Backup & Restore
There is no separate backup to take in Cruise Buddy, because encrypted sync does the job continuously. Every change you make is sent, encrypted, to your account as soon as you're online, and every device you sign in to downloads it again.
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Is my data backed up?
It is once it has synced. Check the Encrypted sync card in Settings, or the dot on the account icon: Up to date means everything on this device is on the server.
Changes made offline are kept on the device and sent when you reconnect. Until then they exist only on that device — so before clearing a browser, signing out or handing a device on, make sure sync says Up to date. Cruise Buddy warns you if you try to sign out with changes that haven't synced.
Moving to a new phone or computer
- Open app.cruise-buddy.app on the new device and sign in with your email address.
- Enter your recovery code or passphrase.
- Your cruises download. Install Cruise Buddy on the new device if you'd like it on the home screen.
There is nothing to export from the old device first. When you've finished with it, remove it under Settings → Devices.
What is included
Everything on your account syncs:
- Cruises, itinerary days, excursions and notes.
- The people in your People list and who is on which cruise.
- Packing lists, to-dos and reminders.
- Journal entries.
- Payments and onboard spend.
- Flights, hotels, parking, car hire and other travel.
The files attached to records — documents, passport scans and journal photos — are stored and synced with Cruise Buddy Plus. Without Plus, a file you add stays on the device you added it on.
Keep your recovery code safe
Sync protects you from losing a device. It cannot protect you from losing your recovery code as well as every signed-in device, because your data is encrypted with a key we never have. See Lost your recovery code?
Backups from the original Cruise Buddy app
The original Cruise Buddy app kept everything on the phone and made its own backups. Those backups can't be opened by the web app. If you have cruises in the old app that you'd like to bring across, email us and we'll help.