Safe on Discovery

We are on the Discovery on the 12Th February to the Caribbean Just wondering if the safes are free ..as on previous Thomson ships we had to pay for them

They are pin code operated and were free when the ship was Royal Caribbean. No key involved so no work for guest relations. Surely Thomson wouldn't charge? !☺

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They are pin code operated and were free when the ship was Royal Caribbean. No key involved so no work for guest relations. Surely Thomson wouldn't charge? !☺

 

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Yes they are still the same pin operated safes, and there is no charge.

They are not all pin code operated on Discovery. Ours had note saying to lock it with a credit card being swiped across it. Luckily we learned that any card with a black strip would do, and we locked and opened it ok with a nectar card. Wanted our credit cards IN the safe not out of it. Safe free though. We were on deck 2 inside cabin.

Gill

They are not all pin code operated on Discovery. Ours had note saying to lock it with a credit card being swiped across it. Luckily we learned that any card with a black strip would do, and we locked and opened it ok with a nectar card. Wanted our credit cards IN the safe not out of it. Safe free though. We were on deck 2 inside cabin.

 

Gill

No nectar points deducted ?

Bargain deal !!!

They are not all pin code operated on Discovery. Ours had note saying to lock it with a credit card being swiped across it. Luckily we learned that any card with a black strip would do, and we locked and opened it ok with a nectar card. Wanted our credit cards IN the safe not out of it. Safe free though. We were on deck 2 inside cabin.

 

Gill

We were deck 2 outside deck two and we had pin code which we liked.

If its anything like the one we have used in the past it is reset at the start of your holiday and will only work with the first card through

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We used our Tesco Clubcard. It will only open using the card you locked it with.

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We opened and closed ours with our cabin door card, just seemed easier than keeping any other card with us, and it was free.

SAC

The card swiped is the only one that will open and lock the safe. There is an option to swipe a second card, but we only had Ray's as he has all sorts of rubbish in his wallet.

We are on the Discovery on the 12Th February to the Caribbean Just wondering if the safes are free ..as on previous Thomson ships we had to pay for them

You simply use your door access card, swipe across safe, if open it closes and vice versa. Have a great cruise :D

Surely if you lock it with your door card you wouldn't be covered by insurance for any losses for obvious reasons - you're not the only one with door access!!

But you are the only one with that card the one used by the steward etc will have a different code and will not operate the safe.

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How does she/he open the cabin door then? are you saying it's a universal card with a different code in the black strip? If so ok but I still think I'll use a nectar or Tesco club card and not the door card

Yes they programme the card to open the cabins that the steward services, if you think about it yours will only open your cabin so it has a different programme to all the others, but I don't think you are wrong doing what you are comfortable with

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Thanks for that PC what will you use? See you on TA Dream April hopefully When are you on Discovery?

Forgot you are on Dream we are on Discovery in Sep but nothing booked for 2018! Think we will have missed the Caribbean by then.

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We're doing Western Med Sept 2017 for Majesty's last season although I did want to do the Baltic on Spirit but thought it too expensive (price went up 2 weeks after brochure came out) Spirit was my first cruise ship and haven't been on her since so wish we'd booked it now Fancy Discovery TA April 2018

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Strangely enough we have been looking at that TA for 2018 but never done one in the past, as I have said previously we just love the Caribbean and have done it for the past seven years but the return flight is now a bit much for us:(, even on the Dreamliner, so that may be an option for us as the flight out is fine. Will be looking as soon as the next brochure is out:D. PS I certainly would not use my credit/debit cards for the safe as they have to be inside as far as I am concerned. Think I used the boarding pass last time but it was a long time ago on Destiny;)

Strangely enough we have been looking at that TA for 2018 but never done one in the past, as I have said previously we just love the Caribbean and have done it for the past seven years but the return flight is now a bit much for us:(, even on the Dreamliner, so that may be an option for us as the flight out is fine. Will be looking as soon as the next brochure is out:D. PS I certainly would not use my credit/debit cards for the safe as they have to be inside as far as I am concerned. Think I used the boarding pass last time but it was a long time ago on Destiny;)

PC have you ever thought of flying to Barbados and sailing back with P.O on Azura or Britannia strait in to Southampton coach back to west midland,s job done; imight even see you and give you a wave. :D

PC have you ever thought of flying to Barbados and sailing back with P.O on Azura or Britannia strait in to Southampton coach back to west midland,s job done; imight even see you and give you a wave. :D

Thanks for that Howard we are looking at all the scenario's for 2018, as I say we are ok with the flight out but the jet lag is a bit much and as you know we are reluctant to move from Thomson so wouldn't mind a TA with a flight back from Malaga.

Just as a by the way have you checked out the prices on Discovery for 2018 the premium flight supplement has just gone up from £600 to £800:eek: which would make the cruise 6k for us. Checking our costs over the years our first Caribbean cruise was 4.5k and they have been fairly constant over the past eight years:rolleyes: