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Why the lanyards?


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I am curious, do people use the lanyards for convenience sake, or is there an advantage to showing your loyalty program status? We are elite with Princess Cruise Lines, would we get better service if our black cards were hanging around our necks:confused:

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We have never used a lanyard.

 

We have over 80 cruises with HAL and approaching 100 total and have never owned a lanyard. :o Whatever works is fine...... we just prefer to keep our card in our pocket/purse.

 

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We have never used a lanyard.

 

We have over 80 cruises with HAL and approaching 100 total and have never owned a lanyard. :o Whatever works is fine...... we just prefer to keep our card in our pocket/purse.

 

 

I agree-the most amusing thing is to see people bend over to put their cruise card in the slot rather than taking the lanyard off!!!

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When I am on ship in swim trunks during the day and on warm climate cruises, shorts also in the evening I use a lanyard just to keep it handy. Everything else is in the safe in the cabin so whether I sit by the pool, hang by the bar or hit the casino and donate to the cruise line's bottom line, it is just my preference. DW hates them.

 

 

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No pockets .... don't wear jeans, mostly travel knits. So the lanyard is a great way to securely keep my Sign N Sail card handy. If I happen to have a small purse with me for meds & camera, then card goes in there. We also have "neck wallets" that have been great for the card and small items. Found those at our local swap meet for $5 a while back.

 

Our neck wallets are leather ... 2 zippers and are a little wider than the ID cards and about 4 inches high. Have used them on many cruises.

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The lanyard works for me. It's certainly not a status thing for me as I'm still gold status on Princess. Some of my outfits don't have a pocket and I can easily remember to put the lanyard around my neck. Easy enough to slip the card out when I need to and then replace it immediately. I'll put the lanyard in my purse when I'm leaving the ship and on formal nights.

 

If other people think it's strange, that's their problem.

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I typically keep my cruise card in a small purse if I'm carrying one for the evening or in my pocket during the day. I do use the lanyard when I dance and don't have pockets in what I'm wearing.

 

I wouldn't think people were putting their cards on a lanyard just to get better service but you never know. :p

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We like the coil lanyards from the ship's casino.

Sometimes we take off the coils and just use the clip.

 

When DD was 17 she used to put her's in her pocket til she lost it in the first 30 minutes of being onboard. Now she uses a lanyard.

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Two good reasons to use a lanyard for your cabin key card:

 

A surprising number of cruisers leave their brains at home when they go on a cruise.

Many spend half their cruise standing in line at the front desk to replace the cards they "left somewhere".

 

The cruise lines purchase the cheapest cards available. These cards are easily de-magnetized, forcing yet another trip to the front desk to get the card re-printed.

The best way to de-magnetize a cabin card key is putting it in your wallet with credit cards, or in your pocket or purse with a mobile telephone or camera.

The lanyard may save you several trips to the front desk.

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We have been on a lot of cruises (stopped counting after 60) and have never used a lanyard. However, I do think it makes a lot of sense....especially for those who do not have pockets. As to better service, we are in the highest level repeater clubs in quite a few cruise lines (Celebrity, Princess, HA, Azamara) but never felt that being in the high categories translated to better service. What does get you better service is treating the crew like real people, always being polite, respectful, etc. The saying that "you get more with honey" really works with many cruise ship staff....who get mistreated enough that they appreciate those who are always polite.

 

Hank

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