well, if the OP is a nefarious character, he hasn't learned anything he couldn't have figured out for himself within a day of being on a cruise ship -- and mostly he's heard, "No one carries money". I think we're relatively safe from any meglomaniac world domination-through-cruise-pickpocketing schemes.

 

I agree. I don't see many posts in this thread that directly puts anyone at risk of being a target of someone up to no good. Most said they carry little of value and valuables are left in their safe. Most everyone would expect the safes in all the cabins likely are filled with whatever valuables the occupant of that cabin brought with them.

 

 

 

[vacation luvver]

Nobody writes a book about a cruise ship without going on it.

Maybe not a book, but writers have written sitcom stories about people on a cruise, and I'm willing to bet that they never took a cruise. A few examples:

 

1) On "Everybody Loves Raymond," Ray and his mother went on what was frequently referred to as a weekend cruise to Bermuda sailing from NYC. At one point, it was said that the cruise was for three days and two nights. There aren't any two-night cruises from NYC to Bermuda.

 

2) On "One Day at a Time," Ann and her second husband went on a three-day Caribbean cruise sailing from Miami. Again, no such thing.

 

3) On "The Bob Newhart Show," Bob and his wife went on a 32 day cruise to Europe. They lived in Chicago, so I figured that they flew to NYC to board the ship. I was very surprised when Bob's patients showed up in his cabin to surprise him. I was even more surprised to find out that the ship was sailing to Europe from Chicago, and not NYC.

 

4) On "The Love Boat," Julie had many more jobs than merely being the CD. In various episodes, it was mentioned that she handled wake-up calls, she handled room service orders, and she made the table assignments in the dining room. And if someone on a cruise said that he wanted to take another cruise on that ship, Julie was the one who arranged it. And, if someone called the cruiseline to book a cruise on that ship, he was connected to Julie.

 

5) On "Rules of Engagement," Russell took a cruise, and he got to the ship early, because he wanted to be the first one on board. He was on board for a while before the other passengers showed up. And it was not the second leg of a B2B cruise.

[iheartbda]

Just to be perfectly clear. My post was made in total jest, hence the JK (just kidding) and the :D:D:D.

 

Someone else posted something similar but I don't think they were joking.

[sail7seas]

Maybe not a book, but writers have written sitcom stories about people on a cruise, and I'm willing to bet that they never took a cruise. A few examples:

 

1) On "Everybody Loves Raymond," Ray and his mother went on what was frequently referred to as a weekend cruise to Bermuda sailing from NYC. At one point, it was said that the cruise was for three days and two nights. There aren't any two-night cruises from NYC to Bermuda.

 

2) On "One Day at a Time," Ann and her second husband went on a three-day Caribbean cruise sailing from Miami. Again, no such thing.

 

3) On "The Bob Newhart Show," Bob and his wife went on a 32 day cruise to Europe. They lived in Chicago, so I figured that they flew to NYC to board the ship. I was very surprised when Bob's patients showed up in his cabin to surprise him. I was even more surprised to find out that the ship was sailing to Europe from Chicago, and not NYC.

 

4) On "The Love Boat," Julie had many more jobs than merely being the CD. In various episodes, it was mentioned that she handled wake-up calls, she handled room service orders, and she made the table assignments in the dining room. And if someone on a cruise said that he wanted to take another cruise on that ship, Julie was the one who arranged it. And, if someone called the cruiseline to book a cruise on that ship, he was connected to Julie.

 

5) On "Rules of Engagement," Russell took a cruise, and he got to the ship early, because he wanted to be the first one on board. He was on board for a while before the other passengers showed up. And it was not the second leg of a B2B cruise.

 

 

 

Please tell us you actually researched that or how in the world did you know about all those episodes?? :D

 

Impressive ! Very fun post.

 

Edited September 17, 2015 by sail7seas

[sparks1093]

Maybe not a book, but writers have written sitcom stories about people on a cruise, and I'm willing to bet that they never took a cruise. A few examples:

 

1) On "Everybody Loves Raymond," Ray and his mother went on what was frequently referred to as a weekend cruise to Bermuda sailing from NYC. At one point, it was said that the cruise was for three days and two nights. There aren't any two-night cruises from NYC to Bermuda.

 

2) On "One Day at a Time," Ann and her second husband went on a three-day Caribbean cruise sailing from Miami. Again, no such thing.

 

3) On "The Bob Newhart Show," Bob and his wife went on a 32 day cruise to Europe. They lived in Chicago, so I figured that they flew to NYC to board the ship. I was very surprised when Bob's patients showed up in his cabin to surprise him. I was even more surprised to find out that the ship was sailing to Europe from Chicago, and not NYC.

 

4) On "The Love Boat," Julie had many more jobs than merely being the CD. In various episodes, it was mentioned that she handled wake-up calls, she handled room service orders, and she made the table assignments in the dining room. And if someone on a cruise said that he wanted to take another cruise on that ship, Julie was the one who arranged it. And, if someone called the cruiseline to book a cruise on that ship, he was connected to Julie.

 

5) On "Rules of Engagement," Russell took a cruise, and he got to the ship early, because he wanted to be the first one on board. He was on board for a while before the other passengers showed up. And it was not the second leg of a B2B cruise.

 

I've read at least one short story mystery about a jewel thief (written from his point of view) that stole a famous gem while in port on a cruise. The authorities searched him of course but found nothing. He then boarded the same ship on a CTN and recovered the gem from where he had hidden it while onboard. Even now I can see some of the plot holes, now that I've been on a cruise.

[cruznjan]

I carry a small purse to dinner. Otherwise, I wear my card on a lanyard.

[flyingv4me]

Now the drink prices, THAT might be considered robbery! :D

[OCruisers]

On the ship I always carry a medium-smallish without a magnet snap "OUR" cruise purse with us. There are too many things we want/need to have so it's the best and most convenient way for us.

"Ours" is black so it goes to Formal nights... not the little pretty evening bag I use to take. :)

 

Just Adding: We have a small hook on our cruise purse for his hat so when he takes it off inside we don't leave it. :D

 

LuLu

[Kartgv]

I always carry a small cross-body bag, but anyone stealing it would be very disappointed. In it I carry my prescription sunglasses, a pack of tissues, lip gloss, a small inexpensive camera, maybe a copy of the day's events schedule, and my SeaPass card. No cash, no credit card, as they're pretty useless onboard. The only thing someone might try to use would be the SeaPass card, but as I'd immediately notice the bag was gone and would notify Passenger Services, trying to use it would only result in the culprit being caught red-handed.

[vacation luvver]

Please tell us you actually researched that or how in the world did you know about all those episodes??

 

Impressive ! Very fun post.

Thank you so much!

 

Actually, I didn't research TV sitcoms about cruises. It just so happens that I watch a lot of reruns on TV Land, Decades, Antenna TV, TBS, Pop, MeTV, etc., and whenever there's an episode about cruising, I pay careful attention, because something is always contrary to real life.

 

I'm really surprised about "The Love Boat" and its many inaccuracies. In addition to Julie having so many jobs to do, in a number of episodes, passengers did not need ID and proof of their citizenship of whatever country they came from. That's how John Ritter's character was able to run onto the ship at the last minute (he didn't have a reservation) and steal someone's suitcase full of dresses (which happened to fit him perfectly) and pass himself off as a woman. (The woman from whom he stole the suitcase never noticed that her suitcase just disappeared.)

 

In another episode, a man booked a cruise for himself and his mistress. I guess he listed them as Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, as opposed to John and Jane Smith, because when his wife found out about the cruise reservation, he had to pretend that it was a surprise for her, and he took her and not his mistress. The wife and the mistress did not have the same name.

 

In another episode, Captain Stubing was looking for a passenger that he fell in love with, but the reservations people didn't have her address, because she had paid in cash. Even if people pay in cash, their addresses should be known.

 

This bothered me the most - there was an episode in which it was shown that the cabin door could be locked from the inside, meaning that anyone in the cabin who didn't have a key could not get out. A woman locked herself and Gopher in her cabin, and he couldn't get out. I guess it was supposed to be funny, but I thought it was scary. And stupid.

 

Something else that was scary - on a number of episodes, underage teenagers were allowed to sail all by themselves. That would never happen.