Welcome to the NEW CruiseCrazies! Read what's new and updated

Jason · August 23, 2001

Excited to announce today's launch of the NEW and ENHANCED CruiseCrazies - Complete with tons of new features, updated navigation, a new look and feel, updated design and enhanced functionality that makes it easier than ever to share your content, exchange information and connect with other cruisers. A large emphasis has been placed on making it effortless to share your content with others - So we look forward to seeing everything from forum posts to photos, blog updates, groups and more. Here's the full list of enhancements:

New

Blogs - Curate your own blog to share your experiences and perspectives. Complete with privacy options, RSS import functionality and more
Photos - Create and manage photos with or without albums. Set credits, copyrights and tags and re-order your photos with the drag-n-drop uploader
Create and Join Groups - Create and moderate your own sub-community right here within CruiseCrazies.
- Perfect for group cruise planning, pre and post cruise meetups and more!
- Upload a group photo, banner image and add new tabs within your group to manage different types of content
- Privacy settings include Public, Private, Open, Closed
- Group content appears in users' activity streams, search results and group members receive notifications (based on their preferences)
Our Picks - Top content from across the community, hand-picked by us
We're now on Instagram! Follow us for more awesome cruise content
Leaderboard - Tracks the hottest content and top users each day, based on reputation received. The top three users each day receive a trophy and member profiles highlight the last time they received a trophy. See it in action!

Updated

Check out our new Logo at the top of every page! Details here
News and Articles - Completely redesigned with the addition of new article categories
Preferred Agents - The new name and updated look for our recommended cruise and travel agent partners
Our new Post Count Badges show how much content we have posted - Visible next to our posts and within our profiles. This has replaced our formerly used "CruiseCrazies Cabin Accommodations," with many more levels, each with a unique color. Read more here

Your Account

Profiles - Upload an eye-catching cover photo to stand out via your profile settings
Notifications - Never miss your favorite content by setting which notifications you receive and how (online or via email)
Social Sync - Connect your CruiseCrazies account to your Facebook or Twitter to sync your profile and cover photos

Around the Community

Search - Available from the top right corner of every page, a wide range of filters allows you to drill down by content type, author and lots more
Responsive Design - Our community is 100% accessible whether you’re on a desktop, mobile phone, or anything in between
Hide Signatures - View or hide other members' signatures alongside their content
Forum Index View Options - The default view is Traditional, however you can switch to "Grid" view (pinterest-style) or "Fluid" view (Simple list of all topics from all forums)

Express Yourself

Emojis - Use your iPhone or iPad to embed the popular iOS emojis within your content
Reactions - Select how you feel about the content you read - Love it, Like it, Laughing, Confused, Sad and more
Create Content From Anywhere - Click the +Create button in the upper right corner to post content directly to the desired location

Posting Content

Rich Text Editing - Paste screenshots and text directly into the editor
Tagging - Find related content with tags that can be added whenever you post a topic or any other piece of content
Mentions - Notify other members in your posts by typing @ followed by their member name - Perfect for ensuring they see what they may otherwise miss
Auto-Saved Drafts - Posts you begin typing but do not submit are automatically saved so you can return later and pick up right where you left off
Rich Embeds - Create or paste a link within your post and an embedded, expandable preview with a link will automatically appear. Works with links from CruiseCrazies, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more

Phew, that was a lot! But important for you to see the sweeping changes that are now active. So, begin checking it all out .. Start sharing your content .. Contact me if any questions .. And spread the word to friends, family and co-workers so they join us also! See you around.

P.S. More coming soon .... So stay tuned! ??

Jan115 · May 18, 2012

This is awesome, Jason, and so user friendly! I look forward to using all the new features, and I hope everyone else does, as well. You've done a great job - Bravo!?