Using a video baby monitor in 2 BR suite?

[SarcasmSpasm]

I tried to find info on this but perhaps my question is too specific.

 

We are sailing in a 2BR GS and have a 6 year old and a 1 year old. We are planning to sleep in the main bedroom and have the kids in the other bedroom. The living room area is essentially inbetween the two bedrooms.

 

I was wondering if anyone had experience in this specific type of cabin and using a baby monitor? Does it work? We have visions of sitting on our balcony when kids go to bed and also monitoring them from our bedroom to theirs. Will the signal reach through the walls?

 

Thanks!

[Clarea]

Yes, it should work, as long as the radio is independent of WiFi.

[cb at sea]

Even tho there is a space between the 2 bedrooms, you will certainly hear them if they cry out or need you. Perhaps a bluetooth baby monitor (no video, just audio) would work better.

[chengkp75]

It may work over that short a distance, but it would be benefited by leaving the intervening doors (or at least one door) open. If it's a video monitor, the video may degrade due to the steel, but audio should be okay.

[SarcasmSpasm]

Great! Thanks everyone for your replies. Might just use an audio monitor...

[fredflint]

If you are using a monitor you want one that uses 2.4 GHz band not a 5GHz one. 2.4 will go thru walls better anfd 900 MHz will work even better.

[SarcasmSpasm]

If you are using a monitor you want one that uses 2.4 GHz band not a 5GHz one. 2.4 will go thru walls better anfd 900 MHz will work even better.

 

Oh wow. Didn’t know that. Thanks for the tip!

[cruiselvr04]

Yes it will work. We used one from an inside to a balcony at least 20 ft away and it worked fine.

[CruiszBug]

We just got back from a cruise on Allure in a HA Crown Loft. It worked great. We had our daughter upstairs and we could see her downstairs perfectly.

[J0wen]

RCCL lists baby monitors in the list of prohibited items. I don’t know when your cruise is but I’d hate for it to be confiscated as they are not cheap.  You could try a monitor app like ANNIE that connects via WiFi thru your phone and tablet.