RiverSong 403 Report post Posted December 16, 2015 No it’s not a joke, or even a dis towards their current staff. The world's first humanoid robot will join Costa Cruises staff from spring 2016. The multi-lingual Pepper robots are designed to interact with people by communicating through intuitive interfaces including voice and touch, according to Costa Pepper will even be able to provide recommendations on restaurants, events and excursions. What next? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vamp23 77 Report post Posted December 16, 2015 Glad to see your knowledge back on the forum Riversong have you been away ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RiverSong 403 Report post Posted December 16, 2015 Glad to see your knowledge back on the forum Riversong have you been away ? I have just had a lovely cruise on board Azura, not long back and already craving another one. 1 vamp23 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oldworldtraveller 2163 Report post Posted December 16, 2015 I understand the robots are also going on AIDA ships Riversong? A thought, if you upset a humanoid robot, will it cry!!! 1 RiverSong reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesky Pirate 152 Report post Posted December 16, 2015 As long as they don't start steering the ships! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Kidd II 786 Report post Posted December 16, 2015 It will save on gratuties for those who do not like to pay them. 3 RiverSong, Oldworldtraveller and Bumble Bee reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
loz6 136 Report post Posted December 17, 2015 I'm not sure i'd like this! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sea Cruiser 89 Report post Posted December 17, 2015 this is strange Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cast ashore 100 Report post Posted December 17, 2015 I don't think I've heard anything about this new robotic crew on board Costa... Have to say it is all a little unusual and it takes away from the personal face-to-face service. Pepper is also an intresting choice of name haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hturtle 321 Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Costa also announced they are dropping travel agents and only dealing direct with customers almost immediately. V interested to see how that works out for them, not sure what percantage of their sales come via agents but I bet its quite high Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Kidd II 786 Report post Posted December 17, 2015 V interesting, hturtle, especially as Costa are in the Carnival group. Could this mean the end of Bolsovercruise Club and so this Forum? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wheels36 450 Report post Posted December 17, 2015 Would not have thought that the demand for Costa would be high enough to allow them to risk empty berths. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
