Rare stevenr597 Posted October 14, 2009 #1 Share Posted October 14, 2009 My wife and I are frequent cruisers and have cruised on Carnival (Platinum Level), RCCL, Princess, Cunard and Celebrity. We have very few complaints about cruising, but one of them is the lack of decent programming on the cabin televisions. We are tired of CNN international, and poor reception from some mid-west channels. In the past,we have heard various explanations for this. However some of the other cruise lines such as Celebrity offer a better variety of channels including interactive TV and Fox News. It would be nice if Carnival, especially on their newer and their refurbished ships, would offer a wider variety of television, especially Fox news. Although we are on vacation we would like to keep up on current national and world events. With our current technology including HDTV and digital programming we do not think that this should be a problem for Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted October 14, 2009 #2 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Cruise ships have tv's:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trvlqueen Posted October 14, 2009 #3 Share Posted October 14, 2009 We don't watch tv on the ship that often, but since I was rooming with my 8yo dd this trip, I was back in the cabin early a few times and there was a total lack of anything to watch. Even rotating the in cabin movies a little more often would help ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayMean Posted October 14, 2009 #4 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Haha, fox news ... well, I guess if you really want to fully escape reality that's a good choice. (Sorry, I'm done.) Really though, tv? There's always the internet if it's that important to stay current. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrjoy11 Posted October 14, 2009 #5 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Fair & Balanced, think about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler353 Posted October 14, 2009 #6 Share Posted October 14, 2009 They have TVs on cruise ships?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie48 Posted October 14, 2009 #7 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Cruise ships have tv's:confused: Evidently? I cruise to get away from the bad news! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Radio Posted October 14, 2009 #8 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here was the TV Programming that was on Carnival Miracle in 10/2008. I am sure that the programming should be similar. . . . Radio :rolleyes::rolleyes: 11 BOW CAM 12 AFT CAM 13 GUEST INFO 14 MAP CHANNEL 15 CARNIVAL INFO 16 ABC (DENVER) 17 CRUISE DIRECTOR’S TALKS 18 CBS (DENVER) 19 FUNSHIP FILMS CRUISE IN REVIEW 20 FOX (DENVER) 21 CONCESSION INFO 22 NBC (DENVER) 23 DISCOVERY CHANNEL / TLC 24 SHORESIDE SHOPPING INFO 25 CNN ESPAÑOL 26 TNT 27 CRUISE DIRECTOR’S SHOWS(PHANTOM LOUNGE) 28 CNN INTERNATIONAL 29 BOOMERANG 30 CHANNEL GUIDE 31 CNN HEADLINE NEWS 32 CARTOON NETWORK 33 MOVIE CHANNEL 1 34 MOVIE CHANNEL 2 35 MOVIE CHANNEL 2 36 FUNSHIP FILM TOURS 37 MUSIC VIDEOS 38 TCM 39 LOCAL TV STATION WHILE IN PORT 40 LOCAL TV STATION WHILE IN PORT 41 CARNIVAL RADIO 42 CARNIVAL RADIO 43 CARNIVAL RADIO . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salty dingo Posted October 14, 2009 #9 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Haha, fox news ... well, I guess if you really want to fully escape reality that's a good choice. (Sorry, I'm done.). Just pick up a National Enquirer at the airport. It's the same as watching Fox News :D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emelvee Posted October 14, 2009 #10 Share Posted October 14, 2009 We watched more tv than typical on our past cruise, since we were sick (cold sick, not seasick) most of the cruise. Pride did have Fox News. Unfortunately we didn't watch CNN much - I missed stuff like CNN fact-checking a Saturday Night Live comedy sketch on President Obama. Ok, now I'm done. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Dutchman Posted October 14, 2009 #11 Share Posted October 14, 2009 We cruise alot in Jan and like to check the weather at the end of the cruise. Your not going to get the weather in the east from any Denver station. They don't know anything exists outside of Colorado. I like fox news. Alot better then CNN or NBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootch Posted October 14, 2009 #12 Share Posted October 14, 2009 My wife and I are frequent cruisers and have cruised on Carnival (Platinum Level), RCCL, Princess, Cunard and Celebrity. We have very few complaints about cruising, but one of them is the lack of decent programming on the cabin televisions. We are tired of CNN international, and poor reception from some mid-west channels. In the past,we have heard various explanations for this. However some of the other cruise lines such as Celebrity offer a better variety of channels including interactive TV and Fox News. It would be nice if Carnival, especially on their newer and their refurbished ships, would offer a wider variety of television, especially Fox news. Although we are on vacation we would like to keep up on current national and world events. With our current technology including HDTV and digital programming we do not think that this should be a problem for Carnival. We do like to wind down and watch a little TV at night. I found Carnival's selection to be better than RCCL. We like the channel that tells us how many fast we are going, how far we have gone.....ect. In some regards that's what we like so much about cruising; we try to stay away from TV, computers, phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillian marie Posted October 14, 2009 #13 Share Posted October 14, 2009 We really enjoy the Denver news station on CCL. Now FOX news we could live without. The newer ships seem to have more extensive tv selections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted October 15, 2009 #14 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I don't take a vacation to keep up with the news. No news is good news. I can't control the weather, so why watch? In fact the perfect vacation for me , is no TV (poor Catmando) but it gives us the time to interact with each other without the competition of some entertainement gadget.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted October 15, 2009 #15 Share Posted October 15, 2009 On the discovery channel, the programs it self is aired in english yet the commercials between the show is in spanish :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovecruising222 Posted August 6, 2012 #16 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Does anyone know if carnival going to the carribean have the american movie channel (breaking bad)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbum53 Posted August 7, 2012 #17 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Actually, it would be nice if, among the music channels (on TV), there would be some easy listening or romantic type music, when you'd like to do a little smoochin' & huggin' (and other stuff) with your sweetie.;):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRRT Posted August 7, 2012 #18 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Actually, it would be nice if, among the music channels (on TV), there would be some easy listening or romantic type music, when you'd like to do a little smoochin' & huggin' (and other stuff) with your sweetie.;):D nah get a boom box and tiki torch for you balcony and you will be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeholdfriends Posted August 7, 2012 #19 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I have always wondered why in the Caribbean you get Denver channels?? Why is this? Miami I can understaqnd but Denver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bogle Posted August 7, 2012 #20 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I have always wondered why in the Caribbean you get Denver channels?? Why is this? Miami I can understaqnd but Denver? The Denver stations vanished a year or two ago. My understanding is that Carnival used them because their signal was available unscrambled and free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeholdfriends Posted August 7, 2012 #21 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Thanks for the info. I figured it had something to do with the signal but it just always seemed odd to be in Grand Turk, St. Thomas etc. and see the local Denver news channels.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayscore Posted August 7, 2012 #22 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I confess to being a TV addict. BUT! while I'm on a cruise, all I want to see on the tube is my S&S account, ship location, and the dreaded CD broadcast.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tampa Bay Irish Posted August 7, 2012 #23 Share Posted August 7, 2012 I agree with the original poster. Carnival's TV package is pitiful. I would love to see Fox News. (By the way, Fox News crushes every other cable news station when it comes to ratings, so someone is watching!) I would also love to see ESPN (a Disney owned company), NBC Sports Network or even ESPN News just to keep up with the sporting news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carribeanpirate18 Posted August 7, 2012 #24 Share Posted August 7, 2012 My trip the first week in July had the network channels that rotated from San Juan (departed from San Juan), Miami and NYC. No pattern to which location you got. Unfortunetly, Fox News was not offered. Only CNN and the major networks to watch to the cheerleading for Obama. Just sayin'. Ok, now I"M done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRUZBUDS Posted August 7, 2012 #25 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Haha, fox news ... well, I guess if you really want to fully escape reality that's a good choice. (Sorry, I'm done.) Really though, tv? There's always the internet if it's that important to stay current. I knew it wouldn't take long :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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