Clocks and controls in the headboard?

[Baseball Lover]

I was telling someone she needed to bring a clock for their cabin and I was told there are clocks in the headboards. What does everyone remember on this? Clocks? No Clocks? And while we're at it, what other 'controls' are in the headboard? I remember light switches, but that's all. My friends said there is a volume control for annoucements. I can't believe I missed this one... :p

[dakrewser]

There are no clocks, in the headboard or anywhere else. Some of the older ships have light switches in the headboards.

[lougee1043]

i always bring my own small travel alarm clock -- i learned a long time ago not to trust the front desk or any automated telephone system to actually work all the time

[cruisequeen10]

I have been cruising since 1980 and there have never been any clocks in the cabins I have been in. Of course I always take the lowest inside cabin. The light switches are in the headboard, but nothing else.

[gizmo]

Only PS and S have clocks and those are on the wall.

[grannynurse]

There are wall clocks in the suites.
Headboard controls include those for all room lights, radio stations/ volume and on/off for PA announcements.
GN

[Krazy Kruizers]

We do have wall clocks in the suites. They are just that - clocks - can't be used as alaram clcoks and do not glow in the dark.

We always take our own travel alarms.

[Krazy Kruizers]

On the R and S class ships there is volume control for music and annoucements - but many of them have been discontinued on the ship because the new TV's have the music channels there.

[noblepa]

If all you need an alarm clock for is to wake up in the morning, then you don't really need it. There is a free wake-up call service. On the Oosterdam last spring, it was automated. You dialed a certain number and then punched in the time you wished to awakened.

The only problem with this service is that there's no snooze button. :)

Paul Noble

[bepsf]

If all you need an alarm clock for is to wake up in the morning, then you don't really need it. There is a free wake-up call service. On the Oosterdam last spring, it was automated. You dialed a certain number and then punched in the time you wished to awakened.

The only problem with this service is that there's no snooze button. :)

Paul Noble

The best wake-up call is the steward knocking on the door to deliver your breakfast - just don't forget to put the order tag on the door before retiring for the evening!
:)

[Darspurs]

I would have thought at least 90% of people have mobile phones today and these can be used as a clock and as an alarm clock. So all I take additionally is a small torch in case I wake in the middle of the night and want to know the time and not get an ear bashing for turning the light on at 3.42am

[karen2cruz]

Use my phone ???

What if I didnt like being rudely woken up from my sound slumber on such wonderful HAL beds? It would be a lot cheaper to throw my itty bitty travel clock on the ground and break it than my phone:D :D

[mrblack]

on the volendam they had controls for the radio in the headboard. I didn't relize this and was often crazed by a low shhhh sound in the room which I coluld not figure out why sometimes I heard it and not other times. On our third trip I realized there was a control in the headboard which i would often hit with an arm or my head accidentally turning it on or off.