Photo package

[anniedave]

I am doing some research on a prepaid photo package but I cant find info anywhere on the celeb website including in my cruise planner. Is this still a thing or can you not pre order anymore. Ive tried googling but it just sends me to the main celeb page. Ive tried going to the photo company link mentioned on previous threads and when you click on celeb part of the site it just takes you back to the celeb website. Thanks in advance for any info. I have read comments on previous threads about the pros and cons buying a package vs single photos but any further opinions are very welcome. 

[Shadow9612]

You should be able to access the package through your cruse planner under "Internet and More". 

 

I have purchased the All Inclusive Digital Photo Package before, and was very satisfied.  If you plan to get this package, I recommend purchasing pre-cruise as it will be cheaper than onboard.  

 

While it is more costly than buying a few individual photos (which are often priced at $20 or $25 each), the value is much better than purchasing individual photos because you can literally get hundreds of photos for the all inclusive price.  If you purchase the package, you need to take advantage of all the different photo sessions onboard (and when exiting the ship at ports) to maximize your value.  Plus you get hard copies and digital copies of everything.

 

Oh, and it saves you spending time glancing between Photo A and Photo B to try to decide which one is better - you just take both (and all the others).

 

I think it's a personal choice of whether you the spend money on this, but for me, I've never come back after a cruise with the large pile of photos from the all inclusive package and said "oh, I wish I didn't have those memories".

 

Enjoy your cruise 🙂

[Shadow9612]

One more suggestion: Make sure to check your digital 'portfolio' regularly to ensure that all photos taken of you have been loaded on to your digital portfolio. 

 

You can do this via kiosks at the photo gallery by inserting your sea pass. 

 

If you find a hard copy of a photo that you don't see on your digital portfolio, ask the staff to have it added.  IF it is not on your digital portfolio when you end the cruise, it will not be there later, so you will only leave with the hard copy and not have the digital copy. 

 

I would also check this regularly (i.e. daily) as it could be a daunting task toward the end of the cruise - also, the gallery is busier on the final day(s).  If you get the all inclusive package, as you find hard copies of photos when you are checking day-to-day, you can collect them and ask the staff to file them in a folder for you - this will save you hours of time trying to find everything at the end.

[anniedave]

Hi, yes ive gone into my cruise planner and all they have under internet and more is internet packages and casino play. The cruise isnt until jan 2020 ( im just working out what else i want to prepay/ budget for) so maybe its too early to be there. Thanks for all the photo advice 

[The77thrunner]

When we went on in honeymoon (on the Equinox) they offered us a deal for it onboard and we took it. We had fun going to every single photo station every night. We thought, “For $250, where are you ever going to get this many professional pictures?”

 

Sad story alert. We were home less than a month and found out my husband had cancer and it didn’t look good. Almost my first thought was, “Thank God we went on that honeymoon and thank God we got all those pictures.” I was the exact opposite of sorry, even though we had laughed about how many pictures we had. He died in September. I am so glad I have them. 😥

[anniedave]

So sorry for your loss. Photos are so important to help remember the details from happy times. Im glad you got to go on the honeymoon and make some wonderful memories. Our holiday will be a once in a lifetime experience for a special birthday so i want to capture every minute of it 

[KateWes]

This was left in our room on the Equinox in May! 

[Cruise a holic]

Have previously replied to this topic.  Best bargain of the cruise!  We book before the cruise and typically save money.  We get the all digital prints which work out great.  Depending upon the ship, you get electronically or via a jump drive.  All pics included!  When you consider port pics, boarding pics, nightly pics- it really ads up!  Have taken over 200 pics average per cruise- no need to decide which pics to purchase at a typically rate of $25 pics, you can do at home and upload to your favorite site to create an album of those you like the best.

 

I wouldn't hesitate to take the package.  Also, if you have friends on board, as long as you are in the picture, they can be included in your picture package.  In addition, anybody staying in your stateroom is included in the package.  One per stateroom for all guests.  It is truly the only bargain on the ship!   Enjoy

[Dreamcruise27]

One thing I would like to add: the photographers also walk around the ships in bars and common areas, so make sure you to look for them! That way you also get candid photos and not just traditional backdrop “pose” photos. 

[ChuckL]

On 1/27/2019 at 4:29 PM, KateWes said:

This was left in our room on the Equinox in May! 

I pre-purchased the All Inclusive Package for our 11 night cruise this April for $200, so definitely cheaper to buy it before the cruise once it becomes available online. I don’t recall it being online when we initially made our reservation, but it did eventually show up.