Are the sound engineers on RCCL deaf?

[Extra Kim]

Did a trip on Allure last week and almost everywhere you could hear music and normaly that´s nice, but on Allure the volume knob always seemed to be too much to the right..

 

In the resturants it´s supposed to be background music, well on Allure you realy need to speak up to make your voice heard over the music. Resulting in a MDR that´s realy noisy.

 

The Blue planet started out with a normal "show volume" but the sound engineer keept on increasing the volume and by the end of the show it was ridiculously loud.

 

The same goes for the "shows" on the Royal promenade, they are loud.

 

But the Quest was almost unbearable, I even saw people covering their ears. After the show I walked away with my ears ringing :(.

 

Don´t get me wrong, I do like loud music. I even compete in caraudio competitions.

But there´s a reason why you use a lot of speakers in a theater,

different placements of speakers mean that you don´t need to play that loud to make sure that everybody hears the music.

The other thing that are important when you want to play loud is the

frequency range, humans are more sensitive to the high frequencies then the low frequencies. Is means that if you want to play loud it´s better to boost the bass a bit.

 

On the other hand, the pool music was on a enjoyable level and that´s nice.

[PORT ROYAL]

Did a trip on Allure last week and almost everywhere you could hear music and normaly that´s nice, but on Allure the volume knob always seemed to be too much to the right..

 

In the resturants it´s supposed to be background music, well on Allure you realy need to speak up to make your voice heard over the music. Resulting in a MDR that´s realy noisy.

 

The Blue planet started out with a normal "show volume" but the sound engineer keept on increasing the volume and by the end of the show it was ridiculously loud.

 

The same goes for the "shows" on the Royal promenade, they are loud.

 

But the Quest was almost unbearable, I even saw people covering their ears. After the show I walked away with my ears ringing :(.

 

Don´t get me wrong, I do like loud music. I even compete in caraudio competitions.

But there´s a reason why you use a lot of speakers in a theater,

different placements of speakers mean that you don´t need to play that loud to make sure that everybody hears the music.

The other thing that are important when you want to play loud is the

frequency range, humans are more sensitive to the high frequencies then the low frequencies. Is means that if you want to play loud it´s better to boost the bass a bit.

 

On the other hand, the pool music was on a enjoyable level and that´s nice.

 

Not deaf, they just enjoy annoying people

[mprcruiser]

Did a trip on Allure last week and almost everywhere you could hear music and normaly that´s nice, but on Allure the volume knob always seemed to be too much to the right..

 

In the resturants it´s supposed to be background music, well on Allure you realy need to speak up to make your voice heard over the music. Resulting in a MDR that´s realy noisy.

 

The Blue planet started out with a normal "show volume" but the sound engineer keept on increasing the volume and by the end of the show it was ridiculously loud.

 

The same goes for the "shows" on the Royal promenade, they are loud.

 

But the Quest was almost unbearable, I even saw people covering their ears. After the show I walked away with my ears ringing :(.

 

Don´t get me wrong, I do like loud music. I even compete in caraudio competitions.

But there´s a reason why you use a lot of speakers in a theater,

different placements of speakers mean that you don´t need to play that loud to make sure that everybody hears the music.

The other thing that are important when you want to play loud is the

frequency range, humans are more sensitive to the high frequencies then the low frequencies. Is means that if you want to play loud it´s better to boost the bass a bit.

 

On the other hand, the pool music was on a enjoyable level and that´s nice.

 

 

I have had problems with the volume of music on ships for several years. I have requested the volume be turned down to no avail. I just carry earplugs with me at all times and put them in when I need to.

[pcur]

We ask the manager of whatever venue we are in to lower the volume, and make it clear that covering one's ears is not a sign of a happy customer!

 

We also do it in restaurants where we live. For some reason loud music seems to be the norm. We will be a world of deaf people in two decades!!!

 

Ditto on the ear plugs. I take them everywhere I go.

[orville99]

Music attracts people to the venue. People in venues spend money. ;)

[Extra Kim]

Yes, but I almost walked away AND I saw some people walk away...

 

As I said, if you want to play loud boost the bass not the treble...

[Ocean Boy]

Music attracts people to the venue. People in venues spend money. ;)

 

Not many people walk into a show once it has started. I have had issues in multiple shows and on multiple ships. This has been especially true in Studio B. I remember on Serenade being able to hear the music blasting from the disco up in the Crown as I was on the pool deck. It was hardly an attraction but a warning for me to stay away.

 

I will say that on our past couple of cruises, Navigator and Independence, I don't recall having an issue. So either the mixing was better or I have become hearing impared.

[relaxatsea]

I absolutely agree! I always have to wear earplugs in all of the shows!!

[jstraw20]

I guess it all boils down to who is touching the console. I've never had an issue with any event that is mixed by a member of the ship's Production department (just lucky I guess). BUT I've had numerous issues at the venues such as the Schooner Bar where the musicians control their own mix. A somewhat out of tune piano cranked up to eleven isn't my idea of a good time :eek:

[Hobbsey]

Wouldn't it be nice to find a quiet escape while on your vacation? It seems everywhere I go these days there is background music, and as the OP points out, often it is foreground music.

[oneputt18]

Seems like the only thing you can't hear is the Captains announcements, they're never loud enough.

[Agutaya]

I really felt for one headliner singer. Once she started singing several people, especially those near the front, walked out. Her singing was fine but the volume was so high it was literally painful. We considered leaving too but felt so sorry for the lady we stuck it out though we had to cover our ears at times. Since we were in the first performance we talked to a staff member after the show so they could adjust the volume should the technician choose to do so.

[nanwel]

That is why I sit in the library with my own computer - watch my own shows with ear plugs at MY volume - low!!!

[Thetrail]

Did a trip on Allure last week and almost everywhere you could hear music and normaly that´s nice, but on Allure the volume knob always seemed to be too much to the right..

 

In the resturants it´s supposed to be background music, well on Allure you realy need to speak up to make your voice heard over the music. Resulting in a MDR that´s realy noisy.

 

The Blue planet started out with a normal "show volume" but the sound engineer keept on increasing the volume and by the end of the show it was ridiculously loud.

 

The same goes for the "shows" on the Royal promenade, they are loud.

 

But the Quest was almost unbearable, I even saw people covering their ears. After the show I walked away with my ears ringing :(.

 

Don´t get me wrong, I do like loud music. I even compete in caraudio competitions.

But there´s a reason why you use a lot of speakers in a theater,

different placements of speakers mean that you don´t need to play that loud to make sure that everybody hears the music.

The other thing that are important when you want to play loud is the

frequency range, humans are more sensitive to the high frequencies then the low frequencies. Is means that if you want to play loud it´s better to boost the bass a bit.

 

On the other hand, the pool music was on a enjoyable level and that´s nice.

Have sailed Allure several times now and have never had a problem with the volumes of the music anywhere on the ship.....K.O.:)

[Dcoy]

Thanks to playing in a rock band in the 60s, I need hearing aids now. I just turn them off.

 

Don

[Ocean Boy]

Seems like the only thing you can't hear is the Captains announcements, they're never loud enough.

 

That is because most of the people in the area won't keep quiet long enough for those of use who want to actually listen to what he has to say.

[Extra Kim]

Have sailed Allure several times now and have never had a problem with the volumes of the music anywhere on the ship.....K.O.:)

 

Don´t know if my cruise was different than it usualy is, but when I was on the Serenade O.T.S the pool music was realy loud.

[mm1251]

The only place I have noticed it being way too loud is at the shows. The performer's mics are turned up way too much and are so loud it's distorted. This seems to be on just about every RCI ship. I have told the crew on behind-the-scenes tours my opinion, but I guess they don't listen to tone-deaf old guys in cargo shorts.

[ElizabethA]

I have to agree, I found on the last cruise it was hard to find anywhere to just sit a talk with friends, without shouting and getting a sore throat.

[Merion_Mom]

I guess that I have been fortunate - never had this problem. :)

[nelblu]

Was your room at least quiet so that you could get a good nite sleep. We sailed on the Serenade on the Aug. 11 Mediterranean itinerary and occupied cabin # 9078 (hump cabin) near the elevators and the Centrum. The elevators noises was not a problem. However, each night starting at about 8 to 12+ pm there was a R&R band performing and they were quite loud. The music filtrated to our cabin and we could not go to sleep until they finished their gig. We complained to guest services and finally on the 3rd nite (approx. 11pm), cabin # 8128 and you never saw 2 middle aged people move so fast in transferring all of our belongings.

 

As background, it seems that all of the major performances on this ship and possibly all of the Radiance class are located in the Centrum. The noise level seem so severe that on the 3rd nite while talking to the guest services regarding the new room we could not hear ourselves think, as the band was a mere 15 feet away. These folks deserve combat pay to put up with the loudness.

 

Ps. I must say that the guest service manager and RCL came thru for us as we received a nice credit to almost pay for our upcoming Feb. Allure cruise.

[Arizona Cruz Chic]

Loud music was also on our X Eclipse in April.

In the casino it was so loud you couldn't even hear the dealer at the tables. Add in the slot machines music and it was deafening!

 

At the pool they played some awful techno music that was really unpleasant, at the pool you would expect Caribbean or Calypso.

 

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[rednancy1]

Did a trip on Allure last week and almost everywhere you could hear music and normaly that´s nice, but on Allure the volume knob always seemed to be too much to the right..

 

In the resturants it´s supposed to be background music, well on Allure you realy need to speak up to make your voice heard over the music. Resulting in a MDR that´s realy noisy.

 

The Blue planet started out with a normal "show volume" but the sound engineer keept on increasing the volume and by the end of the show it was ridiculously loud.

 

The same goes for the "shows" on the Royal promenade, they are loud.

 

But the Quest was almost unbearable, I even saw people covering their ears. After the show I walked away with my ears ringing :(.

 

Don´t get me wrong, I do like loud music. I even compete in caraudio competitions.

But there´s a reason why you use a lot of speakers in a theater,

different placements of speakers mean that you don´t need to play that loud to make sure that everybody hears the music.

The other thing that are important when you want to play loud is the

frequency range, humans are more sensitive to the high frequencies then the low frequencies. Is means that if you want to play loud it´s better to boost the bass a bit.

 

On the other hand, the pool music was on a enjoyable level and that´s nice.

 

 

Loud music seems to be everywhere these days. My DH and are nearly driven mad by it, or almost mad. :mad::(

[yolanda1]

I honestly thought it was just me! On our last cruise, we had to leave one of the shows early because one of the singers in particular had the microphone turned up so loud, it was quite terrifying!

[Extra Kim]

If we keep this thread alive and more people agrees with us, maybe this can be an eye opener for Rccl.