Walkie talkies

[Sailor's Momma]

Has anyone used these on board? We will be on the Dream.

 

 

~Sailor's Momma~

[meatball_nyc]

My son and I used them on the Legend in 2006. Worked great.

 

Funny story to go with this. Second day at sea he loses his walkie talkie in the arcade. We report it lost at the front desk and go to our cabin.

Ten minutes later I try calling it and someone answers they have it. I say we're on deck 7 cabin 7262. The gentleman answers we are down the hall. Walk down there and the guy says "Brian! I didn't know you were on this cruise!" He was a neighbor who lives down the street from us back home. Can you believe it? In the middle of the ocean, a hometown neighbor finds our walkie talkie!!!

 

Of course he's 18 now and no need for them this summer on our Breakaway cruise.

 

 

 

 

~robin and brian

(summertime jersey shore beach bums)

 

Norwegian Breakaway 2014

Carnival Miracle 2010

Carnival Legend 2006

Edited December 1, 2013 by meatball_nyc

[Cruznjuly]

Can anyone recommend a specific brand or type?

We brought some on the Inspiration last year and although they advertised 20 mile radius... Uhh NO.

 

 

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[purplemusik]

I know I asked this once before on here and caused a huge back and forth issue with the people who thinks it's wrong to even bring them- lol. Just warning you on what's to come! :p

[crusinpsychRN]

We had them on one cruise. Sometimes hard to find a channel due to high usage. The reason some people despise them is the constant chatter and static you hear by those using them.

 

Have to say it was funny to listen in on some conversations!:eek:

[Colorado Kat]

This presupposes that the kids are willing to carry them, and are responsible enough to not lose them.

[Sailor's Momma]

I know I asked this once before on here and caused a huge back and forth issue with the people who thinks it's wrong to even bring them- lol. Just warning you on what's to come! :p

 

Why against them?

 

 

~Sailor's Momma~

[Sailor's Momma]

My son and I used them on the Legend in 2006. Worked great.

 

Funny story to go with this. Second day at sea he loses his walkie talkie in the arcade. We report it lost at the front desk and go to our cabin.

Ten minutes later I try calling it and someone answers they have it. I say we're on deck 7 cabin 7262. The gentleman answers we are down the hall. Walk down there and the guy says "Brian! I didn't know you were on this cruise!" He was a neighbor who lives down the street from us back home. Can you believe it? In the middle of the ocean, a hometown neighbor finds our walkie talkie!!!

 

Of course he's 18 now and no need for them this summer on our Breakaway cruise.

 

 

 

 

~robin and brian

(summertime jersey shore beach bums)

 

Norwegian Breakaway 2014

Carnival Miracle 2010

Carnival Legend 2006

 

What an awesome story!

 

 

~Sailor's Momma~

[The4Cruisers]

We still bring our Motorola FRS radios (yellow) and our kids are grown.

 

Don't really use them on the ship much, but we have used them to communicate with our son as we sat on the beach at HMC and he had slept in back on the ship. He called us when he woke up and was able to see us based on our radio communications. Then he used it to find us on the beach when he took the tender over from the ship.

Edited December 1, 2013 by The4Cruisers

[meatball_nyc]

Right?????!!!!

What were the odds of THAT happening??

Good times cruising :)

 

 

 

~robin and brian

(summertime jersey shore beach bums)

 

Norwegian Breakaway 2014

Carnival Miracle 2010

Carnival Legend 2006

[momonthego17]

We still bring our Motorola FRS radios (yellow) and our kids are grown.

 

Don't really use them on the ship much, but we have used them to communicate with our son as we sat on the beach at HMC and he had slept in back on the ship. He called us when he woke up and was able to see us based on our radio communications. Then he used it to find us on the beach when he took the tender over from the ship.

 

Hi The4Cruisers! Would you say that make and model of walkie talkie worked well for you around the ship (when you did use it on the ship)? Thanks!

[vwrestler171]

I'm interested in this as well, me and my wife will be doing our own thing on our upcoming Breeze cruise and would like a decent way to keep in touch.

[Mysticks1]

Why against them?

 

 

~Sailor's Momma~

 

Because there are always some inconsiderate people out there using them. They use them more than necessary and volumes up high and shouting into them. They can be annoying.

[MexicoCruzinMomma]

I definitely need a set of walkie talkies...its hard to keep track of all the family on the bigger boats.

[poison7fl]

We used to use them, but they really don't work that well unless you are pretty close to the other party. The Dream is a huge ship and you will need some real powerful ones.... I don't bother anymore, and it looks like not many people do either.

[B Russo]

My grand kids used them on a CCL cruse last year. Bill

[The4Cruisers]

Hi The4Cruisers! Would you say that make and model of walkie talkie worked well for you around the ship (when you did use it on the ship)? Thanks!

 

I can't say much about how they work on the ship. We only used them from room to room (across the hall or down a few doors). We didn't try to use them front to back of ship or between floors.

 

While we had them on, we did hear other people having conversations with their radios. So, they must provide sort of coverage onboard.

[Colorado Kat]

They work well with line-of-sight. Between decks, not so much. The problem is that the ships are composed of steel beams and plates. Interferes with the reception of walkie-talkies.

 

If everyone is up on deck in open air, pretty good.

[tejmar]

I have a cheap pair from Vox. They are over 10 years old and still work fine. They have a 1 mile range which is more than enough for any ship. As mentioned by others, there can be problems within the ship, but you can get around that somewhat by being on the same side when talking. We used to have our daughters check in with us at specified times and tried to be on the same side of the ship. Not a perfect system, but better than nothing. Wife and I still use them when we sail.

[Sailor's Momma]

Thanks for the replies. We have a rather $$ pair for our business. I wasn't sure about the use of them though. This is my parents' first cruise. My mother is a little nervous. I thought maybe this was a way to have some space as well as spend time together. ;)

 

 

~Sailor's Momma~

Edited December 2, 2013 by Sailor's Momma

[luddite]

If you holler REALLY loud, long enough, eventually the WTs will work for you. Sometimes, you really need to shout into them for an inordinately long time but eventually the message will become clear. To everyone around you.

[mandis]

Can anyone recommend a specific brand or type?

We brought some on the Inspiration last year and although they advertised 20 mile radius... Uhh NO.

 

 

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We use motorolla 27 mile radius. Have worked great on both the Spirit and Inspiration :)

[VanFan]

Well, it seems there are rude people all over the world, we just have to deal with it....btw.....I'm cruising with an 8 year old....we will be carrying walkie talkies....

Happy Sailing All....:D

[VanFan]

if you holler really loud, long enough, eventually the wts will work for you. Sometimes, you really need to shout into them for an inordinately long time but eventually the message will become clear. To everyone around you.

 

good one luddite!!!;)

[asalligo]

I always make the kids carry them and they work great. You have to remember that the mileage on the radio is line of sight with no interference. So you need a solid 36 mile radio just to speak from the top deck to a lower cabin. You also want to get a radio with private channels and the highest power output available on those private channels. I use Midland gtx 760's 36 mile with 5 watts of power and private channels.