Do you sleep with a fan?

[BlueEyesMI]

I sleep with a fan on, both for some white noise and a little bit of air movement. I feel like there might be enough white noise on the ship, but I'm not sure. For those other fan addicts out there - do you do ok without one, or do you bring a small fan? Thanks.

[mr green]

I sleep with a fan on, both for some white noise and a little bit of air movement. I feel like there might be enough white noise on the ship, but I'm not sure. For those other fan addicts out there - do you do ok without one, or do you bring a small fan? Thanks.

 

No, my wife.;)

 

john

[kitty9]

Only battery operated fans are allowed. Electric fans will be taken and kept until the end of the cruise.

 

Many here report that the take the small battery fans. I take a sound machine.

[tammy531]

We take a small plug in fan and have never had a problem taking it on.

 

sent from my Samsung galaxy s3

[Cruising Golfer]

Not true, John Heald posted that you can bring electric fans on Carnival, just to be sure they were in good shape...:eek:

[PennyAgain]

I have a 'sound machine' app on my iPhone. I keep my iPhone plugged in all night and let the app run.

 

I like air circulation at night and find that the a/c systems on cruise ships are good at that.

 

However I was just in a hotel where I would have given a lot of money to have a fan and I couldn't go shopping!

[sjcruiser]

I sleep with a fan on at home, but haven't on the ship. Usually the motion rocks me to sleep, and the room temperature is just as I like it. I'm usually beat from the day, and fall right asleep, in most cases.

 

Happy Sailing!!!!

[cb at sea]

I bring a small electric fan.....a battery powered fan will not last an entire week for 8-9 hours per night. I MUST have direct airflow....don't really care about the "white noise"....I have terrible hot flashes and if I don't have moving air immediately, I could cause quite a ruckus!!!

 

For those of us with hot flashes, it's not enough to be in a cool room....it's the AIR movement that is important!!!!

[Keith1010]

We actually do take a fan and it does plug in.

 

My wife doesn't use it for what you mentioned. She actually uses it when she puts makeup on and blow dries her hair.

 

Keith

[Krazy Kruizers]

Our TA fills out a medical form for me to have a fan. I have to use one at home as well.

I have an extremely rare blood condition that causes the blood to pull in my face when I sleep -- the fan keeps my face cool and the blood in control.

[Treven]

I sleep with a small fan on, even with the air conditioner going. I also take a small sound machine on the cruise (I have it on every night at home as well) with me. Between that and the rocking of the ship I sleep much better than I do at home. I just wish I could cruise constantly and not have to go back home but I couldn't afford that; plus I'd miss my dog too much:(.

[Scrapnana]

I always sleep with a fan on at home. I like the air movement. I did not need it on the ship. I think the reason was that the air vents were on the ceiling (where mine at home are on the floor) so I got the air movement.

 

Cunard allows you to bring a fan but they have to check it first. I read of a cruise line that has a few that can be borrowed but can't remember which one.

[Ashland]

Not many of us have "fans" much less the ones that will sleep on us...Sorry couldn't resist.:D

[DRS/NC]

I use a small sound machine at home & when I travel -- have for years. It plugs in (or batteries) and has been on several Princess ships. However, my roomie has a CPAP machine, so I may not need the "white noise" this time.

[RSLeesburg]

I was debating on whether to bring sound machine or not - our son sleeps with one, and we usually bring it with us. But he listens to waves crashing - can you hear those in our room?

[marshhawk]

If your cabin is a Riviera porthole you can hear the waves crashing, you can also see them. The ship always purrs, so I have never needed to create a new noise. I always pack a fan, but the air conditioning or the outside temps have been cold enough to keep me bundled at night. If you like the wind on your face, then take a small battery operated fan. You really dont need it on for 8 hours, who sleeps for 8 hours on a cruise?

[DirtyDawg]

Not many of us have "fans" much less the ones that will sleep on us...Sorry couldn't resist.:D

 

You're in the wrong business, mate.

 

M. Jagger

 

:D

[cyndi_at_home]

We have to have a fan to sleep. It keeps the temperature constant and blocks out hallway noise. I have used it on NCL, RCL, and Carnival and never had a problem. I found a smallish one that puts out good air flow and makes just the right amount of noise. When Wal-Mart puts them on clearance in the fall I buy several. If I need room for souvenirs on the way home I just leave the fan behind.

[lady_cruiser]

No. I have enough problems lugging our luggage on and off without adding anything to it.

[navybankerteacher]

We have a fan at home, but the ship's vents and background hum, plus the sounds and motion of the sea more than replace it when on a cruise.

[ROXIETHEHORSE]

We bring 2 small (maybe 4 inch) electric fans. My husband MUST have fans. He even rigged one up to hang from the a/c vent in the ceiling. We had no problems.

[5326jan]

DVD player and earphones for me. :o We also hook the DVD player to the TV for movies. On our Panama Canal full transit we watched the entire 3 season collection of Downton Abbey after dinner every night. :) We're not big night owls, but our dinner lasted til 10pm, so ship's shows were usually under way or over.

[Alaskanb]

I was debating on whether to bring sound machine or not - our son sleeps with one, and we usually bring it with us. But he listens to waves crashing - can you hear those in our room?

I downloaded a white noise app (includes many sounds) onto my Kindle and have a small speaker to play it. Surprisingly I have never needed to on a ship!

[one redneck cruiser]

I have always taken a small a/c fan on 4 Carnival cruises. never have had them taken or had anything said about them. I know you can not take anything with a heating element in it. If you wanna take my fan you better give me drugs or I cant sleep