Retired LEO Posted January 16, 2015 #51 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just off the Enchantment this morning and the only announcement the Captain made was for the crew only emergency drill while we were in Nassau. He didn't want the passengers grabbing life jackets and running to the muster stations when the emergency signal sounded. :cool: No more noon announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattInFLL Posted January 16, 2015 #52 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I'm in the minority. After my first Royal cruise in 2002, I never even noticed the announcements and I just tune them out. They have never bothered me. I really enjoy the noon report, though, and will miss that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brklyn78 Posted January 16, 2015 #53 Share Posted January 16, 2015 On the Grandeur of the Seas Captain's Corner yesterday, the officers said that only emergency announcements are made to the rooms and the other announcements are only sent to the common areas. The discussion was in response to a complaint that the announcements can sometimes be hard to hear, and there was no discussion of a policy change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWORK2CRUISE Posted January 17, 2015 #54 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I can live without the port & shopping, art auction and bingo announcements but please don't eliminate the daily announcements from the captain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2catfamily Posted January 17, 2015 #55 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Great news! I wonder if that means no more noon announcements by the Captain? Yes it does, I talked to the captain on the Vision and she said she can't no longer make announcement either. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted January 17, 2015 #56 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Yes it does, I talked to the captain on the Vision and she said she can't no longer make announcement either. I That's disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumbaamd Posted January 17, 2015 #57 Share Posted January 17, 2015 If anyone at RCCL is counting, here are two votes to allow the Captain's daily announcements to continue. We are D+ and always book JS's, so please double our voting points accordingly. Rick and Deirdra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea 4Ever Posted January 17, 2015 #58 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Yes it does, I talked to the captain on the Vision and she said she can't no longer make announcement either. I That stinks! Royal bring back the noon announcement for us loyal guests Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumbaamd Posted January 17, 2015 #59 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Tally one more yes vote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted January 17, 2015 #60 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I guess Enchantment didn't get the memo. Last weekend the announcements were plentiful :p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gingee Posted January 17, 2015 #61 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Good News I like to hear the captain but not the activity announcements. Sometimes I wondered if something important was coming and it turned out to be hairy man contest:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpoole3 Posted January 17, 2015 #62 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Marc - Bing Bong posted it starts next week on his Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laskoske Posted January 17, 2015 #63 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Please keep the Captain's noon announcements... ..get rid of the rest!:) Ernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luv2cruiserccl Posted January 17, 2015 #64 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Please keep the Captain's noon announcements... ..get rid of the rest!:) Ernie Totally agree Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Tyler Posted January 17, 2015 #65 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Just off Vision and Captain Merick said as of Feb 1 they aren't doing the noon, arrival or departure announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OfTheSeasCruiser Posted January 17, 2015 #66 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Who's bright idea was this??? I love the idea of no shopping/bingo/advertisement announcements, but no captain's announcements either? That's ridiculous, and disappointing. I guess they think the new, younger cruisers are going to base their decision to cruise on whether or not Royal Caribbean has captain's announcements... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted January 17, 2015 #67 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Marc - Bing Bong posted it starts next week on his Facebook page. I'll be glad when Marc gets back. I wasn't too impressed with Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norcalemt02 Posted January 17, 2015 #68 Share Posted January 17, 2015 They should update the noon announcement and modernize it with video on the tv and repeat it throughout the mid day Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted January 17, 2015 #69 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I will miss captain Johnnys announcements. Loved his style first on the Freedom, and then on the Allure. Now they will probably play elevator music:eek:. Safe travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted January 17, 2015 #70 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) So why doesn't the person at RCI who thinks it is a good idea to get rid of the Captain's daily update identify him/her self and explain your reasoning to those of us who think it is a poor decision. I'm sure you would like to take credit for your great idea. Edited January 17, 2015 by Ocean Boy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogftsh Posted January 17, 2015 #71 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Just returned yesterday from a 10 night sailing on the Grandeur and Captain Espen still made his noon announcements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proudmom1120 Posted January 17, 2015 #72 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Royal is now advertising they are autism friendly. Being a mother of a child with autism, I am delighted that they took the announcements away. When I took my child on a cruise, she thought every announcement was an emergency. She was in so much fear. Everyone is on vacation. All should be happy and it broke my heart to see her in so much pain. Thank you Royal for realizing our special needs children and adults are people too and need special accommodations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rafinmd Posted January 17, 2015 #73 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Just returned yesterday from a 10 night sailing on the Grandeur and Captain Espen still made his noon announcements. I hope that's still true in March. Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddycat Posted January 18, 2015 #74 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I'm another one who is glad that RCI listened (they read the surveys) and stopped the constant announcements. I'm fine with the captain's mid day announcement being recorded and available on the TV. Many times you could not hear or understand the captain's announcement due to other passengers loud talking or the placement of the speakers, poor acoustics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzcruz57 Posted January 18, 2015 #75 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I wonder if they are aware that so many people want to keep the Captains noon report? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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