FIFA World Cup onboard?

[Jkco2020]

Hello! I’ve searched online and in topics on Cruise Critic, but haven’t been able to find anything definitive. 
Does anyone know if the the FIFA World Cup matches will be played on the MUTS screens onboard? I see news releases for 2018 and 2014, but nothing for 2022.  

[KeepCalmBearOn]

It may depend on the cruise. For a West Coast cruise the first game of the day starts at 2AM, then 5AM, 8AM and the "late" game is 11AM.

 

In the Caribbean, add 3-5 hours so, 5 or 6AM, 8 or 9AM and so on.

[jimdee3636]

I'm a big football (soccer) fan, and I've learned not to expect any matches on TV on any cruise line, no matter how "big" the game. If the World Cup is important to you (as it is to me), don't get on a ship during the tournament. You might be pleasantly surprised, but it's a risk I wouldn't take.

[Mike45LC]

The Sapphire didn’t have the World Series (American baseball) anywhere, so I would not count on Princess showing World Cup.

[esstheman]

The sports channel on board is called Sports24, and at present do not have any World Cup games on schedule for its cruise channel. However, sometimes the ship will make a deal to pick up the games, similar to how they pick up Sunday NFL games. 

[skynight]

Maybe some games. Look into streaming options.

[DCThunder]

8 hours ago, esstheman said:

The sports channel on board is called Sports24, and at present do not have any World Cup games on schedule for its cruise channel. However, sometimes the ship will make a deal to pick up the games, similar to how they pick up Sunday NFL games. 

Sports24 shows all the Premier League and Champions League matches so I would assume that the Sky Network must not have the rights to the World Cup games.  (Obviously they didn't pay off FIFA officials enough to get the rights.)  Since I guess the regular leagues are on hiatus during the WC, Sports 24 is going to be showing a whole lot of Australian Rules football and Rugby if they can't broadcast the WC.

 

In the US, the rights holder is Fox Sports.  I don't know the details of how the ships carry and show NFL games, but Fox NFL games are available on the stateroom TVs so you could suppose that if ships get the correct satellite for NFL games, they could show WC matches.

 

I would expect that you could bet WC games on the Ocean Sports Book however.

[KeepCalmBearOn]

Interesting that Sports24 is showing the World Cup available InFlight, but not AtSea.

 

https://sport24live.com/schedule/football?location=567

[wowzz]

18 hours ago, DCThunder said:

Sports24 shows all the Premier League and Champions League matches so I would assume that the Sky Network must not have the rights to the World Cup games. 

In the UK, the World Cup is "protected", which means that Sky cannot show exclusively show any games. Every game will be shown on the free to air channels. 

[Jkco2020]

Happy to share the FIFA games, as well as NCAA & NFL football, are being broadcast onboard Sky Princess this week (Nov 18-26)!  Games are available live on Sport 24 in rooms and some are being played (UK and USA matches) in public spaces. 
Unfortunately for this MN native, the Vikings/Cowboys game is currently on the Movies Under the Stars. Ouch. 

[KeepCalmBearOn]

2 hours ago, Jkco2020 said:

Unfortunately for this MN native, the Vikings/Cowboys game is currently on the Movies Under the Stars. Ouch. 

 

Hope you have the Premium Plus Drink Package 😁

[sabreline]

Yep. On the CP now and showing.

[KeepCalmBearOn]

On 11/21/2022 at 12:22 PM, sabreline said:

Yep. On the CP now and showing.

 

Must be bad reception onboard..... The scoreboard said Saudi Arabia beat Argentina. That can't be right, right? 😉

[brewcrew]

The US-England game was shown on Sky Princess

[LACruiser88]

Onboard the Regal, matches are being shown in Club 6 and on two channels in cabin TV's.

[Shelly97060]

showing on MUTS on Diamond Princess 

[mom says]

Showing on Crown in casino and Gatsbys

[startedwithamouse]

On Discovery now, on MUTS or Vista Lounge (deck 6 aft). You can also watch on your stateroom TV.  

 

Crew are super into their teams!  

[sirclean]

Just off the Discovery for a Thanksgiving week cruise.  ON the BIG screen on deck 16 was 'Merican Football, as I recall.  (I watched it in the room). 

I also watched some of the FIFA action in the room.

(go to TV and Movies/  Live TV/   NFL Football was the first choice but on the bottom row was the FIFA tournament games and commentary. 

I dont remember seeing anything about the games on the Big Screen, though the Captain did mention the US/ Britain game at the Elite/Platinum Reception)

[Baires]

Hoping for the finals on MUTS on Sky Princess this Sunday. Anyone has any insight?

[Guest ldtr]

crown princess has carried most of the knock out round games.

[Baires]

Who would I ask in advance when I get onboard? Guest Services?

[Guest ldtr]

4 minutes ago, Baires said:

Who would I ask in advance when I get onboard? Guest Services?

it will show up in the patter for the day of the game. On Crown was available in cabins as will as on the big screen on Lido.

 

You might also see it in the medallion app after you board

Edited December 15, 2022 by ldtr

[Baires]

7 minutes ago, ldtr said:

it will show up in the patter for the day of the game. On Crown was available in cabins as will as on the big screen on Lido.

 

You might also see it in the medallion app after you board

Thanks!

[GonzoWCS]

Yeah they pretty good about showing important sports games! 

 

Cheers