Does anyone know exactly how much the CD costs? I can't find it anywhere, all I see is the package of pictures deals. We are going on a 4-night Dream cruise in May and I'm contemplating so I need to figure out if I should save up or not?
Another question is, we are traveling with friends and they have 2 staterooms. Can we link them all together and buy 1 disc between the two families? I thought this might help with the cost then we can copy the disc and each have one. Not sure if that would work though?
Do they just take pictures at certain times and it's a compilation of that or do they walk around the ship taking random pictures too?
I'm bringing my camera and I'm always taking pictures so I'm wondering what's going to be worth it for my family?
I would like a couple of nice family shots, so either way I would purchase a few, but this will help me decide if I just want a small photo package or the CD!
Thanks for any feedback!!
Read the first few posts of the thread, people have given prices. Generally 3 and 4 nights are $199, 5 nights are $249, 7 nights $299, not sure about 10 nights as we have not done those, for the 14nights it is $399, and as said before if you buy the CD you will get 1/2 price prints.
In short, no you can not link the CDs for the situation you are talking about. Often they will help you if it is for example the parents in one room and the kids in another, you will find some workarounds here on the boards with varying degrees of success.
Onboard it is generally scheduled times (character pictures) and there are several places, all listed in the navigator. The walk around photos on the ship happen usually at dinner. When in port or at castaway key there are walk around pictures sporadically. We have been up on the pool deck on a nice day and a shutters person was taking pictures of kids in the splash zone which was nice. There are also private photo sessions you can book. Usually outside the midship dining room the photographers will set up some family style shoots (no characters), sometimes a captain photo shoot, or a formal photo shoot, the times and examples are listed in the shutters area.
A shutters person will not take pictures with your camera, but a CM will, so often you can get your shots that way.
Also one more thing to note about the CD, while it does give you the rights and all of your pictures, the one thing it doesn't give you is the backgrounds or touch ups/cropping that they do. If you like the border around the pictures then you are better off buying the prints that have them, or buying the CD for the photo files and then the prints for the borders you like.