adriand100 Posted October 11, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Hi We are doing the Baltic and St Petersburg cruise on the Eclipse I'm May and have an idea to upgrade my IPad onboard. Does anyone know what latest pricing is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted October 11, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Welcome to Cruise Critic -- You don't state where you are from , which might make a difference as to the advice you would get, but you should know that the inventory of products on board is usually very limited, and it's not likely that you'll find new IPad's for sale. There isn't much advantage to buying anything on board beyond the fact that you won't be paying sales tax (or VAT, or whatever you might be subject to) that you might pay at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 11, 2012 Author #3 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Sorry. I'm in the UK. Apple pricing in the Uk is high and includes VAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algebralovr Posted October 11, 2012 #4 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Keep in mind that if you do not purchase it in your home country, repair options may be limited. Additionally, some consumers have reported issues with the App Store when purchased outside their home country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted October 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 11, 2012 It's good that you're starting this research so far in advance, since it is a complex issue -- A good thing to do now might be to start a search of this board, putting in a couple of pertinent search terms -- IPad, and UK come to mind, to see if anybody else from the UK has already been able to purchase one and if they have had any problems so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 11, 2012 Author #6 Share Posted October 11, 2012 All points noted.. I will dig a bit deeper on here for any further help. Generally £500 Uk equates to $500 in the US then with conversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 11, 2012 Author #7 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Sorry! .... Equals a good saving !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 21, 2012 Author #8 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I've listened to the good advice given and bought locally. Just waiting for May to come round now ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted October 21, 2012 #9 Share Posted October 21, 2012 We just bought our daughter IPad 3, 16 gig , in Canada on sale ($20 off) for $499 + HST (13%) What is the price in the UK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmk Posted October 21, 2012 #10 Share Posted October 21, 2012 All points noted.. I will dig a bit deeper on here for any further help. Generally £500 Uk equates to $500 in the US then with conversion I believe that 500 pounds sterling=$800USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted October 21, 2012 #11 Share Posted October 21, 2012 Yes, that is the cash conversion. But I believe what was meant was that if an electronic item sells for $500 in the US, it will probably sell for 500 pounds sterling in the UK. This is why many British vacationers buy cameras, laptops and so forth in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpacker03 Posted October 21, 2012 #12 Share Posted October 21, 2012 When I was on the Solstice, this past May, they wanted the same price as the Apple Store in Phoenix did, only no sales tax. Quantities were very limited and were gone in the first couple of days. Where you buy them should have nothing to do with the warranty coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasimir Posted October 22, 2012 #13 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Keep in mind that if you do not purchase it in your home country, repair options may be limited. Additionally, some consumers have reported issues with the App Store when purchased outside their home country. Sorry, but thats absolutely not true! Apple grants you international warranty (except for the iphone) even at all the apple stores and official resellers. The issue about the appstore is nonsense too. Those devices are not in any way locked or built to any specific country/region except for the charger. Last but not least, I have bought many many apple devices all over the world over the past 10 years and had no issue running them anywhere. Even my ipad bought in Germany, that had a problem recently, I had no issue to get it exchanged for free at my local apple reseller here in Curacao... To come back to the pricing, i've understood that on Celebrity they have the same prices as in the US apple store (just without VAT). For a lot of Europeans this makes it a huge bargain, since official pricing in EUR or GBP is quite steep and it gets worst, the more expensive a product becomes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredflint Posted October 22, 2012 #14 Share Posted October 22, 2012 I was on the Infinity in may and the price was actually slightly higher than the US stores, we can also get educational discounts from Apple that do help a bit. I am going on the Reflection next November I guess us US folks should ask our foreign friends if they want us to pick up an Ipad for them if the US is that much cheaper due to VAT can you bring it back into your country duty free, or do you just not bother claiming it as purchased? I was also surprised that the Apple classes onboard were not even free or discounted if you purchaeed onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordoncruickshank Posted October 22, 2012 #15 Share Posted October 22, 2012 You do need to be careful as the duty free limit is £390 per person if ipad was bought outside the EEC. If you spend more than that VAT will apply on reentry to the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 22, 2012 Author #16 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Sorry to confuse, but yes Cruisestitch is correct regarding my comparison. What costs £500 here in the UK will cost roughly $500 in the US. Current Apple shop prices: 16gb £399 32gb £479 64gb £559 Thats for wifi only models. Add £100 extra for Cellular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despegue Posted October 22, 2012 #17 Share Posted October 22, 2012 One advice from a globetrotter... Buy your Ipad in the USA or indeed onboard, and then before gong back to the Uk, put some apps on, download pictures etc. Get rid of the original packing. This reduces the risk of being caught by the maffia called Customs when arriving back in the UK and when you have bought more than the max. Amount for tax free exemption. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted October 22, 2012 #18 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Never mind , made a mistake between € & £ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotsTravelady Posted October 22, 2012 #19 Share Posted October 22, 2012 One advice from a globetrotter...Buy your Ipad in the USA or indeed onboard, and then before gong back to the Uk, put some apps on, download pictures etc. Get rid of the original packing. This reduces the risk of being caught by the maffia called Customs when arriving back in the UK and when you have bought more than the max. Amount for tax free exemption. .................................................................. sadly it won't prevent customs from identifying if you are stopped for search. The iPad (and all Apple products) needs to be registered to work and one click by customs and the date when it was registered will be displayed. Another thing to consider - Apple products sold on celebrity have US power leads. No big deal, but if you need to buy a UK power lead then then that could be another £30 from Apple in the UK unless you buy a cheap generic substitute. Warranty is not an issue - I buy Apple goods / accessories regularly in NY and when something needs fixed within warranty I just pop into my Apple store in Glasgow and they replace without question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 22, 2012 Author #20 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Yes that seems correct to me.. Although I seem to have started a interesting debate, I have my new IPad now so no need to worry. Internet prices on board interests me though.. How much is a package ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted October 22, 2012 #21 Share Posted October 22, 2012 From the Celebrity website: Is there Internet access onboard? All of our ships have Internet Cafes. Celebrity iLounges are found on Celebrity Summit®, Celebrity Solstice®, Celebrity Eclipse®, Celebrity SilhouetteSM, Celebrity ReflectionSM, and Celebrity Infinity®. Online@Celebrity is found on Celebrity EquinoxSM, Celebrity Century®, Celebrity Millennium®, and Celebrity Xpedition®. Internet access is available in the Internet Cafés 24 hours a day until debarkation is completed. You can connect to the Internet on each ship, either by accessing a 24/7 wireless connection "hotspot" with your own laptop or tablet, or utilizing the resources of the Internet Café and its computers onboard. You will be able to receive email, via satellite link 24 hours a day, satellite conditions permitting. We also have an Internet Manager on board to assist you. INTERNET PACKAGES Package Name Minutes Included Price In and Out 38 $24.95 In Touch 90 $49.95 Informed 208 $99.95 Interact 555 $199.95 Involved 1666 $399.95 Per minute rate is $0.75. Captain's Club Premium Offers that are distributed onboard may not apply to all packages. Internet rates and packages are subject to change without prior notice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 22, 2012 Author #22 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Thanks for that. Seems similar to the rates charged by RCI when on the Independence of the Seas a couple of years back. Cabin wifi was a bit hit and miss then, but pretty good elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tartantiara Posted October 22, 2012 #23 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Do all ships have an apple store? We are on Millie on 23rd Dec my DH has a special birthday on 27th and I had already planned to buy an iPad to take with me for him, now I am wondering if I should wait and buy it onboard We live in U.K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted October 22, 2012 #24 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Is anyone waiting for the release of iPad mini? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adriand100 Posted October 22, 2012 Author #25 Share Posted October 22, 2012 Have a read of this thread Tartantiara. Lots of good advice to my original question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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