Punch a hole in my Sea Pass?

[Ren1216]

Seems a lot has changed since our last RC cruise.  Can I still punch a hole in my Sea Pass to wear on a lanyard OR do I need to use a protective sleeve and keep the card in tact?  Harmony, if it matters.

 

Edited December 22, 2019 by Ren1216

[Biker19]

3 hours ago, Ren1216 said:

Seems a lot has changed since our last RC cruise.  Can I still punch a hole in my Sea Pass to wear on a lanyard OR do I need to use a protective sleeve and keep the card in tact?  Harmony, if it matters.

 

You can punch a hole but only if you know where to do so - there's an antenna wire running along the edge of the card about 1/4" in. Better go with the sleeve.

[twangster]

Oasis has converted to RFID.  They have a special punch at GS.  Perhaps Harmony has one too now.  

[Tee & Chilli]

On Oasis if know you're in line only for the hole punch, you're quickly pulled aside without waiting.

[msmayor]

Surprising that, with all the folks who want holes punched, they have not yet redesigned the card to come automatically with holes.

 

Our last cruise on HAL, there was already a hole in one end of the card when it was handed to us for attaching to lanyards with clips.

[Magicat]

Harmony has RFID, so no holes.

[Magicat]

45 minutes ago, msmayor said:

Surprising that, with all the folks who want holes punched, they have not yet redesigned the card to come automatically with holes.

 

Our last cruise on HAL, there was already a hole in one end of the card when it was handed to us for attaching to lanyards with clips.

I always thought the same thing.  Guess they have a warehouse full of card with no holes and they want to go through them first.

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, msmayor said:

Surprising that, with all the folks who want holes punched, they have not yet redesigned the card to come automatically with holes.

Ovation did have card stock with pre punched holes, so some ships do have that.

[squaremimi]

I was on Harmony a couple weeks ago and wanted to punch a hole on the seapass card, was told I couldn't do that.

[Ren1216]

Thanks for all the replies.  I'll grab some of the card sleeves just in case.  When I make a purchase (drink, whatever), think I'll actually need to pull it out of the sleeve?  Not sure if they have to swipe it... or if it has a bar code...

[DallasGuy75219]

7 hours ago, squaremimi said:

I was on Harmony a couple weeks ago and wanted to punch a hole on the seapass card, was told I couldn't do that.

I was told the same thing on Harmony in October.  I had brought my own lanyard but not a sleeve so wound up buying a RC lanyard with the sleeve.

 

32 minutes ago, Ren1216 said:

Thanks for all the replies.  I'll grab some of the card sleeves just in case.  When I make a purchase (drink, whatever), think I'll actually need to pull it out of the sleeve?  Not sure if they have to swipe it... or if it has a bar code...

You don't need to pull it out the sleeve.  On the ships with RFID, they place the card on a sensor pad that can detect the card from inside a sleeve.

[mal12561]

We bought these a few years ago, works quite well not requiring any hole. Just firmly slide card in away from the magnetic strip side, holds when wet, and even when a lanyard is attached they can slide the card through a magnetic reader.

https://www.scrubpocket.com/product-p/20013.htm

[MrChocoholic]

DON'T DO IT! Unless you have the vision and coordination required to perform precision plasticectomy surgery, leave it to the pros. Those clear holders are detachable and recyclable. 

[sellwingri]

Based on our experience, I believe only the Oasis class and Quantum class ships don’t allow you to punch your card.  Just got off Freedom and my husband has his punched.

[Biker19]

32 minutes ago, sellwingri said:

Based on our experience, I believe only the Oasis class and Quantum class ships don’t allow you to punch your card.  

It's only on ships which have RFID cards  - excludes Allure, for now.

[John&LaLa]

On 12/22/2019 at 5:30 AM, Biker19 said:

You can punch a hole but only if you know where to do so - there's an antenna wire running along the edge of the card about 1/4" in. Better go with the sleeve.

 

I tried and failed on Harmony last year😓

[John&LaLa]

On 12/22/2019 at 8:40 AM, msmayor said:

 

Our last cruise on HAL, there was already a hole in one end of the card when it was handed to us for attaching to lanyards with clips.

 

Why does that not surprise me

[FLACRUISER99]

Ovation sea pass came with a prepunched hole

[twangster]

1 hour ago, FLACRUISER99 said:

Ovation sea pass came with a prepunched hole

 

May 2019 = yes, September 2019 = no.

 

They must have resorted to the cheaper cardstock that wasn't prepunched.

[sellwingri]

22 hours ago, Biker19 said:

It's only on ships which have RFID cards  - excludes Allure, for now.

We were on Allure in July and couldn’t punch our cards.  What’s an RFID card?

 

[Clarea]

2 minutes ago, sellwingri said:

We were on Allure in July and couldn’t punch our cards.  What’s an RFID card?

 

 

The card has a special chip inside so it can open stateroom doors by placing it close to the door lock.  Punching a hole in the wrong place on an RFID card can destroy the circuitry.

[sellwingri]

How do you know if you have an RFID card?

[not-enough-cruising]

You will know by the ship you are on and the fact that the card does not have a magnetic strip on the back. 

[Biker19]

5 minutes ago, sellwingri said:

How do you know if you have an RFID card?

 

 

There'll be a wireless symbol marking on the upper right of the card

 

[Tulsacoker]

you will also know if you see Royal selling Wow wrist bands

 

 

Edited December 24, 2019 by Tulsacoker