clocks

[JGB]

do the staterooms have clocks?

[spideyfam]

Nope. You will have to bring a small clock with you. We have a small battery operated clock radio we bring with us.

[RMLincoln]

Often the phone display shows the time but depends on how new the phone system is on the ship. We bring a travel clock with a temperature read-out. m--

[Meyer2]

Like the previous poster said, we take a small travel clock, battery operated. Think we got it for about $5 & I've taken it on every cruise so far, it's perfect.

[AdrenalineRush]

If you mean clocks just to check the time, you can turn on the TV and see the time on a couple of channels.

[ccruisequeen]

I brought my clock with iPod speakers on last cruise! It was great listening to my own music at night!

[ianturner]

Just off Triumph & there was a large clock in our cabin( an OS )

[thomarvin]

I brought a clock too but had a hard time finding an outlet to plug it into. We finally found one behind the TV when we unplugged that to use so we wouldnt oversleep for our excursion. Next time I will get a battery one too.

[darth frosty]

Nope no clock.

 

You reminded me I may need to get a lil portable clock for my B2B

[golfadj]

Always wondered why no clocks though.

[NavarreCruiser]

Always wondered why no clocks though.

 

Because they don't want to go into every cabin to change them when there are time changes. We were on a TA once and talked to a crew member who said all the ships clocks had to be hand changed.

[treasure4two]

I brought a clock too but had a hard time finding an outlet to plug it into. We finally found one behind the TV when we unplugged that to use so we wouldnt oversleep for our excursion. Next time I will get a battery one too.

 

I heard that it was best to have a battery clock, as the ship can actual mess up an electric clock-not sure why, but that is what I heard.

[novinha]

I heard that it was best to have a battery clock, as the ship can actual mess up an electric clock-not sure why, but that is what I heard.

I've heard that too. I'm still going to bring my new ipod speaker thingy with a clock. It's a plug in but I'll take the chance.

[Cruise-Crazy]

Because they don't want to go into every cabin to change them when there are time changes. We were on a TA once and talked to a crew member who said all the ships clocks had to be hand changed.

 

Surprised they didn't have a master clock system....

[bruisin4cruisin]

I can usually look at my wrist and tell what time it is. It's funny, the only time I wear a watch is when I go on vacation.

[thomarvin]

Dont trust the Ipod clock. For some unknown reason our Ipod and Ipad always had the wrong time. It was crazy. If you have to be up for an excursion i would go get a cheap battery clock

[zelldriver]

I have an electric clock that I used on a couple of cruises. It always

seemed to lose 5 - 10 minutes a day. Tried it at home and it kept

time just fine.

 

So, changed to a battery operated clock.

[joe bucker]

We use the cabin phone as a alarm clock. This has always worked for us and we don't have to carry a clock. Besides I'm on vacation who cares what time it is . LOL

[Barsnikel]

do the staterooms have clocks?

 

Here are a couple of items from a thread I made entitled

"Tips For New Cruisers". Hope it helps...

 

• Bring a battery alarm clock and a low wattage night light.
  

 

• Take a wrist watch – you know, one of those old fashion things nobody wears these days. There are very few clocks. The ship has some, but they are few and far between. You will seemingly never know what time it is. You also need a watch when you are off the ship. The local island may not be on the same time as “ship time”. Set your watch to “ship time” and leave it there. When they say the ship will leave the island at 3PM, that doesn’t always mean 3PM local time, and you may very well (literally) “miss the boat”. And don’t (DO NOT) use a cell phone as your watch. Buy a cheap $10 watch and put it on your wrist.
  

[golfadj]

Because they don't want to go into every cabin to change them when there are time changes. We were on a TA once and talked to a crew member who said all the ships clocks had to be hand changed.

 

OK but on most ships they sail from same port and stay on same time for entire cruise.

 

Only an issue on TA.

 

Do wear watch in any case.

[funinthesun1964]

LOL, DH always wears a watch, so I'm constantly asking him what time it is. It's kind of like Vegas in a cruise ship...not a clock in sight when you want to know what time it is.

[prattmom]

OK but on most ships they sail from same port and stay on same time for entire cruise.

 

Only an issue on TA.

 

Do wear watch in any case.

 

On my cruise to the Bahamas last thanksgiving they actually changed from central to eastern time.... It's the first time we had experienced that...

[Angeladh1981]

I refuse to wear a watch on vacation, but DH always does. For early morning excursions, we use room service as our alarm. We just give a little extra time as a buffer.

[LandlockedCruiser01]

No clocks in cabins. I'm pretty sure it's because Carnival (or any cruise line, for that matter) doesn't want to be responsible for moving the clocks forward or back in all their cabins whenever a ship changes time zones or there's daylight savings time. It's a liability issue for the most part: they installed it, so they "own" it.

 

I agree with those who say "wear a watch". There aren't many clocks in public spaces, and ship's activities, let alone traditional dinner and show times, run on a tight schedule. Ports are even more risky; if you miss the ship because you "didn't have a watch", you're SOL. It's better to spend $20 on an OK watch that'll work well but you won't care if you lose it, than an arm and a leg to get back to the port of embarkation.

[golfadj]

Look at the clocks on the staircase and how many different times they will show.