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Cruiseline.com re-launches Android Ship Mate appCruiseline.com re-launches Android Ship Mate app

Cruise review website Cruiseline.com re-launched its Android version of Ship Mate Cruise App, a mobile cruise community with more than 750,000 downloads. The updated version, now available on Google Play, adds a more modern look, a smoother user experience and a number of new features.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

May 6, 2014

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Since launching in 2010, Ship Mate has been steadily growing and currently claims 260,000 active accounts, 35,000 app opens per day and one million app opens per month. Cruiseline.com’s acquisition of Ship Mate last November provided the resources needed to upgrade the app’s user experience and expand its content.

The new Android design eliminates the need for users to download 11 separate apps (split by cruise line), and now has a consolidated version to view information about various major lines, deck plans and itineraries, plus gives the ability to track past and future voyages with a 'cruise countdown.'

The Android update adds 15 new ships across four new lines: Azamara Club Cruises, Crystal Cruises, Oceania Cruises and Seabourn.

Additional features include Photo Gallery, where users can browse all 13,000 Ship Mate photos and upload their own; Ship and Port Reviews for member-generated, verified ship reviews; and Excursions, for browsing and booking.

'We are extremely excited about the Android re-launch, and have already been getting great feedback from our community members, who were vocal in what they wanted to see updated,' said Faraz Qureshi, general manager of Cruiseline.com.

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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