Robots at Sea

So it would appear that Scientists have created a robot bartender. However after the Anthem of the seas creating the Bionic bar I didn’t think a robot bartender would be to far off from the future!

And although this sounds like a truly amazing factor to have on a cruise, will this be the end of real bartenders? I can appreciate the fact that you would not have to apply any tips for this when purchasing beverages however I do feel that cruising needs to have people power behind them to continue to grow their customer loyalty.

The Bionic Bar on-board the Anthem of the seas is a fantastic experience however you would’t want that in every bar as you like to talk to bartenders and also have a good laugh with them so I agree a robot bartender in every bar would not work and it would still have an appealing factor. I am sure for most cruise line in many years to come that may consider doing this as it would be cost effective but in the long run I do not agree that cruising should go down this route. It would be very appealing if that had something like this in one bar and i am sure that most customers would enjoy using a robot bartender but in all honesty I think most customers would agree that people behind bars is more appealing that a lifeless robot.

I’m pretty certain in the next 100 years or so this may become more applicable to some of the new cruises that are being built. However like I say in my opinion I still prefer to speak to a real person behind the bars and not a robot.

You can read the article from the telegraph here

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/11800693/Scientists-have-created-a-robot-bartender.html

What are your thought on this? Do you agree that this could become the future of cruising?