Shogun Posted December 31, 2008 #1 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Hi folks, Just been watching the Sea Princess leaving Tortola, a few ships where in port today and left ahead off her. Question, When did Princess start using web cams, What was the first Ship Do you think they should another web cam on the ship if so where, yours Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesrtDrmr Posted January 1, 2009 #2 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I have no idea when or which ship, but I would like to see another webcam somewhere on the ship where you could see passengers. I'd love to be able to go stand there at an appointed time and assure my 94 year old Mom that we are indeed, perfectly ok! :) It seems to me that I remember webcams in the atriums of some ships..............wonder what happened to those?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickEk Posted January 1, 2009 #3 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Shogun... I have no answers to your questions, just speculation. :p They probably came into use somewhere in the late '90's or early 2000's. Yeah, I think they should have a cam that you could go by and say "hey Mom!" to... I think that'd be great! Maybe in the Internet Cafes? And, there's always the wedding cams in some ships. I'm not sure they're active all the time though.. At night, most ships turn their cams so they face aft. I've had friends stand at a designated time at a designated spot and I've gotten a screen capture. Yeah, you really can't see who they are, but it is an interesting momento.. It'd be great if the cams could be controlled like some land-based ones, such as the one at the San Diego port. Here's a capture that I had my son take of my companion and I before our Ensenada coastal last year on the Dawn. He had to really zoom in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigGuy25 Posted January 1, 2009 #4 Share Posted January 1, 2009 This has been posted many times ... but it a composite on one page of all Princess ship's web cams: http://princessshutter.*****/princesscam.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzfiend Posted January 1, 2009 #5 Share Posted January 1, 2009 BIGGUY; Thanks for the link - Happy New Year!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mii Posted January 1, 2009 #6 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I also seem to remember at one time that you could see people walk through the atrium but boy that was quite awhile ago. I truly cannot remember when they changed over to the camera position that they have now. Now more and more you see them looking at the MUTS screen at nite.(the onles who have MUTS anyway). Marilyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pablo222 Posted January 1, 2009 #7 Share Posted January 1, 2009 When did Princess start using web cams, What was the first Ship 1999, Grand Princess. There was a PC on the bridge with an actual 'web cam', like you would have at home. The computer officer at the time did it as a lark. It caught on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickEk Posted January 1, 2009 #8 Share Posted January 1, 2009 This has been posted many times ... but it a composite on one page of all Princess ship's web cams: http://princessshutter.*****/princesscam.htm Thanks for the link... this is much better than Kroooz-Cams. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsqrl Posted January 2, 2009 #9 Share Posted January 2, 2009 This has been posted many times ... but it a composite on one page of all Princess ship's web cams: http://princessshutter.*****/princesscam.htm Thank you for posting this -- very cool. I note, by the way, that right now you can see the bowl game being shown on Emerald's MUTS screen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeybun Posted January 2, 2009 #10 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I also seem to remember at one time that you could see people walk through the atrium but boy that was quite awhile ago. I truly cannot remember when they changed over to the camera position that they have now. Now more and more you see them looking at the MUTS screen at nite.(the onles who have MUTS anyway). Marilyn I remember that too. Specifically, the Sea Princess had an atrium cam back in 2001 ish. I remember watching people dance. I loved that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted January 2, 2009 #11 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I remember that too. Specifically, the Sea Princess had an atrium cam back in 2001 ish. I remember watching people dance. I loved that! I had forgot about that. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted January 2, 2009 Author #12 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Hi Folks, The atrium cam sounds like a great idea , I wonder why Princess does not do this, while I understand why they have a wedding cam, I think more folk would watch a atrium cam, yours Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted January 3, 2009 Author #13 Share Posted January 3, 2009 hi folks, Thought I would have a look at the web cams, as I wanted to look at some ports, that I have visited out of 13 cams 9 are at sea, well it is what ships are designed for, better luck next time. yours Shogun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Times Prince Posted January 3, 2009 #14 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I remember that too. Specifically, the Sea Princess had an atrium cam back in 2001 ish. I remember watching people dance. I loved that!The Sea Princess had an atrium web cam and an outside web cam on our first cruise on her in 1999. The atrium web cam was located in the ceiling several floors up. The atrium cams were interesting as they seldom showed people except for those who came to the balcony railing just above the atrium. When you think about it, the center of the atrium is an area seldom used by passengers. I suspect that Princess decided to do away with this one for two reasons: 1) some passengers complained about confidentiality/privacy with the overhead view ( it seems somebody always complains) and 2) the camera didn't lend an element of excitement for prospective customers, as it mostly showed a pretty, but empty floor. The Grand Princess added the wedding chapel webcam to the offerings. It also just showed an empty chapel for most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gatour Posted January 4, 2009 #15 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I wish other cruiselines would offer webcams. Whenever I cruise Princess, I like start looking at them as my cruise approaches, especially when the ship is on the same itinerary that I am going on. I get to say just think in two weeks we will be there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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