Ship-Mates
Social Networking
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Transform your cruise into a social adventure with ShipMates, the only social networking app made exclusively for cruise passengers.
ShipMates solves a common problem: helping travelers connect before boarding, plan activities together, and avoid exploring or dining alone. Whether you’re sailing solo, as a couple, or with friends, ShipMates creates a temporary social community tailored to your exact voyage.
Unlike location-based dating apps, ShipMates is an event-specific social network. You only see passengers on your exact cruise—same ship, same dates, same ports—giving you a private, focused community. Once you add your cruise, you can instantly connect with fellow passengers, organize activities, coordinate excursions, and build your group prior to departure.
The heart of ShipMates is Activity Planning, where users create or join group activities for anything onboard or ashore. Activities can be public or private, making it easy to coordinate plans, split costs, or simply find people who share your interests.
ShipMates also includes an optional, fully-disableable dating toggle, but the primary purpose of the platform is social connection—finding friends, activity partners, dinner companions, or excursion buddies. Profile filters prioritize travel style, cruise experience, and shared interests to help you connect with the right people.
By letting passengers connect before the cruise begins, ShipMates eliminates the awkward first-day scramble and ensures you start your vacation with a group, a plan, or at least a familiar face.
ShipMates is not a dating app, not location-based, and not a permanent network. It’s a voyage-specific community platform designed to enhance your cruise through meaningful, purpose-driven connections—and nothing else offers this combination.
Make your cruise more social, organized, and memorable. Download ShipMates today.
Ratings & Reviews
Canadian ports
The developer, James Goodyear, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- James Goodyear
- Size
- 26 MB
- Category
- Social Networking
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 26.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 26.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 26.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 26.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
18+
- 18+
- Infrequent
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drug Use or References
Contains
Messaging and Chat
User-Generated Content
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2025 ShipMates. All rights reserved.