Shipmate App Obsession

Why Every cruiser needs the shipmate cruise app

Hi, my name is Susan… and I’m a Shipmate-aholic. There, I said it.

If you’ve cruised with me, you already know my “thing” isn’t just packing cubes or knowing the best time to hit the buffet (though, yes, I have those down to a science too). My true love? The Shipmate app.

It started innocently enough. I downloaded it to keep track of our upcoming cruises for organization, but then I discovered the real magic: this little beauty stores every single cruise I’ve ever taken. Not just the year, not just the ship name—nope. We’re talking dates, itineraries, deck plans, ship stats… the whole glorious history of my time at sea.

My Floating Memory Bank

Shipmate is basically my personal cruise diary—minus the seasick handwriting and sun lotion stains. Want to know where I was on July 14th, 2016? Open the app. Boom—right there: Caribbean, on the Oasis of the Seas. Which ports? Which stateroom? What day I found the world’s best Key Lime Pie in Key West? Oh yes, all there.

Some people reminisce by flipping through old photo albums. I scroll through my Shipmate app while sipping coffee, nodding like a captain reviewing the ship’s log. My husband will ask what I’m doing. “Just visiting 2019,” I say casually, as though time travel is a standard Tuesday activity.

Why I’m Obsessed

• It’s Ridiculously Easy to Use – If you can tap a screen, you can master this app.
• All Cruises in One Place – My past, present, and future cruises all lined up like a perfectly scheduled embarkation day.
• Itinerary Details – No more guessing if that was St. Kitts or St. Lucia in 2018—it’s all documented.
• Future Trip Countdown – Nothing motivates me through laundry day like seeing “102 days until your next cruise!”
• It’s available for both iOS and Android mobile devices.

Why You Should Get It Too

If you’re even half as obsessed with cruising as I am (and trust me, I’m at “fully committed relationship” level), Shipmate is a game-changer. It’s not just about being organized—it’s about reliving the joy of every single sail-away, every exotic port, and every night you stayed up way past your bedtime for just one more round of karaoke.

So go ahead, download it. But don’t say I didn’t warn you—before you know it, you’ll be pulling out your phone mid-dinner to tell your friends exactly which week in 2015 you sailed the Baltic Sea. And you’ll do it with pride.

Your Turn

Do you use Shipmate or use some other App to track your cruises? If so… tell us how many cruises are you tracking in the Comments field below. (Don’t worry, I won’t judge—unless you have fewer than 10. Then I might need to take you shopping for another sailing.)