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Be forewarned: on any ship I've seen, it's not only expensive, but also S-L-O-O-O-W.
Yes, so much so that you don't even want to bother with it.
Be forewarned: on any ship I've seen, it's not only expensive, but also S-L-O-O-O-W.
Yep. Did this Summer on Princess & it's expensive (I think) & slow. Issue is connections have to go thru satellites - limited capacity & time for signals to travel. And connections got dropped. It's not the cruise lines' fault actually. They all could do a better job of explaining & warning of this.We are going to Alaska next summer, trip home is a cruise on the Princess Lines. Any comments about internet for that trip?
How expensive is the wifi on a cruise ship? Has anyone ever used it? We will have a cruise in two weeks and there is a teenager with us and wifi connection for gaming is a must.
We are planning on a 7 day cruise next year, out of Puerto Rico will visit Barbados, St Lucia, Antigua, St Maarten, & the US VIs. Celebrity cruise line wants a crazy price for phone & internet on the cruise. I just want to check the occasional email, have family with medical issues and want to stay in touch....
Friends or family can reach you 24 hours a day via Celebrity’s Satellite Service. Your friends and family can contact the ship by calling (877) 266-1020. From outside the U.S., they can call (732) 335-3296.
The cost is $7.95 USD a minute and can be charged to American Express®, MasterCard®, Visa®, Discover® or Diners Club®. From outside the U.S. additional long distance charges will also apply. Calls are limited to 10 minutes.
We were considering Princess but decided to go with Holland America (for 2018, not 2017). Regardless, I did just check coverage for VZ in AK.We are going to Alaska next summer, trip home is a cruise on the Princess Lines. Any comments about internet for that trip?
We are going to Alaska next summer, trip home is a cruise on the Princess Lines. Any comments about internet for that trip?
This was what I checked next (after Verizon 4G LTE coverage). Among other options:We've never failed to find free wifi in coffee shops or simply in the port on cruises we've been on.
Airlines have plans to put faster Internet, usually offered by outside companies.
Really surprised the cruise lines don't try to cut deals with the same vendors.
I suspect we'll see deployment of faster internet on different paths on airlines versus cruise ships, given how much airlines are used for business travel as compared to cruise lines.
Well if they can amortize it over more potential customers, maybe they can bring down costs and offer pricing that would entice leisure customers, resulting in much great volume of people using the service.
BTW, I hear on river cruises, the paid on-shore excursions are mandatory?
Not in my experience - which is with Viking. There's always a free excursion at each stop, plus paid ones that do more (like wine/beer tasting, go further afield, etc).
Calico, we took that cruise with Princess last summer but I didn't need internet that trip. I would never cruise with them again. WE were on the Grand Princess which is really old. The ship leaked so they had buckets in the halls. Someone we knew had their room flooded. The tether boats also leaked from the top so it was raining inside and out. The only decent food was in the main dining room. The buffets were old and cold. The entertainment was good. The toilets kept getting plugged up and out of service so big lines to use the bathrooms. From now on we are sticking to RC.