Alarm Clock

[LindyWebb]

Hello all. I am on the Valor on Sunday and I was just wondering if I need to bring my own alarm clock?

 

Sorry for such a trivial question, but these boards have been such a great source of information over the last few month I figured I would ask the experts!

 

 

Thanks

[StillPooh]

No, you don't need an alarm clock. You can set your cabin phone for wake up calls.

[TakeMeAway1001]

They do not have alarm clocks :) Have a great cruise

I grabbed a travel clock at Target for $5.

[BeccaBecca1713]

I either use the wake up call on the cabin phones or just use my cell phone (set on airplane mode of course!:D)

[Twibbs]

I brought a small, folding clamshell one with me. Worked great, and I could just charge my phone, then leave it in the suitcase until we went home.

[Shelli]

I'm one of those people who needs to know what time it is if I, say, wake during the night. I just need to know! So I always pack a travel alarm clock, battery-operated because I've found the current on cruise ships to be inconsistent.

 

But we don't use the alarm on the alarm clock. Instead, we order morning coffee via the door-knob hanger and let room service wake us at the appointed time.

[tracyanns]

Hello all. I am on the Valor on Sunday and I was just wondering if I need to bring my own alarm clock?

 

Sorry for such a trivial question, but these boards have been such a great source of information over the last few month I figured I would ask the experts!

 

 

Thanks

 

There are no alarm clocks in the cabins so if you like to have one I would bring one...we always do, just make sure you check ships time on the telephone (there are no other clocks in the room except for the telephone and I think on the TV on the navigation channel) as it will change and you need to change you clock when it does...

[BlueJacketsFan1]

My wife and I have always taken one with us on all of our cruises. You can get a wake up call with your cabin phone or use room service for morning coffee. They were at our cabin at the time asked for everytime but one. That day they were all of maybe five minutes late.

[KCCruisin']

I like to have an alarm clock, not so much for setting it, but for just seeing what the time is at a glance.

[spenc]

We always take one. Just make sure that you get one that does not adjust itself to the current time zone! :p

[fkfad]

We always take an alarm clock...the type that uses electricity and "broadcasts" the time on the ceiling... We are pretty anal about always being on time... :-)

[BeccaBecca1713]

We always take one. Just make sure that you get one that does not adjust itself to the current time zone! :p

 

Excellent advice!!

 

Ship almost always stays on the time your port was on. So, even if you leave from Florida (EST) when you go to Cayman for example, the locals are an hour behind, but you are still on EST.

 

I actually bought a cheap watch from the ship gift shop on my last cruise because I never wear one and always use my phone for the clock. Cell phones automatically change time zones.

 

Would hate to miss the ship while out in port exploring!!:D

[msbask]

Why bring an alarm clock if the cabin phone works as one?

[spenc]

The time on the phone doesn't light up and I don't know about you, but if I wake up and its dark, I would rather look at a clock that is illuminated than trying to find the time on the phone. Just more convenient.

[near the beach]

Cabins don’t have any clocks. We just started using a small battery powered clock. It ligts up so I can check the time while it is dark in the cabin. We missed a wake up call once. That is why we take our own alarm clock now.

[S&LMom]

They do not have alarm clocks :) Have a great cruise

I grabbed a travel clock at Target for $5.

 

We must have grabbed the same one. Mine was $5 also. Such a great deal.