RCI Luggage Tags

[xnavyss 4]

Curiosity Question

How many Royal Luggage Tags do you put on each piece of luggage ?

I have been putting two on each bag ( one on the top and one on the side ) as a precaution in case one of them fall off.

Joe

( Proud Military Veteran and retired Navy Submarine Sailor )

[JLMoran 4,738]

Hi there Joe. Fellow Joe here. 😁

First, thanks for your service!

Regarding the luggage tags, I've only ever put one on each bag. I use a plastic holder with steel cable that I bought on Amazon. I only put the tag on after my flight, basically on embarkation day before heading to the port, to minimize the risk of any damage outside of what the porters might do to it. Haven't had them fall off / get ripped off, and the holders are going on their third cruise so far with no visible wear and tear.

[Andrew72681 793]

48 minutes ago, xnavyss said:

Curiosity Question

How many Royal Luggage Tags do you put on each piece of luggage ?

I have been putting two on each bag ( one on the top and one on the side ) as a precaution in case one of them fall off.

Joe

( Proud Military Veteran and retired Navy Submarine Sailor )

I go with one as well with the same holder style that @JLMoran uses. The steel cable won’t fall off unless someone actively unscrews the connector. 

[DandA 228]

I third the holders with the steel cable; also since we arrive the day before I don't put them on till we are in the hotel that night or first thing in the morning.

[MotleyCruiser 362]

41 minutes ago, JLMoran said:

I use a plastic holder with steel cable that I bought on Amazon

I use these same exact ones also, but putting two of the paper ones on the luggage is a good idea. I never had the primary one come off, but I've seen situations where they have with other folks.

[SPS 324]

Navy vet?  I'll try not to hold that against you!  (Army vet here.)

The plastic sleeve tag holders with the steel cable everyone is mentioning are great. Durable, re-useable, and easy to attach without the need for staples or tape.

 

[markm 38]

1 hour ago, xnavyss said:

Curiosity Question

How many Royal Luggage Tags do you put on each piece of luggage ?

I have been putting two on each bag ( one on the top and one on the side ) as a precaution in case one of them fall off.

Joe

( Proud Military Veteran and retired Navy Submarine Sailor )

Concur with everyone . Well shipmate looks like your a skimmer now

[ChessE4 537]

3 hours ago, xnavyss said:

Curiosity Question

How many Royal Luggage Tags do you put on each piece of luggage ?

I have been putting two on each bag ( one on the top and one on the side ) as a precaution in case one of them fall off.

Joe

( Proud Military Veteran and retired Navy Submarine Sailor )

We do two as you describe, but only if we have extras.  The reason is that we've had problems with at least one bag being "lost" on Day 1 on multiple trips.  The 2nd tag doesn't guarantee anything, but it makes me feel better....(We usually get the missing bag after dinner.)

[DMLM 47]

We also use the same luggage tag holder.  We switched a few cruises ago (like 4) and they have held up with no problems.  We also only apply one to each bag as there have not been any problems.

D

[Flacruiser99 110]

6 hours ago, JLMoran said:

Hi there Joe. Fellow Joe here. 😁

First, thanks for your service!

Regarding the luggage tags, I've only ever put one on each bag. I use a plastic holder with steel cable that I bought on Amazon. I only put the tag on after my flight, basically on embarkation day before heading to the port, to minimize the risk of any damage outside of what the porters might do to it. Haven't had them fall off / get ripped off, and the holders are going on their third cruise so far with no visible wear and tear.

I do the same but use two.

[bhageerah 405]

One more for the type that @JLMoran uses....... and I only use one tag per bag, never had an issue! 

[TXcruzer 73]

One tag on the outside of the bag (in the plastic sleeve holder) and one copy of the tag INSIDE the bag. 

Go Air Force!

[mworkman 1,662]

I use just one, it’s the little one next to blue one. However the wife uses a lot!

[bhageerah 405]

2 hours ago, mworkman said:

I use just one, it’s the little one next to blue one. However the wife uses a lot!

As Larry the Cable Guy would say “ I don’t care who you are that’s funny right there!” 🤣

[thepants 11]

12 hours ago, JLMoran said:

Hi there Joe. Fellow Joe here. 😁

First, thanks for your service!

Regarding the luggage tags, I've only ever put one on each bag. I use a plastic holder with steel cable that I bought on Amazon. I only put the tag on after my flight, basically on embarkation day before heading to the port, to minimize the risk of any damage outside of what the porters might do to it. Haven't had them fall off / get ripped off, and the holders are going on their third cruise so far with no visible wear and tear.

We have the plastic holder with steel cable too and I LOVE them!!! If we drive to port, I put them on before leaving the home. If we fly to port, I put them on after our flight but before check in (We usually fly in the day before embarkation, so I usually put the tags on in the hotel room the night before embarkation).

[KathyC 830]

Am I the only one who just puts a piece of clear packing tape over the luggage tag and tapes it?  LOL  We do one, and attach it before we leave for the port.  I put the clear tape on at home, and if we're flying that means we're staying at a hotel over night.  When we check out I ask to use their stapler, and attach the tags.  In 26 years, never had one fall off.  LOL 

[JLMoran 4,738]

10 hours ago, KathyC said:

Am I the only one who just puts a piece of clear packing tape over the luggage tag and tapes it? 

Yup! 😭

[Flacruiser99 110]

15 hours ago, KathyC said:

Am I the only one who just puts a piece of clear packing tape over the luggage tag and tapes it?  LOL  We do one, and attach it before we leave for the port.  I put the clear tape on at home, and if we're flying that means we're staying at a hotel over night.  When we check out I ask to use their stapler, and attach the tags.  In 26 years, never had one fall off.  LOL 

Not yet.😯

[FionaMG 380]

You can use those tag holders for the debarkation tags too. On one of our more recent trips my tag came off and there were a few anxious moments in the terminal at Port Everglades because my bag was not where it should have been. A steward sent me over to a separate area where the unidentified bags had been put and it was there. I had left a second tag on the desk in the cabin. Lesson learned. Tag holder or two tags is the way to go.

[Flacruiser99 110]

1 hour ago, FionaMG said:

You can use those tag holders for the debarkation tags too. On one of our more recent trips my tag came off and there were a few anxious moments in the terminal at Port Everglades because my bag was not where it should have been. A steward sent me over to a separate area where the unidentified bags had been put and it was there. I had left a second tag on the desk in the cabin. Lesson learned. Tag holder or two tags is the way to go.

Good point.

That''s why I always double tag my bags, going on or off.

[Mrs. RoyalMoyal 59]

Two luggage tags, one in a plastic sleeve, the other taped and stapled.  My name is inside the bag, too. I also tip porters!   

[MicroBeta 13]

On 10/10/2019 at 9:02 AM, xnavyss said:

Curiosity Question

How many Royal Luggage Tags do you put on each piece of luggage ?

I have been putting two on each bag ( one on the top and one on the side ) as a precaution in case one of them fall off.

Joe

( Proud Military Veteran and retired Navy Submarine Sailor )

I've been looking at more secure tag holders.  We use generic plastic holders we got on Amazon but now there are quite a few stronger options.

BTW, Nice to see another SS vet. 👍

Mike

[klc317 46]

I will also give a thumbs up to the tag holders with the threaded steel cable.  I have a habit of stuffing an extra luggage tag inside the suitcase just in case.   Also the same with my boarding pass when we fly, print an extra copy to put in the suitcase.

[xnavyss 4]

4 hours ago, MicroBeta said:

I've been looking at more secure tag holders.  We use generic plastic holders we got on Amazon but now there are quite a few stronger options.

BTW, Nice to see another SS vet. 👍

Mike

MicroBeta

 

I served on the USS Jack (SSN605), USS Gato (SSN 615) and USS Nathan Hale (SSBN623) (Blue)

 

[MicroBeta 13]

2 minutes ago, xnavyss said:

MicroBeta

 

I served on the USS Jack (SSN605), USS Gato (SSN 615) and USS Nathan Hale (SSBN623) (Blue)

 

USS Andrew Jackson Gold (SSBN619) Gold 6/83-10/87.  After that I was at NSSF in Groton for three years.