Do you hide your electronics when you're not in your cabin?

I'm wondering what most people think or do about their electronics when they are not in their cabin like their laptop or tablets? On our last cruise in Sept/Oct I left our tablets out charging everyday. What do you do with them if you are concerned about your devices? I'm just curious because I didn't think much about it on our last cruise.

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Don't hide them, but we don't leave them in plain sight either.

:cool: We leave ours out. If something is missing it's pretty obvious who took it. 10 + cruises, no problems. :cool:

Nope, never had anything taken, I've even left cash out.

We lock ours up in the safe. Not concerned about the cabin steward, more concerned about someone else walking in and grabbing something that is out in the open while the cabin steward has the cabin door open.

We always put electronics in the safe when we are out. Never lost one :).

I never do. The only things we lock up are wallets, passports, and good jewelry if we are not wearing it. We e never had an issue

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electronics safe --- chargers plain site...

if the room attendants leave the door open when cleaning, anyone can walk in and take something, so it might not be the room attendant who took it (sure their fault) but best not to tempt anyone...

I've never had a problem, we leave the laptop on the desk and charge the tablets during the day on the counter. Cell phones charge at night and are in our pockets during the day!

I leave usually leave them laying on the desk charging. Along with speaker iPod.

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electronics safe --- chargers plain site...

 

if the room attendants leave the door open when cleaning, anyone can walk in and take something, so it might not be the room attendant who took it (sure their fault) but best not to tempt anyone...

This! To us, it's just not worth the risk.

At home we put everything away we aren't using and do the same on our cruises. No matter what it is. Don't consider it hiding.

We lock ours up in the safe. Not concerned about the cabin steward, more concerned about someone else walking in and grabbing something that is out in the open while the cabin steward has the cabin door open.

My thoughts exactly. The cabin steward can be out of your cabin for a few minutes, it doesn't sound long but it's long enough for a sneak thief to duck in and pocket any valuables. We always lock phones/tablets/cameras in the safe. It's a tight squeeze but we're old hands at Tetris so we manage :)

I keep my cabin cleaned up, except for what the attendant is responsible for. That includes putting anything in the safe that will fit. Everything else is put away, either in the closet/cabinets and drawers. The one time I left papers laying on the sofa, sorted for packing and my camera equipment out, the attendant moved everything around, to clean I guess, it really upset me. It's best for me to put everything away.

Most laptops are too big for the safe. We left ours up and running as we needed communication from home last cruise and checked it often.

No one, even room steward touched it as we set little traps.:halo:

A laptop will not fit in the safe , well ours don't so we just place it back in the bag when not using and place the bag in the closet. Never had issues.

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Leave ours out, would not do them much good to take because of the security on them and don't think they would want to risk their job.

Many posters are concerned that when rooms are being cleaned, fellow passengers may see into your cabin and have an opportunity to take something from your cabin.:evilsmile:

Don't forget, other than your cabin, every passageway is on film. If someone goes in your room it will be recorded!

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Phones we have left out charging. Used to put my bridge camera in the safe but it didn't fit on Anthem so just left it out. No problems. My kindle is a fourth generation (but I do love it) and I leave it out at night as I like to read a few pages to help me fall asleep. Its usually with me during the day. Don't bring tablets or lap top since never buy the internet and don't need it then.

But when I go to the beach in any port I always use a vacation vault locked to my chair so that when DH and I go snorkeling we don't have to worry.

Leave ours out, would not do them much good to take because of the security on them and don't think they would want to risk their job.

What security -- I'd wipe your hard drive and have a new laptop for me to use....just saying...

We don't always lock everything up. Computer in bag in closet or under bed. iPad if it fits goes in the safe. However if we are charging something we have left it plugged in but in the top drawer so it's not so obvious. We agree it's not the room steward we worry about...they could lose their job. But we have also seen rooms left open with no one in sight which might be too tempting. We always lock money, passports and jewelry of value in the safe. Better safe then sorry.

I thought I lost a watch once, mentioned it to the steward and he seemed really concerned. I asked him to keep a look out for it as he cleaned the room. I assured him I thought it just misplaced. He told me later that day that he looked for it but didn't find out. I found it under the lip of the safe the next day and told him right away. I never wanted him to think I was jumping to conclusions.

My ipad doesn't fit in the safe so I just put it in my bedside drawer and never had a problem

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Never had an issue leaving any electronics in the cabin 14+ cruises - may it always be this way

My ipad doesn't fit in the safe so I just put it in my bedside drawer and never had a problem

 

 

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Biggest issue with that idea is finding a ship that actually has a bedside drawer.

Biggest issue with that idea is finding a ship that actually has a bedside drawer.

We've always had bedside drawers?

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