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[mikeg56]

are they worth brinign im going ono voyager with 30 people in july should we get them ?

AND WHICH ONES SHOULD WE GET ?

 

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[mikeg56]

IHEARD THE VOYAGER IS HUGE AND MY BIG MOUTH FROM BROOKLYN IS NOT HTA BIG LOL

 

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[cmason]

They work, but the range is no where near the several miles stated. It is a steel ship, and radio does not work well thru steel decks. Any brand will do, they are all the same. I recommend that you get ones with the "privacy codes", which give you more quiet channels to choose from.

 

 

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[MrNobody]

Dont get them. They are the most unneeded and obnoxious device ever brought onto a cruise ship. They dont work between decks and you spend your time pissing off everyone around you because you are screaming into them to someone who cant hear you. They interrupt dinner...they interrupt shows.

[LogansDad]

I agree with Mr Nobody. We brought good walkie talkies with on our last cruise and they were 1) next to useless, and 2) an annoyance to me, and 3) an annoyance to everyone I was around.

 

1. Even if you get the ones with multiple channels the things have become so popular on many cruises that finding an unused channel is very hard. I found it impossible. But I also didn't wanat to spend an hour a day on vacation tinkering with my walkie talkies. I had better things to do

 

Even though I had high-end walkie talkies they couldn't make it through decks and decks of steel very well. When I finally *was* talking with someone I intended to talk with, the conversation was worse than on a cell phone in terms of losing the signal, picking up every third word, etc.

 

2. I would get beeped when in the most interesting conversations with fellow cruisers. Stopped the conversation dead, annoyed me and the folks I was having a chat with. Most of the beeps were for other people. Time to change channels again...

 

3. Lots of folks take vacations to get away from their gadgets. I have a pager and cell phone I have to carry most of every day for work. Many people need to these days. A vaction for me - and them - means getting away from beeps, chirps and bad electronic music coming from the waist...

 

Arranging to meet people usually works pretty well. If you need constant re-arranging of plans you aren't *really* on vacation (in my humble opinion!)...

 

 

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[davidaperryman]

We have used ours for several years. I get up around 5 AM and go up to the lido deck for coffee and visit with other early risers. When my wife wakes up and is ready for breakfast she calls me and I go back to the cabin. They work fine thru several decks and there are enough sub channels so we never have a problem.

 

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[mammallama]

I plan on bringing them for our shore excursions. Most of the time I anticipate being in the range of the other walkie talkie. You never know when you need your spouses' opinion on an island purchase.

 

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[dkort]

We rented them on our last cruise on voyager. we have a 7 yr old. they were absolutely fabulous and a necessity. it was very easy for us to communicate with her and her friends from one end of the ship to the other. the only place we had some problems was within the windjammer cafe. other than that, they were fine. i think the key here is actually renting them from the ship. at least the ship knows which ones work. we were also with another family who brought very expensive ones that didn't work as well as our. once again, i believe renting from the ship is the way to go. if you have kids, they are invaluable.

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Dkort,

 

How much were they to rent from the ship? Do all of the ships (i.e. Mariner) rent them?

 

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[birdyhunter]

Ditto mrnobody!

 

dkort: You turned a 7 year old lose on the ship without adult supevision?

 

I find the walkie-talkies to be annoying. I really enjoy sitting by the pool and listening to someone shout into a walkie-talkie..."where are you....we're here". Its best to pick a meeting time and place.

 

 

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[Hoopster3145]

I think you should bring them.

 

Make sure they are the ones with the 38 sub channels so you can find a clear channel.

 

They are fine as long as you respect other people (That is why a lot of people on here are against them). Turn them OFF at dinner and during shows!, Otherwise, they make a great communication tool!

 

They are cheaper to buy then rent (I E You can get a good pair (Motorola) for 29.99 on sale with charger)

 

Also remember, the range is in a clear field with no trees, you are going to be transmitting thru tons of steel, so your range will be a lot less.

 

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[D4]

We bring them and only use them while on shore at ports where we tender.

[banderboo]

we used ours on Voyager last august and they worked just fine (on board and on shore). They were great for tracking down the kids and DH. I will definitely bring them on all future cruises.

 

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[Tess4]

We just got off the Mariner and saw quite a few people with walkie-talkies. Overall they weren't too obnoxious except for the woman who was talking to her child during bingo one day. Kudos to the staff member at the mike who mentioned how loud and obnoxious she was being (in a PC way, of course). We took our walkie talkies along but didn't use them at all--found that just leaving messages on the telephone voice mail system worked better and was less of a hassle than toting walkie talkies around. Our kids had one cabin and we had another--overall we were pretty good about remembering to use the many phones on the ship when we 'moved locations.'

 

I'm with the poster who said they wouldn't let a 7 year old roam the ship alone. My daughter's 12 and she knew never to go anywhere by herself--she either went with her brother or a friend. Too many weirdos in this world to be that trusting...sadly.

[ac00009]

We brought our walkie-talkies on our last cruise, but gave up using them after only 10 minutes. There are many other passengers with walkie-talkies so you end up receiving other people's pages and messages. Unless you use the real fancy ones with lots of subchannels, I wouldn't recommend bringing them.

[Folgy]

I wouldn't recommend bringing them.

 

 

 

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[Rick R]

I like hearing someone screaming at their spouse " Where the h*** have you been. I've spent two hours looking all over the ship for you." I also enjoy looking all over the ship for a couple of hours looking for my own DW I've never seen anyone, on a ship, be obnoxious that did not have a walkie-talkie. I also enjoy my DW not being able to find me so I can have some time to my self. If you have a child that has one you always know where they are and that's just wrong! If we're on shore and we lose track of each other well that's her problem, she knows where the ship is.

OK, flame away.

 

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[rjg41]

Here are the some facts.

 

For such a large group they are invaluable. You must get at least the 5 mile kind. They work fine on a Voyager class ships with only a very few dead spots. We were on a full Navigator sailing and we had no problem finding an unused channel/code. Get the ones with the 99 codes and additional channels. Get the ones with rechargable batteries.

 

Some rules so you don't get the anti radio crowd on board upset.

 

1)Get the vibrate type and use it.

2)Turn off the chirp at all times.

3)Do not use the call signal.

4)Keep the volume down.

5)DO NOT let the kids use them as toys.

6)Remember you don't have to yell into them.

7)Be considerate of others.

......and to anticipate the negative people, number 8 is not "leave them home".

 

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[Folgy]

1)Get the vibrate type and jump on its guts!

2)Turn off (and chuck into ocean)

3)Do not use.

4)Keep the volume *OFF*

5)DO NOT let the kids use them as toys.(agreed)

6)Remember you don't have to yell into them.(agreed)

7)Be considerate of others.(agreed)

......and to anticipate the positive people, number 8 is to "leave them home".

 

 

Slightly re-written by myself.

 

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[south1246]

one word.....no you just don't need them. it is much easier to just make meeting times and you won't be upsetting your fellow cruisers

 

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[rjg41]

Mike,just bring them. This is one of those topics like what to wear for dinner that some people are overly passionate about. Noone got upset with us except maybe those who would get upset with just seeing us carrying them, even if we never used them. They were invaluable. When you go with a few people they are not a must but with a large group they help a lot.

 

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[Seaside2358]

What did everyone do before walkie talkies were around...It is a family vacation. Stay together and be a family. Leave the walkie talkies at home, JMHO...

 

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[AdrieneAGD]

We're bringing ours, but not for use on the ship. We're bringing them so if we get separated while in port we can try to find each other.

 

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[newby04]

Do cell phones work on the boat or at destination spots (western carribean on RCL)? Thanks!