College football on the Wish

[EjandMD]

It's that time of year! Sailing out on the Wish on Friday Sept. 2. On Saturday Ohio State and Notre Dame play. Is there anywhere on the boat that will be showing the game?

 

[auntlynne]

It's that time of year! Sailing out on the Wish on Friday Sept. 2. On Saturday Ohio State and Notre Dame play. Is there anywhere on the boat that will be showing the game?

Try the Keg and .. Typically, best chance on any ship is the “sports” bar.

 

[tvguy]

It should be available to the ship, it's just a matter of if the people deciding which games to show pick that game.

 

[DisneyDadBama]

I feel for you. We will be on the wish for Bama and TA&M. I plan on hitting the sports bar also

 

[unveilmyeyes]

Yes

 

[happycamper47]

It should be available to the ship, it's just a matter of if the people deciding which games to show pick that game.

Doesn't it also depend on which Network is carrying the game? If NBC, CBS or FOX I didn't think DCL could show it due to International Broadcast rules.

 

[cvjw]

We tried to watch an auburn football game on the fantasy last October. We couldn’t. The ship didn’t have the channel it was being shown on.

 

[tvguy]

Doesn't it also depend on which Network is carrying the game? If NBC, CBS or FOX I didn't think DCL could show it due to International Broadcast rules.

They subscribe to a service that provides all the channels. I was on the Magic for New Years Day and they had all the bowl games without regard to the network it was on.

 

[happycamper47]

They subscribe to a service that provides all the channels. I was on the Magic for New Years Day and they had all the bowl games without regard to the network it was on.

 

[jrez]

The game is on ABC so they should have it. However when I was on the Wish two weeks ago when we put ABC on in our stateroom it gave us an unavailable message.

 

[DisneyDadBama]

Great. I’m worried now

 

[auntlynne]

THE Ohio State University and Notre Dame - it would be sacrilege not to show that!

(From an Auburn grad. But I do recognize what OG football is.)

 

[jrez]

PS - I’ll have a great view of that game from my seats!

 

[tvguy]

I should point out two things. ABC does NOT send the same game across the nation. They send one game to the Eastern Time Zone, another game to the Central Time zone, and a third game to the Pacific Time zone. Not sure Disney has access to all three network feeds.
And, having worked at two ABC stations for a combined 22 years, they don't decide which games will be broadcast until Tuesday of the week of the game. It may not be the game you want to see. It is the game they feel has the most interest in a specific time zone. So don't expect to see two East Coast teams getting broadcast to the West Coast.

 

[jrez]

I should point out two things. ABC does NOT send the same game across the nation. They send one game to the Eastern Time Zone, another game to the Central Time zone, and a third game to the Pacific Time zone. Not sure Disney has access to all three network feeds.
And, having worked at two ABC stations for a combined 22 years, they don't decide which games will be broadcast until Tuesday of the week of the game. It may not be the game you want to see. It is the game they feel has the most interest in a specific time zone. So don't expect to see two East Coast teams getting broadcast to the West Coast.

Notre Dame @ Ohio State is a national game and not regional. It will not be mirrored with an ESPN game.

 

[DisneyConvert]

Along with the internet, which it appears that DCL is making improvements to, Sports programming seems to be one of the consistent low-lights of the DCL experience.
I put it on my comment card every cruise.
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It seems as if the DCL-satellite/streamer/programmer planners have said, "You can watch anything as long as it's on ABC-ESPN!"

 

[beckicnm]

I should point out two things. ABC does NOT send the same game across the nation. They send one game to the Eastern Time Zone, another game to the Central Time zone, and a third game to the Pacific Time zone. Not sure Disney has access to all three network feeds.
And, having worked at two ABC stations for a combined 22 years, they don't decide which games will be broadcast until Tuesday of the week of the game. It may not be the game you want to see. It is the game they feel has the most interest in a specific time zone. So don't expect to see two East Coast teams getting broadcast to the West Coast.

What do people in the Mountain time zone see? We exist, ya know.

 

[tvguy]

What do people in the Mountain time zone see? We exist, ya know.

They see the Mountain time zone feed. Duh.

 

[goofy4prez]

OH-IO

 

[dcassetta]

I find that the ship, and especially the sports bar, will do their best to show what people want to see. That being said, some things are beyond their control.