Royal Caribbean's Oasis to Offer Advanced Photo System

When Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis of the Seas debuts at Port Everglades next month, the world’s largest cruise ship will have an advanced photography system on board.

Image, Royal Caribbean’s photo concessionaire for 22 years, has implemented a series of technologies that will streamline the gallery sales process and enable guests to easily find and manage their cruise memories.

With its patented youFinder automated photo indexing technology, Image has implemented a more guest-centric way of displaying cruise memories. Combined with digital workflow systems that manage the large number of images produced, youFinder can separate guest images into logical groupings -- by cabin number or traveling companions.

“YouFinder represents a fundamental change in the shipboard photography business,” said Brynley Davies, managing director of the Image Group. “Despite the advent of digital mini-labs on cruise ships, retail display of photos in galleries is still largely based on film technology, where there has been no effective way to link a photo to a guest.”