cstj Posted August 4, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Are zip ties acceptable to lock luggage, or is that not allowed? Do passengers lock their luggage anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Cruisin Couple Posted August 4, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, cstj said: Are zip ties acceptable to lock luggage, or is that not allowed? Do passengers lock their luggage anymore? Yes, you can lock your luggage with zip ties. The cruise line won't open your luggage. If the X-Ray shows something they are concerned about, they will hold the luggage and have you open it in front of them. See the "naughty room" posts. We lock our luggage with TSA locks. Edited August 4, 2019 by Dat Cruisin Couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dat Cruisin Couple Posted August 4, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, cstj said: Are zip ties acceptable to lock luggage, or is that not allowed? Do passengers lock their luggage anymore? dup post. Edited August 4, 2019 by Dat Cruisin Couple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njkruzer Posted August 4, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Always lock luggage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goneclear Posted August 4, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 4, 2019 It's a personal choice. Some do some do not. We do with TSA locks because we always fly to start our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare island lady Posted August 4, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I lock with zip ties if I have to fly to a port. I don't bother if I drive to one and give directly to porters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted August 4, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 4, 2019 We always lock our luggage with TSA locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted August 4, 2019 #8 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Consider purchasing TSA locks- cheap order on line- You cannot protect your suitcase contents with zip ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted August 4, 2019 #9 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Let's face it, if somebody really wants to get into your suitcase, they will, zip tie or TSA locks. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagsfan Posted August 4, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 4, 2019 The main purpose of the lock would be to keep your luggage from accidentally popping open. Any lock will do. The porters and the crew don’t have time to go into anyone’s luggage, so zip ties will serve the purpose. If you ever fly, or might in the future, then buy TSA locks. No one at a port or on a cruise ship has a key to open a TSA lock, but you’d be called to open your luggage, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRF Posted August 4, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 4, 2019 33 minutes ago, time4u2go said: Let's face it, if somebody really wants to get into your suitcase, they will, zip tie or TSA locks. This ^^^ I don't lock my luggage, even when flying internationally. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted August 4, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Who are you expecting will steal from you? Anything worth stealing should be in your carry-on. zip ties or locks, I can just carry the whole thing away. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pstone1 Posted August 4, 2019 #13 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I think this is a "to each is own" question. We always lock our luggage with TSA locks but certainly don't care if others just zip theirs closed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted August 4, 2019 #14 Share Posted August 4, 2019 We don't put anything of value in our luggage so the zip ties are more to avoid them opening up then for theft. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slugsta Posted August 4, 2019 #15 Share Posted August 4, 2019 3 minutes ago, Big_G said: We don't put anything of value in our luggage so the zip ties are more to avoid them opening up then for theft. This is my argument when OH says it is not worth locking the cases. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted August 4, 2019 #16 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Cruise a holic said: Consider purchasing TSA locks- cheap order on line- You cannot protect your suitcase contents with zip ties. You cannot protect your suitcase contents with anything. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MississippiMom Posted August 4, 2019 #17 Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, time4u2go said: Let's face it, if somebody really wants to get into your suitcase, they will, zip tie or TSA locks. This is EXACTLY our theory. My husband travels a lot for work, and he stopped locking luggage after all the new 9/11 rules were implemented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerif Posted August 4, 2019 #18 Share Posted August 4, 2019 While I don’t travel quite so much now that I’m retired, I never lock bags. Anything of value doesn’t leave my possession. Anything else can easily be replaced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted August 4, 2019 #19 Share Posted August 4, 2019 3 hours ago, cstj said: Are zip ties acceptable to lock luggage, or is that not allowed? Do passengers lock their luggage anymore? We lock ours with strong metal combination locks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wine-O Posted August 4, 2019 #20 Share Posted August 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Dat Cruisin Couple said: Yes, you can lock your luggage with zip ties. The cruise line won't open your luggage. If the X-Ray shows something they are concerned about, they will hold the luggage and have you open it in front of them. See the "naughty room" posts. We lock our luggage with TSA locks. That's not true anymore. On a Spring TA this year, they rifled thru my wife's suitcase, messing everything up and left a note saying they didn't find anything. The concierge gave her a voucher for free pressing. I use TSA locks. Hadn't used one on hers because we felt safe loading it onto the cruise -- no more. 🍷 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted August 4, 2019 #21 Share Posted August 4, 2019 I lock my suitcases - even the one I keep with me. Why bother? Because if someone wants to steal out of luggage, they go for YOURS first, since you didn't bother to lock them. Thank you. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davekathy Posted August 4, 2019 #22 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) Soft sided luggage with TSA locks. Helps to keep the honest people honest. Edited August 4, 2019 by davekathy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomedbob Posted August 4, 2019 #23 Share Posted August 4, 2019 We're ambivalent on this. We've had the TSA open our luggage and inspect a bottle of vanilla we bought in Mexico. They left a note saying they were in our luggage. What they didn't report was they didn't seal the bottle and everything (mostly formal stuff) was smelling really good. We filed a claim, but it was denied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted August 4, 2019 #24 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said: I lock my suitcases - even the one I keep with me. Why bother? Because if someone wants to steal out of luggage, they go for YOURS first, since you didn't bother to lock them. Thank you. Or, they figure that the unlocked ones don't have anything worthwhile.😏 Edited August 4, 2019 by time4u2go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunsetme Posted August 4, 2019 #25 Share Posted August 4, 2019 i use zip ties when leaving luggage out the night before we disembark, anyone can take your stuff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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