Has anyone ever had anything stolen?

[MN_Cruz'n]

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[nzdisneymom]

We made some new friends on the ship and while the other wife and I were doing the scavenger hunt on CC, our DHs found a digital camera and wondered what to do with it. They decided that they would first look at the pictures to see if they could see who it belonged to by the family-photos on the memory card -- but they never did spot the people. They took it to Lost and Found on CC but they said to take it to Lost and Found back on the ship. I can't remember where they found it, but it wasn't like it was left with some stuff... it was definitely lost.

We had a case of "mistaken identity" once at MGM Studios when someone "swapped" and took our stroller instead of their own. At first we were upset until we realized what probably happened... so we took theirs to use to push our child around (we had left maps and a cup in the seat of ours - there was nothing in theirs - ours was in a little better shape than theirs, though - and it was before they had such organized stroller parking). Anyway, we spent the rest of the day looking for our stroller so we could swap it back, and we finally found it in the Fantasmic stroller area... we explained the situation to the CM and she let us swap the stroller out then. We knew it was ours because of the rust on it from too many trips to the beach. Now I'm just glad we don't have to deal with strollers

 

[MN_Cruz'n]

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[tvguy]

. Not, curiously on our last sailing which was a Carnival 8 day voyage I thought we might have had an $8000 solid gold watch taken. Butit turned up in our luggage back home. :

I'm sorry, but why would you take something that valuable on a cruise?

 

[becka]

My son's Nemo float was stolen on CC during our Feb. cruise. It only cost like $3 but DS was upset. We had left it on the sand by our chair. We bought DS another one on our way back to the ship but DS was still upset and could not understand why someone took it and why we could not make whoever took it give it back. I hate that he had to learn that kind of a lesson while on a Disney cruise.

 

[woody73]

Now, we have had a member of our party quasi-assaulted in a Paris Metro station by a bunch of kids who swarmed her and rifled through her backpack purse making off with a wallet.

Pickpockets are quite common in both France and Italy. We have witnessed this first-hand many times.

The first time was on the Paris metro, when our friend found someone else's hand in his front pants pocket reaching for his wallet.

On another time, a friend's backpack was opened on a Paris metro by a 12-year old.

Another time, we saw a Parisian woman's handbag grabbed by a thug at the metro station near the d'Orsay Museum.

Last November, we were in Paris and met a woman who mysteriously lost the money she withdrew from an ATM (she put it in her pants pocket), then met a well-dressed Frenchman who took some interest in her.

Be careful out there.

Woody

 

[eeyoregon]

Can anyone tell me the approximate size of the in-room safes? I want to be safe, rather than sorry, and would like to be able to put IPOD, portable DVD player and such in the safe. Will it all fit, along with my millions in cash??

 

[Briege]

Just wanted to post this response again that I posted on other similar threads in January and February.

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Just a word of caution here...I had my watch stolen while doing the CC Stingray excursion with my daughter in late November while on our 11/27 Wonder Cruise.

I didn't realise that I was still wearing my watch until we were at the benches behind the hut, where the talk was being given. I took my watch off and left it under my towel and shorts on the bench. It was a dress watch with a gold band and some diamonds inset on the bracelet. When I came back after the excursion (we were one of the last to leave the 10am excursion) it was gone. I spoke to several of the CM's there, nobody saw anything. I left my contact information but never heard anything more about my watch. It wasn't the most expensive of watches but my husband had bought it for me a few years earlier and it had sentimental value more than anything. It was my own fault of course for letting my guard down and being stupid enough to wear it to the beach anyway. If I had to do it over again, I would leave all valuables onboard, with someone else in your party, in some waterproof container you can wear, or maybe with the CM's at the stingray Hut - if they will accept responsibility for items.

On another note, I was also somewhat diappointed that when I brought my missing watch to the attention of the CM's at the Stingray Hut and the general area, no-one offered to help me look for it or asked for my name and Stateroom Number. I had to insist that they took my information in case it turned up. That was not the response I expected from Disney CM's and even my 9 1/2 year old DD was surprised that on-one seemed to care that I had lost something. This was the only time though during my cruise that I met CM's that were less than helpful.

Again, just wanted to let my story as a word of caution for everyone out there.

Briege

 

[OurDogCisco]

It was totally my fault but my wedding ring was stolen from my stateroom from our last cruise. I didn't leave it out in plain site but I had put in a drawer with underwear, etc.... I don't know why I didn't use the safe. Beyond me on vacation and thought I could trust the room steward or any staff entering the room. We went to Castaway Cay and came back it was gone. I went to loss and found but no luck. The staff was not very helpful either. They never took my name or anything like that. Luckily, the ring was insured and I was able to get the ring remade. My dh even made the diamond bigger to make me feel better. Anyways, I felt very bad about what I did. I never really mentioned it to anyone. I had a whole in my heart for a longtime. I don't think people understand what they do when they take something that doesn't belong to them. This happened almost 2 years ago and I still get teary-eyed about it.

So point learned use the safe. I think when we go on a cruise again I probably won't even take it with me.

 

[wackywexler]

I am sorry to hear about the loss of your ring, I would feel the same way.

 

[Linda Bell]

On all points I'd have the following...

This is a pic of what my watch looks like (Cartier COPIED my watch as my style predates it)..

You guys, I swear. Where are is Mickey with his little arms telling you what time it is?

Linda

 

[stlocke]

Our stuff at Castaway Cay was fine....we stayed in the water right in front of our stuff and kept an eye on it. We brought all our clothes, crocs, etc. and our digital camera with us and it was fine. Nothing got stolen out of our room either, although we kept all the electronics/jewelry in the safe. NOW, on the last day when we picked up our luggage at the terminal, we noticed that one of the pockets of our luggage was zipped open and the conch shell necklaces we bought in Nassau were gone! They weren't expensive (2 for $15), but they were the only souviners we bought for my sister. My husband thinks they might have fallen out while the luggage was being handled, but the pocket was unzipped all the way so I am pretty sure they were stolen. I need to call DCL about it (it was last week), but things have been crazy here. Hopefully it is in the lost and found and wasn't stolen by anyone.

 

[eva]

I know that this thread is ancient, but it reminds me of an old Seinfeld episode where George has his glasses "stolen." At the end of the episode his glasses are resting on top of his locker at his gym, unbeknownst to him.

 

[tinytink]

On our first cruise my DD was 18 months old and had a 18ct gold bangle bracelet from her great-grandmother on and later in the evening I realized her bracelet was missing. She always wore this bracelet. We were stopped at Antigua and we did a very short shopping trip maybe an hour. I don't know if we lost it onboard or at Antigua but I went to GS and they asked for a description but didn't look in their lost and found for it or anything and I never heard back. I am still very bummed about it because my grandmother passed away in 05. I look at the picture of her with it on and it makes me really sad.

 

[Debbie H]

I'm sorry, but why would you take something that valuable on a cruise?

Why not? I take my jewelry with me and I don't think anything about it. I lock my jewlery in the safe when I'm not wearing it. If any of it gets lost or stolen, we have insurance. We also have a customs form that has all our jewlery, cameras, and computers on it and everytime we go on a cruise or out of the country, we have a customs agent sign off on it so if we ever get stopped in customs coming back into the states they know we did not buy it in the islands or overseas. They appreciate that we do that because it makes their job easier if we ever get stopped.

 

[SandraLee]

We made some new friends on the ship and while the other wife and I were doing the scavenger hunt on CC, our DHs found a digital camera and wondered what to do with it. They decided that they would first look at the pictures to see if they could see who it belonged to by the family-photos on the memory card -- but they never did spot the people. They took it to Lost and Found on CC but they said to take it to Lost and Found back on the ship. I

I have found thing that I WISH people would put their name on! I use those 'free' return address stickers and put them on everything I can think of. I was going through security at the airport and someone before me left their camera in the bin. I looked at it and if there was an address on it, I would have mailed it to the owner. As it was, the TSA people took it back and put it in the lost and found. I'm sure it will NEVER get to the owner.

Those stickers work great on my camera, phone, Nintendo DS, . ..

 

[Disney Fans]

We like some others said on this thread, We try not to temp anyone so lock things up, keep camers close by, etc. We have been to DCL 3 times and never anything taken, but like I said we tried to keep an eye on things. And like one person said before that their swimsuit was taken from dryer,, That is why when we try to over pack, so we don't do it. Which I like anyway not having to worry about doing laundry.LOL

But I was in a ski town near Denver about 5 years back and had my fav- pair of sun glasses ( ray bans ) on and left them in the bathroom, walked out and went back in just 1 min. later when it came to me that I left them there and they were gone, asked the staff, and they said no one brought them to them either. So, people can take things real quick if they decide to.
I think there was only one teen that was in the bathroom at the time I was in there and I couldn't find the teen girl after that, so most likley she took them.

 

[nanatink]

I have to post this. I was staying in a hotel, sitting on the balcony, facing the pool , and while I was there I saw a theft happen. A crow, believe it or not, flew down and picked up off a table what looked like a french fry from where I was sitting and flew it to the top of a palm tree. I could not see what the crow did with the object he had gotten from the tree. A little while later I was in the lobby and there was this lady, look like the same lady that was in the pool complaining with her husband at the desk about security. What I though was a french fry was actually a watch. So watch out for crows they will take off with just about anything they can fit in their beaks.

 

[NowaSki]

I have to post this. I was staying in a hotel, sitting on the balcony, facing the pool , and while I was there I saw a theft happen. A crow, believe it or not, flew down and picked up off a table what looked like a french fry from where I was sitting and flew it to the top of a palm tree. I could not see what the crow did with the object he had gotten from the tree. A little while later I was in the lobby and there was this lady, look like the same lady that was in the pool complaining with her husband at the desk about security. What I though was a french fry was actually a watch. So watch out for crows they will take off with just about anything they can fit in their beaks.

Yeah, watch out for those fury/feathery thieves:

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[jetfan]

Just off the Wonder 11/11/07 & my daughter opens her backpack in the rental car & discovers her ipod & Nintendo DS are missing. Her cell phone was not taken. Called lost & found but not holding out much hope these will be found. Once the ship comes back on Thursday & they "search again" they will have Risk Management contact me. I purchased my own travel insurance from travelex. Does anyone know if they cover ipods & DS consoles?