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1989 · International

Caribbean Cruise

Tropical caribbean lagoon and sea, pink and lilac lower apron, teal water panel with swimming fish and black silhouette palm trees.

Year
1989
Maker
International
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Made by

Design
John Trudeau
Art
David Moore
Art
Constantino Mitchell
Art
Jeanine Mitchell

Vision analysis

On the playfield

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Caribbean Cruise playfield

Playfield

  • pink
  • teal
  • yellow
  • black

Fingerprint: Cluster of four hand-painted island figures across lower playfield, two symmetrical green-teal mermaids as slingshot lanes, snarling shark head and dark-haired man, circular logo with white lighthouse and palm trees, glowing purple skill-ramp circle at center

Distinctive

The most memorable feature is a cluster of four hand-painted island figures across the lower playfield: a blonde woman in a white off-the-shoulder dress, a brunette in a magenta wrap, a tanned man in a cream shirt, and a bare-chested swimmer being carried by a mermaid. Framing them are two symmetrical green-teal mermaids with dark flowing hair acting as slingshot kickback lanes, plus a snarling shark head with a red open mouth beside a dark-haired man's head. A circular logo showing a white lighthouse flanked by two black palm trees sits on the pink lower-right apron, and a glowing purple circular insert reading 'Skill' ramp sits dead centre between the two lower flippers.

Setting

  • Tropical caribbean lagoon and sea
  • Pink and lilac lower apron
  • Teal water panel with swimming fish
  • Black silhouette palm trees

Symbols

  • Playing-card suits on the three black round inserts
  • Five yellow bumper caps in a row
  • Two gold seashell scoops
  • Orange traffic-cone shaped markers
  • Yellow and black hazard stripe
  • Gold rings
  • Star shapes on the ramp strip
  • Inspiring lamp inserts

Lettering

  • Mixed: white serif small caps for 'ball in play', 'match' and 'credits' on the display glass; hand-lettered black cursive script for the circular logo; dense black condensed sans-serif instruction card

Themes

  • Tropical island
  • Caribbean
  • Mermaids
  • Lighthouse
  • Palm trees
  • Shark
  • Sea
  • Sunbathing

Title on it

  • Caribbean cruise

Text on it

  • Ball in Play
  • MATCH
  • CREDITS
  • Caribbean Cruise
  • CARIBBEAN CRUISE
  • PREMIUM GAME
  • BONUS WHEN EITHER SINKER IS SCORED
  • BONUS IS AWARDED WHEN BOTH SINKS ARE SCORED
  • A TILT WIPES THE BONUS POINTS ACCUMULATED
  • TO RECEIVE BONUS
  • TO SAVE BALL IN PLAY
  • ALL SHOTS - THREE PLAYS
  • CENTER RING
  • MASTHEAD
  • DIVE
  • SKILL
  • Caribbean
  • Cruise
Who and what
Kind Description
Woman Blonde woman with long curled yellow hair in a white off-the-shoulder dress, arms out, standing lower centre-left
Woman Brunette woman with long dark hair in a magenta/pink wrap dress, lower centre-right
Man Tanned man with dark hair in a cream short-sleeved open shirt, standing right of the women
Man Bare-chested dark-haired man in swim trunks at far left, being carried/held by a mermaid, mid-stride pose
Creature Two symmetrical green-teal mermaids with dark flowing hair and raised arms, flanking lower centre as slingshot lanes
Creature Shark head with grey skin, dorsal fin and wide open red mouth, left of centre
Creature Dark-haired man's head portrait emerging from the playfield left of centre
Vehicle White and black striped lighthouse with red roof inside the circular logo, plus two black palm trees
Full description

A photographed pinball playfield (not a backglass), shot at a slight angle under warm room lighting with the black cabinet rail and a wall visible at the edges. The surface is packed with pastel island imagery on a bright pink and lilac apron, with a large teal and turquoise lagoon panel through the centre. At upper centre sits a wide rectangular black two-line score display with a chrome bezel, flanked above by a row of five round yellow-gold bumper caps and a black star-ramp strip. Two gold seashell-shaped scoops sit left and right of the display. Across the lower half stand four figures: a blonde woman in a white off-the-shoulder dress, a brunette woman in a magenta wrap, a tanned man in a cream short-sleeved shirt, and, far left, a bare-chested dark-haired man with swim trunks being carried by a mermaid. Two symmetrical green-teal mermaids with dark hair flank the lower centre as kickback lanes. A man's head with dark hair and a shark head with an open red mouth emerge either side of a dark circular centre well. Black silhouette palm trees rise from the pink apron, and a yellow-and-black striped band runs diagonally at the left edge. Lower right carries a circular logo with a lighthouse and palm trees. Lit inserts glow pink, green and amber.