Rare Keith1010 Posted August 12, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Starting today and during this cruise iPads will be deployed. It has your name, room number and other icons such as home page, mail, etc up top but I cropped this out. Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 12, 2023 Author #2 Share Posted August 12, 2023 If you scroll each line of icons to the left there are lots more. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise_loverinlaval Posted August 12, 2023 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Hello Keith, I have a question for you, there is an iPad in every room, is there binoculars as well? enjoy the second segment of your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy cruising Posted August 12, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Hi Keith, can you get this same information on your own iPhone so you don’t have to carry around an iPad? Do the iPads have cases? Thanks - enjoy segment 2 of your cruise and thanks again for all this information! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer Posted August 12, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2023 Are these Apple iPads or some generic tablet device masquerading as iPads? The photo does not seem to represent any iPad or iPad Pro or iPad mini I have had. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 12, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted August 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Observer said: Are these Apple iPads or some generic tablet device masquerading as iPads? The photo does not seem to represent any iPad or iPad Pro or iPad mini I have had. They are not iPads. I just used the name generically. They are a tablet. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 12, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, happy cruising said: Hi Keith, can you get this same information on your own iPhone so you don’t have to carry around an iPad? Do the iPads have cases? Thanks - enjoy segment 2 of your cruise and thanks again for all this information! Right now it's not an app. We used something similar on Endeavor which we enjoyed. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 12, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted August 12, 2023 2 hours ago, cruise_loverinlaval said: Hello Keith, I have a question for you, there is an iPad in every room, is there binoculars as well? enjoy the second segment of your cruise! I believe so as they put them in every room for the Northwest Passage. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer Posted August 12, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 12, 2023 3 hours ago, Keith1010 said: Putting tablets in each room is not cheap. I was impressed to learn that iPads would be distributed. However, "tablets" are a much different matter and are hardly all synonmous with "iPads." As for expense: Many tablets can be had for less than $100 -- some for around $50 (without bulk discount). This is a fraction of the cost of an entry level iPad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluewaters Posted August 12, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) Why would an iPad be necessary? Isn't the device in the room basically used for Crystal-related activities such as excursions, menus, daily schedules? Just about everyone already has their own smart device, so maybe I'm missing something, but what added value would an in-room iPad have? Edited August 12, 2023 by skybluewaters 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Observer Posted August 13, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 13, 2023 50 minutes ago, skybluewaters said: Why would an iPad be necessary? Isn't the device in the room basically used for Crystal-related activities such as excursions, menus, daily schedules? Just about everyone already has their own smart device, so maybe I'm missing something, but what added value would an in-room iPad have? I entirely agree. I bring my own iOS devices, and any iPad provided would be sitting in a drawer for the duration of a cruise. I was puzzled that Crystal would be providing iPads in every cabin. However, the discussion thus far has been about the delay in receiving the iPads, the fact of the iPads have arrived, etc. I imagined that the member posting these posts knew the difference between a tablet and an iPad. I was impressed that Crystal was buying a top-of-the-line product. iPads are clearly not needed, and Crystal is apparently not providing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 13, 2023 Author #12 Share Posted August 13, 2023 HI folks so sorry I said iPads. I was wrong. On another site, I mentioned it, said I was wrong, corrected myself and the end of discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 13, 2023 Author #13 Share Posted August 13, 2023 The tablet has a lot of nice features and information. It is a Lenovo tablet. It provides the ability to schedule appointments with the onboard booking/loyalty program host/hostess. Daily Reflections. Ship Position Deck Plans Weather Ship Information Itinerary Shore Excursions Policies Safety Drill Senior Officers Dining including Menus Public Spaces Accommodations Future Cruise & Loyalty Guest Services Bar & Lounges Wellness Crystal Life & Spa Entertainment Locations Shopping including list of sundry items you can get from the shops Dress Code On Line Newspapers & Media Ability to Browse the Internet Movies Music TV Channels 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SusieQft Posted August 13, 2023 #14 Share Posted August 13, 2023 15 hours ago, Keith1010 said: Right now it's not an app. Do you mean the information is not available for a phone or computer? (I am specifically interested in an Android phone app and a Windows computer or generic website access. iAnything does not provide any benefit to me.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 13, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted August 13, 2023 23 minutes ago, SusieQft said: Do you mean the information is not available for a phone or computer? (I am specifically interested in an Android phone app and a Windows computer or generic website access. iAnything does not provide any benefit to me.) It’s only on the tablet. There is not an app available at this time Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Txcotn Posted August 13, 2023 #16 Share Posted August 13, 2023 4 hours ago, Keith1010 said: It’s only on the tablet. There is not an app available at this time Keith It was a lot easier to carry the paper version around in my pocket. This sounds good but as a practical matter, not so much. IMO 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 13, 2023 Author #17 Share Posted August 13, 2023 40 minutes ago, NWX said: It was a lot easier to carry the paper version around in my pocket. This sounds good but as a practical matter, not so much. IMO Just ask for a paper copy when all tablets deployed. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise_loverinlaval Posted August 13, 2023 #18 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Hello, on our last Seabourn cruise in June 2023, an app was available on phone or tablet with all the items listed in Keith’s description of the content on the Crystal tablet. And we received every day in paper format, the schedule of activities for the day plus a plan for the port visited that day with a description of the port. Crystal will probably adjust to this, specially if their guests ask for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickleball dRabbit Posted August 13, 2023 #19 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Whether it's an iPad or a tablet, it's still a nice perk. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybluewaters Posted August 13, 2023 #20 Share Posted August 13, 2023 4 hours ago, cruise_loverinlaval said: Hello, on our last Seabourn cruise in June 2023, an app was available on phone or tablet with all the items listed in Keith’s description of the content on the Crystal tablet. And we received every day in paper format, the schedule of activities for the day plus a plan for the port visited that day with a description of the port. Crystal will probably adjust to this, specially if their guests ask for it. That's exactly what happened with Seabourn: After recently going paperless (and therefore necessitating use of the app for virtually all information), so many passengers asked for the printed schedules etc. to continue that they have now resumed delivering them each evening to every cabin. But that only happened because passengers complained/asked that the printed information be resumed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Stickman1990 Posted August 13, 2023 #21 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Thank you @Host Jazzbeau - much clearer now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted August 14, 2023 #22 Share Posted August 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Stickman1990 said: Thank you @Host Jazzbeau - much clearer now I'll never believe that a Lenovo is clearer than an iPad. Oh – you mean the thread title! 😉 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted August 14, 2023 Author #23 Share Posted August 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Host Jazzbeau said: I'll never believe that a Lenovo is clearer than an iPad. Oh – you mean the thread title! 😉 Thanks for updating the title. The tablet is off to a good start. There are things that will be really nice with it including being able to call various personnel easily. There are a couple of things I think they will need to think through when it's functional such as scheduling appointments with the future cruise consultant/loyalty program people and how that will work. A fellow guest who has 50 years in computers tells me he believes for this to be on the tablet it is technically an app that would relate to android. If so, hopefully it will be made available for that and IOS for the smart phones. But let's see. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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