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I would have the CC company trace who the recipient of the charges were, trace then to see if it was any link to the cabin steward. Most likely nothing will come back to the steward, but if he was involved in taking your card and personal info, he needs to be prosecuted, lose his job, and possibly face prison time. Identity theft is not a victimless crime. You are the victim by having to clear your name, the credit company is a victim because they either have to eat the charges, or spend money tracking and prosecuting those responsible. ALSO... i would have Carnival investigate the possibility that your steward was involved. If nothing else, it lets carnival know they might have a problem with one of their staff, and two... it might "scare" this person into thinking twice before pulling such a stunt again. I totally agree with you, i store no valuables in the cabin safe. If i really must secure something in a safe, i take it to the pursers desk and have it stored in the ship's safe. as for credit cards and such, i keep them with me at all times(including while in the pool/spas). When offshore i only use the cards at areas where i can see them swipe my card(no manual card machines that imprint my number). But I usually carry some cash so i can choose to use that instead of my card. I've always wondered why they allow the stewards access to the safes. You would think there would be a supervisor who after disembarkation, checks the rooms and safes before allowing the next guest to enter. it eliminates the number of people who have access to the safes and makes tracking issues easier.
I would have the CC company trace who the recipient of the charges were, trace then to see if it was any link to the cabin steward. Most likely nothing will come back to the steward, but if he was involved in taking your card and personal info, he needs to be prosecuted, lose his job, and possibly face prison time. Identity theft is not a victimless crime. You are the victim by having to clear your name, the credit company is a victim because they either have to eat the charges, or spend money tracking and prosecuting those responsible. ALSO... i would have Carnival investigate the possibility that your steward was involved. If nothing else, it lets carnival know they might have a problem with one of their staff, and two... it might "scare" this person into thinking twice before pulling such a stunt again.
I totally agree with you, i store no valuables in the cabin safe. If i really must secure something in a safe, i take it to the pursers desk and have it stored in the ship's safe. as for credit cards and such, i keep them with me at all times(including while in the pool/spas). When offshore i only use the cards at areas where i can see them swipe my card(no manual card machines that imprint my number). But I usually carry some cash so i can choose to use that instead of my card.
I've always wondered why they allow the stewards access to the safes. You would think there would be a supervisor who after disembarkation, checks the rooms and safes before allowing the next guest to enter. it eliminates the number of people who have access to the safes and makes tracking issues easier.
