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Getting up to speed on Quantum, world’s smartest cruise ship

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Remember your first computer, your first smart phone? Royal Caribbean’s revolutionary new Quantum of the Seas, now cruising out of New York, is the first “smart ship.” Quantum is as exciting, as occasionally frustrating, and as puzzling as any other new gee-whizzy gadget with the power to change your lifestyle at home, at work, or, in this case, on vacation. The excitement Quantum’s big technology leap is connectivity. You can be wired (wirelessly) to the world around …

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A look at Royal Caribbean’s brand new Quantum of the Seas

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Royal Caribbean’s revolutionary new Quantum of the Seas, now cruising out of New York City, is billed as the first “smart ship.” Quantum, the world’s third largest cruise ship behind Royal Caribbean’s sisters, Oasis and Allure, carries 4,180 passengers and offers a bunch of “firsts at sea.” I found these firsts great fun on a two-day cruise out of Bayonne, New Jersey, in mid-November. I joined a group of about a dozen other passengers on the top …

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