The Basics Of Accessing Internet On A Cruise Ship
You take a cruise vacation to take time off from your busy routine. But you could feel cut off if you do not take a look at your email at least once a day!
Basically, the need for net access on a cruise liner is starting to become increasingly real. That’s the reason why more and more folks are traveling on a cruise liner with their laptops!
Net access options on a cruise liner
With demand comes supply – and that’s the reason why there are multiple Internet access options offered by almost all cruise lines – from Norwegian to P&0 Cruises/P&O Cruises to Holland America.
Wireless Internet access/Wi-Fi hot spots
Most new ships have wi-fi Internet access available throughout the ship. Somewhat older vessels would have particular wi-fi hot spots – usually in public spaces like lounges and libraries.
The charge for using net is usually on a per-minute basis, and ranges anywhere from $0.25 to $1.25 per minute.
If you are a heavy user, most cruise lines supply a heavily discounted rate for bulk packages – say for 50 minutes, 100 minutes, and so on. Clearly, the more the quantity of minutes in the package, the higher is the discount, and the lower is your per-minute web usage cost.
If you’re not carrying your own laptop computer but still desire the convenience of wireless net, many cruise lines also offer laptop computers on rent.
Cyber cafes / Internet centres
Some older ships do not have wireless web access in any form. For these ships, going to the ships cyber cafe or net center is your only option to have web access (although some ships do have wired Internet access available in staterooms).
Even in the ships where there’s wi-fi web available, a cyber cafe is a convenient option to use Internet if you’re not carrying your laptop computer with you.
Tips and important things to remember
- Employing a cyber cafe on a port of call is always a better option if you can wait until the cruise ship docks. These are a lot cheaper, and usually have faster connection speeds.
- The speed of net on a cruise liner would never be the same as the high speed web connection you are used to on land. If you’re buying a multi-minute bundle or package for web use, please allow for the slow net speed.
- The speed of Internet varies vastly between cruise lines and cruise ships, and depends on how much investment the cruise company has made in the supporting infrastructure.
- Since the web speed also depends on the number of folks simultaneously utilizing the ship’s connection, you can generally get the best speed during off hours.
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