PG Cruiser Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 How do you keep your SeaPass card ready for beverage orders and other uses? Cards have a tendency to jump out of my pockets so I have to somehow secure my SeaPass card. But I find it inconvenient to have to take it out of my wallet everytime I need it. I don't even carry my wallet with me all the time on the ship. On the Harmony I had a WOW band but I also had to take it off every time I ordered beverages. It can get very annoying doing that several times a day. On the Majesty, the Seapass did not have RFID so they punched a hole for me to attach it to a lanyard. My lanyard had a detachable clip which made presenting the card easy. I don't know what they have on the Serenade. From what I'm reading, their SeaPass has RFID so I can't have a hole punched on it. Can I keep my card in a clear plastic holder? Will their readers be able to scan my card while in the holder? First World problem, I know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobNoxious Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 If the card jumps out of your pocket, then definitely grab a lanyard at the gift shop or ahead of time at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0178IZVO6/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vacation Crazy Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I bought a credit card case to carry our sea pass cards for our last cruise. We put our wallets in the safe for the week and don't like wearing lanyards. I wanted to come up with something to carry our sea pass cards and a little money. It worked out very well for us!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I already have a lanyard. I just need to know if I can keep my SeaPass card in the holder when they scan it for my orders. I would hate taking it out of the sleeve every time I got beverages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averbeck Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 If the cards are RFID, which is only a handful of ships, I have a phone case that has some card slots in the back. The RFID door opening also worked with out me having to take it physically off of the phone. But they'd still want to you to hand it to them at bars because you don't want to hand them the whole phone. With a lanyard, if it's RFID, you might not have to take it out. But if it's the swiping, magnetic kind of card, you'd have to take it out every time for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Working in a secure buiilding with lots of scanners it would sem to me the answer is "I dont know!".....it really depends on the strength of the individual scanning device, reflections of light off the sleeve, scratches, stains etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jce2 Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Just now, averbeck said: If the cards are RFID, which is only a handful of ships, I have a phone case that has some card slots in the back. The RFID door opening also worked with out me having to take it physically off of the phone. But they'd still want to you to hand it to them at bars because you don't want to hand them the whole phone. With a lanyard, if it's RFID, you might not have to take it out. But if he's the swiping, magnetic kind of card, you'd have to take it out every time for sure. Good point! I know the bars swipe so the sleeve definitely wont work there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I've used plastic pouches many times for ships that use RFID cards. Never had an issue. Only suggestion would be to find one that has a zip seal so the card had less of a chance to fall out. Once the card (RFID style) was in the pouch it never had to be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralqueen Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Is there a list somewhere of which ships use RFID seapass cards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGTLH Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 12 minutes ago, spiralqueen said: Is there a list somewhere of which ships use RFID seapass cards? Only ships I know of so far are the Quantum class plus Harmony and Symphony. Think @twangster has mentioned in the past that an upgrade to RFID would be a costly venture with minimal ROI. spiralqueen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralqueen Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 Thank you @CGTLH ! I figured the Quantum class did but I wasn't sure if it was all of Oasis class or just the newer ones. I had a passing thought of them installing the upgrade during the various amped drydocks, but I figured they would rather use that money for shinier updates that make for good commercials. Not that I'm complaining! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 I'll be on Serenade Sunday - can confirm whether or not it's RFID. Pretty sure it's not. I use a lanyard, and slip it in and out of the holder when I need it. My husband puts one of those sleeves on the back of his phone, which he carries with him as his camera. Then he only has to slide it in and out of the sleeve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted October 25, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 38 minutes ago, KathyC said: I'll be on Serenade Sunday - can confirm whether or not it's RFID. Yay! Can you please find out if they will punch a hole on the card if it were not RFID? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted October 25, 2018 Report Share Posted October 25, 2018 21 minutes ago, RatedPG said: Yay! Can you please find out if they will punch a hole on the card if it were not RFID? Thanks Absolutely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted October 30, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 On 10/25/2018 at 6:17 PM, RatedPG said: Yay! Can you please find out if they will punch a hole on the card if it were not RFID? Thanks Hi! I just caught the end of your live Periscope on the Serenade. Hope you're having fun. What kind of SeaPass card do they have? Following up on my earlier question about it. May I ask for another favor? Can you please give feedback about electrical outlets and their locations? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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