taniahappy
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Yikes for those prices! If I didnt have one already, I would much rather prefer to purchase a GoPro and take my own cool pics and then edit them at home... and print them with Shutterfly or similar
Hi,
The photo packages (especially the one with the disk and all the print photos are worth it!) The nice thing about the package where you get all the photos on the disk and you get the hard copy photos is you do not have to sit in Shutters and have to pick the best pictures out of your whole vacation. We have done the disk and and all the print photos package before a few times. It is expensive, but to our family it is worth the money!
Well, it does seem to say that you will get a hard copy of all photos, but the website says "Print option includes one copy of your photos displayed in Shutters." Not all photos are displayed in Shutters. Some people have reported that they did, indeed, NOT receive ALL photos on the CD in hard copy, only those that were already printed out for display. Now, it is possible that all your photos may be printed for display. There's no way of knowing until you see what's actually printed.1st time cruiser here and leaving in 2 weeks ... Clarification ... am I understanding this correctly....if I purchase the Disk and prints ($229 after 15% discount) I will get the disk and a hard copy of EVERY picture taken? For example, if we took 50 pictures, I'd have those 50 pics on the disk AND those exact 50 pics as 8x10s as well? So walking home with 50 8x10 photos?? AND if for some reason we don't like the pictures we can "downgrade" or cancel before the last night of the cruise? TYIA for clarifying!
I'm glad that someone renewed this thread. I've already pre-purchased the photobook for our Western Caribbean Fantasy cruise in June. Now I'm starting to worry about the pictures from Castaway Cay, which is on our last full day. Will there be time for the CC pictures to be uploaded to Shutters in time to make the photobook? I think it has to be done by 10 pm that night.
Well, it does seem to say that you will get a hard copy of all photos, but the website says "Print option includes one copy of your photos displayed in Shutters." Not all photos are displayed in Shutters. Some people have reported that they did, indeed, NOT receive ALL photos on the CD in hard copy, only those that were already printed out for display. Now, it is possible that all your photos may be printed for display. There's no way of knowing until you see what's actually printed.
Not all photos are 8X10 size (printed) the character photo ops are 6X8.
Yes, you can change whatever package you purchase, as long as you do it by the last full day of the cruise.
It's not really a change, they will credit back the package you originally purchased and charge you for a whole new package.
Is there a discount if you buy before you board? How big of a savings roughly?How does the cancel on board work? Just if you don't take enough photos or don't like them enough, they will refund you? I'm looking at getting the package, we are going to be on a 12 night and its pretty pricey... But preorder does save a little.
The discount is only on the full CD if you prepurchase, and it's about 15%.Is there a discount if you buy before you board? How big of a savings roughly?
I love pictures and I love to have pictures that have everyone in the family in them. I have purchased the photo CD package in the past. However I am not likely to buy again for our next cruise because:
- I hate the cutesy borders they add on to the digital images now - blech. They always seem to cover up part of a person.
- the file sizes are not high - each pic on our last cd was about 1 - 1.5 mb, with some as low as 900kb. They are fine for printing up to 8x10 at 300dpi but they are not as good as they could/should be for digital scrapbooking and photo editing - zooming, cropping out what I can of the obnoxious border, etc.
- When we have been on the larger ship, we didn't see as many photo opportunities without long lines and certainly none for the characters. We haven't seen a photographer on Castaway Cay since 2005. But I know others have, it's just hit or miss I guess.
- Given all of the above, I find Shutters prices to be too high. And it really bothers me that they don't just give me the printed pics when you buy the CD since they're going to throw them away anyway and I just spent $350 with them. They would probably sell more CDs and save money on trash collection if they included the printed pics with the CDs or charged a reasonable nominal fee - $25 or so.
- Also my next cruise is a b2b, I wish they offered a good deal for that.
The discount is only on the full CD if you prepurchase, and it's about 15%.
Each room must purchase their own CD, if you all want the CD. The only exception to this is where there is one nuclear family (dad & minor kids in one room, and mom & minor kids in a second room). In that case only one CD purchase is necessary.How does this work if you have mixed families in a stateroom? I am sharing the stateroom with my sister and her son.
Each room must purchase their own CD, if you all want the CD. The only exception to this is where there is one nuclear family (dad & minor kids in one room, and mom & minor kids in a second room). In that case only one CD purchase is necessary.
I'm not sure if you're asking about just one room with a mixed family - but, if so, if your room purchases the CD than any photos take with anyone from your room in them will be included in the CD (one CD).
Is your son in a different room?Thanks Shmoo that's what I was afraid of. I really don't mind some pics of them but I really wanted more just myself and my son.