Rare Rewind Posted January 15, 2015 #1 Share Posted January 15, 2015 On our January 3rd cruise on Independence of the Seas, during the muster drill the captain announced that there is a new policy in place by Royal Caribbean. There will no longer be any ship wide announcements unless it is for ship safety. This didn't quite sink in until a few days into the cruise when it was blissfully quiet. There are no more "Bingo Bingo Bingo" calls, no more "Come to the port shopping show that starts in five minutes" interruptions, and no more "Come to the relaxing spa for the raffle" disturbances. It was actually so quiet that I was missing the info for disembarking in the port stops. Overall I think it is a great change but I'm hoping that maybe more info will be available on the digital signage around the ship to fill in the gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figmentfreak Posted January 15, 2015 #2 Share Posted January 15, 2015 On my Navigator cruise this past December the only announcement I ever heard was the Captain's daily update on location/weather. Didn't even realize I hadn't been hearing any of the other stuff. It really was nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Turtles06 Posted January 15, 2015 #3 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Except for the Captain's daily announcement (with things like location, weather info, etc.) typically followed by a few words from the Cruise Director, there are no announcements on Celebrity ships. It is quite wonderful. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 15, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Great news! I wonder if that means no more noon announcements by the Captain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted January 15, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I think the regular daily announcement from the Captain or from the Bridge is appropriate onboard a ship. But yeah, won't miss the annoying sales pitches. Good move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rewind Posted January 15, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) There was nothing... no daily announcements, no noon announcements. The only thing we heard was on a few of the busy times in the Windjammer, there were localized "Please free up the table as soon as you are done" announcements within the Windjammer. The other announcement we heard was during disembarkation that the ship was releasing groups x-xx. The rest of the week we heard nothing. Edited January 15, 2015 by Rewind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 15, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 15, 2015 There was nothing... no daily announcements, no noon announcements.... I think I'd miss the Captain's noon announcements. I find that info interesting, but if they could put that info on the interactive TV, I can see how it would be less intrusive to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladysilver Posted January 15, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I kind of like the announcements. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea 4Ever Posted January 15, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I won't miss the bingo announcements but certainly will miss the Captain's noon update! It's nice to hear what the captain has to say about our travel path. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tip Posted January 15, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 15, 2015 There will no longer be any ship wide announcements unless it is for ship safety. Welcome news indeed for those of us who are capable of reading!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted January 15, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 15, 2015 The captains need to know that we really don't care about the longitude and latitude of the ship. Throw in some simple ship or port trivia instead! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigque Posted January 15, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I'm must be a crazy loner on here because the announcements never really bothered me before. They actually sold me on playing Bingo once. The only time I ever played! :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksuds Posted January 15, 2015 #13 Share Posted January 15, 2015 That is great news. I always felt so bad for the band when they would play, then all of a suddent get cut out because of an art auction announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted January 15, 2015 #14 Share Posted January 15, 2015 (edited) I think I'd miss the Captain's noon announcements. I agree. I like hearing what the captain has to say. The captains need to know that we really don't care about the longitude and latitude of the ship. Throw in some simple ship or port trivia instead! Some people care..I find that stuff interesting... Edited January 15, 2015 by OfTheSeasCruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea 4Ever Posted January 15, 2015 #15 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I agree. I like hearing what the captain has to say. Some people care..I find that stuff interesting... Agreed! The announcements remind me I'm on a ship! Lol. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted January 15, 2015 #16 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I think I'd miss the Captain's noon announcements. I find that info interesting, but if they could put that info on the interactive TV, I can see how it would be less intrusive to others. On Quantum, the Captain did his daily talk on Channel 14. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 15, 2015 #17 Share Posted January 15, 2015 On Quantum, the Captain did his daily talk on Channel 14. I like that idea. Assuming it runs more than once, it makes it easy to catch if you miss it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impatientlywaiting Posted January 15, 2015 #18 Share Posted January 15, 2015 DH was quite delighted when I told him this news! We loved the captain's noon announcement but the rest was ridiculous - to us anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted January 15, 2015 #19 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Our Recent “B2B” Freedom/Explorer cruises had the captain’s daily talk, CD’s daily talk and port shopping non stop talk all on different channels and playing all day ( and night). If the change is fleet wide, I'll miss the captain's noon announcement but admit I often had a hard time hearing it because of speaker system quality or other nearby noise. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charger2008 Posted January 15, 2015 #20 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I kind of like the announcements. :( Me too, darn. :( I mean seriously, HOW much could it possibly bother someone to hear a 30 second announcement. I kinda liked knowing what was going on because there were often times we say "HEY, I didn't know that was happening right now" and off we would go. :p I am sure that people b*tched enough to get those stopped. SMDH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Posted January 15, 2015 #21 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I think that's great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartbda Posted January 15, 2015 #22 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Our first five cruises were on Celebrity so I thought no announcements was the norm.:D I've been able to tune them out on three other lines but will say that, "get your pancakes and sausages" all the time by one CD became a bit annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spa girl nana Posted January 15, 2015 #23 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Loved the captains announcements on Navigator last May. He had the best, happy greeting. Good Morning, Good Morning, Good Morning! and then a brief announcement. There were times when I thought I was hearing an announcement in the hall, open my door to listen and it would be over. I thought my speaker was broken, but attendant told me "no more general announcements". Some cruisers don't spend much time in their cabins or watch TV, so that's why we have to keep the compass & a highlighter as we are out & about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean View Posted January 15, 2015 #24 Share Posted January 15, 2015 As long as they don't get rid of the elevator voice " going up" deck 9 Just love it!!! 🌴 Oh and those days of the wk on the floor! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted January 15, 2015 #25 Share Posted January 15, 2015 As long as they don't get rid of the elevator voice " going up" deck 9Just love it!!! 🌴 Oh and those days of the wk on the floor! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Don't give them any ideas! :rolleyes::D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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