stevendom57 Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 My wife and I leave for our first cruise in a week. Our first port of call is Nassau. My wife loves to carry around her very expensive (~$1000) Louis Vuitton purse. I have told her that bringing the purse is just a magnet for bad guys, knowing that it is valuable and most likely also has a $1000 cell phone in it. She wants to bring it. I told her that I would ask the group here what their opinion is. Please chime in and tell her what you think about it. Thanks Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweety Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 I have several Louies. I leave them at home or in the room. It depends on where you are going. SunLover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Carry it around on the ship and leave it in your cabin (in the safe or a suitcase with a TSA lock) when you go off the ship. Better safe than sorry, why take the chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 I never use a purse on a ship. In port, I would never carry a LV or any designer bag. I don't even wear any of my jewelry in port. Boston Babe, tiny260, dejagatkins and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Leave it at home. No reason to take a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 My wife takes hers with her on the plane, but once she gets on the ship it gets locked up. Taking it on shore is just an invitation for bad guys, as @Lovetocruise2002 says, we don't even take any of our jewelry with us, I have cheap watch that I take for the islands and leave my expensive one in the safe, no cell phones either, unless you are leaving little ones at home and it is for emergency contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Water Buckeye Posted November 3, 2018 Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 My vote is to leave it locked in the cabin if you bring it aboard. Even on the biggest of ships, how far can you get away from anything you could possibly need that's carried in in the purse? You could be a gentleman in offering to carry some small 'freshen up' items like a tube of lipstick in your pants pockets on formal night, but beyond a sea pass card & a cell phone for pics/videos that can be carried in a pocket, I can't see where the big $ purse is worth the risk of losing. Help me understand why even traveling to/from the cruise necessitates bringing such an expensive item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevendom57 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2018 Thanks guys. I knew what the answer would be, but she had to see it for herself. No lv on this cruise Deedeelynn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Water Buckeye Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 1 hour ago, stevendom57 said: Thanks guys. I knew what the answer would be, but she had to see it for herself. No lv on this cruise There's times when a purse of that nature is appropriate, this just isn't one of them. My wife & I went to a pre-season Cleveland Browns game against Philadelphia (we won 5-0!!!). She brought her purse, but couldn't take it into the stadium. We had to have it checked at a tent outside. There was quite a lot of ladies in the same predicament. The lady right behind us (Eagles fans) got so upset about paying the $10 fee, she told her husband to forget it, she was going to dump her purse in the trash & get into the game. My wife asked her if she could have the purse instead, which she was OK with & gave to her. When Dianne checked out the price on line, the purse cost $144. Throwing away $144 for $10. With thinking like that, no wonder the Eagles lost!!! Have a great cruise!!! Sweety, CruisinUngs and JLMoran 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlohaLivin Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 I found a great bag on sale at travesmith or ebags (yes, I buy too much LOL) that was super cute for a travel ready bag. It was med-dark blue and could work as everything from a handbag to a fanny pack to cross body bag. It wasn’t large, but definitely not tiny - basic lip stuff, iPhone 7 Plus, passport, this and that included!. It was great for our last cruise (those expensive bags tend to be big and I don’t want to haul one wherever I go, it’s as bad as when I use to haul a huge camera bag with me... ugh). She can be cute without the pricey purse (and the travel ones can be pricey enough FYI...). have fun Lynn SunLover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellcee Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 I never take mine on vacation. The most I may do is a cross body Coach bag. My LV's stay at home - I feel like I already look like a tourist and don't want to draw any more attention to myself. AlohaLivin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHStoneman Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 23 hours ago, stevendom57 said: My wife loves to carry around her very expensive (~$1000) Louis Vuitton purse. If she/you can't afford to use it...you/she can't afford to own it. I feel the same about my Waterford crystal stemware at home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen2 Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 ,No purse, no jewelry, no expensive watch, no big diamond rings - more likely to have no trouble on shore. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlgg Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 We just returned from a cruise on Adventures of the Seas to Costa Maya and Cozumel and I noticed most people had little to no jewelry on them when they left the ship. I hadn't thought about it but I had left mine in the safe because we were snorkeling and didn't want to attract the wrong fish attention. Less is best when in foreign ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyfsu21 Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 I don’t go anywhere without my gold submariner! I even buy pina coladas on the Allure of the seas with it on. We walked through downtown Nassau w/o any issues a few months ago. With that being said, if your concerned about theft then leave it on the ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 1 minute ago, tonyfsu21 said: I don’t go anywhere without my gold submariner! I even buy pina coladas on the Allure of the seas with it on. We walked through downtown Nassau w/o any issues a few months ago. With that being said, if your concerned about theft then leave it on the ship. Well, judging by that ham hock fist you have and what it is probably attached to, WHO in their right ind is going to mess with you...with all due respect. Baked Alaska, SunLover, tonyfsu21 and 4 others 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunLover Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 8:04 PM, Salt Water Buckeye said: There's times when a purse of that nature is appropriate, this just isn't one of them. My wife & I went to a pre-season Cleveland Browns game against Philadelphia (we won 5-0!!!). She brought her purse, but couldn't take it into the stadium. We had to have it checked at a tent outside. There was quite a lot of ladies in the same predicament. The lady right behind us (Eagles fans) got so upset about paying the $10 fee, she told her husband to forget it, she was going to dump her purse in the trash & get into the game. My wife asked her if she could have the purse instead, which she was OK with & gave to her. When Dianne checked out the price on line, the purse cost $144. Throwing away $144 for $10. With thinking like that, no wonder the Eagles lost!!! Have a great cruise!!! NFL stadium rules on bag size limitations are well-known. Those same rules apply to most college and MLB stadiums, too. Both your wife and the other woman should have been aware of the rules before they arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogalthorpe Haywood Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 11/3/2018 at 9:04 PM, Salt Water Buckeye said: There's times when a purse of that nature is appropriate, this just isn't one of them. My wife & I went to a pre-season Cleveland Browns game against Philadelphia (we won 5-0!!!). She brought her purse, but couldn't take it into the stadium. We had to have it checked at a tent outside. There was quite a lot of ladies in the same predicament. The lady right behind us (Eagles fans) got so upset about paying the $10 fee, she told her husband to forget it, she was going to dump her purse in the trash & get into the game. My wife asked her if she could have the purse instead, which she was OK with & gave to her. When Dianne checked out the price on line, the purse cost $144. Throwing away $144 for $10. With thinking like that, no wonder the Eagles lost!!! Have a great cruise!!! She must have been still drunk from the Super Bowl celebration!!!! Go Birds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeves Posted November 5, 2018 Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Whether I would take along such a purse or not is irrelevant. Why should you make a decision based on MY personal levels of worry or confidence? What's much more relevant is how YOU feel. Do you bring this purse along when you go to a restaurant, or to the movies, or to a shopping mall? Tell us how you fell in situations like those, and then we can intelligently discuss whether a cruise is similar to those or different from those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevendom57 Posted November 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2018 Keeves, that is a good point. I live in an area with very low crime and yes, she takes it just about everywhere. But I am new to cruising and have never been to Nassau. I have read the US State Dept warning about Nassau and the various information from forums about the level of crime in Nassau. I feel that we have come to our decision. She is going to leave the purse behind. it is not so much the fact that we would lose the purse and the contents if some ne'e-do-well decided that they needed the purse more than my wife, rather the possible physical injuries that could be sustained to us. It is just not worth it. Thanks for all the advice. ellcee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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