Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 8, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 8, 2020 On a previous cruise (last year) I had to download some auxiliary apps along with the main MedallionClass app before everything functioned as it should. It sounds as if some things have changed. What's the scoop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseVA Posted February 8, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Right ow I only needed Ocean Compass (chat & locate other peeps) and MedallionClass for everything else.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 8, 2020 Author #3 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Thanks for that quick reply! As I did for that first cruise, I looked EVERYWHERE for details as to exactly what was needed. Where are these requirements listed? The App store makes no reference to anything extra needed, nor does anything that I could find on the Princess website. Surely there is a "final word" explaining everything needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
that Posted February 8, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I think the Medallion Class App now includes OceanCompass 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 8, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, that said: I think the Medallion Class App now includes OceanCompass Yes they are included in the Medallion Class app now. I deleted all the rest last year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG TIME CRUISER Posted February 10, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Unfortunately not all phones can load the Medallion Class App. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Rick&Jeannie Posted February 10, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'm curious...it sounds as if maybe you have firsthand experience. What phone are you having issues with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa1974 Posted February 10, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 1:29 PM, that said: I think the Medallion Class App now includes OceanCompass I just checked my MedallionClass app and it does include the OceanCompass information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted February 10, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'm having trouble loading the app on my cellular phone, too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted February 10, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 2/9/2020 at 4:39 AM, Colo Cruiser said: Yes they are included in the Medallion Class app now. I deleted all the rest last year. That's what I thought as well, yet in Princess" marketing emails last week for the Ruby Princess which has just gone fully Medallion, the email still had all the icons for Compass, Ready, casino etc etc. They have made this far more confusing to people than it needed to be but of course we are dealing with IT Departments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted February 11, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Keep the individual apps! I agree it is terribly confusing. Was on the Royal two weeks ago and had deleted the individual apps in favor of the Medallion app. Precruise it looks like all parts are in the new app. Guess what? In order to use the location feature of the Medallion app it needs the Ocean compass app. And any other individual apps you may want. The Medallion app has some parts on its own, but it is by no means a fully comprehensive app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 11, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 11, 2020 2 hours ago, leck57 said: That's what I thought as well, yet in Princess" marketing emails last week for the Ruby Princess which has just gone fully Medallion, the email still had all the icons for Compass, Ready, casino etc etc. They have made this far more confusing to people than it needed to be but of course we are dealing with IT Departments. Not confusing at all. In the Medallion App once downloaded you swipe to reach all those individual deleted apps. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 11, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, cherylandtk said: Keep the individual apps! I agree it is terribly confusing. Was on the Royal two weeks ago and had deleted the individual apps in favor of the Medallion app. Precruise it looks like all parts are in the new app. Guess what? In order to use the location feature of the Medallion app it needs the Ocean compass app. And any other individual apps you may want. The Medallion app has some parts on its own, but it is by no means a fully comprehensive app. The Ocean Compass app is already within the Medallion app. 🤔 Have you used this app yet onboard? What parts are missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted February 11, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 11, 2020 That’s what I thought! In order to use the Ocean Compass function of the Medallion app the first thing it made me do was to re-download the individual Ocean Compass app. That page of the Medallion app is only a shortcut portal to the app itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted February 11, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Colo Cruiser said: Not confusing at all. In the Medallion App once downloaded you swipe to reach all those individual deleted apps. You missed my point in your haste to reply, but I won't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 11, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 11, 2020 29 minutes ago, leck57 said: You missed my point in your haste to reply, but I won't bother. But you still bothered. No need for the nastiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare leck57 Posted February 11, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Colo Cruiser said: But you still bothered. No need for the nastiness. No nastiness intended whatsoever Colo and sorry if you took it that way. To expand my point - Princess initially required us to download all these Apps and now I thought it was just the one. I received an email from Princess about Ruby (who we disembarked a few weeks back) going fully Medallion and there were references about the other Apps in the email. It didn't imply these are now hidden behind the Medallion Class App, unless you read the Medallion threads very frequently it may have been easy to miss. I maintain that they have confused people throughout the course of this introduction. I also have been on a Medallion class cruise and these Apps at the time were not behind the main App (I don't think). Perhaps it was just me, but I read plenty of posts suggesting otherwise. Edited February 11, 2020 by leck57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted February 11, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, leck57 said: No nastiness intended whatsoever Colo and sorry if you took it that way. To expand my point - Princess initially required us to download all these Apps and now I thought it was just the one. I received an email from Princess about Ruby (who we disembarked a few weeks back) going fully Medallion and there were references about the other Apps in the email. It didn't imply these are now hidden behind the Medallion Class App, unless you read the Medallion threads very frequently it may have been easy to miss. I maintain that they have confused people throughout the course of this introduction. I also have been on a Medallion class cruise and these Apps at the time were not behind the main App (I don't think). Perhaps it was just me, but I read plenty of posts suggesting otherwise. Got it thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belle2416 Posted February 11, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Exactly what additional apps should be downloaded in addition to Medallion Class? Just Ocean Compass? Thank you in advance to anyone that can share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted February 11, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 11, 2020 All the old individual apps other than OCEAN Compass are no longer in the Google PLAY Store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potstech Posted February 11, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On Jan 11 Eastern trip on the Sky Princess the Ocean Compass app was needed in order to locate "friends". And then it was inaccurate about 30% of the time. All the other apps are in the confusing Medallion app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted February 11, 2020 #22 Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) 6 hours ago, cherylandtk said: Was on the Royal two weeks ago and had deleted the individual apps in favor of the Medallion app. In order to use the Ocean Compass function of the Medallion app the first thing it made me do was to re-download the individual Ocean Compass app. That page of the Medallion app is only a shortcut portal to the app itself. The latest MedallionClass app (1.5) released a week ago for iOS which I installed today has added the OceanCompass so it’s apparently changed since your cruise two weeks ago. Edited February 11, 2020 by Astro Flyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted February 11, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Thanks for the update information Astro😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AskOceanMedallion Posted February 11, 2020 #24 Share Posted February 11, 2020 On 2/8/2020 at 1:25 PM, Rick&Jeannie said: Thanks for that quick reply! As I did for that first cruise, I looked EVERYWHERE for details as to exactly what was needed. Where are these requirements listed? The App store makes no reference to anything extra needed, nor does anything that I could find on the Princess website. Surely there is a "final word" explaining everything needed? Hello @Rick&Jeannie. The MedallionClass app does now feature OceanReady, OceanNow, JourneyView, OceanCompass and OceanView. PlayOcean and Ocean Casino can still be accessed from MedallionClass, but open as new apps. You can confidently remove any versions of OceanReady, OceanCompass, OceanNow and OceanView apps you may have previously downloaded to your device. We appreciate your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedferg Posted February 11, 2020 #25 Share Posted February 11, 2020 The confusion continues ! I am, or was, a 'techie' sort of person and would normally jump on things like this. I am now convinced that we do not really need any of the Medallion benefits, other than opening cabin door and ordering a drink. And there seem to be lots of problems with Medallion Apps. So do not plan to download any apps and plan on leaving phone in the safe - can you see any problems with that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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