Dream introduces 'FunHub'

[jleq]

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Interactive-FunHub-to-Debut-prnews-3801996224.html?x=0&.v=1

[jessemon]

Sounds kinda cool.

Wonder if it is a way to do away with all the paper from the "Capers" someday....Hmmmm....

[earlethepearl]

I have to agree, kind of cool. I know some people will be like too much technology for a vacation. But being an IT Director I find this stuff interesting! :D But I can see where this will have a large appeal to the younger cruisers and teens. But I can tell you I won't spend my day logged into a terminal somewhere trying to plan my day! I will still be glancing at the Capers and heading out. Technology creeps into every aspect of our lives little by little! Thanks for the link.

[9876]

Sounds kinda cool.

Wonder if it is a way to do away with all the paper from the "Capers" someday....Hmmmm....

 

I hope not. I still think I would like to look at it on paper in the evenings to plan out the next day.

[VolzCruiser]

It looks to be a great idea. It sure will help when someone has left their Carnival Caper in their room.

[vacruizer]

Love the idea of being able to get a weather report. I always found it odd that the only way you could ever check the weather onboard was to make sure you were under a loudspeaker at noon on a sea day for the captain's report. :rolleyes:

 

Nothing in the Capers, nothing on TV, no weather channel to watch - even an international feed would give you some idea. Especially nice if you are in a storm.

[VolzCruiser]

Before too long they will have it so that can download the Capers to your Smartphone, Kindle or what ever else comes up next

[bguppies]

Very cool.

[jobster71]

great for computer nerds like me.:)

[falkcor]

there are some images of the interface if you check the carnival news story here: http://carnival-news.com/2009/07/16/interactive-%e2%80%98funhub%e2%80%99-to-debut-on-new-carnival-dream/

 

 

 

 

[firedisney97]

My husband is so excited to check this out in Feb! I will have to direct him to that web site so he can get his fix:D

[PlanoDebbie]

Doesn't sound like they'll have enough of these funhub computers for everyone on the ship to use though. I would think it would be easier for them to just offer this info for free in the Wi-Fi. Can't wait to hear the reviews.

[falkcor]

I would think it would be easier for them to just offer this info for free in the Wi-Fi.

 

the way i read the following from the press release, they are going to offer the info for free via wi-fi...

 

The FunHub locations will provide guests with free and convenient access to an informative ship-specific intranet portal, and an exclusive shipboard social network, both of which will be available on a 24/7 basis. Guests may also access the sites via their personal laptops or via 10-inch netbooks which are available for rent and can be used anywhere on board.

 

now... the info's free, but it remains to be seen how the wifi connection works / costs...

 

given that it's via the shipboard INTRAnet, i guess there'd be some way your laptop can connect via wifi just to that, and not the INTERnet - so, you wouldn't have to pay for it, but can't access anything else (via the internet, for which charges would remain i assume)...

 

if you have to buy the internet package / minutes - then it wouldn't be free as they note - so i don't see that happening, especially since you'd have to pay per minute to use it... which, apparently, they want you to.

 

to early to tell, i suppose - but that bit remains unclear.

[Bruins14]

Sounds great.

[Tom-n-Cheryl]

How did I just hear about this TWO DAYS (well.. it's officially the 18th on the East coast!) after the fact???

 

At any rate --- this is a novel idea, and has a lot of potential!

 

 

Tom