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04-28-2016, 06:10 PM
Carnival hopes a virtual cruise will convince you to book your next vacation
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Carnival has put the highlights of a cruise in a 360-degree video to provide the experience of an "instant Caribbean vacation."
The virtual vacation starts on Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman, with serene waves brushing the shore.
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But then it's back to the cruise ship — and the cruise ship's water slide. Viewers can discover that a virtual waterslide is just as dizzying as a real one.*
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The rest of the video takes viewers through the ship, from its restaurants, bars and pools to a sunset viewing from the back deck lounge.
Obviously a two-and-a-half minute video can't truly mimic a cruise vacation — motion sickness and overcrowded decks don't figure in the video — but Carnival's investment in virtual experiences signals a shift in the vocabulary of travel advertising. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/carnival-cruise-360-degree-video/)
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Carnival has put the highlights of a cruise in a 360-degree video to provide the experience of an "instant Caribbean vacation."
The virtual vacation starts on Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman, with serene waves brushing the shore.
http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzI3L2ExL0Ryb25lLmVkZTkyLmpwZwpwCXRodW 1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg/aec3f29d/a94/Drone.jpg
Image: carnival cruises
But then it's back to the cruise ship — and the cruise ship's water slide. Viewers can discover that a virtual waterslide is just as dizzying as a real one.*
http://rack.3.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzI3L2YzL1dhdGVyV29ya3MuZDFmMDAuanBnCn AJdGh1bWIJNTc1eDQwOTY-/ee40ac31/e74/WaterWorks.jpg
Image: carnival cruises
The rest of the video takes viewers through the ship, from its restaurants, bars and pools to a sunset viewing from the back deck lounge.
Obviously a two-and-a-half minute video can't truly mimic a cruise vacation — motion sickness and overcrowded decks don't figure in the video — but Carnival's investment in virtual experiences signals a shift in the vocabulary of travel advertising. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/carnival-cruise-360-degree-video/)
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