vacationfool Posted July 11, 2007 #1 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I have my E DOCs and luggage tags ready to go, but I have read that at the Port , they put on the regular tags anyway. Any one know if this is true? Carnival ships? Just wondering how much tape to put on the paper tags! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dms_cruisers04 Posted July 11, 2007 #2 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I think what was meant was that if you aren't comfortable with the e-tags you can get regular tags at the port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travlngrl1996 Posted July 11, 2007 #3 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I have my E DOCs and luggage tags ready to go, but I have read that at the Port , they put on the regular tags anyway. Any one know if this is true? Carnival ships? Just wondering how much tape to put on the paper tags! haha Using the packing tape, we used two strips per tag to make sure that all edges are covered and a little hanging over on the ends to protect the paper. I hope this makes sense :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacationfool Posted July 11, 2007 Author #4 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I read one posting on here, saying that the e-doc luggage tags were replaced by regular colored tags when you arrive at the Port. Just curious if that was all cruise ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Gal Posted July 11, 2007 #5 Share Posted July 11, 2007 my edoc luggage tags are light blue. Are everyone's light blue? I am wondering if this is a generic color and we need to get colored ones at the pier... I am on deck 8 - Conquest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardinalfan Posted July 11, 2007 #6 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I also have light blue for a cruise in December that is a guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knights on the Beach Posted July 11, 2007 #7 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Ours were a peach color (Verandah deck on Triumph), but we also received paper docs in the mail about three days before our cruise, so we used the regular luggage tags instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted July 12, 2007 #8 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Our tags for the Glory Lido deck were a Salmon color. Be interesting to see people from different decks of the same ship post the various colors by deck. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
010907 Posted July 12, 2007 #9 Share Posted July 12, 2007 In mt e-docs, the tags are also light blue. We're on the Empress deck on the Valor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezybreeze Posted July 12, 2007 #10 Share Posted July 12, 2007 We used our e-doc luggage tags. I covered it in clear packaging tape and stapled it together. When we got to the terminal they told my DH that he needed luggage tags, he told them he thought that they were already on and they told him no. When he got in the car he told me what happened I told him I had the luggage tags already on, he said it was no big deal they just wanted the other luggage tags. So maybe they just weren't used to the e-docs luggage tags yet. Our e-docs were blue, we were on the Emperess deck. I asked TA and was told that they e-docs are colored according to the deck you were on. So it makes it easier to sort the luggage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Gal Posted July 12, 2007 #11 Share Posted July 12, 2007 So - am I wasting my time printing, folding and taping these tags? I guess it won't hurt but it seems silly that they would have me do it twice... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHP Posted July 12, 2007 #12 Share Posted July 12, 2007 If you are flying, it would not hurt to have these "luggage tags" inside your luggage should they get misdirected. I have wondered (since they are long and bulky like the airline tags...if they will confuse the sorters? I would take some self adhesive address labels with me to slap on the "ole fashioned" luggage tags and a red marker to jot down the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Traveling Fools Posted July 15, 2007 #13 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Our last cruise was booked at the last minute and we had no idea what our cabin number was. Carnival told us not to sweat it, luggage tags would be provided at the pier. The baggage handlers have copies of the manifest, will find your cabin number, and provide you with a blank luggage tag on which you write your name and cabin number. We experienced no delays in having our luggage delivered to our stateroom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iteach Posted July 15, 2007 #14 Share Posted July 15, 2007 We were on Verandah Deck on the Valor in June 2007. Our edoc tags were light blue. We removed our airline tags and attached the cruise tags before we arrived at the port in Miami. When we got out of the shuttle van at the port, the porter looked at our edoc tags and then gave us "official" Carnival tags and we had to fill those out and attach them. The edoc tags were useless for us. They remained on our bags along with the ones we filled at in the parking lot of the port. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char Posted July 15, 2007 #15 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Our tags for the Glory Lido deck were a Salmon color. Be interesting to see people from different decks of the same ship post the various colors by deck. Bill Our tags for Glory are also salmon color, but we are on Main deck. Other cruiselines have one color for each ship. That way if there is more than one ship in that port they can tell where the bags should go. I suspect it is the same with Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldCruzer Posted July 15, 2007 #16 Share Posted July 15, 2007 We just laminated our e-tags...much easier than taping. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgerkin Posted July 15, 2007 #17 Share Posted July 15, 2007 We just got off the Miracle yesterday and I posted about the luggage tags. They did not give us luggage tags at the port (I didnt realize that I should have asked for them) and we had a very hard time finding our luggage when we got off the ship. The edocs we printed on a color printer printed light blue luggage tags. Our luggage tags should have been Orange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmwilbo Posted July 15, 2007 #18 Share Posted July 15, 2007 When I printed off our e docs, our luggage tags are light blue also. We are on the Main deck of the Holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruzVinnieCruz Posted July 15, 2007 #19 Share Posted July 15, 2007 I was trying to decide wether or not it would be worth going to the e-docs. Reading all of this I guess I'll stick with the paper docs.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted July 16, 2007 #20 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Our tags for Glory are also salmon color, but we are on Main deck. Other cruiselines have one color for each ship. That way if there is more than one ship in that port they can tell where the bags should go. I suspect it is the same with Carnival. In Port Canaveral, the Glory and the Sensation dock at completely separate terminals and loading areas on completely separate days. (each cruiseline only has one ship in port on any given day at Port Canaveral) Unlike Miami or Fort Lauderdale. It sounds like Carnival just has a color for each ship in E-docs, which may be why they still have you get the old color coded tags, with various colors by deck for quicker sorting, once onboard. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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