Breakaway has a strange system to try to save on electricity. In the room next to the door is a slot to put your room key in. The electric and lights in room and AC won't run unless there is a card in the slot. Due to complaints, dummy cards are showing up, possibly you can get one if you ask at the front desk. A slot club card works perfectly as a dummy card to leave when u leave room. But some stewards are still removing dummy cards, sometimes leaving them, sometimes confiscating them, so don't put an important card in the slot. Our handicapped room had a dummy card when we arrived, perhaps because they realized u would need it to charge scooters or open the electric door, it stayed in the whole time.
More complaints over time may make the ship stop using this system.
There is no letter explaining this when u enter the room.
Also, your balcony door must be closed and in the locked position or the AC won't work. Again, no note of explanation. We thought our AC was broken until we asked housekeeping.
Handicapped rooms and bathrooms have electric doors, which is useful. Make sure to use them, don't just pull the door open or shut or you could break the lock. Wait for door to close and make sure it is fully closed. Door also closes automatically after button is pushed to open door.
In public handicapped bathrooms, after making sure door actually closes all the way (many don't), press button to turn on red light to lock door. I saw several people using these who didn't know how to lock door, and they were revealed when door opened by pushing button on outside.
NCL needs a letter of explanation for these items left in every room.
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