Cruise and Internet

[gamergotgame90]

I am going on a cruise mid august and need to have access to the internet for business. What is the best option for the most affordable internet access?

 

[lordofthereef]

I would think that you are going to need to use whatever the cruise-ship offers.

 

[dan330]

ship's wifi is all you got....you are a "locked market"


i dont think satellite service is cheaper.

 

[NightAngel79]

depending on the cruise line it is pretty reasonable. can get hourly access or whatever suits your needs. I would avoid using your cell phone for ANYTHING while on ship and while at port.

For specifics try Cruise Reviews, Cruise Deals and Cruises - Cruise Critic
great site

 

[mikedt]

I would think that you are going to need to use whatever the cruise-ship offers.

Yup, and if one is on an ocean cruise. It's going to be satellite internet, maybe 2Mbit shared for the whole ship, ping times typically >750mS. Slow and quite expensive. OK for email, IM and basic browsing, forget anything fancy like Youtube.

http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=45

Cunard Line
Fees & Equipment: On QM2, basic Internet charges will run you 50 cents per minute; a variety of package rates including $13.50 for half an hour and $167.95 for eight hours.

Wow!!! Facebook has suddenly become extremely expensive. I guess if one can afford a QM2 cruise, this is small change.

 

[Remordere]

You really don't have any option but to use the ship's internet connection.