Rare ontheweb Posted October 27, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 27, 2022 And if so, is there a section where you can leave the book you brought with you and take for yourself a different book that someone else left.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DREAMSAFLOAT Posted October 27, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 27, 2022 Just off the Prima today. No official library or book swap. There were a few books left by other passengers in the cupboards where the games are in on the Observation lounge deck 17. I was lucky enough to find one but there aren’t many at all.I hope future CC cruisers will start a swap. There is an app advertised that you can download books to your kindle or phone. It was listed at the beginning of the cruise but I missed it. I would rather read an actual book while lounging in the sun anyway. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketMan275 Posted October 27, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 27, 2022 I wouldn't rely upon finding a book left behind by someone that would interest me. I would much rather spend some time prior to the cruise downloading some content to my kindle that I know I would enjoy. I can easily flow through 3 or more books in a seven day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PistolPete13 Posted October 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Unfortunately no library. A few scattered books around the observation lounge that seem more for decoration than actual use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted October 28, 2022 Author #5 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, PistolPete13 said: Unfortunately no library. A few scattered books around the observation lounge that seem more for decoration than actual use. Sorry to hear that, but thanks for answering my question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treasure Hunter Posted October 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Sometimes guest services keeps a stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted October 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 28, 2022 We were in Haven and had about 12 books in room. One was record covers which was very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUmom Posted October 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 28, 2022 I have found that even on ships with libraries most of the books don't interest me. I always make sure I bring my kindle with books downloaded that do interest me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasChic Posted October 29, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I was just skimming through the NCL App as I'll be on the Prima in 3 weeks and found that they have a digital library. If you download the Libby app you will have access to tons of books and magazines. On Embarkation day login with your lattitudes number and you'll be able to download one book and place a hold on an additional book. You can use your phone, tablet or e-reader. You have access for 7 days or the duration of your cruise. I have the Libby app and I use it in conjunction with my library card, I get access to free audiobooks as well but have access for 3 weeks. It works with the kindle app. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSUmom Posted October 31, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/29/2022 at 5:47 PM, VegasChic said: I was just skimming through the NCL App as I'll be on the Prima in 3 weeks and found that they have a digital library. If you download the Libby app you will have access to tons of books and magazines. On Embarkation day login with your lattitudes number and you'll be able to download one book and place a hold on an additional book. You can use your phone, tablet or e-reader. You have access for 7 days or the duration of your cruise. I have the Libby app and I use it in conjunction with my library card, I get access to free audiobooks as well but have access for 3 weeks. It works with the kindle app. Great information and thank you for sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted June 25 #11 Share Posted June 25 We were on the Prima in January 2024. There was one cupboard that I noticed in the Observation Lounge with books that appeared to be left by passengers. If I have current/popular titles at home in good shape that I already read, I often throw a couple in my suitcase to put in the library of a ship I'm sailing. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted June 25 #12 Share Posted June 25 2 hours ago, KKB said: We were on the Prima in January 2024. There was one cupboard that I noticed in the Observation Lounge with books that appeared to be left by passengers. If I have current/popular titles at home in good shape that I already read, I often throw a couple in my suitcase to put in the library of a ship I'm sailing. Yes, I left a couple of books in that cabinet in the Observation Lounge too! It also had the daily Sudokus and Crossword puzzles usually found in the libraries on other ships. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted June 26 Author #13 Share Posted June 26 13 hours ago, KKB said: We were on the Prima in January 2024. There was one cupboard that I noticed in the Observation Lounge with books that appeared to be left by passengers. If I have current/popular titles at home in good shape that I already read, I often throw a couple in my suitcase to put in the library of a ship I'm sailing. OP here, yes I saw that also, but with an extremely small number of books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted June 26 #14 Share Posted June 26 (edited) As recent as this May, the digital online library via Prima's Libby was down, broken & offline, not usable. Annoying as we're on her TA with many sea days and I've mentioned it, not sure if anyone else tried it lately. Looks great & nice, maybe the new IT outsourced team 🫢 can fixed it 😉 Thankfully, Fire Tablet & e-Kindle app worked offline w preloaded content. Viva should be - I stand corrected otherwise - using the Libby app in lieu of a library with limited open hours & collections, a virtual 24/7 library that #couch #cough should be simple to manage remotely & kept online, taking minimal bandwidth to access content (if not stored in an onboard server drive folder/partition. Edited June 26 by mking8288 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted June 26 #15 Share Posted June 26 Never been in a library on any of my cruises that had a lot of reading material. Mostly, the libraries were small (as in not nearly what you'd find in your local communities) and was billed as a combination "library and card room". So, not a library in the traditional sense. That said, I know people who will read a book or two while on board and leave their copy in the library...which is always a nice gesture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
detroitlions Posted June 26 #16 Share Posted June 26 On 10/29/2022 at 6:47 PM, VegasChic said: I was just skimming through the NCL App as I'll be on the Prima in 3 weeks and found that they have a digital library. If you download the Libby app you will have access to tons of books and magazines. On Embarkation day login with your lattitudes number and you'll be able to download one book and place a hold on an additional book. You can use your phone, tablet or e-reader. You have access for 7 days or the duration of your cruise. I have the Libby app and I use it in conjunction with my library card, I get access to free audiobooks as well but have access for 3 weeks. It works with the kindle app. That is really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mthayer295 Posted June 26 #17 Share Posted June 26 I was on Prima last August and the Libby app did not appear to be working. The other think that i miss about not having a library is the atmosphere of a library. Sometimes you just want a place you know will be quiet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Goldenknight Posted June 27 #18 Share Posted June 27 7 hours ago, mthayer295 said: . . . The other think that i miss about not having a library is the atmosphere of a library. Sometimes you just want a place you know will be quiet If you're on a ship, such as Bliss, it is a combined library/card room. It will not be quiet. Mah-Jongg groups use the room. I can't go anywhere without something to read. If you're the same, just bring Kindle or actual books (my preference). As a steward of my Little Free Library, in my front garden, I'm in the habit of bringing many books on board, just to leave behind. My spouse uses the LIbby app through our public library and downloads books prior to embarkation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted June 27 #19 Share Posted June 27 8 hours ago, mthayer295 said: I was on Prima last August and the Libby app did not appear to be working. The other think that i miss about not having a library is the atmosphere of a library. Sometimes you just want a place you know will be quiet Curious…it was “not working”? As in, the doors were locked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Nahoumi Posted July 3 #20 Share Posted July 3 I usually bring my own book, just to be sure it is something that I want to read. Last year we were on the Joy, which has a library, but nothing that interested me was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted July 3 Author #21 Share Posted July 3 1 hour ago, Barb Nahoumi said: I usually bring my own book, just to be sure it is something that I want to read. Last year we were on the Joy, which has a library, but nothing that interested me was there. It is easy for us to bring books as we have in our town a "read it again" bookstore that sells used books and donates to literacy volunteers. I brought along 2 paperbacks from them to our Prima cruise last summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buford T Justiice Posted July 3 #22 Share Posted July 3 We've been on the Breakaway and Gem in the last four months and the book swap thing has definitely deteriorated rapidly. Just a few years ago there would be twenty - forty books. Last week on the Gem there were three or four books in total. I left my two paperback books onboard bringing the total to six available when we disembarked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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