Mike981 Posted April 10 #1 Share Posted April 10 Doing a search I found there are many references to "Apple"; apple pear, apple pie, apple iPhone...But not what was looking for. I remember after the Covid break many folks were saying that the Apple products for sale on board were rather outdated, have you seen any updating? We are sailing on Constellation next January and I am just trying to figure out the best use of our OBC. Thank you~ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted April 10 #2 Share Posted April 10 By next January everything could be different. Try asking closer to your cruise date. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Cruiser 6143 Posted April 10 #3 Share Posted April 10 I think it's the luck of the draw and how fast the inventory is moving on a particular ship. I have purchased two iPads in the past with OBC (back in the day when we got OBC!) and have been happy with the purchases. My current one is an iPad Pro which I got for $100 off. I don't need my iPad to be the latest and greatest, I just need to be able to read books on it when I want to. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted April 10 #4 Share Posted April 10 8 minutes ago, Happy Cruiser 6143 said: I think it's the luck of the draw and how fast the inventory is moving on a particular ship. I have purchased two iPads in the past with OBC (back in the day when we got OBC!) and have been happy with the purchases. My current one is an iPad Pro which I got for $100 off. I don't need my iPad to be the latest and greatest, I just need to be able to read books on it when I want to. I have an iPad Pro , I do everything on it I havent opened my laptop in about a year now , I am not sure I will buy another laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omahabob Posted April 10 #5 Share Posted April 10 4 minutes ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: I have an iPad Pro , I do everything on it I have an iPad Pro, and I'll never buy another one. Everybody has their own preferences. I agree about ditching the laptop though. I got rid of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted April 10 #6 Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: I have an iPad Pro , I do everything on it I havent opened my laptop in about a year now , I am not sure I will buy another laptop I am on my laptop now (MacBook Air) but usually I am on an iPad Pro. There are many things I prefer to do though on my laptop. Like my taxes with Turbotax. My brokerage accounts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octavias Posted April 11 #7 Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, Ex-Airbalancer said: I have an iPad Pro , I do everything on it I havent opened my laptop in about a year now , I am not sure I will buy another laptop Same here. It hadn’t occurred to me to use OBC to buy electronics but it’s a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare maren91 Posted April 11 #8 Share Posted April 11 Bought an Apple Watch aboard Ascent after a slot machine gave me the funds, zero regrets. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreestyleNovice Posted April 11 #9 Share Posted April 11 I wasn't impressed by the Apple reseller on my post Covid Celebrity sailings (2022 & 2023), it used to be better in my experience. Perhaps the market is either moving too fast for their inventory or who knows? Back in the days when duty free airport shopping was a real thing, buying i.e. a discman cheaper than main street prices, perhaps a bit similar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbiker97 Posted April 11 #10 Share Posted April 11 It really is luck of the draw as to the inventory. For example, last month on Constellation, the only Apple product they had were Macbook Airs. I've bought Airpods, Ipads, and Apple watches on board before but you never know what they will have. I too use my OBC for the purchases because in some cases they were older models, but since I'm not using "my money" it didn't matter to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisersTimesThree Posted April 11 #11 Share Posted April 11 Was on the Silhouette in Feb all set to buy an iPad with my OBC. Unfortunately they had none in stock on my sailing and I was disappointed. It’s not like a normal Apple Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelownadon Posted April 11 #12 Share Posted April 11 20 hours ago, omahabob said: I have an iPad Pro, and I'll never buy another one. Everybody has their own preferences. I agree about ditching the laptop though. I got rid of mine. Just wondering what you use instead of an iPad or laptop as I also use an iPad Pro for everything except doing my taxes and playing with large spreadsheets. I love the facial recognition feature the most over other iPads. It is with me at all times sitting in the house. I find my Iphone screen too small for most experiences I use the iPad for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted April 11 #13 Share Posted April 11 11 minutes ago, CruisersTimesThree said: Was on the Silhouette in Feb all set to buy an iPad with my OBC. Unfortunately they had none in stock on my sailing and I was disappointed. It’s not like a normal Apple Store. It is not an Apple Store. They are an authorized reseller. Like Amazon and Best Buy, Target. That does mean that the Apple warranties are good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omahabob Posted April 11 #14 Share Posted April 11 25 minutes ago, Kelownadon said: Just wondering what you use instead of an iPad or laptop as I also use an iPad Pro for everything except doing my taxes and playing with large spreadsheets. I love the facial recognition feature the most over other iPads. It is with me at all times sitting in the house. I find my Iphone screen too small for most experiences I use the iPad for. I still use the iPad some, but I mostly use my Tab A7. I have a background in IT, and I like to customize my devices to run the way I want. Can't do that with an Apple, unfortunately. Though they have definite advantages, I'm fond of saying you don't own an Apple device, you only rent it. Apple controls how it works, not you. But as I said, everyone has their own preferences. People tend to gravitate mostly toward what they had first, because it's comforting to them. That applies to computers, tablets and phones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolebludger Posted April 11 #15 Share Posted April 11 I don’t need the newest iPad, so if older models are sold for the first time I do expect some discount. But what I read about shipboard purchases of Apple equipment stated that there might not be much (if any) warranty left. According to what I’ve read, Apple’s time limit on warranties begins when the store receives the item — not when the consumer buys the item. I don’t know if any of this is true, but it is the story that’s been going around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcbiker97 Posted April 11 #16 Share Posted April 11 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Dolebludger said: I don’t need the newest iPad, so if older models are sold for the first time I do expect some discount. But what I read about shipboard purchases of Apple equipment stated that there might not be much (if any) warranty left. According to what I’ve read, Apple’s time limit on warranties begins when the store receives the item — not when the consumer buys the item. I don’t know if any of this is true, but it is the story that’s been going around My experience (see prior post) is the warranty begins with purchase, just like any other authorized reseller. I've put this to the test once when one of the Airpods stopped working and Apple gave me a new one because it was still under warranty from the day I bought them. Edited April 11 by dcbiker97 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted April 11 #17 Share Posted April 11 12 minutes ago, Dolebludger said: I don’t need the newest iPad, so if older models are sold for the first time I do expect some discount. But what I read about shipboard purchases of Apple equipment stated that there might not be much (if any) warranty left. According to what I’ve read, Apple’s time limit on warranties begins when the store receives the item — not when the consumer buys the item. I don’t know if any of this is true, but it is the story that’s been going around If the reseller is authorized like Celebrity the warranty is from the date of sale to you not when the store receives it. Keep the receipt. You won’t usually get a discount from buying onboard even older models. Really the only reason to buy onboard is to use OBC or to save on taxes. If you are in the US you can often get discounts from Best Buy or Amazon on the latest models that are better than the prices onboard Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolebludger Posted April 11 #18 Share Posted April 11 Well, I’m happy to learn that Apple products bought on X have a warranty start date the same as the sale date to the consumer. Just another internet rumor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted April 11 #19 Share Posted April 11 Mike On Solstice had slim picking. They do have watches, AirTags a few pads and iMacs. I can check which models if interested? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike981 Posted April 11 Author #20 Share Posted April 11 Hi Jim, no need to check models on your busy vacation. I was just wondering if products had turned over yet. When we purchased one back in 2020 on the Reflection they had a decent offering of iPads not the latest, but we were fine with what they had to offer. I guess we will just wait until we board and see what they have for us. Thank you all for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted April 11 #21 Share Posted April 11 On 4/10/2024 at 10:14 AM, Mike981 said: Doing a search I found there are many references to "Apple"; apple pear, apple pie, apple iPhone...But not what was looking for. I remember after the Covid break many folks were saying that the Apple products for sale on board were rather outdated, have you seen any updating? We are sailing on Constellation next January and I am just trying to figure out the best use of our OBC. Thank you~ You will unfortunately not know what is being offered until after you board. From our past experience likely to have at least one generation old on board. Would plan on using OBC elsewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare keesar Posted April 11 #22 Share Posted April 11 On the Beyond, they had the latest and the previous generation of MacBooks and iPads. On the Ascent, they had no iPads but had the latest MacBooks. They were out of MacBooks when we boarded but received them at one of our ports-Cozumel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted April 12 #23 Share Posted April 12 9 hours ago, omahabob said: I still use the iPad some, but I mostly use my Tab A7. I have a background in IT, and I like to customize my devices to run the way I want. Can't do that with an Apple, unfortunately. Though they have definite advantages, I'm fond of saying you don't own an Apple device, you only rent it. Apple controls how it works, not you. But as I said, everyone has their own preferences. People tend to gravitate mostly toward what they had first, because it's comforting to them. That applies to computers, tablets and phones. I worked in IT supporting Windows and Linux and had several Android phones. I’ve always had Windows laptops. Two years ago we switched to iPhones and didn’t look back. I use my iPad 9.7 often and my iPad Pro 10.5 even more because of the better screen. I don’t use my Kindle as much. I watch HD movies on my 6.7” iPhone screen all the time. I’ve tried a few movies on the iPad Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omahabob Posted April 12 #24 Share Posted April 12 As I said, personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upwarduk Posted April 12 #25 Share Posted April 12 19 hours ago, dcbiker97 said: only Apple product they had were Macbook Airs I bought one on Silhouette in October, but wish I’d paid more to get the bigger one, I find it difficult to see the screen, so use my iPad more frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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