azgrandmax3 Posted October 8, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Is there cnn or msncb on the tvs in the cabins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Buffettfan 225 Posted October 8, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2022 Only going on watch channels we had on Carnival Radiance mid Aug Long Beach port. May vary by ship, or signal if where sailing. Our tv service and PA announcements went down for a sea day, sure glad beought my ipad and flash drive with movies. People complained of no tv service, but when they fixed PA and all the annoying announcements I was thinking…is it worth no tv to have no announcements 🤔 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundloop Posted October 8, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2022 9 hours ago, azgrandmax3 said: Is there cnn or msncb on the tvs in the cabins? On Miracle a week ago the only news channel was CBS News, and as I recall it's been like that on all of my Carnival cruises. Honestly, Carnival's selection of what to watch on TV, as well as the TVs themselves, is disappointing when compared to the other cruise lines I've been on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALWAYS CRUZIN Posted October 8, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 8, 2022 10 hours ago, azgrandmax3 said: Is there cnn or msncb on the tvs in the cabins? CARNIVAL TV CHANNELS Channel 11: Fun Finds TV Channel 13: Cruise Life TV Channel 14: Channel Guide Channel 15: Safety Channel Channel 16: Cruise Life TV 2 Channel 17: Carnival Adventures Channel 18: Map Channel Channel 19: Forward Camera Channel 20: Lido/Aft Camera Channel 21: Audible Funtimes Channel 22: CBS national news Channel 23: SPYDAR Channel 24: Kids Central Channel 25: Nickelodeon Channel 26: HGTV Channel 27: Food Network Channel 28: Travel Channel Channel 29: Discovery Channel Channel 30: TBD Channel 31: TBD Channel 32: Complimentary Movies Channel 33: Fun for All TV Channel 34: Ocean View Channel 35: Good to Know Channel 36: Music Channel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itried4498 Posted October 8, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 8, 2022 5 hours ago, groundloop said: On Miracle a week ago the only news channel was CBS News, and as I recall it's been like that on all of my Carnival cruises. Honestly, Carnival's selection of what to watch on TV, as well as the TVs themselves, is disappointing when compared to the other cruise lines I've been on. Carnival has a wide selection (at least on the Panorama and Radiance) of complimentary on demand movies. Royal (at least on the Navigator) does not. Royal did have more news channels, and a few unique channels (two that explored the ship / itinerary, and featured daily briefings and content recorded throughout the cruise itself; one that featured two really corney made-for-Royal movies that were basically a creative way to advertise for upcharge options) but much of their content was on proprietary channels that had no pattern for scheduling. For example, there’s kids and teen channels that showed a random assortment of programming, largely from Nickelodeon late 90s/early 00s. Meanwhile, Carnival has actual familiar live channels. I’m guessing much of Royal’s content is based on the ship, which is cheaper than showing satellite. That said, I believe they show major live sports (in the room) whereas Carnival insists they cannot due to programming rights/costs. Royal also had a catchy “wash your hands” song that if you have small kids they will sing a long with (it comes on every 5 minutes it seems). Carnival use to also show recorded content from the cruise, and I wonder why they stopped. Virtually everything is taped anyway to put it on the big screens… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaGeorge Posted October 9, 2022 #6 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Is the discovery channel the same as you would see at home? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BasicSailor Posted October 9, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 minutes ago, SeaGeorge said: Is the discovery channel the same as you would see at home? About the same.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itried4498 Posted October 9, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, SeaGeorge said: Is the discovery channel the same as you would see at home? IIRC, it’s a Caribbean feed of DirecTV but I believe all channels are simulcasts of the US feed. We were on the Panorama during the Super Bowl, and it was a Caribbean feed of Latin America ESPN. They claimed halftime show may be blacked out but it wasn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ledges1 Posted October 9, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 9, 2022 I understand the ESPN sports feed is from Miami. Therefore, you will get games for that market area. On one trip the Miami Market carried soccer instead of a basketball game. I would like to see a channel for business news and stock market news. I can do without national political news, I am on vacation. The CBS channel on the ship carries a lot of news documentaries. I tried to watch it, but it is really not news. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted October 9, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 9, 2022 18 hours ago, Itried4498 said: Carnival has a wide selection (at least on the Panorama and Radiance) of complimentary on demand movies. Royal (at least on the Navigator) does not. Royal did have more news channels, and a few unique channels (two that explored the ship / itinerary, and featured daily briefings and content recorded throughout the cruise itself; one that featured two really corney made-for-Royal movies that were basically a creative way to advertise for upcharge options) but much of their content was on proprietary channels that had no pattern for scheduling. For example, there’s kids and teen channels that showed a random assortment of programming, largely from Nickelodeon late 90s/early 00s. Meanwhile, Carnival has actual familiar live channels. I’m guessing much of Royal’s content is based on the ship, which is cheaper than showing satellite. That said, I believe they show major live sports (in the room) whereas Carnival insists they cannot due to programming rights/costs. Royal also had a catchy “wash your hands” song that if you have small kids they will sing a long with (it comes on every 5 minutes it seems). Carnival use to also show recorded content from the cruise, and I wonder why they stopped. Virtually everything is taped anyway to put it on the big screens… I used to love watching replays of the love and marriage show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger0613 Posted October 9, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 9, 2022 20 hours ago, Itried4498 said: Carnival use to also show recorded content from the cruise, and I wonder why they stopped. Virtually everything is taped anyway to put it on the big screens… I remember seeing, as I was flipping channels, a snippet of a recorded talk(excursion?) that I was at on the 8/29/22 sailing on the Radiance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itried4498 Posted October 9, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 9, 2022 19 minutes ago, Tiger0613 said: I remember seeing, as I was flipping channels, a snippet of a recorded talk(excursion?) that I was at on the 8/29/22 sailing on the Radiance. Yes, they still record and play the excursion “presentation,” and often the disembarkation presentation, but that’s it. Previously, Carnival would record and air highlights of the cruise - everything from excited people getting on the ship, the sailaway party, shows and events, the ship arriving and departing ports, sometimes interviews with passengers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itried4498 Posted October 9, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 9, 2022 3 hours ago, ledges1 said: I understand the ESPN sports feed is from Miami. Therefore, you will get games for that market area. On one trip the Miami Market carried soccer instead of a basketball game. I would like to see a channel for business news and stock market news. I can do without national political news, I am on vacation. The CBS channel on the ship carries a lot of news documentaries. I tried to watch it, but it is really not news. I don’t think that’s correct. ESPN is a national network, so what’s on in Miami is also on in NYC, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. On the Panorama and Radiance, the use the English Latin America ESPN feed. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have a studio in Miami, but you wouldn’t Be able to view it there. As I mentioned, they showed the Super Bowel on the Latin America ESPN - which does not have rights to carry it in the US. Also, all the commercials are Caribbean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ledges1 Posted October 9, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 9, 2022 2 hours ago, Itried4498 said: I don’t think that’s correct. ESPN is a national network, so what’s on in Miami is also on in NYC, Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles. On the Panorama and Radiance, the use the English Latin America ESPN feed. I wouldn’t be surprised if they have a studio in Miami, but you wouldn’t Be able to view it there. As I mentioned, they showed the Super Bowel on the Latin America ESPN - which does not have rights to carry it in the US. Also, all the commercials are Caribbean. My example is as follows. Alabama vs Auburn basketball game was schedule on ESPN in Alabama. The ship ESPN did not carry the game, the Miami feed had a soccer game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Itried4498 Posted October 9, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 9, 2022 1 hour ago, ledges1 said: My example is as follows. Alabama vs Auburn basketball game was schedule on ESPN in Alabama. The ship ESPN did not carry the game, the Miami feed had a soccer game. Let’s try this again: - In Alabama, you watch ESPN (US/Canada feed). - In Miami, you watch ESPN (US/Canada feed). This means that if you were living or staying in Miami, you would have seen the Auburn vs. Alabama game as ESPN provides a single national feed. - On Carnival cruises, you watch ESPN Caribbean. Unlike other Latin American versions of ESPN, the Caribbean feed is in English and has most of the programming of the USA/Canada feed, sans a heavier emphasis on soccer. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESPN_Caribbean Carnival is using Caribbean-based DirecTV satellite, so all channels are Caribbean-based. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ledges1 Posted October 9, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 9, 2022 Thanks for the explanation! I was using the bartenders explanation. Either way, the game was not on the Caribbean ESPN and I can understand why. Auburn won, I think most people on the ship would have preferred basketball to soccer in late February. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugsy7 Posted October 10, 2022 #17 Share Posted October 10, 2022 I prefer watching a test pattern, over watching soccer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Dutchman Posted October 10, 2022 #18 Share Posted October 10, 2022 On 10/8/2022 at 11:12 AM, ALWAYS CRUZIN said: CARNIVAL TV CHANNELS Channel 11: Fun Finds TV Channel 13: Cruise Life TV Channel 14: Channel Guide Channel 15: Safety Channel Channel 16: Cruise Life TV 2 Channel 17: Carnival Adventures Channel 18: Map Channel Channel 19: Forward Camera Channel 20: Lido/Aft Camera Channel 21: Audible Funtimes Channel 22: CBS national news Channel 23: SPYDAR Channel 24: Kids Central Channel 25: Nickelodeon Channel 26: HGTV Channel 27: Food Network Channel 28: Travel Channel Channel 29: Discovery Channel Channel 30: TBD Channel 31: TBD Channel 32: Complimentary Movies Channel 33: Fun for All TV Channel 34: Ocean View Channel 35: Good to Know Channel 36: Music Channel TV on an of the Carnival sips sort of sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted October 11, 2022 #19 Share Posted October 11, 2022 19 hours ago, bugsy7 said: I prefer watching a test pattern, over watching soccer. Watch it with an invested group of the crew or person a fan of that team. I'll never forget being on the Sensation 10-15 years ago and we were hanging out in the sportsbar so I could enjoiy a cigar I'd bought in Nassau the day before. (back when the sportsbar doubled as the cigar bar) There was a world cup game, I think it was Ireland as a huge underdog and this older Irish gentlemnan was highly invested, living and dying with every kick. DW and I had no idea about soccer other than kicking the ball in the goal. At the start of the game, It was the two of us and this gentleman in the entire bar. Poor guy had pulled his chair a few feet away from the screen and was oblivious to everything else in the bar. As the game went on people started drifting in and became glued to the game, mostly due to his enthusiasm and angst at the game. By halftime (or whatever its called in soccer, it was still 0-0, but an incredibly intense game and apparently, his team should have been losing like 2-0, 3-0.) there must have been 30 people piled around that one TV, cheering for his team. (mostly for this dude because he was so passionate) He hadn't even noticed until the other team took a shot right before the half and his goalie saved it and a roar let out of the entire bar and he turned around to see the crowd. He had been oblivious to the crowd building around him the entire time. Made an otherwise, completely uninteresting game, better than most Superbowls I've ever seen. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crewsweeper Posted October 11, 2022 #20 Share Posted October 11, 2022 Yes, soccer takes some study to understand. But once you understand the strategies, it's interesting. Personally, I prefer rugby and hockey to soccer and football. Both are moving the ball/puck toward the goal. Both are fast. No stopping, resetting lines after every tackle in rugby. clock keeps on ticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted October 11, 2022 #21 Share Posted October 11, 2022 1 hour ago, SeaScout said: If the channels are not to your liking, you have the option of not watching them. I'd prefer that Carnival offer a wider array of viewing options. Like they did when I first started cruising. Carnival has to pay for the satellite feed to carry the various stations; cable-based channels (like CNN, History channel, HBO) obviously have access fees, but even "regular" ABC, NBC, etc - it isn't free "Over the Air" (OTA) like is it on land. Those fees got hiked a few years ago, which is when Carnival (and maybe other lines) shuffled their TV channel line-ups. I don't know what the access fees are per cabin per day, but it was enough for Carnival to say "no thanks" to many of their previous selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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