NHL Games on DCL?

[STL2006]

We leave for our Disney Cruise in a few days, and due to the luck of scheduling, my hometown Blues are playing 3 games while we're on the cruise (We're diehards, don't miss a game). Anywhere to catch the games, or am I out of luck? I know on the road traveling for work I could usually hit a BWW or other sports bar and maybe get them on Center Ice. Any chance of this on DCL or is it pretty much all TVs in pubs tuned to 1 or 2 games? Thanks for any info/advice!

[moki'smommy]

Since Disney owns ESPN, there are 3 or 4 ESPN stations on the stateroom TVs. You can ASK that they put on whatever you want in the sports bar on board--but majority rules there.

[STL2006]

Ha, two minutes after posting this my wife "informed" me we would be attending the nightly shows vs trying to find the Blues game. :D

 

She wins! ;)

[moki'smommy]

 

She wins! ;)

 

Good man:)

[AUDirt]

Since Disney owns ESPN' date=' there are 3 or 4 ESPN stations on the stateroom TVs. You can ASK that they put on whatever you want in the sports bar on board--but majority rules there.[/quote']

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think ESPN has a contract to televise NHL games, do they? (I thought NBC had it...).

 

Regardless, DCL will -only- have ABC-related networks on its TVs, plus the CNN stuff. Maybe they have exceptions (e.g. March Madness, Super Bowl, etc.) but my hunch is that, if what you want ain't on ESPN, they ain't got it.

[moki'smommy]

I honestly have no idea what is on ESPN or when...but figured that OP knew that piece. My point was that ESPN was available on the cruise IF the sports event one wished to see was broadcast by them. And it isn't just one channel of ESPN--I think it was 4. Sorry for any confusion.

[AUDirt]

I honestly have no idea what is on ESPN or when...but figured that OP knew that piece. My point was that ESPN was available on the cruise IF the sports event one wished to see was broadcast by them. And it isn't just one channel of ESPN--I think it was 4. Sorry for any confusion.

 

Sorry -- I wasn't trying to insinuate that you should know who carries what. I was tossing that out there for the benefit of the OP.

[moki'smommy]

Sorry -- I wasn't trying to insinuate that you should know who carries what. I was tossing that out there for the benefit of the OP.

 

No problem at all...and I didn't take it as an ugly. We're all here to help OP.

[shout19661966]

was on cruise in april 2012 for playoffs and didn't see anything on any tv at all for 7 days for NHL. you will get the score on ESPN that's all.

Edited January 17, 2014 by shout19661966

[duck addict]

Diversions (Wonder & Magic) and 687/O'Gills Pub (Fantasty and Dream) is a all purpose pub and sports bar. They have numerous TV's showing various sports channels. No guarantee as to what will be on.

[moki'smommy]

Diversions (Wonder & Magic) and 687/O'Gills Pub (Fantasty and Dream) is a all purpose pub and sports bar. They have numerous TV's showing various sports channels. No guarantee as to what will be on.

 

If you have a request, you can ask the bartender. If you are the only person in there (which is not unheard of), they will change it. If there is a group...it is group consensus or no change of channel.

[TruckerDave]

Hockey is not in ESPN's vocabulary. You will be lucky to just a score or two.

 

Now if you want football jammed down your throat....espn is your network. ;)

[Donald_Quackers]

I am a Blackhawks fan and didn't see anything on rambling hockey in December. However, on my iPad I did get snippets of news despite not buying an internet package and that's how I kept in the know on the ship.

 

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[peppersjap]

I was on the Dream last year and they initially didn't have the hockey games but because of cruise interest bought a package and showed most of the playoff games in the 687 lounge. The bartender told us multiple times that the cruise line had purchased the extra package. It was not available in rooms only at the sports bar. I'm from the west coast so hockey didn't mean much to me but was a big hit with all the New Yorkers on board.