Laptop On Valor, Where to put it???

[bigdaddyvoges]

All,

 

My wife and I are bringing our laptop on the cruise. We are going to use it to watch a movie on the 3 hour flight to Miami and to play our music in the rooms (2 Cat 11 suites with open balcony) when hanging out during the day or in the evening but won't be so loud as to cause a disturbance. We have respect for all the fellow travelers.

 

Should I be worried to leave the laptop in the room all day when in port or at the pool? Where should I keep it, in a drawer? Please advise.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

Chicago

[Frank12]

We keep ours in a drawer. Never had a problem.

[Illsticktocrusing]

Last time we traveled with a small laptop that actually fit into the safe. I have left my laptop in a drawer, underneath dirty clothes and inside the luggage under the bed.

[gail811]

I keep mine in plain view and have never had an issue. I do turn it off, but figure if my cabin steward wanted it bad enough he would know all the good hiding places in my cabin! ;)

[Ken076]

Put it in your luggage and lock the luggage. ken

[bigdaddyvoges]

I figured no one would have a problem with this. Really hiding it wouldn't do any good because I am sure your steward would find it in 3 guesses or less. In the luggage and lock or in a drawer is what we will do. THANKS!!!

[AlanFromFL]

All,

 

My wife and I are bringing our laptop on the cruise. We are going to use it to watch a movie on the 3 hour flight to Miami and to play our music in the rooms (2 Cat 11 suites with open balcony) when hanging out during the day or in the evening but won't be so loud as to cause a disturbance. We have respect for all the fellow travelers.

 

Should I be worried to leave the laptop in the room all day when in port or at the pool? Where should I keep it, in a drawer? Please advise.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

Chicago

 

Once you get on board, toss overboard your laptop, cellphone, blackberry, pager, and anything else that keeps you chained to your previous life! :D

 

(Actually we too usually lock it in our luggage that we have & hope for the best. Unless it fits in the safe, there's not many places to hide anything inside a cabin. But for our upcoming cruise it's staying at home).

[gazingm42]

I put mine in a drawer covered. Never worried about a issue on 10 cruises.

[Antloe]

I brought my laptop on the valor and left it plugged in on the dresser when i was out and about. never had a problem

[bigdaddyvoges]

Once you get on board, toss overboard your laptop, cellphone, blackberry, pager, and anything else that keeps you chained to your previous life! :D

 

(Actually we too usually lock it in our luggage that we have & hope for the best. Unless it fits in the safe, there's not many places to hide anything inside a cabin. But for our upcoming cruise it's staying at home).

 

Oh I agree about disconnecting.... my Blackberry stays home, but the laptop is STRICTLY for music....:)

 

Great Antloe!!!! I would hope it would be safe!!!

[Wennfred]

I keep mine plugged in on the coffee table or on the desk, you can see my laptop in all of my Cabin review pictures. Never had a problem.

 

 

Fred

[DMKahlan]

I've done what most of the others have done. Left it sitting on the desk or table. Never had a problem.

[zqvol]

All,

 

My wife and I are bringing our laptop on the cruise. We are going to use it to watch a movie on the 3 hour flight to Miami and to play our music in the rooms (2 Cat 11 suites with open balcony) when hanging out during the day or in the evening but won't be so loud as to cause a disturbance. We have respect for all the fellow travelers.

 

Should I be worried to leave the laptop in the room all day when in port or at the pool? Where should I keep it, in a drawer? Please advise.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

Chicago

 

Mine stays on the desk. I make no effort to hide it and I am not concerned about it at all.

[spencercoop]

It is not the cabin steward you have to worry about stealing your laptop, it is your fellow passengers. When the cabin steward walks out to their cart and bends down to find something, someone could quickly walk into your room and steal something.

 

 

I just keep my laptop in my laptop bag in the closet or by the desk.

[spencercoop]

I keep mine plugged in on the coffee table or on the desk, you can see my laptop in all of my Cabin review pictures. Never had a problem.

 

 

Fred

 

Where can I find your cabin reviews??

[Wennfred]

Where can I find your cabin reviews??

 

 

Cabin 7370 onboard Splendor, inside cabin Cat. 4e

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=980049&highlight=

 

 

Cabin 4241 onboard Pride, aft balcony cabin Cat. 8c

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=416221&highlight=

 

 

Cabiin U4 onboard Elation, Port hole cabin Cat. 5a

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=661155&highlight=

 

 

Cabin 2462 onboard Freedom Cat. 1a (its now a Cat. 6B) Video

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=757565&highlight=

 

 

Cabin 1426 onboard Freedom Cat. 1a inside (Single) cabin Video

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=758069&highlight=

 

 

Cabin R129 onboard Paradise Cat 4a inside cabin Video

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=773287&highlight=

 

 

Cabin 2465 onboard Valor Cat. 1a inside (Now Cat. 6B)

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=321859&highlight=

 

 

Cabin 8265 onboard Spirit Cat. 4e inside

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=537710&highlight=

 

 

 

Fred

[boowaaccaa]

Its very expensive to use your laptop (connet to the internet) on board..no?

[tandemcruzr]

Its very expensive to use your laptop (connet to the internet) on board..no?

 

Yes. But I think they were just going to use it to watch a movie on the plane, and to listen to music they already had downloaded to their laptop. So they wouldn't be using the ship's wireless network connection.

 

We use ours to download our photos each day and never connect to the ship's network. We leave the laptop in its bag in the closet.

[nbsjcruiser]

All,

 

My wife and I are bringing our laptop on the cruise. We are going to use it to watch a movie on the 3 hour flight to Miami and to play our music in the rooms (2 Cat 11 suites with open balcony) when hanging out during the day or in the evening but won't be so loud as to cause a disturbance. We have respect for all the fellow travelers.

 

Should I be worried to leave the laptop in the room all day when in port or at the pool? Where should I keep it, in a drawer? Please advise.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

Chicago

 

Consider buying a laptop lock. You could lock your laptop to something permanent. Here's a typical one:

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetail.asp?logon=&langid=EN&sku_id=0665000FS10074804&catid=25600&test_cookie=1#

[Baseball fan]

Pull out the hard drive and lock it in the safe. A computer isn't worth much without the hard drive.

[Upandadam]

Heck, we've always kept it right out in the open on the counter. Never had a problem, nor do we anticipate one.

[zqvol]

Gee, I already responded to this once. No need to say the same thing twice.

[Barbados1999]

we always leave our laptop on the desk in plain view. never had a problem.

 

the cost for internet service is the same whether you use the internet cafe or your laptop in your room or throughout the ship. i can't remember the exact cost but it was about $50 for 100 minutes, but they have 'bon voyage specials' and other specials where you can get deals.

[n2knight]

I am the IT geek for my company so I have heard my fair share of laptop stolen stories. I travel a fair amount myself and I use the daysafe 200 from pacsafe (http://www.pac-safe.com/www/index.php?_room=3&product_status=New)

 

There are plenty of products to choose from. What I love about my backpack is it has a removable inner-pouch (laptop sleeve) that has the wiremesh surrounding it. The upper lip of the sleeve unzips to reveals a steel cable that cinches the top. the excess steel cable is used to loop around a sturdy stationary object to secure the laptop and valuables inside.

 

I have had the bag for about two years now and its great! Last year on a trip through UK and Amsterdam, i could see where someone had tried to cut into the removable sleeve and yank it free from where it was secured. (large water pipe running floor to ceiling in my room) The sleeve was sliced all to hell but the contents remained safe and sound. Same person apparently took other items from other rooms that same day.

 

I agree with others that your laptop should be safe as long as it is out of immediate site. If really concerned check out the web site above.

 

enjoy your cruise!

 

WD

 

 

 

 

 

All,

 

My wife and I are bringing our laptop on the cruise. We are going to use it to watch a movie on the 3 hour flight to Miami and to play our music in the rooms (2 Cat 11 suites with open balcony) when hanging out during the day or in the evening but won't be so loud as to cause a disturbance. We have respect for all the fellow travelers.

 

Should I be worried to leave the laptop in the room all day when in port or at the pool? Where should I keep it, in a drawer? Please advise.

 

Thanks.

 

Bob

Chicago