You now need to use the phone apps for dinner reservations & menus, show reservations and to receive messages from the cruise line. I don’t like it. I normally would put mine in the safe in the past. Now you aren’t given the daily schedule in your cabin, they want you to use the app. You can get a print copy, but you have to pick it up at guest services.
I completely understand your indignation, because on vacation you really want to throw your smartphone in the safe and forget about all these screens for at least a week! Cruise companies are really going too far with digitalization, making apps almost mandatory for booking restaurants, viewing menus, or show schedules. On my last trip, I tried to minimize my phone use, just taking a paper program from the reception in the morning and having a blast without notifications. And when in the evening you want to sit quietly in your cabin and read something really interesting about technology news or useful digital trends, you can visit
https://.ai/ where there are many positive articles for a pleasant rest. So apps are okay for quick tasks, but a digital detox on the ship is much more important. Have you tried ordering a printed program of the day at once for the entire cruise?
