How to silence the loud beep?

[ropomo]

I have researched this thouroughly and have concluded that the beep is the motion sensor that activates the hidden camera 😜

[Mike981]

1 hour ago, ropomo said:

I have researched this thouroughly and have concluded that the beep is the motion sensor that activates the hidden camera 😜

 

After our wedding my wife and I staid at a hotel that was famous for newlyweds. Years later we found out that they had been recording people in their rooms enjoying their time together. Many of the recordings were then sold on the open market and made in to porn films. We didn't have to worry, we were so tired that we just went to sleep and moved to another hotel the next day.

 

With that said, on our first cruise on Celebrity ten years later, I saw this strange looking box on top of the TV. So knowing that some places record people, I turned it around. Problem solved. The next day we wanted to check the TV for the current temp and the weather, but we couldn't get the TV to work. I told our room stewart (Tony - That was 23 years ago, so I don't mind saying I am impressing myself) about our issue and later that day he found us in the hallway and said, "Mr. Mike, we not watching you in your room, I turned the remote control sensor around again. It is fine." 🙃

[SempreMare]

6 hours ago, Jim Avery said:

Thread drift of the highest order....

Word.

[MikeyB]

 

2 hours ago, Mike981 said:

 

I told our room stewart (Tony - That was 23 years ago, so I don't mind saying I am impressing myself) about our issue and later that day he found us in the hallway and said, "Mr. Mike, we not watching you in your room, I turned the remote control sensor around again. It is fine." 🙃

Hey wait, I was believing your sordid tale, until you tell us Tony Stewart was involved.

[Mike981]

2 hours ago, MikeyB said:

 

Hey wait, I was believing your sordid tale, until you tell us Tony Stewart was involved.

 

LOL, this Tony didn't look anything like Smoke.

[Astromaid]

Back on topic, I buy packages of the tiny battery operated tea light candles. Just enough light for late night forays in the bathroom. 

[CILCIANRQTS]

1 hour ago, Astromaid said:

Back on topic, I buy packages of the tiny battery operated tea light candles. Just enough light for late night forays in the bathroom. 

Do they beep?? 😎

[Haqdeluxe]

4 hours ago, CILCIANRQTS said:

Do they beep?? 😎

Only where used between 12 midnight and 6:00am 😊

[CILCIANRQTS]

1 hour ago, Haqdeluxe said:

Only where used between 12 midnight and 6:00am 😊

Funny, I do also. 😳

[SoBaycruiser]

We find most night lights too bright for a bathroom.  We found these little LED nightlights that fit nicely into the shaver outlet in the bathroom are just the perfect amount of light.  Having not been on Viking yet, I don’t know for sure they have a shaver outlet, but other cruise ships do.  Often is says for shavers only but these draw so little power, we are sure they are fine.  The biggest problem is to remember to bring them home!

Edited February 26, 2023 by SoBaycruiser

[Jim Avery]

But what's the beep?? Never heard one before on Viking.

[LindaS272]

32 minutes ago, SoBaycruiser said:

We find most night lights too bright for a bathroom.  We found these little LED nightlights that fit nicely into the shaver outlet in the bathroom are just the perfect amount of light.  Having not been on Viking yet, I don’t know for sure they have a shaver outlet, but other cruise ships do.  Often is says for shavers only but these draw so little power, we are sure they are fine.  The biggest problem is to remember to bring them home!

We used something similar on our TA on the Sea last year. Yes, there are shaver outlets in the bathroom.

[SempreMare]

1 hour ago, Jim Avery said:

But what's the beep?? 

 

 

Turning ON the bathroom light would trigger a loud beep.  My impression from the room steward via the maintenance people was it was normal / nothing could be done.

 

My best guess was Viking included it as a warning of the small step UP to get into the bathroom. 

 

But the good news for me from this thread:

It sounds like I will not have to deal with this loud beep on the Viking Jupiter when I turn on the bathroom light.  Yay! 

 

[formernuke]

To SoBaycruiser:

Yes, there is a shaver outlet in the bathroom. However note that the outlet only takes plugs with two smooth/straight tines (not one with one tine larger as many are). My water pick, for example, could not be accommodated.

[OneSixtyToOne]

2 hours ago, formernuke said:

To SoBaycruiser:

Yes, there is a shaver outlet in the bathroom. However note that the outlet only takes plugs with two smooth/straight tines (not one with one tine larger as many are). My water pick, for example, could not be accommodated.

 

FYI that is known as a polarized plug.

I used our portable water pick in the cabin with the ice bucket under my chin.

[Twitchly]

21 hours ago, SoBaycruiser said:

We find most night lights too bright for a bathroom.  We found these little LED nightlights that fit nicely into the shaver outlet in the bathroom are just the perfect amount of light.  Having not been on Viking yet, I don’t know for sure they have a shaver outlet, but other cruise ships do.  Often is says for shavers only but these draw so little power, we are sure they are fine.  The biggest problem is to remember to bring them home!

Alternatively, you can bring little battery-operated votive candles. We always travel with a couple. They work nicely as nightlights. And romance. 😉
 

https://www.amazon.com/Homemory-Realistic-Flickering-Flameless-Celebration/dp/B01EDKGFGU/ref=mp_s_a_1_5

 

 

Edited February 27, 2023 by Twitchly

[SoBaycruiser]

35 minutes ago, Twitchly said:

Alternatively, you can bring little battery-operated votive candles. We always travel with a couple. They work nicely as nightlights. And romance. 😉
 

https://www.amazon.com/Homemory-Realistic-Flickering-Flameless-Celebration/dp/B01EDKGFGU/ref=mp_s_a_1_5

 

 

I like that!  That’s certainly an option and I’ve got some those already!

[Clay Clayton]

On 2/27/2023 at 2:36 PM, OneSixtyToOne said:

 

FYI that is known as a polarized plug.

I used our portable water pick in the cabin with the ice bucket under my chin.

My portable one uses a USB charger so I just charge it in the room at a regular plug. 

[OneSixtyToOne]

10 minutes ago, Clay Clayton said:

My portable one uses a USB charger so I just charge it in the room at a regular plug. 

Looks like I need an upgrade. Mine is corded.

[Clay Clayton]

5 minutes ago, OneSixtyToOne said:

Looks like I need an upgrade. Mine is corded.

Not the exact brand but looks exactly the same as mine that I got two years ago, probably made in the same factory but on a Tuesday rather than a Wednesday. 
 

It works great, can be used in the shower which is why I first got it, but I determined that was easier to do at the sink.  If you’re like me and fighting gun disease, filling about a quarter of the reservoir with Hydrogen Peroxide and then adding water has made a real difference for me…with the side benefit of whiter teeth!

 

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[KTRaveller]

On 2/26/2023 at 3:54 AM, Astromaid said:

Back on topic, I buy packages of the tiny battery operated tea light candles. Just enough light for late night forays in the bathroom. 

Finally an excellent idea!  I knew I should keep reading...

[johneb2]

I can tell you what we did on our recent Viking Jupiter trip.  We used the brown booklet folder from the table with all the brochures and leaned it against the nightlight on the floor, and it reduced the light to an acceptable level.  You may want to try it, as we have also done that on previous cruises.   JohnEB

[ericosmith]

Could you explain this nightlight on the floor for a newbe.  Where is it and how does it turn on or off?

[OneSixtyToOne]

1 hour ago, ericosmith said:

Could you explain this nightlight on the floor for a newbe.  Where is it and how does it turn on or off?

It’s an indirect light near the bottom of the wall across from the bathroom door. There is one as well inside the bathroom. The one in the bathroom is under the counter. They are all controlled by a switch next to the bed.

Edited March 4, 2023 by OneSixtyToOne

[Clay Clayton]

9 hours ago, ericosmith said:

Could you explain this nightlight on the floor for a newbe.  Where is it and how does it turn on or off?

 

8 hours ago, OneSixtyToOne said:

It’s an indirect light near the bottom of the wall across from the bathroom door. There is one as well inside the bathroom. The one in the bathroom is under the counter. They are all controlled by a switch next to the bed.

And it likely wouldn’t be too bright except that it’s directly across (at least in the Vs & DVs we book) from the full length mirror so the light gets reflected and seemingly magnified😳

Edited March 4, 2023 by Clay Clayton