One phone. Every door.

A marine mobile cabin key is a digital credential on a passenger smartphone that opens a compatible cabin lock. FLEXIPAX connects mobile cabin access with reservation systems for cruise and ferry operators. The phone communicates with a compatible lock using Bluetooth; a digital boarding pass alone is not a cabin key.

Three ways: inside the operator’s own native passenger app with the FLEXIPAX SDK, in a white-label FLEXIPAX app, or through the Super Fast Brand Experience app. The FLEXIPAX open API connects the reservation system to key creation and delivery.

Once downloaded, a FLEXIPAX mobile cabin key opens its compatible Bluetooth lock without an ongoing data connection until the scheduled checkout date and time. Downloading or updating a key, including after a cabin change, requires a data connection.

FLEXIPAX works with supported Bluetooth lock systems from ASSA ABLOY VingCard, Salto and other providers. Compatibility depends on the manufacturer, model, firmware or door-lock software and available integration; Bluetooth alone does not confirm support.

A mobile key stores the cabin-access credential on a smartphone; a physical keycard carries it on a separate card. Both can be used alongside each other with a compatible setup. Keeping physical keycards available gives passengers a fallback when their phone is unavailable.

FLEXIPAX works with supported Bluetooth lock systems from ASSA ABLOY VingCard, Salto and other providers. Compatibility depends on the manufacturer, model, firmware or door-lock software and available integration; Bluetooth alone does not confirm support. The FLEXIPAX team supports onboarding and training. The FLEXIPAX open API connects internal or external reservation systems to mobile-key creation and delivery; the configured workflow can automatically create a key after embarkation. Keep reception support and physical keycards available for passengers without a usable phone.

FLEXIPAX supports multiple unique mobile keys for the same cabin, alongside physical keycards. FLEXIPAX places no limit on the number of mobile keys per cabin.

A cabin change requires an updated mobile key and a data connection for the relevant lock system, FLEXIPAX service and passenger phone. Without connectivity, reception can provide a physical card for the new cabin. An already-downloaded key remains available for its assigned cabin until its checkout time.

Passengers can download a FLEXIPAX mobile key after departure when a data connection is available and the key is valid for their stay.

A downloaded mobile key cannot be forwarded to another passenger or device. Request a separate unique key for each additional device or passenger.

If a passenger's phone battery runs out, reception can provide a physical keycard as a backup.

Passengers without a smartphone can obtain a physical keycard from reception. Mobile keys and physical keycards can work alongside each other in a compatible setup.

FLEXIPAX can reduce the keycard-pickup queue by delivering a mobile cabin key through the configured booking-system integration. Key creation can be triggered after embarkation. Passengers need a data connection to download the key, and other boarding checks still apply.

A mobile key stores the cabin-access credential on a passenger smartphone, so that passenger does not need to carry a separate plastic keycard. This reduces reliance on cards that can be lost or damaged. Reception can still provide a physical keycard when a phone is unavailable.

FLEXIPAX connects booking systems, mobile-key delivery and compatible cabin locks for cruise and ferry fleets. Review the locks, software, reservation systems and passenger apps on each vessel before agreeing a rollout. Plan cabin changes, reception support and physical-keycard fallback with the operations team.