Cabin Safes

[Rossey]

We're sailing on Oosterdam and wondered how secure the safes are for jewelry, credit cards and passports.  Have any problems been reported on HAL recently?  Thanks.

[Krazy Kruizers]

I haven't heard any problems.

 

We always use the safes.

[canadianbear]

We also use the safe and it’s been fine.  On the Koningsdam we liked that it lighted up.

 

The safes hold a lot too.  

[mcrcruiser]

No problems with the safes 

[Turtles06]

As a safe, our safe on the Zuiderdam was fine.  The only "problem" was its placement very far back on a low shelf in the closet.  It was hard to reach and very dark.   But it was indeed big!

[Rossey]

Thanks you for replying.  I'm not bringing the Hope diamonds but wanted to be sure my little trinkets will be ok.  Saturday can't come soon enough!  Happy sailing to all.

[Terre]

1 hour ago, canadianbear said:

We also use the safe and it’s been fine.  On the Koningsdam we liked that it lighted up.

 

The safes hold a lot too.  

Do you enter a number or use a card to open and lock the safe?

[SJSULIBRARIAN]

My experience on most cruises lines including HAL is entering a number.

[drowelf]

45 minutes ago, Terre said:

Do you enter a number or use a card to open and lock the safe?

All the safes on HAL ships we've been on are combo (keypad) locks. We've been on every class except the new K-Dam's so can't comment on those. 

 

I really dislike those types that require the CC to unlock, as then only one of us can open/close it. 

Edited November 28, 2018 by drowelf

[CruiserBruce]

The credit card ones have been gone from HAL for a long time, and are disappearing from the world in general.

[canadianbear]

1 hour ago, Terre said:

Do you enter a number or use a card to open and lock the safe?

 

As others have said you pick your number to use.  Unless you’re on the Koningsdam bring a small flashlight (we always do anyway) to help with the safe.  

[randr5153]

Just off the Volendam and used the safe. The Volendam still have the cc type.

[canadianbear]

11 minutes ago, randr5153 said:

Just off the Volendam and used the safe. The Volendam still have the cc type.

Guess the older ones haven’t been updated.  Thanks for the info.

[RubyCam]

I had a safe with a keypad on the Veendam last May. If I recall correctly it was on a closet shelf around waist height.

[Terre]

2 hours ago, canadianbear said:

 

As others have said you pick your number to use.  Unless you’re on the Koningsdam bring a small flashlight (we always do anyway) to help with the safe.  

Thank you, we are on the Koningsdam.  We, too always take a flashlight.  I'm guessing the safe's keypad hard to see?

[Terre]

Thank you to everyone who answered my question.  We will be on the Koingsdam and I like that they light up as someone mentioned.

[canadianbear]

2 hours ago, Terre said:

Thank you, we are on the Koningsdam.  We, too always take a flashlight.  I'm guessing the safe's keypad hard to see?

I had no issues but my husband has trouble with close up so he did a bit.   I found ours was just fine-we were in a Signature suite so not sure if that makes any difference on the placement of the safe.  I’ll find out in January when I sail with a girlfriend on the K. as we are in a regular balcony for that cruise. 

[POA1]

We've never had a problem. However, if you are traveling with expensive jewelry, your insurance carrier may require you to use a house safe in order to cover your items. (I'm talking really expensive pieces) 

[Copper10-8]

2 hours ago, POA1 said:

We've never had a problem. However, if you are traveling with expensive jewelry, your insurance carrier may require you to use a house safe in order to cover your items. (I'm talking really expensive pieces) 

 

These guys have been making them for a while. Could have a problem getting one of these bad boys on a commercial plane

 

[SusieKIslandGirl]

We usually keep 2 hotel room cards to use in case the safe needs a card rather than a combo. That way each of us has a card and we don't have to hide it somewhere.

[caribill]

14 hours ago, drowelf said:

I really dislike those types that require the CC to unlock, as then only one of us can open/close it. 

 

The last cruise we had that required a CC for the safe we just brought two identical expired cards (had kept them for this purpose). That way each of us had a card for the safe.

[catl331]

17 hours ago, Terre said:

We will be on the Koingsdam and I like that they light up as someone mentioned.

I don't remember having a light in our K'dam safe. Maybe ours wasn't working or maybe our VE cabin didn't have that kind. I know people have mentioned having closet hanger bars that lit up, and we definitely did not have that ... pretty sure they're only in the suites.

[Terre]

I actually prefer entering a four digit number to keeping up with the card.  I hate having to make sure I have with me at all times.

[Been There, Planning That]

On 11/28/2018 at 1:35 PM, randr5153 said:

Just off the Volendam and used the safe. The Volendam still have the cc type.

 

We board the Volendam in February and will be in a Vista.  When you say CC do you mean Credit Card or Cruise Card.  If you mean Credit Card that rather defeats a primary use for the safe for us.

 

If it's Credit Card we unfortunately have never kept our expired ones as has Caribill.

 

Thanks, 

 

Ruth

[randr5153]

The safe in our room used a credit card to open/close.  It used a mag strip reader. We were in a balcony room on navigation deck.  We used our debit card. Hope this helped

Randr5153