zitsky Posted December 7, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Is theft much of a problem on Celebrity? If say you hide your locked Kindle under a towel at the pool for 15 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Captain Funtime Posted December 7, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Been on 50+ cruises (Celebrity, Princess, RCCL, MSC….) I have never had a problem with leaving my tablet, iphone etc. in my pool bag while in the pool. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hasentreelake Posted December 7, 2023 #3 Share Posted December 7, 2023 We did just that on our recent Silhouette and didn't think twice about it. If we are going to be gone longer than 15-30 minutes, we will give up our chairs look for others if we return. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne G. Posted December 7, 2023 #4 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I have no idea how much a problem theft is - probably not much. But I wouldn't leave my phone or Kindle or iPad on a pool chair while I stepped away for some reason. I don't worry about my flip-flops or sunscreen, but I won't take chances with items of value. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare chemmo Posted December 7, 2023 #5 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I think most people on Celebrity are perfectly honest. There is also excellent camera surveillance which I am sure must be a deterrent for anyone less than honest… I did once leave a pair of reading glasses in OV and went to the desk to see if they had been handed in and the size of box they brought out with assorted glasses in was massive! Obviously a lot of us are a little less than careful with our property on board. I feel very different about beaches… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted December 7, 2023 #6 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) Never an issue...but I don't take valuables to the pool deck, etc...other than some cash in my pocket and maybe some shades...Wife has a beach bag with stuff...never has worried about it. What's a used Kindle worth anyways? Edited December 7, 2023 by PTC DAWG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDPCruisers Posted December 7, 2023 #7 Share Posted December 7, 2023 We have never had any issues but have anything we bring in my wife's tote bag on top of the lounge chair while we step away for a few minutes. We're never gone for more than 5 mins to get a drink from the bar, what with less servers than in days of yore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted December 7, 2023 #8 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I have multiple Kindle paperwhites, but they are all old. That's because the original Kindle and up to the 6th Gen had two word games that my sister and i played incessantly. But when they upgraded the OS for Gen 7 they didn't upgrade the games, so they won't play on newer ones. We read a lot, too, but those games don't suck up your attention that you tune out your surroundings. My cases were really worn, so I got a new one, and in particular one that says Kindle on the front, so noone would mistake it for a tablet. My sister once left hers in a cafe onboard on another line, and it was turned in. EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinboy Posted December 7, 2023 #9 Share Posted December 7, 2023 We never had a problem even though we leave a Celebrity beach bag on our chairs in the Solarium. Usually we have something from the Spa Cafe, but, if we are leaving the area we give up the lounges. The only theft we heard about was when we were walking through the Silent Disco area a man was looking for his camera that he left on a table nearby that apparently someone wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kabmab Posted December 7, 2023 #10 Share Posted December 7, 2023 54 minutes ago, chemmo said: I think most people on Celebrity are perfectly honest. There is also excellent camera surveillance which I am sure must be a deterrent for anyone less than honest… I did once leave a pair of reading glasses in OV and went to the desk to see if they had been handed in and the size of box they brought out with assorted glasses in was massive! Obviously a lot of us are a little less than careful with our property on board. I feel very different about beaches… I wouldn't make that assumption that most people on Celebrity are perfectly honest. My DH unfortunately left his credit card in the onboard bank machine on the Apex this summer on a Baltic cruise. The card was never turned in. Luckily he realized he'd left it and froze his card. A ship's population is just like any other; saints, scoundrels and those in between. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgabriel Posted December 7, 2023 #11 Share Posted December 7, 2023 We have never had a problem and I always question whether I should leave valuables anywhere - including bags on a poolside chair - and I choose not to do it because on the off-chance something happened, I don't want to have to deal with reporting a lost/stolen item and then being stressed/angry about it for the rest of the cruise. Yes, I am weird this way. I'd rather avoid the problem. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikerunner Posted December 7, 2023 #12 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Badic common sense on things you lrave out or alone is best idea. Of course badic common sense is needed. Like others never a problem in my 20 cruises but i do not leave my phone/kindle etc unattended. Ill leave a bag eith suntan lotion and towels etc unattended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted December 7, 2023 #13 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1 hour ago, chemmo said: I think most people on Celebrity are perfectly honest. There is also excellent camera surveillance which I am sure must be a deterrent for anyone less than honest… I did once leave a pair of reading glasses in OV and went to the desk to see if they had been handed in and the size of box they brought out with assorted glasses in was massive! Obviously a lot of us are a little less than careful with our property on board. I feel very different about beaches… Yes, Guest Relations' assortment of reading glasses is impressive. I left mine on the table in Luminae one night. Went down to see if they had been turned in--there they were in this large box FULL of reading glasses! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 7, 2023 #14 Share Posted December 7, 2023 on the ship we are cautious...always! Labadee had an issue w a stolen cell phone at the beach area when we were there yrs ago. They closed the exit for awhile. A band member turned himself in.. phone was recovered.. On Royal C our son law had his new camera stolen on Oasis while playing a party game. He put it down and it disappeared . He and my dtr were treated like they were the thieves while their room was searched (consensually) by security before they would take a report.. Very bad .... considering he was cop and she an atty. Hope we never have to make such a report! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted December 7, 2023 #15 Share Posted December 7, 2023 1) You would have to imagine if you're a thief, you're not going to steal a Kindle 2) You should put anything with a screen under a towel to prevent direct sunlight from destroying it (I accidentally killed an iPhone in under an hour by leaving it out). 3) The ship has cameras almost everywhere including the lido deck 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted December 7, 2023 #16 Share Posted December 7, 2023 4 minutes ago, hcat said: on the ship we are cautious...always! Labadee had an issue w a stolen cell phone at the beach area when we were there yrs ago. They closed the exit for awhile. A band member turned himself in.. phone was recovered.. On Royal C our son law had his new camera stolen on Oasis while playing a party game. He put it down and it disappeared . He and my dtr were treated like they were the thieves while their room was searched (consensually) by security before they would take a report.. Very bad .... considering he was cop and she an atty. Hope we never have to make such a report! If I had something stolen, I'd have no problem with security searching my room to validate I didn't misremember Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted December 7, 2023 #17 Share Posted December 7, 2023 11 minutes ago, hcat said: on the ship we are cautious...always! Labadee had an issue w a stolen cell phone at the beach area when we were there yrs ago. They closed the exit for awhile. A band member turned himself in.. phone was recovered.. On Royal C our son law had his new camera stolen on Oasis while playing a party game. He put it down and it disappeared . He and my dtr were treated like they were the thieves while their room was searched (consensually) by security before they would take a report.. Very bad .... considering he was cop and she an atty. Hope we never have to make such a report! A number of years ago a group of us were on a cruise. 2nd day 1 of the group phone was missing. 1st thing security did was search his cabin, seems that frequently peopke misplacecitems in the cabin. Phone was not there and our friend was sure that the cabin attendant had taken it and was quite vocal about it to anyone and everyone. Fast forward a week he returned home still convinced the cabin attendant had his phone. He found his phone sitting con his desk where he had left it. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 7, 2023 #18 Share Posted December 7, 2023 (edited) 55 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: If I had something stolen, I'd have no problem with security searching my room to validate I didn't misremember yes , they have to exclude false claims but the derisive tone and accusations from the "wannabee" cops were over the line and offensive! this item was swiped at an active event by someone who was there! the true lesson learned is save your photos to a cloud! Edited December 7, 2023 by hcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise a holic Posted December 7, 2023 #19 Share Posted December 7, 2023 never had a problem on Celebrity or Royal- Over 50 cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted December 7, 2023 #20 Share Posted December 7, 2023 9 minutes ago, Cruise a holic said: never had a problem on Celebrity or Royal- Over 50 cruises. we didnt either... son in law was careless so ultimately his fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare AstoriaPreppy Posted December 7, 2023 #21 Share Posted December 7, 2023 26 minutes ago, hcat said: yes , they have to exclude false claims but the derisive tone and accusations from the "wannabee" cops were over the line and offensive! Agree that only real cops should be allowed to use derisive tone and accusations! 🤣 Seriously though, in 30+ cruises, we've recovered everything we've ever lost onboard cruise ships of all lines: iPhones, electronics, high end sunglasses, hats, full backpacks, etc. The only thing we've ever actually been separated from was a stainless steel straw on Carnival (which only offers horrific candy straws instead of plastic or biodegradable options). Left it in a blender drink at a bar, and it vanished into the bowels of the galley, never to be seen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drakes2 Posted December 7, 2023 #22 Share Posted December 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Pinboy said: We never had a problem even though we leave a Celebrity beach bag on our chairs in the Solarium. Usually we have something from the Spa Cafe, but, if we are leaving the area we give up the lounges. The only theft we heard about was when we were walking through the Silent Disco area a man was looking for his camera that he left on a table nearby that apparently someone wanted. Being on a ship is like living in a small city; you still have thieves onboard. I once had some sunscreen taken from my lounger and an expensive pair of sunglasses that were in their pouch sitting on my book from the lounger. I now take a cheap pair to wear in the pool and on deck. Just because one can afford to cruise does not mean they are honest. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Salt Lifer Posted December 7, 2023 #23 Share Posted December 7, 2023 I enjoy swimming, so I do leave my phone on a chair when I go in the water, but it is under a towel so not obvious, and I also have a cheap-o Android phone so thieves are not exactly chomping at the bit to take it! With the cameras around the ships watching our every move I assume if someone did want to take my phone security could track it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaBag Posted December 7, 2023 #24 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Never had anything stolen on any of our cruises but then, we are not pool people leaving stuff on the lounger. I did leave a gold pill box on the table in the MDR once but it was turned in, thankfully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Honolulu Blue Posted December 7, 2023 #25 Share Posted December 7, 2023 4 hours ago, zitsky said: Is theft much of a problem on Celebrity? If say you hide your locked Kindle under a towel at the pool for 15 minutes? Knock on wood, I've never had anything stolen from me on a cruise ship on any cruise line (including Celebrity). I've LOST a few things, but those don't count. I find the usual big city precautions work well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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