List of things S&S card is used for

[valtandc]

Seems like you use SS card for everything. does anyone have a list? I'm especially wondering about casino, purchases, etc.

[kujobie]

Pretty much anything you purchase on the ship. Only thing you can spend cash on is gambling I think.. But you can use your s&s for that, too..

[firefly333]

You have to pay cash for bingo cards ... tipping room service.

 

I think the list would be much shorter what you can buy for cash on the ship.

[maxshelby]

You have to pay cash for bingo cards ... tipping room service.

 

I think the list would be much shorter what you can buy for cash on the ship.

 

Nope, you use your S&S card for Bingo also : )

[KenMo]

S&S is used for everything on the ship, except room service tips as already mentioned.

 

You can still use cash for Bingo and the casino, at least on the ships I've been on in the last couple of years.

[hi2you]

You can settle your account at the main desk any of your onboard spending if you don't want it to show up on your credit card statement. We always pay it on the day before debarkation.

[MissDiva1]

You don't need cash for room service tips.......you can write in the tip on the receipt that you sign........

[michelle1836]

dont forget- do not use if for the safe in your cabin! Bring another old card with a magnetic strip

[okwriter]

If memory serves me correctly, I think they look at it on the first night in the dining room to see where your table is located.

[Hanna1313]

I fear looking like a complete idiot, but what is the S&S card?:confused:

[Alliezona09]

I fear looking like a complete idiot, but what is the S&S card?:confused:

 

Sail and Sign card~ it's your everything key, you use it for your cabin door, paying for items on the ship, just hand them the card, in the casino etc....

[Hanna1313]

Thank you !!! I no longer feel like a fool !

PS.. Don't laugh to hard but I originally thought you were saying .. Social Security Card !! LMAO !

Now I'm informed !

[cruiselover53]

dont forget- do not use if for the safe in your cabin! Bring another old card with a magnetic strip

 

A stupid question.I will need to know next year ......why not ? :o

[Hanna1313]

Originally Posted by michelle1836

dont forget- do not use if for the safe in your cabin! Bring another old card with a magnetic strip

I also would like to know why not..........

[pulledporky]

I also would like to know why not..........

Theoreticaly, if someone found your card and walked around the whole ship trying to find which door it opened, they could then open the door and open your safe. The odds of this happening are astronomical, but using some other card for the safe is the cheapest insurance you can by.

 

Other reasons?

 

 

Now thinking about this, do most people keep their room key and their safe key in the same card holder or on the same lanyard? :eek:

[hi2you]

A stupid question.I will need to know next year ......why not ? :o

 

You do NOT use it for your safe because then, anyone with access to your room, such as staff, could get into your safe. I use my library card as opposed to a credit card. Any card with the magnet strip works.

[Larry'sLady]

You also have to have your S&S card to embark and get back on the ship in ports.

[cruiselover53]

You do NOT use it for your safe because then, anyone with access to your room, such as staff, could get into your safe. I use my library card as opposed to a credit card. Any card with the magnet strip works.

 

Ok so you have to swipe the card to use the safe.Sorry in Australia all our ships still have safes with numeric keypads.

[Raven Days]

If I remember correctly you don’t need a CC or a card with a magnetic strip. The safe uses a key pad you enter a 4 digit number into. No card needed. At least that’s how it was on the Ecstasy and Liberty.

As as what you need your S & S card for...everything! You need it to make shipboard purchases, get off the ship and then back on at ports, they will want to see it your first time in the MDR, you will need it to open your cabin door, you will need it if you need help at the purser desk, pretty much ANYTHING you do on the ship will require that S & S card.

[MissDiva1]

Originally Posted by michelle1836

dont forget- do not use if for the safe in your cabin! Bring another old card with a magnetic strip

I also would like to know why not..........

 

 

The real reason is that by using your S&S card for the safe is that the magnetic strip will sometimes become desensitized and will no longer work to open your cabin door. Don't worry about loosing your card because it does not have your cabin number on it thus making it pretty much impossible for someone to find which cabin it belongs to.

[michelle1836]

The real reason is that by using your S&S card for the safe is that the magnetic strip will sometimes become desensitized and will no longer work to open your cabin door. Don't worry about loosing your card because it does not have your cabin number on it thus making it pretty much impossible for someone to find which cabin it belongs to.

 

LOL thanks missdiva. that was the reason I was thinking. some ships do have the keypad but others do not