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Post by itsanita on Oct 16, 2019 12:56:57 GMT -5
Many of us have become a bit hard of hearing as the years have passed. Do you use any kind of microphone/earphones when giving commentary on the bus or during the walking tours?
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Post by Odysseys Unlimited on Oct 16, 2019 15:31:01 GMT -5
Hi itsanita, On many of our tours, we use "Whispers," an audio device that connects guests with their tour director so they can hear without the tour director shouting, and also, guests can be more than a few feet away and still hear the commentary. While speaking aboard the motorcoach, tour directors typically will use the microphone. Hope this helps; please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Service team for information about a specific tour in which you might be interested: customerservice@odysseys-unlimited.com or toll-free, (888) 370-6765. We appreciate your interest in Odysseys.
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avanat
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Post by avanat on Oct 20, 2019 14:26:09 GMT -5
Hello,
I wanted to let you know my experience with Odysseys since I am also hearing impaired. I wear two hearing aids and have serious to profound hearing loss. First of all, I would make sure you let your tour director know you are hearing impaired so that he/she can give you a different earpiece for the "Whispers". Our tour director made sure to give me an ear piece that goes over the ear vs. in the ear. I use a device that goes with my hearing aids that allowed me to plug it in to the Whispers box that hangs around your neck, which allowed me to hear what the speaker was saying without an ear piece at all. It was transmitting the sound via bluetooth. It was great and I was able to hear everything, even at the back of the group. If you use something like that at home (I use the same thing to hear movies on the plane) be sure to bring it with you. Otherwise, use the over the ear piece. As for speakers on the bus, as long as they used a microphone, I did not have any issues. We have taken 3 tours with Odysseys and have loved every one of them. Enjoy and have fun!
AVanat
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Post by Odysseys Unlimited on Oct 21, 2019 8:36:11 GMT -5
Hi avanat,
Thank you for your detailed description about how you were able to use the Whispers on tour. It will doubtless help many people in the future.
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