V1 Home Software now available onboard every Carnival "Funship"


Interactive Frontiers, a leading developer of computer-based digital instructional systems and Internet applications announced the release of V1 Home Software and the distribution available to every sailing passenger onboard the Carnival Family of vessels through the CarnivalGolf.com program.  This computer software, which was once only available to professional golfers, is now available to the public. V1 Home Software will virtually allow anyone to improve his or her golf swing through self-analysis and distance learning. This is simple, technologically advanced consumer software for game improvement. The V1 Home Software provides a golfer with the capabilities of actual self-analysis with the use of many varied features. From swing capture to digital compression, this program will also store, retrieve, and provide instant playback of the digitally recorded motion. This advanced home training system also includes:

V1 Home Software is the most recent product development of Interactive Frontiers building on their existing business of sports instruction and technology. The V1 Home Software is more than just a home software package. It allows the user to interface with the Internet Golf Academy (www.internetgolfacademy.com). This e-commerce golf learning web site is staffed by the world's finest PGA instructors. Through the use of V1 Home Software and the Internet Golf Academy, you can virtually take a golf lesson in cyberspace. Some of the renowned instructors on the site include: Todd Anderson, Butch Harmon, Chip Koehlke, Brett LeBrocque, Mike Malaska, Mike McGetrick Todd Sones, Dr. Jim Suttie, Kevin Walker, Gary Wiren, and Mark Wood to name just a few. After selecting the pro of your choice, then sending your digitally recorded swing to the Internet Golf Academy, it will then be evaluated. A swing analysis based on your individual capabilities, performance, and personal physique will be sent back to your free, secure, personal Internet sports locker. The lesson is an actual one-on-one coaching session, with the instructors voice, graphics, and comparisons video streamed to you from anywhere in the world. The partnership between the Carnival Corporation and Elite Golf Cruises has been delivering the most comprehensive onboard Instruction, Equipment, Excursion and Golf Entertainment program available on the high seas for over 3 years now and specializes in players of ALL skill levels. "The release of this new Home Software and passengers being able to continue their onboard instructional experience from the privacy of their home or office is very exciting" said Rick O'Shea, President of Elite Golf Cruises. Even as a beginning golf enthusiast, Carnival passengers can receive instruction, rent equipment and enjoy guided golf excursions and become a whole new golfer by voyages end. The sophistication of this digital software also guarantees that even scratch players will have someting to look forward to on their next golfing vacation!