courtneyMC Posted September 20, 2007 #1 Share Posted September 20, 2007 Hi, I've seen some posts saying pagers or phones are issued for AO on some ships and some age groups. Specifically, what about the 6-8 group on the Mariner? Or should I just expect to check the voicemail in my room every hour or so to make sure DD is ok? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba_dabba_doo Posted September 21, 2007 #2 Share Posted September 21, 2007 Good question....I was wondering the same thing. How do they contact you if there is an emergency, especially if you can't guarantee that you'll always have cell service? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawniepoo Posted September 21, 2007 #3 Share Posted September 21, 2007 They give pagers to the 3-5 yr old's parents. They don't typically give them out for the older groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinmama06 Posted September 21, 2007 #4 Share Posted September 21, 2007 On Freedom/Liberty they use cell phones. I don't know if Mariner does the same. On every other ship we have been on, it was pagers. BUT, they are only for the 3-5 year old group. If you want one for the 6-8 crowd, you can ask for one. If they have extras, they *may* allow it. I have seen them call the cabins for parents who don't have pagers/cells. You just have to check in from time to time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakie710 Posted September 27, 2007 #5 Share Posted September 27, 2007 They don't give pagers, but ask you to put on the sign in sheet where you will be -- pool, casino, stateroom, etc. We always have walkie-talkies so the kids can contact us if thy want to be picked up and we can be contacted easily without having to constantly check on them. Jakie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtneyMC Posted September 27, 2007 Author #6 Share Posted September 27, 2007 They don't give pagers, but ask you to put on the sign in sheet where you will be -- pool, casino, stateroom, etc. We always have walkie-talkies so the kids can contact us if thy want to be picked up and we can be contacted easily without having to constantly check on them.Jakie How old were your kids? I'm not sure I'd be able to count on my kids keeping track of a walkie talkie in the kids club- or could you just leave it with the counselors so they could contact you on the walkie talkie? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celebrity Bride Posted September 28, 2007 #7 Share Posted September 28, 2007 On Serenade they made parents of the 3-5 year olds sign out a deck phone - looks like a walkie talkie, but it is actually a phone for the ship. If parents of older kids wanted to take a deck phone to keep in contact, they were allowing that as well. There were not a lot of kids on our sailing, so I guess that would depend on supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas80 Posted September 28, 2007 #8 Share Posted September 28, 2007 How old were your kids? I'm not sure I'd be able to count on my kids keeping track of a walkie talkie in the kids club- or could you just leave it with the counselors so they could contact you on the walkie talkie? thanks! That's actually a really good idea! Walkie talkies are not that expensive, and I could see where they would come in really handy if your kids wanted to "run back to the room" or "run and get some yogurt" or if they were old enough to be on their own on sea days. All you have to do is make sure your last name is well marked on the W.T. and you could leave it with A.O. for them to contact you if needed... good freaking idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmcruise Posted October 2, 2007 #9 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Only the youngest kids get pagers...my son, at 5, was one of the "senior" members of the Aquanaut group and the counselors told us they reserve the walkie talkies (or are they dect phones) for just the 3 year olds' parents. I asked them how they would find us in an emergency. They said they'd first try our room, and if it was truly an emergency, would track the last place we'd used our Seapass cards to find us. Fortunately, we did not need to find out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2boysforme Posted October 6, 2007 #10 Share Posted October 6, 2007 We were on her in 2004 and had a pager for our 4 yr old. He only went for 1 day but I loved having contact with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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