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Dang! Good thing I only gave away part of the mystery;)

Hmm... do people carry their phones with them?

Thanks a bunch! This is really helpful (and using the Lido deck could come in really handy).

I'm a mystery author setting my 3rd book (Oliver Twisted) onboard a Dickens- themed cruise. Holland America has been very helpful to me, but I have so many questions - maybe you all can help.

The crime in this book involves pickpockets - onboard the ship rather than in port. In my current draft, the thieves steal wallets and take $ and IDs from purses.I've been told that most people don't carry them on the ship - might there be any reason someone would?

Thanks for your help!

You all are the best! In fact, you are so helpful that I have another question about wallets I'm going to post in a different thread.:)

Thanks - that's exactly the info I was looking for. And no, sadly I can't take a cruise before my book deadline, though Holland America did give me a personal tour of one of their ships!

An additional question - do people wear nametags onboard for any reason?

I'm a mystery author setting my 3rd book (Oliver Twisted) onboard a Dickens- themed cruise. Holland America has been very helpful to me, but I have so many questions - maybe you all can help. To begin with, I know that passports/official IDs are required to cruise, but might a cruise line allow a famous journalist to use a different name onboard (i.e. the cruise line knows who she is, but the passengers do not)? Thanks for your help!