Why Cruise Lanyards Are Essential

Above, the Royal Caribbean lanyard obtained during the Cuba cruise. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One thing I noticed during last summer's cruise to the Bahamas was that we were not given lanyards for our pass cards by Norwegian Cruise Line. We just pocketed our pass cards.

This did cause a minor problem with me. In Freeport, Bahamas, as we were headed back to our ship, Norwegian Sky, I couldn't find my pass card in my pocket. After several minutes, I found it tucked inside a folded brochure that was also in my pocket.

Six years ago, we were given lanyards for our SeaPass cards by Royal Caribbean (shown at top). I wore it during the entire cruise.

Royal Caribbean Blog has posted an article on why people love their lanyards.

They begin it with:

Convenience is king on any cruise, and bringing a lanyard is something I'll always bring on my cruise to make my life onboard easier.

There are plenty of things you could pack to bring on a cruise, but a vastly underrated one is a lanyard because I doubt I've ever considered having one on any land vacation I've taken.

I first noticed other cruisers wearing them when I started cruising, and I never thought I needed one until I gave it a try.  It was one of those "don't knock it 'till you try it" situations.

Here's why you might might want to try it too.

To read more, go here.