xProfessor MA Posted June 7, 2007 #1 Share Posted June 7, 2007 We will be traveling at the End of October on the Jewel's transatlantic repositioning, and it just occured to me we it's football season....what, if any. live sports channels we will be able to get onboard? Patriots fans here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welove2cruise2 Posted June 7, 2007 #2 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Don't know about the Jewel in particular, or a transatlantic, but they've had ESPN on all the NCL ships we've sailed. It's pretty cool watching a football game, because there are no commercials -- they'll be running tape, scanning the crowd, etc., during the commercial breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfish Posted June 7, 2007 #3 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Let's se we have a Patriots and Red Sox Fan concerned about TV coverage while planning a Cruise , What a sad state of affairs. I fit right in I'm looking at our next cruise and trying to plan it around the PAT'S bye week or away games. Got to have your priorities in order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubechick Posted June 7, 2007 #4 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Let's se we have a Patriots and Red Sox Fan concerned about TV coverage while planning a Cruise , What a sad state of affairs. I fit right in I'm looking at our next cruise and trying to plan it around the PAT'S bye week or away games. Got to have your priorities in order. We booked our January cruise on the Gem and then it hit us...we'll miss a Pats playoff game unless it's on ESPN. :eek: (Yes, we're confident! :D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droopy_Sails Posted June 7, 2007 #5 Share Posted June 7, 2007 It sort of depends on how big the game is. We did our Jewel TA during the World Series and they were broadcasting games on a huge screen in the Spinnaker Lounge. Not a football fan so I don't know if ESPN regularly broadcasts games, but the ship likely wouldn't do a big-screen version unless it were playoffs or the Superbowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiller7 Posted June 7, 2007 #6 Share Posted June 7, 2007 your right-priorities must be in order. planned our cruise around red sox visit to seattle on june 26-28. we have box seats to games on 6/26 and 6/27. it would be impossible to get those seats in boston. now lets hope they play better than they are doing oakland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUZIN TOM Posted June 7, 2007 #7 Share Posted June 7, 2007 We have been on 3 cruises during playoff times. The Star showed the final 4 in basketball and the Superbowl. The Pearl this year had the Superbowl on TV. Other than that only what is shown on some ESPN may be covered. So for standard programming yu are out of luck. Just TIVO it and watch when you get back home. Then you can just fast forward thru the commericals. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateCruiser Posted June 7, 2007 #8 Share Posted June 7, 2007 We have been on 3 cruises during playoff times. The Star showed the final 4 in basketball and the Superbowl. The Pearl this year had the Superbowl on TV. Other than that only what is shown on some ESPN may be covered. So for standard programming yu are out of luck. Just TIVO it and watch when you get back home. Then you can just fast forward thru the commericals. :) But Tom, sometimes the commercials are the best part of the broadcast (especially if one were a Redskins "fan" this past year:p )! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McLean Posted June 7, 2007 #9 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Don't know about the Jewel in particular, or a transatlantic, but they've had ESPN on all the NCL ships we've sailed. It's pretty cool watching a football game, because there are no commercials -- they'll be running tape, scanning the crowd, etc., during the commercial breaks. Did you say ESPN on the ships?? :) That makes me a very happy man...we are traveling in October as well and I'm a BIG Alabama football fan...there's a good chance that one or more games while we're gone might be on ESPN, so there's a chance I might not miss 'em. ROLL TIDE! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diva Jan Posted June 7, 2007 #10 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Did you say ESPN on the ships?? :) That makes me a very happy man...we are traveling in October as well and I'm a BIG Alabama football fan...there's a good chance that one or more games while we're gone might be on ESPN, so there's a chance I might not miss 'em. ROLL TIDE! :) That is EXACTLY my fiance's concern about our cruise in November. Here's hoping that ESPN will carry it, then! I mean, what would a fall Saturday be without Big Al??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoreguy Posted June 7, 2007 #11 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Did you say ESPN on the ships?? :) That makes me a very happy man...we are traveling in October as well and I'm a BIG Alabama football fan...there's a good chance that one or more games while we're gone might be on ESPN, so there's a chance I might not miss 'em. ROLL TIDE! :) Keep in mind a lot of time it is ESPN International - not the same line up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Droopy_Sails Posted June 7, 2007 #12 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Keep in mind a lot of time it is ESPN International - not the same line up. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinwithkids Posted June 8, 2007 #13 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Keep in mind a lot of time it is ESPN International - not the same line up. It's also only ONE ESPN channel. We have been lucky enough to be on a couple of cruises when ESPN was carrying Red Sox-Yankees games. The best one was a cruise out of Philly when there was a nice mix of both fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silkhair1 Posted June 8, 2007 #14 Share Posted June 8, 2007 We watched the Superbowl on the Dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisFran Posted June 8, 2007 #15 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Checked schedule on Patriots.com. ESPN has Monday Night Football, and the Patriots are scheduled on October 1 (we will be cruising Hawaii), and on December 3. What time does Monday Night Football air in Hawaii ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoreguy Posted June 8, 2007 #16 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Checked schedule on Patriots.com. ESPN has Monday Night Football, and the Patriots are scheduled on October 1 (we will be cruising Hawaii), and on December 3. What time does Monday Night Football air in Hawaii ? While you out enjoying the islands ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfish Posted June 9, 2007 #17 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I fouund it . The perfect cuise for a Red Sox/ Pat's fan The Zuiderdam sails on Nov 10. Only a few days after the Red Sox win the World Series and the Pat's have a Bye week. Sounds like a plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baitman19 Posted June 9, 2007 #18 Share Posted June 9, 2007 We will be traveling at the End of October on the Jewel's transatlantic repositioning, and it just occured to me we it's football season....what, if any. live sports channels we will be able to get onboard? Patriots fans here? We sailed the Dawn in September 2007 and they showed a 1:00pm, 4:00pm & 8:00pm game on TV. No commercials. Happy Sailing, Monty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatielovesKruzes Posted June 10, 2007 #19 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Sailed in January. Saw several games ( football junkie wife- Go, PATS!!!) DH colllege freak- even watched the U of M Hurricanes lose- he had to watch it in a bar- but hey... One game we did see was in Spanish, however....... Can't have too much NFL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilRhody Posted October 16, 2007 #20 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Another Pats fan here - and one who already is wondering how the Spirit's Superbowl viewing will be come this year. GO PATS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunton Posted October 16, 2007 #21 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Oops. Wrong cruise line. :) A few years ago, I was on 'that' cruise line and watched the Super Bowl on the nine-storey screen while sitting on the pool deck. There was something surreal / different about sitting on a cruise ship in the middle of the Caribbean watching a LIVE NFL game and the Super Bowl nonetheless! :) This year, I hope we'll have more entertaining things to do than watch NFL football (regular Sunday game) when we leave on Dec. 15 on the Sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billfish Posted October 16, 2007 #22 Share Posted October 16, 2007 Sailed a few weeks ago on NCL Majesty; The Espn connection was vertually non existent . Tryed to watch the Monday night Pats game . A minute of coverage followed by two minutes of blank screen. Same thing with the Sox game Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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