I should have also mentioned that airplane mode will also turn off Bluetooth. So if you want to connect to something like earbuds you would have to turn Bluetooth back on after going into airplane mode.
Airplane mode turns off data, wifi, as well as the transmitters for phone calls. Think of it as a master kill switch. You can either turn off airplane mode to reactivate everything, or you can turn things on individually. So if you want to connect to the ship's wifi turn on airplane mode then reactivate your phone's wifi.
If I had recommended BD to someone and last night's episodes were the first ones that they saw then I, too, would have felt embarrassed. It surely was not my idea of a family show.
You are right. The Gary theme is old and that broken down boat is tired. Until you mentioned that it didn't hit me that the other BD lines entertain us with new boats to see. BD-SY has been the same boat from its inception.
I watched Below Deck SY last night. It was two hours of nothing but sexual exploits. The show has really taken a poor turn and if it doesn't move back closer to its roots I may soon be out. After 1.5 hrs last night I gave up and decided I'd be better off sleeping and went to bed.