JNS123 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 We are considering the idea of doing to the private Photo session for our up coming cruise. Has anyone ever done it before and what was your experience? Did you get to take pictures at Port with the scenery? Was the entire package curated to how you wanted it? And overall how does it go and was it worth it? I was also curious what are the benefits of doing the private Photo session rather than doing the other packages? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 I have never done this but from what I have seen aboard, they appear to me to more of a studio photo session. I'm not sure if you can arrange something outside of that or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweber3 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 We did just such a session about 5 years ago. It was a studio session only. But, in their defense, I wasn't smart enough to ask for anything else. The session lasted about an hour. The photographs b/w only. Having said that, they were superb! The only downside is cost. The photos were sold at an "each" price. It reminded me of my kids school pictures Ponzi scheme. The dozen or so pictures we bought on a thumb drive cost about $1200. CrimsonCruiser and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 @Lovetocruise2002 just had a family photo session on her NYE sailing and posted about it in her live blog. SweetPea and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNS123 Posted February 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, rjweber3 said: We did just such a session about 5 years ago. It was a studio session only. But, in their defense, I wasn't smart enough to ask for anything else. The session lasted about an hour. The photographs b/w only. Having said that, they were superb! The only downside is cost. The photos were sold at an "each" price. It reminded me of my kids school pictures Ponzi scheme. The dozen or so pictures we bought on a thumb drive cost about $1200. Wait, so you have to purchase each photo individually? So they are not included in the package? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmar02 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 16 minutes ago, JNS123 said: Wait, so you have to purchase each photo individually? So they are not included in the package? I believe the package is your "sitting fee". I don't recall in lovetocruise's blog if any photos were included. She did list some of the photo package prices though. KristiZ and rjweber3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 48 minutes ago, JNS123 said: Wait, so you have to purchase each photo individually? So they are not included in the package? They are not. And there was a pretty hard sell when we did this. The photos were great, but not that great rjweber3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweber3 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 1 hour ago, KristiZ said: They are not. And there was a pretty hard sell when we did this. The photos were great, but not that great That was our experience also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 1, 2023 Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 @JNS123we just did this in December for NYE. The cost of the session includes the sitting fee and 5 digitals on a USB. The session can be taken in studio or on location (around the ship or PDCC/Labadee). We were on the fence at first but ending up loving it. I have a detailed review in my blog that @melmar02 linked along with prices for additional packages. IMO, what sets the private session apart from the regular photos is the lighting is slightly better. They will try to upsell you, but the photos do turn out gorgeous. Shipping to your home is included if you purchase a package from them and upon arrival, the canvases were packaged in excellent condition. Sweety and SweetPea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNS123 Posted February 1, 2023 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2023 58 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: @JNS123we just did this in December for NYE. The cost of the session includes the sitting fee and 5 digitals on a USB. The session can be taken in studio or on location (around the ship or PDCC/Labadee). We were on the fence at first but ending up loving it. I have a detailed review in my blog that @melmar02 linked along with prices for additional packages. IMO, what sets the private session apart from the regular photos is the lighting is slightly better. They will try to upsell you, but the photos do turn out gorgeous. Shipping to your home is included if you purchase a package from them and upon arrival, the canvases were packaged in excellent condition. Did you have the option to take pictures in the ports of call? Also, do you think it is worth it to order the canvases from Royal or to just get them printed ourselves back home? And if you don't mind sharing, how much did the canvases cost? I also wanted to know, do you take all the photos in one session or can you do them on different days. I assume you could do it multiple times, since from what I have heard you can take pictures in port as well. I was looking at your review but there was so much going on it was hard to find what I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted February 2, 2023 Report Share Posted February 2, 2023 14 hours ago, JNS123 said: Did you have the option to take pictures in the ports of call? They offered Labadee and Coco Cay as options. Not sure about other ports. 14 hours ago, JNS123 said: Also, do you think it is worth it to order the canvases from Royal or to just get them printed ourselves back home? And if you don't mind sharing, how much did the canvases cost? See Pg. 6 in the blog linked above. Hubby took pics of a bunch of prices. We loved our canvases. 14 hours ago, JNS123 said: I also wanted to know, do you take all the photos in one session or can you do them on different days. Yes, the fee covers one session only. 14 hours ago, JNS123 said: I was looking at your review but there was so much going on it was hard to find what I was looking for. See page 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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