Rare Eli_6 Posted December 26, 2022 #1 Share Posted December 26, 2022 I was watching Turner Classic Movies on tv and thinking about how on my last cruise (on the Pride in Europe) they didn't have it. I was wondering if this was something specific to Europe (as when I was on land they didn't have TCM either) or if this was a budget cut. I so rarely get to lie in bed and enjoy watching TCM at home (kids and all) that I really enjoy it when we go on a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theosprey247 Posted December 26, 2022 #2 Share Posted December 26, 2022 On my recent Panorama cruise it had TCM. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted December 26, 2022 #3 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Some ships do. As above, Panorama does and I can add Radiance did not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted December 26, 2022 #4 Share Posted December 26, 2022 ... not pleased with the channel offerings on Carnival. Reminded of this over the long weekend on the Liberty. Compared to our Celebrity sailing last month (actual network news options). Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WhaleTailFlCruiser Posted December 26, 2022 #5 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Rotating movie channel is usually enough for me but Magic,MG both had TCM my last times onboard those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare WhaleTailFlCruiser Posted December 26, 2022 #6 Share Posted December 26, 2022 23 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said: ... not pleased with the channel offerings on Carnival. Reminded of this over the long weekend on the Liberty. Compared to our Celebrity sailing last month (actual network news options). Tom Comparing Carnival and Celebrity is comparing apples to oranges one is a luxury brand the other is a mainstream family brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted December 26, 2022 #7 Share Posted December 26, 2022 1 minute ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said: Comparing Carnival and Celebrity is comparing apples to oranges one is a luxury brand the other is a mainstream family brand. Carnival used to offer network news options (at least 2-3 flavors). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted December 26, 2022 #8 Share Posted December 26, 2022 59 minutes ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said: ... not pleased with the channel offerings on Carnival. Reminded of this over the long weekend on the Liberty. Compared to our Celebrity sailing last month (actual network news options). Tom I was disappointed with the lack of CNN on Celebrity. I think Carnival's compromise is better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvCruiSun Posted December 26, 2022 #9 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Radiance had TCM a couple of weeks ago and Spirit did also in November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted December 26, 2022 Author #10 Share Posted December 26, 2022 Thanks for the info. I am guessing the lack of TCM was just a Europe issue... And I agree that the channel selections on Carnival are not the best. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic101680 Posted December 27, 2022 #11 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Not that we watched it much (usually just have the TV on when getting ready in the morning or while getting ready for bed in the evening, and more for background noise), but our last cruise in October on the Ecstasy, I don't recall seeing TCM in the channel lineup. In fact, I believe there were only about 10-15 channels total. Not sure if that was normal for that ship/ship class, or if it was because the ship was due to be scrapped in the following weeks, or if there was another reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted December 27, 2022 #12 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I have seen TCM on all my sailings from US ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted December 27, 2022 #13 Share Posted December 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Mic101680 said: ... In fact, I believe there were only about 10-15 channels total. ... And a vast majority are just reels of Carnival promo stuff. I get that, there's just not much else. It's obvious they don't want you hanging out in your cabin. 🙂 Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted December 27, 2022 #14 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said: Rotating movie channel is usually enough for me but Magic,MG both had TCM my last times onboard those. Used to be the same for me also, but on our last two cruises this past September and December, the rotating movie channels were 99.9% garbage movies, like 5-10 years old. Used to be mostly movies that were recently just released on DVD or just hitting HBO or Showtime. I think the only newer and also worth watching movie on both cruises, was Ryan Reynolds- Free Guy which is only like 2-3 years old. (and Ford vs. Ferrai which was only 3-4 years old.) Here's a few from our December cruise. Minari, Radioactive, Summerland, Death on the Nile, the Eyes of Tammy Faye, Ford vs. Ferrari, Jo Jo Rabbit, Love, Weddings and other Disasters, the Kid who Would Be King, Avatar, 500 Days of Summer, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Artic Dogs, the Greatest Showman, Judy, Hero Mode, Maze Runner: Death Cure, Maze Runner: Scorth Trials, The New Mutants, Alita Battle Angel, First Cow, Five Feet Apart, Free Guy, Ron's Gone Wrong, Spies in Disguise, Summer of Soul, X:men Dark Phoenix. They played the two Maze Runner movies many times, but every time in the wrong order. (which was really weird watching a character die, then appear again in the next movie) Back to the OP'sd question. I'm pretty sure the Pride out of Tampa in December, did have the TCM channel. So it might have just been a Europe thing. Edited December 27, 2022 by bguppies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bguppies Posted December 27, 2022 #15 Share Posted December 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said: And a vast majority are just reels of Carnival promo stuff. I get that, there's just not much else. It's obvious they don't want you hanging out in your cabin. 🙂 Tom I doubt Carnival is smart enough to think of using crappy TV offerings to get people out of their cabins. Its just them getting cheaper and cheaper with what they offer customers for their money. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanadaydreaming Posted December 27, 2022 #16 Share Posted December 27, 2022 All of my carnival sailings have had TCM channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted December 27, 2022 #17 Share Posted December 27, 2022 34 minutes ago, havanadaydreaming said: All of my carnival sailings have had TCM channel. I'm pretty sure the Liberty did. Flipping channels (away from the navigation channel) I came across a B&W flick, and promptly surfed on by. The next day, I came across what appeared to me to be the exact same movie - if only because it was B&W, lol. There are a couple of old movies I'd watch again if I came across 'em - Sgt. York, and a few others. Young Frankenstein (just kidding here, it's not "old" - but I'd probably watch it again too)! Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyglow Posted December 27, 2022 #18 Share Posted December 27, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, bguppies said: I doubt Carnival is smart enough to think of using crappy TV offerings to get people out of their cabins. Its just them getting cheaper and cheaper with what they offer customers for their money. Perhaps they have determined that not many people actually watch television when they are on a Carnival Cruise and decided that was something that they could cut and not affect many people. Most people I know don't watch much TV when they cruise, Nor do they choose a cruise line based on the TV channels that are available. Edited December 27, 2022 by staceyglow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted December 27, 2022 Author #19 Share Posted December 27, 2022 I guess I am the odd man out in that I really enjoy laying in bed and watching classic movies. I do not think that Europe had the pay per view movies or the recent movies either. We were so worn out by the "go-go-go" in port every day and having to get up at 5 or 6 am to get a tender ticket that the last thing I wanted to was go out and watch a show at night. We didn't even make it to dinner a couple of nights We ended up instead watching the travel channel which was basically nothing but that show on hauntings. And certainly no one was downloading anything off the internet given its slow speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted December 27, 2022 #20 Share Posted December 27, 2022 43 minutes ago, staceyglow said: Perhaps they have determined that not many people actually watch television when they are on a Carnival Cruise and decided that was something that they could cut and not affect many people. Most people I know don't watch much TV when they cruise, Nor do they choose a cruise line based on the TV channels that are available. I don't choose hotels in Vegas based on their TV channel line up but I want there to be one in the room should I choose to watch something on the TV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted December 27, 2022 #21 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, bguppies said: Its just them getting cheaper and cheaper with what they offer customers for their money. 3 years ago when Carnival dropped network news from their line up they explained that it was because the new satellite contracts called for Carnival to be charged for each available cabin on its ships fleet wide. The contract they were unable to renew charged per ship. The switch to charging per cabin increased their bill astronomically. To be fair, I wouldn't want to pay that increase either. And for those who will say " and you believed Carnival?" or similar, I cut the cord on cable 8 years ago due to cost so I think Carnival's explanation is entirely credible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted December 27, 2022 #22 Share Posted December 27, 2022 7 minutes ago, sanmarcosman said: 3 years ago when Carnival dropped network news from their line up they explained that it was because the new satellite contracts called for Carnival to be charged for each available cabin on its ships fleet wide. The contract they were unable to renew charged per ship. The switch to charging per cabin increased their bill astronomically. To be fair, I wouldn't want to pay that increase either. And for those who will say " and you believed Carnival?" or similar, I cut the cord on cable 8 years ago due to cost so I think Carnival's explanation is entirely credible. I ditched cable a few years ago (and my landline followed quickly thereafter) and now stream my news/entertainment (ROKU/YouTube.TV/etc...). It's in the best interest of Carnival to continue to beef up their WiFi speed/bandwidth, as they're making a lot more off of folks streaming their entertainment than what they'd be paying to deliver it to each cabin. I tried using my YouTube.TV app on our sailings last month, only to get locked out (as it detected I was "out of the country). Next time I'll go through my VPN first, and establish a server in the US. We'll see how that works. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted December 27, 2022 #23 Share Posted December 27, 2022 Pride did this past week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctkathchick Posted December 31, 2022 #24 Share Posted December 31, 2022 On 12/27/2022 at 2:43 PM, staceyglow said: Perhaps they have determined that not many people actually watch television when they are on a Carnival Cruise and decided that was something that they could cut and not affect many people. Most people I know don't watch much TV when they cruise, Nor do they choose a cruise line based on the TV channels that are available. After one of last cruises they sent the survey out and I asked that they please bring back the old TV style where they had actual channels and a few movies thrown in as well not to mention some actual news. We used to watch some TV in the morning before breakfast along with our free room service which we ordered the night before with the door tags or an afternoon "Rest" and then again at night right before bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare EngIceDave Posted December 31, 2022 #25 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Crazy I know, but we enjoy relaxing in the cabin watching tv and looking out at the ocean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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