Revitalization program - Giant movie Screens

[Static events]

Are these giant outdoor 'movie' screens that are being fitted during the revitalization program on most ships a good or bad thing?

 

Personally I didn't like them on the Princess Ships and feel that Royal Caribbean don't need to add them....?

 

:confused:

[austinlw]

Our last 2 cruises were on Princess ships and to me it was annoyingly loud in the pool area under the outdoor screen. Sometimes I just want to relax for a bit at the pool on a sea day. One afternoon there was a very loud concert video on the screen while at the other main pool there was some sort of race going on. Fortunately on that ship there was a tiny terrace pool on the back of the ship that was very peaceful. I'm OK with the movie screen as long as the sound is kept at a reasonable volume so that non-movie watchers can still enjoy some peaceful time at the pool - and/or as long as there is an alternate pool for just chillin'.

[raerom]

I am not a fan. I do like them in the Aqua theatre on the Oasis class ships. They are away from the pool area there.

[ryano]

I never noticed anything offensive about the big screen on Freedom. It was never played loud and obnoxious.

[PattyG12]

We didn't notice a problem at all. After dinner it was nice to go up and watch a movie (Sat through Grease and all of us sang along!)

[sjb317]

The screens did not make much of an impact on our cruise. They were usually not loud and we did not pay much attention to it.

 

Sherri:)

[UCF_Knight]

I've only had 1 sailing with the giant screens on Freedom, and that was during Hurricane Sandy so the outside decks were closed off the last 2 days. In the limited time we had outside, though, the screens were unobtrusive.

[BillB48]

I am not a fan of the big screens by pool, however the last time I was on the Freedom it was not very intrusive and I had no problem with it. On the other hand one time we were already docked in Cozumel and a Carnie barge was just docking at around 8:30 in the AM. The big screen TV was so loud playing some unidentifiable salsa it would put a Chicken Bus or a Red Devil Bus in a state of envy. I could not get away from it on an open deck and I was not even on the same ship! In that case not good!

[Static events]

We didn't notice a problem at all. After dinner it was nice to go up and watch a movie (Sat through Grease and all of us sang along!)

 

Yeh I guess so. My Mum likes doing that kind of thing..... :eek:

 

How very embarrassing :p

[handbellplayer]

I never noticed anything offensive about the big screen on Freedom. It was never played loud and obnoxious.

 

Interesting - I had the opposite reaction - I found it loud AND obnoxious on Freedom.

 

I didn't mind the movies - it was the music videos that annoyed me. Of course, I'm an old fuddy-duddy!

[ryano]

Interesting - I had the opposite reaction - I found it loud AND obnoxious on Freedom.

 

Sorry to hear that :( Must have been your cruise only then. :confused: There are currently 4 others on different Freedom cruises in this thread echoing my statement.

 

I would not have enjoyed it if it were loud like Ive heard about Carnival and Princess!

[Big_G]

Sorry to hear that :( Must have been your cruise only then. :confused: There are currently 4 others on different Freedom cruises in this thread echoing my statement.

 

I would not have enjoyed it if it were loud like Ive heard about Carnival and Princess!

 

Five! We've done Carnival, Princess, and Royal with big screens. Unlike Carnival and Princess, I never saw loud music videos on Freedom of the Seas. Carnival Destiny was hands down the worst.

[rrmcdonald]

Curious as to what they would play during our October Canada/NE cruise; not too many people laying by the pool wanting loud music! :-)

 

Let's see, Cocoon? The Odd Couple? The Sunshine Boys? 1940s MTV? (That would be fine with me)

[Jimnbigd]

On the Mariner OTS, the movie sound is not as loud as the live pool band, but it is louder than the recorded music the ship used to have. But I like the live pool band so I'm not complaining about the volume.