[IRCA] Radio aboard cruise ships

[Walter Salmaniw <canswl@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thought that I’d mention the radio situation on-board our ship, the 
Amsterdam. Last night, I noted the door to the radio room (with a 
“restricted, no entry” sign on the door) slightly ajar, so I stuck my 
head in and said hello. The radio officer, is not really a radio officer 
at all, but an IT specialist. This explains his puzzled look when I 
asked whether or not they still had HF radio on board. The answer is NO! 
Not even as a back-up. Everything’s satellite (and he showed me the rack 
of satellite equipment). Otherwise, there’s VHF on the bridge, but 
nothing else…and this is on a vessel specifically designed and launched 
in 2000 for deep sea voyages (including around the world cruises). Sad, 
indeed! …….Walt (one day out of Honolulu).


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