Millenialcruiser Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 My daughter pretends to use walkie talkies lately, so I was going to buy her some real ones. I figured they might as well be useful besides her playing with them. Looking for suggestions on ones that work well on the ships. Any suggestions? Larry Muster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 Walkie Talkies on ships are so annoying to others (unless they're used with ear buds or something). Expect to get a lot of dirty looks from other cruisers if you use them. I've also heard that they don't work particularly well due to there being so much interference on the ship. Larry Muster and Pima1988 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltodave Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 We used to bring them but don't anymore. Since most of the walls are metal, the walkies don't work very well (and can be annoying to others). If you daughter has a smartphone, (and depending on which ship you will be on) , you might be able to take advantage of texting. And if the Royal app on your ship does not support texting, you can consider a Voom package where you'll be able to text over Wifi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanelli56 Posted May 7, 2020 Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 What they said above.... They barely work and just something else to carry around. After the first day... they will just sit in the cabin. Larry Muster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millenialcruiser Posted May 7, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2020 thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USFFrank Posted May 8, 2020 Report Share Posted May 8, 2020 As posted earlier it can be hit or miss, and can also be annoying if you have them up too loud which is why I use an earpiece. Some of the better models do come with them. I bought a pair of Midland GXT1000P4 GMRS 2-way radios to use on cruises and we have had relatively good luck with them so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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