harleysmama Posted December 31, 2011 #1 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I was on a Disney cruise in April and they had 2 wave phones in each room to use around the ship. It was very convenient to keep in touch. Do you think that Princess will have these anytime soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srpilo Posted December 31, 2011 #2 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Sorry, but not a clue what a wave phone is ?? Srpilo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 31, 2011 #3 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Never heard of them either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted December 31, 2011 #4 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I was on a Disney cruise in April and they had 2 wave phones in each room to use around the ship. It was very convenient to keep in touch. Do you think that Princess will have these anytime soon? OK. What's a wave phone? Something tells me this is pure Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomsayin Posted December 31, 2011 #5 Share Posted December 31, 2011 OK. What's a wave phone? Something tells me this is pure Disney. Sounds a little Goofy to me;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlinite Posted December 31, 2011 #6 Share Posted December 31, 2011 sounds like they could be Walkie Talkies. Great idea btw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HappyCruiser Posted December 31, 2011 #7 Share Posted December 31, 2011 sounds like they could be Walkie Talkies. Great idea btw... Handing out walkie talkies to every cabin sounds like pure torture to me. Now if the wave phones just vibrate & don't have an external speaker they might have something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 31, 2011 #8 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I can certainly do without a couple of thousand people all yelling into their phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DISNEYANGELA Posted December 31, 2011 #9 Share Posted December 31, 2011 The wave phone is just a cordless cabin phone that you take with you and works thoughout the ship. Handy to have by the pool and call room service to have waiting for you back in your cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted December 31, 2011 #10 Share Posted December 31, 2011 The wave phone is just a cordless cabin phone that you take with you and works thoughout the ship. Handy to have by the pool and call room service to have waiting for you back in your cabin.As said, I could live without dozens of people yelling into their phones throughout the ship. It's bad enough on port days when people pull out their cell phones and talk about the weather as though shouting will help the person at the other end hear them better (even though passengers are asked not to use their phones in the dining rooms and buffet.) Princess has phones throughout the ship you can use to contact others or even order room service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleysmama Posted December 31, 2011 Author #11 Share Posted December 31, 2011 It does just vibrate and there really isn't a problem with people using it all the time. It is very convenient to keep in touch with family and friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pia1913 Posted December 31, 2011 #12 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Like I said. It's a Disney thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srphnx Posted December 31, 2011 #13 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Another vote for no thankss. Keep it on Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6pack Posted January 1, 2012 #14 Share Posted January 1, 2012 I've seen a few of these on board and I agree they're annoying. All you hear is "can you hear me now?!!" No thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HappyCruiser Posted January 1, 2012 #15 Share Posted January 1, 2012 If it does just vibrate and doesn't have en external speaker it sounds good to me, not that I would need it. It's much better than people using a walkie talkie with the constant beep beep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsqrl Posted January 1, 2012 #16 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Sounds a little Goofy to me;) Thank you -- just spewed frappucino all over my keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harleysmama Posted January 1, 2012 Author #17 Share Posted January 1, 2012 If it does just vibrate and doesn't have en external speaker it sounds good to me, not that I would need it. It's much better than people using a walkie talkie with the constant beep beep. Yes it only vibrates and you talk into it like a phone. And no beeping like a Walkie talkie, which drives me crazy. It is not as bad as you think, it is nice to be able to keep up with your family, not having to hunt them down. I have also heard that someone used them on an RCCL cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 HappyCruiser Posted January 1, 2012 #18 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yes it only vibrates and you talk into it like a phone. And no beeping like a Walkie talkie, which drives me crazy. It is not as bad as you think, it is nice to be able to keep up with your family, not having to hunt them down. I have also heard that someone used them on an RCCL cruise. Well then just the sight of someone must be aggravating some folks even if they can't hear them ring. I'd rather have that situation then walkie talkie's beeping & squawking all the time. They've probably set up repeaters throughout the ship to provide a reliable signal. btw- I heard that RCI got rid of their phones a while back....not sure if it's true or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamomo Posted January 1, 2012 #19 Share Posted January 1, 2012 PLEASE, let Disney keep those cordless phones to themselves. I certainly hope Princess NEVER starts offering them. I am so tired of so many people talking on their cell phoes EVERYWHERE (even while in stalls in public restrooms ..... UGH!!) in everyday life, that being on a ship where there is no use for them while at sea is such a pleasant break. It's bad enough when the ship docks and out come the cell phones! Since so many people apparently think they have to talk loudly so the folks back home can hear them, and that's what they do on their balconies and on the open decks. ARGH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hrhdhd Posted January 1, 2012 #20 Share Posted January 1, 2012 In addition to the noise pollution, there's the irritation of being in a dark theater for a movie or a show and having dozens of little screens lit up because people can't stop texting for an hour. Also, if you lose a phone, there's a charge of $250. People have reported getting home and finding a charge on their credit cards for phones that were in their cabins when they left the ship. I'd rather not be assigned two phones I don't want and have to worry that Disney will claim I lost one. The old sticky-note-in-the-cabin trick works for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted January 1, 2012 #21 Share Posted January 1, 2012 My wife and I just agree on a time and a place to meet back up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailingpeace Posted January 1, 2012 #22 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Agree with the PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no more cell phones or walkie-talkies on a ship, but maybe it is kind of cute if, like the name says, they just ...wave...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srphnx Posted January 1, 2012 #23 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Some of this would be line specific anyway. Disney is obviously family and child oriented. Princess in my observation is 95% plus couples who do things together or just set up a meet you at 3:00 kind of thing. There are families on Princess but it is not the same type of demographic. So the "need" for these is much reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.