Podcasts about ocean medallion

Let's say you're a passenger on a cruise ship. Floating in the middle of the ocean, far from reliable Wi-Fi, you wear a device that lets you into your room, that discreetly tracks your move from the bar to the dinner table to the pool and delivers your drink order wherever you are. You can buy sunscreen or toothpaste or souvenirs in the ship's stores without touching anything. If you're a Carnival Cruise Lines passenger, this is reality right now, in part because of the company's partnership with Couchbase, according to Mark Gamble, product and solutions marketing director, Couchbase. Couchbase provides a cloud native, no SQL database technology that's used to power applications for customers including Carnival but also Amadeus, Comcast, LinkedIn, and Tesco. In Carnival's case, Gamble said, “they run an edge data center on their ships to power their Ocean Medallion application, which they are super proud of. They use it a lot in their ads, because it provides a personalized service, which is a differentiator for them to their customers.” In this episode of The New Stack Makers, Gamble spoke to Heather Joslyn, features editor of TNS, about edge computing, 5G, and Couchbase Capella, its Database as a Service (DBaaS) offering for enterprises. This episode of Makers was sponsored by Couchbase.5G and Offline-First AppsThe goal of edge computing, Gamble told our podcast audience, is bring data and compute closer to the applications that consume it. This speeds up data processing, he said, “because data doesn't have to travel all the way to the cloud and back.” But it also has other benefits “This serves to make applications more reliable, because local data processing sort of removes internet slowness and outages from the equation,” he said. The innovation of 5G networks has also had a big impact on reducing latency and increasing uptime, Gamble said. “To compare with 4G, things like the average round trip data travel time between the device, and the cell tower is like 15 milliseconds. And with 5G, that latency drops to like two milliseconds. And 5G can support they say, a million devices, within a third of a mile radius, way more than what's possible with 4G.” But 5G, Gamble said, “really requires edge computing to realize its its full potential.” Increasingly, he said, Couchbase hears interest from its customers in building “offline-first” applications, which can run even in Wi-Fi dead zones. The use cases, he said, are everywhere: “When I pass a fast food restaurant, it's starting to become more common, where you'll see that, instead of just a box you're talking to, there's a person holding a tablet, and they walk down the line, and they're taking orders. And as they come closer to the restaurant, it syncs up with the kitchen. They find that just a better, more efficient way to serve customers. And so it becomes a competitive differentiator forum.” As part of Couchbase's Capella product, it recently announced Capella App Service, a new capability for mobile developers, is a fully managed backend designed for mobile, Internet of Things (IoT) and edge applications. “Developers use it to access and sync data between the Database as a Service and their edge devices, as well as it handles authenticating and managing mobile and edge app users,” he said. Used in conjunction with Couchbase Lite, a lightweight, embedded NoSQL database used with mobile and IoT devices, Capella App Services synchronizes the data between backend and edge devices. Even for workers in remote areas, “eventually, you have to make sure that data updates are shared with the rest of the ecosystem,” Gamble said. “ And that's what App Services is meant to do, as conductivity allows — so during network disruptions in areas with no internet, apps will still continue to operate.” Check out the rest of the conversation to learn more about edge computing and the challenges Gamble thinks still need to be addressed in that space.

Travel insurance policies have changed over the cruise industry shutdown. In some areas larger than others, especially when it comes to a test yielding a positive test result.  Dan Skilken, President of TripInsurance.com joins us to break down what has changed, and what hasn't over the course of the pandemic.  Richard has cruise news:  A recording-breaking passenger day in Nassau, Bahamas  Celebrity Apex is christened in Port Everglades, Florida  Royal Caribbean updates Ultimate World Cruise sales  Two cruise lines have earnings calls and it looks good moving forward  Cruise line enters Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade  You can cruise with Chef Emeril this Thanksgiving  Listener Question: We do not have a smartphone, do we have to use the Ocean Medallion token on Princess Cruises?  Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net  Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed.  Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.  

In this weeks episode Kathleen from Plenty of Sunshine Travel met with Cindy from Princess Cruise line we discussed their amazing Alaska itineraries and how they have 4 different lodges in Alaska so you can effortlessly extend your stay and see all that Alaska has to offer after (or before) your cruise. We also chatted about the Ocean Medallion program and some fun new itineraries that will be released soon! I really love how Princess Cruises brings the destinations back on board. I mean.... who wouldn't want to pet the puppies and learn all about how they are raised and will be sled dogs when they are older? Cuddling with a bunch of puppies... I am there!! I lost my dog in the summer and I miss him so much, so I would take having a dog on my lap again, anytime! I also do a blog post on each episode where I put the slides there for you to see closer up, and I discuss some of the important topics that are in each video. They are essentially "show notes", so please check those out here . https://bit.ly/BlogPrincess I also explain in my blog post what the Princess Ocean Medallion is, and how it is very helpful in this new world of social distancing. The Ocean Medallions program is really cool! Remember to subscribe to our channel. #PlentyofSunshineTravel #CruisingtheWaves.

Cruise News Briefing - December 4, 2020. MSC Cruises have extended its pause in sailings through early 2021. Princess Cruises plans to upgrade its entire fleet with Ocean Medallion technology by April 2021. Cruise line stocks surged on positive vaccine news for CCL, RCL, and NCLH. 

Princess Cruises were the first cruise line to introduce the Ocean Medallion smart wearable device that is supposed to change the way you cruise. It helps you board the ship faster, find your way around the ship, order food and drink to wherever you are on the ship, gamble and play games , locate your friends and more. But how does it really work? What are the pros and cons? Find out my thoughts, take and review of the Princess Cruises Ocean Medallion.

Princess Cruises were the first cruise line to introduce the Ocean Medallion smart wearable device that is supposed to change the way you cruise. It helps you board the ship faster, find your way around the ship, order food and drink to wherever you are on the ship, gamble and play games , locate your friends and more. But how does it really work? What are the pros and cons? Find out my thoughts, take and review of the Princess Cruises Ocean Medallion.

Princess Cruises’ Prag Shaw joins Paul aboard the new Sky Princess to reveal how the line’s Ocean Medallion program can maximize the vacation experience for passengers.

Princess Cruises President Jan Swartz joins Paul aboard the new Sky Princess to discuss how the line’s Ocean Medallion program might just revolutionize, not just cruising, but the whole vacation experience.

Princess Cruises’ Rai Caluori joins Paul to reveal how the line's Ocean Medallion program enhances the passenger experience aboard the new Sky Princess, the first fully-enabled new-build featuring the Princess Medallion program.

A 10-night review of Princess Cruises' Crown Princess. This was a Southern Caribbean cruise. Crown Princess is one of the ships that now features the Ocean Medallion program.  Sherry has cruise news: Carnival Panorama is heading to North America  PortMiami is getting a train station  MSC Cruises makes two announcements  A cruise ship has a $200,000 mattress  Listener Question: THoughts on getting an air BNB in Miami? - Leah  -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net  Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed.  Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.      

In this episode, Eleanor is reporting live from Princess Cruises' Crown Princess ship. Invited onboard for the day, she talks to Tony Roberts, their VP for UK & Europe, as well as sharing snippets from John Padgett, the Chief Experience and Innovation Officer’s presentation about the vast things you can do with the Ocean Medallion and finally from Sean Leech, the Food & Beverage Director's galley tour.  If you've been enjoying our podcast so far, we would love if you could fill out a short survey so we can create even better podcasts for you: http://bit.ly/TravelPodcastSurvey. If you have any questions or suggestions about the destinations covered or the podcast in general, send us an email at podcast@clickandgo.com (mailto:podcast@clickandgo.com) . Our podcast was recorded in and edited by the lovely people at HeadStuff. Our jingle is Stock Media provided by lokohighman / Pond5 and our airplane resort report sound is from Zapsplat.com.

J.D. Power's Michael Vermillion, Michael Taylor and Jennifer Corwin discuss hot topics in the travel and hospitality industry in our latest Travel Podcast. Among the topics discussed: -- Airbus proposes narrowbody jets from the US to Europe. -- American consumers spent more on Airbnb than on Hilton last year. -- Hertz unveils subscription service starting at $999 a month. -- Why airport USB charging stations may be dangerous. -- Carnival’s Ocean Medallion wearable brings tech luxury to cruise ships

Many organizations talk about improving customer experience as one of their primary innovation initiatives. But what does it look like to create a truly transformative experience that is orders of magnitude better than anything else out there, and to do so at scale?My guest today is John Padgett. John is the Chief Experience and Innovation Officer at the Carnival Corporation, and his team has created arguably the most complex and successful implementation of an IoT driven guest experience platform in the world with the Ocean Medallion. Carnival was named one of the most innovative companies in the world by Fast Company due to the work John and his team have done.He was also one of the masterminds behind the Disney MagicBand and FastPass Plus experiences, which completely transformed the way guests experience The Walt Disney World resort.In this episode we dig into how John thinks about creating the vision for such massive undertakings and the tools he's used to successfully drive disruptive innovation. The vision he's created to provide a truly personalized, adaptive one to one experience at scale is pretty incredible, and I think you'll find the conversation fascinating.For more information about how your organization can transform itself with technology, visit www.digintent.com. If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a review!

Welcome to episode #139! On this new podcast episode, Tommy shares his recent cruise on the Royal Princess to the Mexican Riviera! This seven day cruise had port stops in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerto Vallarta. Beside having perfect warm weather and smooth sailing seas, the Royal Princess crew was treating Tommy and his wife Lena like royalty (here's a secret...they treat everyone like royalty!).    From the food, to the shows, to the specialty restaurants, to the rejuvenating spa, the Enclave and then add the amazing Ocean Medallion on top of it, the Royal Princess is a phenomenal ship and cruising experience. We are so elated to have such a beautiful ship on the West Coast!    Tommy and Lena loved their cruise so much that they are booked again on the Royal Princess, November 16, 2019! After you hear this show, you just might want to join them!    Enjoy the show!    Tommy & Scott

Wir waren mit der Regal Princess fünf Tage lang in der Ostsee unterwegs, haben uns das Schiff genau gesehen, Princess Cruises unter die Lupe genommen und vor allem auch eine recht neue Technik getestet: das "Ocean-Medallion"-System. Es ermöglicht unter anderem Getränkebestellungen von überall an Bord, beinhaltet ein Ortungssystem für Partner, Freunde und Kinder und es öffnet auch die Kabinentür ganz automatisch, wenn man sich nähert.In dieser Podcast-Episode berichten wir über unsere Tests mit dem Ocean Medallion und erklären, was das Besondere daran ist. Wir sprechen aber natürlich auch über die Regal Princess selbst, gehen ganz kurz auf die Hafenstopps der Reise (Tallinn, St. Peterburg) ein und versuchen, einen Eindruck dafür zu vermitteln, wie sich eine Kreuzfahrt mit Princess Cruises anfühlt.Wir diskutieren dabei über die Kabinen, das Essen, das Entertainment und viele weitere Aspekte, so auch den Service, den wir als ganz exzellent erlebt haben.

Carnival Paradise was launched in 1998 as the world's first non-smoking cruise ship. Sadly, that only last a short time. Fast forward 20 years later, the ship underwent a massive overhaul adding new features and a bow-to-stern interior renovation. We get a five-night Western Caribbean review of Carnival Paradise from Tampa, Florida.  Simonne from Cruising Excursions answer some Mediterranean shore excursion questions.   Sherry has cruise news:  Celebrity Edge was officially christened  Carnival Cruise Line returns to Europe in 2020  Carnival increases beverage gratuities by three percent  Another Princess ship will have Ocean Medallion by February 2019 Royal Caribbean investing in biometric technology  Terminal 3 in Port Canaveral is officially underway  Listener Question: What is there to do in Grand Cayman aside from Stingray City? -- Thoughts or questions? doug@cruiseradio.net  Want daily cruise news? Subscribe to the Cruise Radio News podcast feed.  Get in-depth cruise news and industry insight at www.cruiseradio.net.

In this episode Jan Swartz, President of Princess Cruises, gives us a behind-the-scenes look into the innovative world of the cruise industry and discusses how it has evolved over the years to bring exceptional experiences to guests. Swartz shared how their trademarked wearable technology, the Ocean Medallion, is helping revolutionize and personalize guest experiences on a whole new level, and reveals what she thinks is the best cruise destination in the world.

John Padgett is a leader in transforming customer experience with technology. He is the Chief Experience Innovation Officer at Carnival Corporation—the operator of cruise lines like Princess Cruises, Holland America, Seabourn, and more—where he leads a team with diverse skills to create game-changing guest experiences. A key player in the development of Disney’s MyMagic+ technology—which led to a $1 billion investment in technology infrastructure at Walt Disney World in Orlando—and Ocean Medallion—the first-of-its-kind wearable device that creates an interactive guest experience—John has 31 patent registrations and 92 trademarks to his credit. He has also won multiple innovation awards for wearable devices, experience itinerary scheduling, and optimization, digital experience interaction platforms, and operational processes. In this episode, John shares how innovative technology can significantly improve customer experience, as well as the possibilities of applying similar technology in the broader world. Listen in to learn what companies should all keep in mind about keeping clients happy, the most important thing about any customer interactions, and what it really takes to create a frictionless experience. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2nE3ieB 

Padgett is redefining cruising through ultimate personalization, and has the pedigree to do it. Padgett holds 19 patents and multiple innovation awards for wearable devices, experience itinerary scheduling and optimization, digital experience interaction platforms and operational processes. In his former life at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, he spearheaded the invention, development and implementation of guest engagement innovations that include the MagicBand, FastPass+, Disney's Magical Express, Be Our Guest restaurant, Main Entrance access portals and Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique retail locations. Now he's creating Ocean Medallion™, a first-of-its-kind wearable device enabling personal experiences by bridging the physical and digital worlds to deliver a new level of personalized service not previously considered possible -- including sophisticated wayfinding, food and beverage on demand, an array of interactive gaming, personalized entertainment experiences and more.  The quarter-sized, 1.8-ounce disc can be accessorized with jewelry, clips, key chains and bands or simply carried in a pocket or pocketbook. We learn all about this new technology and his history. But first, Glenn speaks with Corey Nyman of the F&B consulting firm, The Nyman Group (www.thenymangroup.com). They talk about societal dining trends before drilling down to how it's expressed in the hotel industry and, in Las Vegas in particular. Subscribe on iTunes: No Vacancy with Glenn Haussman Subscribe on Android: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ifu34iwhrh7fishlnhiuyv7xlsm Send your comments and questions to Glenn@rouse.media.  Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/novacancy Follow Glenn @TravelingGlenn Follow Corey @EatDrinkVegas Learn more at http://novacancy.libsyn.com Produced by Jeff Polly: http://www.endpointmultimedia.com/

MSC Divina certainly gets mixed reviews. Hear our latest review of MSC Cruises from a couple who spent seven nights on MSC Divina.  Sherry has cruise news on:  Carnival adds 13 longer sailings Disney Cruise Line reveals new itineraries for 2018 Holland America raises daily tips Princess Cruises debuting Ocean Medallion class on fourth ship NCL dropping the prices of bottled water cases Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net  Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at https://cruiseradio.net

We dropped in on the conference with the President of Carnival Corporation, Arnold Donald, to discuss their new Ocean Medallion they are launching on Princess Cruises. This wearable device is designed to enhance your cruise experience.  Later in the show, we get a review of Princess Cruises' Crown Princess on a west coast sailing. Scott gives us a bow to stern review of his sailing to the Mexican Riveria.  Thoughts or reviews? Email me: doug@cruiseradio.net  Find in-depth cruise news and ship reviews at https://cruiseradio.net

Welcome to episode 94! We start off 2017 with some awesome news from Carnival Corporation and discuss all about their new and innovative cruise product, the Ocean Medallion and it's roll out on the Regal Princess in November.  Check out Princess Cruises' announcement video:   It is an exciting announcement from Carnival and Princess and we will be following this closely over the next few months. On this week's show we share about the seven apps you should have on your smart phone or tablet before you take your next cruise. Here are the links to the apps that we discussed: Kindle by Amazon Audible by Amazon Yelp Dailybook Voice Record Pro PicPlayPost Over Lyft Uber And of course don't forget to sign up here for our new digital magazine app: www.seawindmag.com Also, follow our new Instagram feed here: Seawind Magazine IG Thank you for listening and sharing our show with your family and friends! We really appreciate all of your support of our podcast! Happy Cruising! Tommy & Scott  P.S. You can always support us by using our Amazon link: Click Here To Visit Amazon.com Also visit The Cruise Dudes Amazon Associates Store for your cruise gifts! THANK YOU! Contact The Cruise Dudes! Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecruisedudes Instagram: https://instagram.com/thecruisedudes/ YouTube: The Cruise Dudes Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/321163017150953432/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/thecruisedudes Email: thecruisedudes@gmail.com Voice Mail: 424-272-1916