# Cruise Buddy:  Holiday Planner — Travel planning, Simplified

> Travel planning, Simplified (iPhone/iPad app by Richard Howell.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cruise-buddy-holiday-planner/id6765597255 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Richard Howell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1871678875)
- Category: Travel, Lifestyle
- Price: $9.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 81 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-05-28
- Data updated: 2026-08-18

## What is Cruise Buddy?

CruiseBuddy is your all-in-one cruise companion, designed to keep every part of your holiday beautifully organised from the moment you book right through to disembarkation.

Whether you’re counting down the days until embarkation, planning excursions, organising documents or keeping track of your packing list, CruiseBuddy helps you stay relaxed and ready for your next adventure at sea.

Built for cruise lovers, CruiseBuddy combines elegant design with practical tools to make cruise planning simple, stress free and enjoyable.

FEATURES

• Cruise countdowns
Track exactly how long until your next sailing.

• Itinerary planning
Keep your ports, excursions and onboard plans organised in one place.

• Packing lists
Create and manage cruise packing checklists so nothing gets left behind.

• Cruise documents
Store important information like boarding details, booking references and travel documents securely and conveniently.

• Excursion management
Plan your days ashore and keep track of activities and reservations.

• Cruise memories
Save favourite moments, photos and highlights from your holiday.

• Beautifully simple design
A clean and relaxing experience inspired by the calm of life at sea.

Whether you cruise once a year or practically live onboard with unlimited buffet access, CruiseBuddy helps you stay organised every step of the journey.

Your cruise holiday, organised beautifully.

## Is Cruise Buddy safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Cruise Buddy.

## Is Cruise Buddy legit?

Cruise Buddy:  Holiday Planner appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Cruise Buddy is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.4 — 2026-08-11

Place thumbnails added for missing places.

Overall Improvements to the app to keep it running at it's best.

### 1.4.3 — 2026-08-11

Fixed an issue where cruises added in earlier versions wouldn't displays thumbnails.

### 1.4.2 — 2026-08-08

Bug fixes & Improvements

### 1.4.1 — 2026-07-28

Bug fixes & improvements

### 1.4.0 — 2026-07-09

Re-design of the home screen to make it more inviting to users. 
It is now possible to see real time flight information for your fly cruise, is your flight going to be late find out right in Cruise Buddy. 
Location images have been added to your itinerary. 
People screen has been re-designed. 
Places screen has been re-designed. 
It is now possible to upload people specific documents for multiple cruises. 
You can share documents directly into Cruise Buddy, got an email from your travel agent you can send that directly to Cruise Buddy using the iOS share sheet. 


Bug Fixes & Improvements

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