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We wouldn't go cruising without our Walkie Talkies and have used them on 8 cruises. We even bought some to give as Christmas gifts for our upcoming family cruise in June. We found some great Motorola Talk-Abouts on ebooboosdotcom and they are the good ones with sub-channels so we rarely have anyone else on our frequency. We have found them to be as valuable OFF the ship, as they are ONBOARD. We take them off shore to the beach, to shopping areas, etc. and we can always find each other. "Hey, Honey, bring me a Margarita on your way back from shopping!":p

Be sure to buy the good, rechargeable kind with subchannels, not the toy store variety.

Before you reply with negative posts :mad: , I might add that we are courteous when using our Walkie Talkies onboard, even to the point of putting them on "vibrate" so no one else hears them beeping. We also use discretion in how and where we answer them. :D

One last tip: When cruising, be sure to bring a power strip for you cabin so you can recharge everything all at once: Walkie Talkies, camera batteries, I-Pod, electric shaver, etc. Happy Cruising:)

Host Doug, thank you for all the information:) . I should be able to do a little more sleuthing of my own with the dates you have given for each Sunward. I appreciate your time and thorough explanations. We did sail on one of them, our very first cruise ever, and loved every minute. Thank you for giving us the "Rest of the Story.";)

We cruised from Miami to the Bahamas on the Sunward, but I can't even put a year to it. It was our first cruise, a short one, but we enjoyed it. Didn't get back into cruising until years later when we became empty-nesters instead of a family of 8. Now we are addicted to cruising! Does anyone know what years the Sunward sailed to the Bahamas, and what ever happend to her? Thanks for any help.:D