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Wanderista

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Wanderista

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Hi there,

 

I do have a general beginner question that isn't cruiseline specific. I skimmed a little bit of that really long thread about lanyards at one point.

 

Do you have to buy a lanyard separately? Can you buy one on the ship? Where else is good to buy them? Is the pass just handed to you as a loose card if you don't have a lanyard?

 

Dumb question, but the ship pass/key card is definitely waterproof, right?

 

I really love swimming and I anticipate that I will spend a fair amount of time both on the ship pool deck and on the beach out in the water. I am thinking that a lanyard will be practical for this.

 

It's not something that I'd probably ever use outside of a cruise but it sounds like a good idea for this purpose.

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I bought a few on Amazon. One black, one turquoise (I wear that a lot) and one with rhinestones for formal night. I don't put my cruise card in a plastic cover; I take the card to the customer service desk and have them punch a hole in the corner

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Hi there,

 

I do have a general beginner question that isn't cruiseline specific. I skimmed a little bit of that really long thread about lanyards at one point.

 

Do you have to buy a lanyard separately? Can you buy one on the ship? Where else is good to buy them? Is the pass just handed to you as a loose card if you don't have a lanyard?

 

Dumb question, but the ship pass/key card is definitely waterproof, right?

 

I really love swimming and I anticipate that I will spend a fair amount of time both on the ship pool deck and on the beach out in the water. I am thinking that a lanyard will be practical for this.

 

It's not something that I'd probably ever use outside of a cruise but it sounds like a good idea for this purpose.

 

If ur cruising with Carnival u get a free one for every one in ur cabin when u board. U just have to go to the casino and get it.

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Hi there,

 

I do have a general beginner question that isn't cruiseline specific. I skimmed a little bit of that really long thread about lanyards at one point.

 

Do you have to buy a lanyard separately? Can you buy one on the ship? Where else is good to buy them? Is the pass just handed to you as a loose card if you don't have a lanyard?

 

Dumb question, but the ship pass/key card is definitely waterproof, right?

 

I really love swimming and I anticipate that I will spend a fair amount of time both on the ship pool deck and on the beach out in the water. I am thinking that a lanyard will be practical for this.

 

It's not something that I'd probably ever use outside of a cruise but it sounds like a good idea for this purpose.

 

You can find lanyards at Lowes and Home Depot, typically near where keys are made. You can find them in department stores like Walmart, Kmart, and Target. If you're a member of AAA, they also sell them. Sporting goods stores have them. Office supply stores, like Staples, sell them. Lanyards are not hard to find. Yes, the ship's gift shops have them, but selection is somewhat limited. It's been a long time since we've been on a RCCL ship, so I don't remember if they give out free lanyards or not. It may not be practical to wear a lanyard while swimming. You might want to leave it wrapped in your beach towel, or tucked in a book like a book marker.

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Have got my lanyards on eBay -- rhinestones and not. If you get the kind with the pocket you have to take your card out to hand to bar server; if you get the kind with the clip you have to take the lanyard off over your head to get a drink (or fight with the clip).

 

Here's a fact: I wear my cell phone in a neck wallet on vacation because it is my only camera. My lanyard-worn card-key kept getting "demagnetized" so it wouldn't open the door, and front desk kept telling me it was the phone. Flatly, I didn't believe that a phone in airline mode could do that... but just for a lark, I attached my sailcard to a keychain that I clipped to my waistband... and sure enough, no more demagnetizing episodes.

 

So whether in your pocket or around your neck, just make it NOT where you also have your phone.

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I have lanyards from Carnival and another cruise line. When I took a Celebrity cruise, I discovered they don't provide them free; you can buy one .

So I wore my Carnival lanyard down to the Customer Service desk and asked them for a Celebrity lanyard, which they graciously gave me so as to avoid me wearing the Carnival one!

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I have lanyards from Carnival and another cruise line. When I took a Celebrity cruise, I discovered they don't provide them free; you can buy one .

So I wore my Carnival lanyard down to the Customer Service desk and asked them for a Celebrity lanyard, which they graciously gave me so as to avoid me wearing the Carnival one!

Excellent plan!!!

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Have got my lanyards on eBay -- rhinestones and not. If you get the kind with the pocket you have to take your card out to hand to bar server; if you get the kind with the clip you have to take the lanyard off over your head to get a drink (or fight with the clip).

 

Here's a fact: I wear my cell phone in a neck wallet on vacation because it is my only camera. My lanyard-worn card-key kept getting "demagnetized" so it wouldn't open the door, and front desk kept telling me it was the phone. Flatly, I didn't believe that a phone in airline mode could do that... but just for a lark, I attached my sailcard to a keychain that I clipped to my waistband... and sure enough, no more demagnetizing episodes.

 

So whether in your pocket or around your neck, just make it NOT where you also have your phone.

 

This is good to know, thank you!

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You can find lanyards at Lowes and Home Depot, typically near where keys are made. You can find them in department stores like Walmart, Kmart, and Target. If you're a member of AAA, they also sell them. Sporting goods stores have them. Office supply stores, like Staples, sell them. Lanyards are not hard to find. Yes, the ship's gift shops have them, but selection is somewhat limited. It's been a long time since we've been on a RCCL ship, so I don't remember if they give out free lanyards or not. It may not be practical to wear a lanyard while swimming. You might want to leave it wrapped in your beach towel, or tucked in a book like a book marker.

 

This all sounds good. I have a Kindle though so I probably won't be able to tuck it into a book. I also don't know that I'll want to leave the Kindle unattended while I'm not watching it. Good ideas, though!

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I have lanyards from Carnival and another cruise line. When I took a Celebrity cruise, I discovered they don't provide them free; you can buy one .

So I wore my Carnival lanyard down to the Customer Service desk and asked them for a Celebrity lanyard, which they graciously gave me so as to avoid me wearing the Carnival one!

 

This is the best answer ever!!!!

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As others have said, if you want to use one, you can easily find them for sale at many stores from Walmart to Staples. Last summer, my daughter bought one at Hot Topic and then a few weeks later, each freshman at her college orientation got one to use for their student ID. She put her ID on the one she bought and gave me her college one.

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Be aware that tucking the key card in the cover of your e-book may demagnetize the card so that it won't work. First day of our last cruise a general announcement was made advising all of the issue. Easy to get it reset, but there were MASSES of people at guest services needing attention!

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Be aware that tucking the key card in the cover of your e-book may demagnetize the card so that it won't work. First day of our last cruise a general announcement was made advising all of the issue. Easy to get it reset, but there were MASSES of people at guest services needing attention!

 

The same can be said for smart phones, cameras, or anything magnetic such as magnetic bracelets.

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