Colour Strip on Luggage Labels

[colbe]

I am surprised to see that the colour (color) strip on the luggage labels for our next cruise are bright orange. I would have expected that the Club Orange people to be assigned that colour. Anyone with any experience of this?

[SusieKIslandGirl]

We always use a black and white printer so I'm not sure the color makes a difference. It must mean something though. I think ours was orange on our May cruise when I saw it on the computer.

[POA1]

They used to use different colors to signify the ship, if I recall correctly. What ship are you on with orange tags?

[colbe]

1 minute ago, POA1 said:

They used to use different colors to signify the ship, if I recall correctly. What ship are you on with orange tags?

Nieuw Statendam

[POA1]

Just now, colbe said:

Nieuw Statendam

That could be it. We're on the Nieuw Statendam on in December and we have orange tags. I don't recall having orange tags in the past, but then again this is our first time on the NS.

 

I'm pretty sure the color is for baggage handling. If you are in a busy turnaround port you can have several Holland America ships calling on a given day.

[POA1]

Here's a link to an old thread discussing the topic. People who have been around for a while will remember some of the posters' names.

 

 

[POA1]

I know what you're thinking, @colbe  - What helpful people these are!

[ski ww]

We also have a black & white printer so color doesn't show up. 

[VMax1700]

Nieuw Statendam is Orange,

Oosterdam is Purple

Rotterdam VII is a shade of Olive Green.

 

 

[SuzWillCruise]

Eurodam was burgundy…it matched my luggage! 🙂

 

[pmjnh]

Noodrem is green...forest green

[Learningtocruise1]

My 2 cents changing cabin class and decks..,

 

Rotterdam, July 15, out of Amsterdam. 
 

Original cabin was Vista, Deck 5.  Goldish color tag. 
 

Took the upgrade offer to Neptune, Deck 7. 

 

Exact same color tag as before, but had yellow “Priority” printed on the luggage tag this time. 
 

Hope this helps! 

[crystalspin]

On 7/7/2023 at 2:49 AM, ski ww said:

We also have a black & white printer so color doesn't show up. 

I always find (or buy) a marker or highlighter and outline the B&W stripe (or strip) in the correct color. Any little visual cue is a good one.

[colbe]

On 7/7/2023 at 3:52 PM, colbe said:

I am surprised to see that the colour (color) strip on the luggage labels for our next cruise are bright orange. I would have expected that the Club Orange people to be assigned that colour. Anyone with any experience of this?

Grrrrrr.....autocorrect! That should be stripe. So busy dealing with colour/color that I did not notice the change. 

[SusieKIslandGirl]

It’s funny how sometimes your brain reads what the sentence should be saying, not what’s actually written. I didn’t notice strip vs stripe.🙂