Money stolen from room safe.

[bplazo]

Are you sure your wife didn't do a little shopping without telling you? Or perhaps wanted to go to the casino and lost a bit more then she wanted you to know?

 

Yes I believe that many staff members can open the safe but do trust that they are not willing to lose thier job for such a little amount of money.

 

I left out a $20 bill on purpose in my room. Left it on the couch so it looked like I may have just dropped it. My room stewarts have always picked it up and put it on the dresser with a note.

 

What cruise line was this on? Pretty scary to think of this going on.

 

Joanne

 

 

I do not understand why you would purposely leave money out like that. Are you trying to entrice the steward to steal your money?

[bplazo]

Wow; I just looked at some of the OP's other posts. He advocates buying one soda card and having everybody in your party share it. He also advocates smuggling liquor in small bottles with plastic caps so they are not detected. He also spoke about how he had his steward on his last cruise bring him wine glasses, so he could open wine in his stateroom, pour it into a glass, and then bring it into the dining room to avoid paying corkage or wine fees. I think if anybody had any doubt this thread is a scam, his other posts prove that he is simply trying to scam the cruise line into some type of compensation. I feel terrible for the poor steward who is being hung out to dry by this guy.

 

I do not believe ops story because of his other postings about compensations.

[CanWeGoYet?]

Another poster posed the question "why does any negative issue have to be a lie?" in the title of his (or her) response. I would second the whole post but for the length of it.

 

If all the people who smuggled booze or tried to get by with more than 1 family member using the soda card are liars with no credibility, then I would guess 1/4 of the posters on this board would be knocked out.

 

Putting the money back in the safe after the first small theft goes to having a little human doubt in the back of your mind whether you counted correctly. And for someone to take only a relatively small amount - $100 on 2 separate occasions - does make it look like the complainant either screwed up his count or has memory problems. It is a pretty smart way of introducing doubt into the situation. It could also be that the person who took the money hoped either it would not be noticed or the owner would not be sure of how much he had. All of the cash disappears - the theft is no longer ambiguous and the $ amount might put the investigation into a higher category.

 

It is a shame about the 3rd world country comments. It detracts from the situation and much sympathy readers might have otherwise had.

 

But I have to say jumping on people who report a serious but rare problem is common on this board.

 

The person who reports the problem becomes the problem.

[navybankerteacher]

The way the story evolved - particularly the speculation about how easy it would be to figure the combination - makes the whole story suspect. After three or four unsuccessful tries, a combination safe "freezes" - making it impossible to get it open - and advertising the fact that someone was trying. I am inclined to wonder if OP was ever even NEAR a shipboard combination safe.

[MoYerclan]

I'm confused by the implication that some steward has time to hide in a room and repeatedly test out the combination to the safes in the closet? I've only seen hotel and cruise ship housekeeping staff work with the stateroom doors open, probably just to avoid the suspicion that they're rifling through the guests belongings. Also aren't the stewards fairly pressed for time to complete their tasks?

[jtl513]

I'm confused by the implication that some steward has time to hide in a room and repeatedly test out the combination to the safes in the closet? I've only seen hotel and cruise ship housekeeping staff work with the stateroom doors open, probably just to avoid the suspicion that they're rifling through the guests belongings. Also aren't the stewards fairly pressed for time to complete their tasks?

Ditto! IF the safe had been left unlocked a steward MIGHT have noticed it and helped himself. But opening a locked safe twice? Sorry, I don't believe it.

[Gonzo70]

I do not believe ops story because of his other postings about compensations.

 

Wow; I just noticed another post by him where he is encouraging someone on to sue the cruise line over their luggage accidentally being sent to the wrong stateroom and it taking a few days to be straightened out. He also indicated the person should be granted a free cruise for this!