Voom 30% off, I have ????'s

[kmorg1234]

Isn't Jewel also getting Voom during this dry-dock?

[Clarea]

Isn't Jewel also getting Voom during this dry-dock?

That would be a good time to do it, but nothing official from the cruise line on that.

[APDMOM]

LOL! I just tried a search on the Royal Website to see if there is a more detailed explanation of VOOM Surf vs. VOOM stream and surf. I specifically want to know if WhatsApp will work with the cheaper VOOM surf... Well here are the results of my search:

 

 

In case the text is too small to read, it says:

"You Asked: Voom

 

We substituted "room" in your query because we found nothing for "voom"

 

 

APDMOM

Edited April 22, 2016 by APDMOM
typo

[mike45orlando]

Our pre cruise planner for the Adventure is advertising Voom with the 30% discount. If you buy the single internet package you can use as many devices that you have but must log them off and on one at a time.

 

We have read that you get the 30% discount and then a small onboard credit when you get onboard if you were Diamaond or Plus. As new diamond members we are just going to wait until onboard to buy.

[ken_nyc]

For those who were questioning if there is a speed difference between the packages, the answer is no. I just got off the phone with C&A and she contacted another department and was told they make the bandwidth less for the "VOOM SURF VOYAGE PACKAGE" so you cannot stream anything.

 

I also found out for anyone who is C&A Gold Member on ship it's only a 10% discount so it is worth the 30%.

Edited April 22, 2016 by ken_nyc

[cruise cruise cruise]

We have a cruise booked but not until March 2017. When I log into mycuises, it states internet is not an option to purchase. I would love to get in on the 30% off.

Am I too far out too purchase?

[SPacificbound]

The 30% off is offered on Navigator but the only option is per day, and I always get unlimited. I wonder if "per day" is going to be the only option.

[Biker19]

For those who were questioning if there is a speed difference between the packages, the answer is no. I just got off the phone with C&A and she contacted another department and was told they make the bandwidth less for the "VOOM SURF VOYAGE PACKAGE" so you cannot stream anything.

News flash, speed = bandwidth. I don't believe anyone has posted their finding with the two tier speed in place yet - no one has any idea what is supported on which speed. I would place ZERO trust on what any phone rep tells you on this topic.

[Clarea]

News flash, speed = bandwidth. I don't believe anyone has posted their finding with the two tier speed in place yet - no one has any idea what is supported on which speed. I would place ZERO trust on what any phone rep tells you on this topic.

Not necessarily a blanket speed difference. If the system is sophisticated enough, they can block or rate limit certain content types.

[Biker19]

Not necessarily a blanket speed difference. If the system is sophisticated enough, they can block or rate limit certain content types.

 

Maybe the obvious ones, but after I watched a live stream (2 hrs) of a football game on Legend 2 years ago (which needs at least 1MBs) I don't think there's anything sophisticated about RCI's IT BW throttling. Yes, Netflix may be blocked on the SURF package, but some huge attachment to an e-mail may download just as fast as if you had SURF+STREAM. Until someone actually speed tests this with various content, everything is a guess. Oh, and this could vary from ship to ship so one can't make generalizations based on one ship speed test.