Cruise Control

Inspiration

We wanted to create an app that allows people to form meaningful relationships while on a cruise.

What it does

Our app allows you to view all events that are happening on your cruise. It allows you to see the location and time of the event, so you never miss anything important. Additionally, the app connects you to other people on the cruise that are interested in similar events, allowing you to form new connections!

How we built it

We built it with xCode and Swift, with backend web services written in PHP and a database built on MySQL. We used a WAMP Stack for testing our code and databases locally.

Challenges we ran into

We had trouble connecting to and implementing the Snapchat SDK. Also, due to our lack of experience with the Google Cloud Platform, we experienced a learning curve in using the Platform to host our PHP scripts and database. PHP debugging also gave us trouble.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud to demo this prototype which allows you to engage in the virtual cruise experience, with a furnished UI that keeps the user engaged and makes the vacation feel like seamless and endless fun. We are also proud of the speed and efficiency with which the app is able to run.

What we learn

We learned more about PHP and Google cloud technologies, as well as implementing Google Cloud in a real-world application and using Cloud hosting for databases.