Video Camera - In room safe

[chopper2]

I would like to bring our video camera on our cruise but since all of our excursions are going to be on the water, I don't think I want to bring it with us when we go into the ports. Is the in-room safe large enough to hold a video camera? We're sailing this Saturday on the Radiance of the Seas.:D

Also, have others brought their video cameras with them on the excursions? Have you experienced any problems with them being stolen if left in your beach bag?

Thanks.

[Keith1010]

While we lock many of our items in a safe, we leave our camera and video equipment in a draw in our room and have never had a problem. With that said, if you have a small video camera then it should easily fit in a safe.

 

If I had a choice of leaving the camera in a cabin in my drawer or in a beach bag that was unattended, I would go with the draw.

 

Keith

[Cotton]

In ports, I have often wished I had my camcorder; alas, I leave it in my cabin as I'm usually a solo cruiser and I snorkle. I would never leave any camera in a bag on the beach, and although some places offer lockers, I don't really trust leaving them in there. Just me.

 

The safes I've seen are all large enough for both my cameras; however, I leave them in a drawer or on a table. Many cruises, never had any item missing.

 

Something you didn't ask, but thought I'd pass along...about camcorders on cruises.

 

Sometimes the camera will shut itself down (message: "dew detected") when taken directly from the coolness of the cabin to the warmth on deck! However, if you wrap your camcorder in a hand towel and put it in a bag or drawer while it's in your cabin - then take it out seconds before you are going on deck, it should be warm enough to not go into 'shutdown mode'. :)