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We’ve known for quite some time that we put together a pretty great app, and now the world knows too. In a big win for our community and team, Ship Mate was named the Best Must-Have Cruise App by Porthole Continue reading Ship Mate Awarded Best Must-Have Cruise App
We’ve brought back the packing checklist; one of our most requested features from the old version of Ship Mate. You’ll find the feature in the new Ship Mate v4.3.0 update which should be available to all our members by June Continue reading The Packing Checklist is Back!
Count down to your Cruise with Stickers! We’ve just released Cruise Countdown Stickers for iOS! Now you can easily send stickers with your “days until sailing” countdown to friends and family. NOTE: If you’re an Android user and thinking, “hey, what Continue reading Cruise Countdown Stickers for Ship Mate Cruise App (iOS)
Search Ship Mate Users When we cruise, we like to cruise with friends. Not just one or two… like dozens. Our record so far is a crew of 55. Yeah, we roll deep! Finding those friends in Ship Mate just Continue reading [NEW] Add Ship Mates using the NEW Search Feature – Video Demo
Post from Newsfeed “Why did you ban me from posting?!” We got that email and a bunch more from you shipmates. Don’t worry, we didn’t ban anyone… we just made it way too tricky to post. You let us know and Continue reading NEW: Post Chat, Pic, Review directly from your Ship Mate Newsfeed
We’ve heard from many of our users requesting cruise lines, ships, and itineraries that we’re missing. Previously, Ship Mate users weren’t able to complete their cruising profile due to these omissions. That’s fixed with this update. You can now add Continue reading Add Retired Ships, River Cruises, Missing Itineraries & More [NEW App Feature]
With our relaunched Cruise Ship Tracker, you can now see the current location of all cruise ships at once. To use the new ship tracker, make sure that you’re first updated to the latest version of Ship Mate. Next, open Continue reading Cruise Ship Tracker – Ship Mate Feature Launch
The other day, we received this email from a user: “I love the app. I found that a friend that I went to Jr. High with and her husband (who also went to school with us) are going to be on Continue reading Cruise Roll Call Challenge: Cruise Critic vs Ship Mate – who’s is bigger?
Ship Mate App Notifications are live! Make sure you’re on the latest version of the app to take advantage of these. You’ll now receive an alert when another Ship Mate user engages with your content. If you’re outside of the Continue reading Ship Mate Notifications [NEW App Feature]
Add your Cruise Cabin Our Cruise Cabin feature is one of the most popular in the app. Users love to have their cabin number easily accessible and also to review their stateroom once they’ve sailed. We’re re-releasing this feature on Continue reading Cruise Cabin Feature on Ship Mate – Video Tutorial