photo kiosk question

Floridanamaw · #1 (**permalink**) November 2nd, 2009, 11:10 PM

I remember seeing photo kiosk around the Glory when we sailed in 2007. Do all of the ships have them, especially the Legend. I really don't want to drag my laptop with me, but I know I can back up all my photos onto it (I am so scared of losing them). I was wondering if the kiosk have the disk making feature and how much it is to make a disk. I've priced photo storage devises and well that's not going to happen. Has anyone used the kiosk and how was it, price, etc. Thanks.

Luanne Russo · #2 (**permalink**) November 2nd, 2009, 11:13 PM

We use to have our film developed on each cruise, but this last time, they said they were discontinuing it. I would guess they were talking about disks too. Maybe someone else can help with more recent.

Floridanamaw · #3 (**permalink**) November 3rd, 2009, 06:22 PM

thanks Luanne. Looks like I will be dragging my laptop with me just to have a safe back up for my photos. Wished I didn't have to.

colorcrazie · #4 (**permalink**) November 4th, 2009, 03:40 PM

Extra storage cards for your camera might be easier. Don't remember the cost, though, so that might be what you were referring to.
Marty

Floridanamaw · #5 (**permalink**) November 4th, 2009, 04:06 PM

I wanted a back up system for my storage cards. What I usually do on any vacation is sit down at the end of the day and transfer any pictures I have taken that day to my laptop to a folder dated that day. I keep using the camera card for several days until it is almost full. When I get home I have folders on my laptop for each day we were on vacation with pictures from that day. I thought if the ship had a photo kiosk then at the end of the day I would go have a disk made with the photos from that day, do the same thing the next night and so on. It's just a fear I have of losing my photos that make me back-up, back-up and back-up. They make photo views and storage devices, but they start at over 200.00. It's just not in the budget to get one. So, not knowing about a kiosk I will just take my laptop and feel better about saving my photos.

green_rd · #6 (**permalink**) November 4th, 2009, 05:18 PM

I vaguely remember seeing a kiosk on Splendor - but I didn't use it so I might not be remembering correctly. I'm with Marty though, the cost of SD cards is getting so cheap it might be more cost effective to use a card a day rather than pay for a CD a day.

Remember you pictures should be date stamped by your camera, so downloading them once and then splitting them up by day should be a pretty easy task.

BobMiller · #7 (**permalink**) November 5th, 2009, 07:18 PM

There was one on the Freedom last month. I don't remember seeing a way to move files to a disk, just to print. It wouldn't work for the photos I wanted to print because it could only read an SD up to 2GB an I was using a 4GB SDHD.

Floridanamaw · #8 (**permalink**) November 5th, 2009, 11:22 PM

Okay, thanks. I have a CF (compact flash) card for my DSLR, it's a 4 gig so I'm sure it wouldn't work. Looks like I will have to figure something else out. Thanks.

brad813 · #9 (**permalink**) November 5th, 2009, 11:42 PM

I saw one on the Imagination, though I didn't use it. If I recall correctly, the prices were fairly reasonable.