Seapass

While the US is experimenting with technology enabling cruise ship passengers to use their cell phones on deck, in France, a company called Seapass is testing an SMS reservation service with several thousand ship owners, allowing them to make their docking reservations by text message, at 5 different ports off the Côte d'Azur (Sainte-Marie-de-la-Mer, Les Embiez, Bandol, Sanary et port de Bouc.)

Mobile users need only to send an SMS to a designated short code to:

- reserve a parking spot for their boat
- request the weather report
- request the sites to visit in the area, best beaches, best restaurants, historic monuments...

emily | 1:30 PM | New SMS Services |
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