Eyeonhevn Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Someone told me that Symphony of the seas is no longer punching holes in the sea pass to wear with lanyard. Is this true? The last time I was on symphony, they punched hole in the card to wear it. I was on Brilliance earlier this year and they punched a hole and wore it. has symphony stopped doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan79 Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 They are no longer punched. Just buy a lanyard that doesn’t require your pass to be punched. They are like $10 on Amazon. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 Symphony uses the tap to pay SeaPass cards so it never has to leave the plastic sleeve to be used. Punching a hole can mess up the RFID connection within the card. Keanoknick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Sails Away Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 They would not allow me to punch a hole on symphony last spring. They said that it interferes with whatever coding is in there and then the card can't be read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 You can do it without interfering with the rfid in the card, just they don't want people do for fear of punching in the wrong place. Keanoknick and She Sails Away 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyeonhevn Posted January 23 Author Report Share Posted January 23 Thanks all! Can I put it in a transparent sleeve and leave it in the sleeve? To pay? To open my cabin door? Etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanoknick Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 1 hour ago, Eyeonhevn said: Thanks all! Can I put it in a transparent sleeve and leave it in the sleeve? To pay? To open my cabin door? Etc? Yes, you shouldn't need to take it out of the sleeve, paying and cabin access are all RFID, think tap to pay on your cell phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 19 minutes ago, Keanoknick said: Yes, you shouldn't need to take it out of the sleeve, paying and cabin access are all RFID, think tap to pay on your cell phone. Yes that is how it worked last month on Symphony. Easy peasy. Keanoknick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrinkm Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 I'm excited to try these on my next cruise. Sometimes I have my card in a tiny purse with my phone and sometimes on a lanyard if I don't want my phone. I HATE getting the card out of those little solid plastic pouches. I like the little opening on these to help slide them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0936VR2NF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
She Sails Away Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 6 hours ago, smokeybandit said: You can do it without interfering with the rfid in the card, just they don't want people do for fear of punching in the wrong place. Well I went down to guest services and asked them to do it themselves and they wouldn't do it. That's weird. I much prefer having a hole in the card! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 17 minutes ago, She Sails Away said: Well I went down to guest services and asked them to do it themselves and they wouldn't do it. That's weird. I much prefer having a hole in the card! Right. It can be done. But they don't want anyone, passengers or crew, doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 2 hours ago, jbrinkm said: I'm excited to try these on my next cruise. Sometimes I have my card in a tiny purse with my phone and sometimes on a lanyard if I don't want my phone. I HATE getting the card out of those little solid plastic pouches. I like the little opening on these to help slide them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0936VR2NF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 I've used that style holder in the past. They work great on ships where the card needs to be swiped plus the bar code on the back isn't obscured. I still prefer the thin plastic pouch on ships that use a tap-style card. To me, the slide-out holders are a little bulky compared to the plastic pouch. Eyeonhevn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottD Posted January 23 Report Share Posted January 23 On 1/23/2024 at 2:58 PM, She Sails Away said: Well I went down to guest services and asked them to do it themselves and they wouldn't do it. That's weird. I much prefer having a hole in the card! The plastic sleeve works great..and keeps it from getting wet She Sails Away 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last2Know Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 On 1/22/2024 at 3:45 PM, Ryan79 said: They are no longer punched. I guess it depends on the ship. Vision’s Cruise Compass has a note to bring your card to Guest Services for the hole punch to ensure the RFID is not damaged. function12 and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted January 29 Report Share Posted January 29 It's much easier to hole punch cards for sub Oasis class ships since they use different technology in the cards. MarcBerger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted January 30 Report Share Posted January 30 23 hours ago, Last2Know said: I guess it depends on the ship. Vision’s Cruise Compass has a note to bring your card to Guest Services for the hole punch to ensure the RFID is not damaged. Vision went RFID? I thought that ship still used metal keys. WAAAYTOOO and jbrinkm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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