17 NOV 2017: From your deck chair, tap a drink order on your cell phone and the waiter delivering it will find you using facial recognition technology. Put on VR goggles and enjoy nibbles delivered to you in bubbles floating across a virtual Zen garden. Or open the video ceiling of an inside stateroom to the stars and have waves lapping at the virtual balcony as a computer assistant opens the curtains and says good morning to you.
At a tech-filled invitation-only show called Sea Beyond for investors and a very select group of cruise journalists in Brooklyn, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. showcased a host of inventive and entertaining ways that they’re experimenting with to use technology to enhance the cruise experience and make the most of your time onboard.
Here’s a look at tech experiences destined to be part of your coming cruises: