Carnival hopes a virtual cruise will convince you to book your next vacation
 

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...


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