epic electric with room key

[luv2gamble]

Hi All. On the Breakaway you had to use your room key to turn on your room lights. I never been on the Epic. Does anyone know if its like that also? On Breakaway I even put a decoy library card and left it in slot so I always had my lights on. they took it out and left a note saying trying to conserve electricity and not to leave a card in slot. Thanks

[hawkeyetlse]

The Epic doesn't have this system.

[Sauer-kraut]

The Epic doesn't have this system.

 

This is incorrect, at least in the Studio Cabins you had to put a card in the slot in order to have lighting on. I used a business card and it worked.

[DGP1111]

This is incorrect, at least in the Studio Cabins you had to put a card in the slot in order to have lighting on. I used a business card and it worked.

 

^^^ Yep ^^^

 

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[luv2gamble]

Thanks all!

[nicsmama649]

We were on the Epic in 2015 and we had to use a card to turn on the lights. We never had an issue with room steward telling us we had to remove our card while we were not in our room.

[hawkeyetlse]

Oops, I didn't know about the studios. And now that I think about it, maybe there was this system in the cabins we had.

 

I'm all for saving electricity, but this isn't a great way to do it.

Edited November 27, 2016 by hawkeyetlse

[cb at sea]

IF you're ever on a ship with this system, ANY thing in the slot will work...folded paper, a business card, a shopping reward card....anything that breaks the little beam of light in that fixture will keep the electric on.

[Zippeedee]

I used a hotel key card in my Epic balcony cabin. It was there all week, my steward never touched it.

[Minoushka]

The Epic doesn't have this system.

 

Yes it does use an old hotel card or past cruise card

[neniukas]

I dont get something . Why all of you want to leave lights when u not in your cabin??

[hawkeyetlse]

So burglars think we're still at home.

[neniukas]

Upppps sorry for stupid question i forgot about sea pirates.

[Zippeedee]

I usually have at least one thing plugged into a charger. I also don't like to walk into a dark room and fumble for the key card slot. My steward always left lights on for me after he did turndown.

[Daddyrob81]

I dont get something . Why all of you want to leave lights when u not in your cabin??

 

 

I don't think it's about the lights. I did find this annoying when trying to charge electronic devices that may have died during the day. Didn't know a few years ago that it could be any card.

 

 

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[grandmarnnurse]

I also often leave things plugged into charger, so I would need power on. I'm bringing an old cruise card to use.

 

 

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[neniukas]

So if lights out outlets not working too? Than make sence bc i always have lots of devices to charge. Thanks for explanation

[debnjoe1438]

I dont get something . Why all of you want to leave lights when u not in your cabin??

 

If I remember correctly, with the card in the slot, you could still manually turn lights on and off with the light switches.

[Daddyrob81]

If I remember correctly, with the card in the slot, you could still manually turn lights on and off with the light switches.

 

 

Debnjoe1438

 

From my experience in the Studio units, if the card wasn't in the slot nothing in the room worked power wise. You could always brush your teeth via the light from the phone [emoji3].

 

When you take the card out, you have about a minute before the power cuts out, I assume this is to get your booty out of the stateroom.

 

You may have had a different experience in your stateroom.

 

 

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[BirdTravels]

I dont get something . Why all of you want to leave lights when u not in your cabin??

 

Most of us would like power at the outlets more than lights.

[mblitch]

had.

 

I'm all for saving electricity, but this isn't a great way to do it.

 

Exactly why do you say it is not a 'great way' to do it? Why do you need a single light on when you leave the room? What possible good is there to have lights on when not a single person is in the room?

Edited December 1, 2016 by mblitch

[DGP1111]

Exactly why do you say it is not a 'great way' to do it? Why do you need a single light on when you leave the room? What possible good is there to have lights on when not a single person is in the room?

 

See posts 15, 16, 17

 

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[Cyclops32]

To me I don't like to walk into a dark room like another person stated. I don't leave every light on but like to have at least on on.

 

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[grandmarnnurse]

To me I don't like to walk into a dark room like another person stated. I don't leave every light on but like to have at least on on.

 

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Same here, Cyclops32! I always leave one light on, as we are in an inside cabin, and I don't like walking into darkness. Also, although I haven't experienced this method of power conservation yet, I will on my January cruise on the Getaway. I am bringing along an old sail card to use in slot, because from what I hear, the power outlets won't even work without a card in slot, and I often leave things charging.