Sometime soon, which is to say in the next few months, nine of Celebrity's 11 ships will be outfitted with technology that will allow passengers to gamble on their phones and/or tablets while on a ship that's in international waters. Bringing the casino to the patrons, as it were. About the time this was announced,… Continue reading Gambling in the 21st Century Spreading to Ships in Ports and Pool Decks on Ships
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Whale of an Invention for Seafarers
A story about a new app is, well, interesting. Here's the story: A new iOS app called Whale Alerts is designed to help mariners avoid collisions with endangered North American right whales by displaying whale locations on a real-time, digital map. This raises several interesting points. 1. The news item is incorrect. An iOS is… Continue reading Whale of an Invention for Seafarers
Cunard Cruise Ships All 'Apple Up'
How long, somebody was asking us the other day, have you been "Mac people"? How long is forever? It was a high school teacher who introduced us to the world of Apple. If only the people at Cunard had met Gordon DeVito when we did. By our estimation, it was at least 20 years ago… Continue reading Cunard Cruise Ships All 'Apple Up'
Epic Passengers Can Stay in Touch
Do you ever wonder if Steve Jobs could have iMagined the depth of his iCreations? Just when the world has become accustomed to the iMac, the iPhone, the iPod, the iPad and the iWorld, along comes the iConcierge. This creation is the work of Norwegian Cruise Line, for use on its Epic, the flagship of… Continue reading Epic Passengers Can Stay in Touch
iRoom Internet Access for Visions
Yesterday, we were reading a press release from Royal Caribbean about the enhancements that will be made to the six Vision Class ships when they go into dry-dock over the next two years. They had us at “iPad.” When Splendour of the Seas emerges from its facelift early in 2012, there will be iPads in… Continue reading iRoom Internet Access for Visions