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Google’s StreetView sets sail on Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas

Google has been deploying its StreetView mapping technology into new locations, such as offering insideviews of businesses around the world. Royal Caribbean is the latest to map its business: the cruise ship. Thecruise line deployed the technology on tour of its latest ship, the technologically-advanced Quantum of theSeas.

A startup called TourDash is behind the packaging of the StreetView technology into this particularapplication, deploying Google Trusted Photographers to document businesses and include a drop-down menufor virtual guests to fully explore the business.

The menu is an essential piece of expanding the functionality, as it allows the guests to quickly cycle throughdifferent areas of the business without having to click through the entire space.

The mapping offers up an exhaustive view of the ship, from the decks to the rooms to the various on-boardamenities.

Some highlights:

Bionic Bar: This ship has some industry-firsts, and these two automated bartenders are most definitely onthat list.

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Royal Loft Suites: This type of loft room might be more at home in a penthouse hotel room in a big cityrather than on the water.

Solarium: Inclement weather might keep

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xBox Arena: Just in case the enormous sea views and other on-board activities aren’t enough, park the kidsin front of these giant screens and let them go at it. Or let the parents loose on the dodge ‘ems while the kidsplay…

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About the Writer :: Nick Vivion

Nick Vivion was a reporter (and later also global events lead) for Tnooz between August 2012 and July 2015.He was the launch co-founder of Booty's, a global street food restaurant in New Orleans and now is AVPOperations, North America at Zomato.

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Try streetviewmovie to walk through inside the ship.https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-street-view-movie/jpbfkbjcggfcdooobdfpacdabodogedh

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