Allure & Internet

[Juge]

If I purchase the Internet package, is this for wifi all over the ship or just in my room?

Are there any wifi hotspots anywhere on the ship?

 

 

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[ricklepickle]

All over the ship. At least, it was for me last week on Oasis. Some places had better reception than others.

[Clarea]

If I purchase the Internet package, is this for wifi all over the ship or just in my room?

Are there any wifi hotspots anywhere on the ship?

Everywhere on the ship including your stateroom.

[Lionesss]

This was the first time all of us had the wifi, and were able to text and update everyone from our smart phones, without extra added fees.

 

Great option.

 

Safe travels.

[Lawhouse]

It is free and everywhere ashore you can save a lot of. Indy by using free wifi in ports.

 

 

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[jakethecruiser]

Whole ship

 

 

--jakethecruiser

[Michelle H]

I just got off the Allure a couple of weeks ago, and I was very impressed by the Internet. It was reasonably fast, and worked very well all over the ship.

[Lucy Jane]

Wherever there is a good signal

 

 

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[twonpcb]

I just got off the Allure a couple of weeks ago, and I was very impressed by the Internet. It was reasonably fast, and worked very well all over the ship.

 

What is the price of the WiFi?

[Clarea]

What is the price of the WiFi?

 

http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/content/uploads/Voom.pdf

[crosby99]

I just got off the Allure a couple of weeks ago, and I was very impressed by the Internet. It was reasonably fast, and worked very well all over the ship.

 

I was too...I didn't think as much of it on Harmony

[Biker19]

I didn't think as much of it on Harmony

It will get better once she crosses the pond.:p

[topnole]

It will get better once she crosses the pond.:p

 

We are taking her across the pond. Just curious why it would get better? Different satellites? I'm curious now to see if it changes during the trip. Internet always seems slow everywhere when we are in Europe so we'll see.

[Clarea]

We are taking her across the pond. Just curious why it would get better? Different satellites? I'm curious now to see if it changes during the trip. Internet always seems slow everywhere when we are in Europe so we'll see.

Coverage is better farther south. Around the equator is best.

[topnole]

Coverage is better farther south. Around the equator is best.

 

 

 

Well that makes sense. Didn't know that.

[Biker19]

Just curious why it would get better? Internet always seems slow everywhere when we are in Europe so we'll see.

 

That was mainly a sarcastic remark. All things being equal there should not be much diff to a typical user between the Med and Caribbean. Performance will vary by location on ship, time of day, itinerary of ship and other factors. Way too many variables to pinpoint anything. The only way to really measure this is via objective speed tests, which I would predict will not change much regardless of location of ship.

[Clarea]

Well that makes sense. Didn't know that.

Coverage area:

 

http://www.o3bnetworks.com/technology/service-coverage/

[Biker19]

Well that makes sense. Didn't know that.

 

But, to a typical user just surfing regular sites, you won't notice any diff between say a 10Mbps down connection vs. a 20Mbps connection (both possible with the Stream package on Harmony).

[Fastdak25]

http://www.royalcaribbeanincentives.com/content/uploads/Voom.pdf

 

for the 30 oct trip I booked the wifi package on sale for 8 bucks and change per day.

[Clarea]

for the 30 oct trip I booked the wifi package on sale for 8 bucks and change per day.

Yes, RC has had promos on pre-cruise purchases. The prices I posted were for onboard purchases.

[Biker19]

for the 30 oct trip I booked the wifi package on sale for 8 bucks and change per day.

 

I assume for the one device Surf package - that's the lower than the usual discounted price of 9.09.

[jakethecruiser]

You can access internet everywhere on the ship

 

 

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[Biker19]

You can access internet almost everywhere on the ship

most of the time.;) Edited October 7, 2016 by Biker19

[ZimmCouple]

I'm usually pretty techie - but I'm going to sound pretty stupid here - with the WiFi on the ship do we still have to have some sort of international plan on our phone? We have Verizon and I don't want to have some ridiculous charges on my bill while WiFi is kicking in...

[Clarea]

I'm usually pretty techie - but I'm going to sound pretty stupid here - with the WiFi on the ship do we still have to have some sort of international plan on our phone? We have Verizon and I don't want to have some ridiculous charges on my bill while WiFi is kicking in...

Depends what you want to do.

 

If you only want internet access for things like email and web surfing, then the WiFi on the ship will be sufficient.

 

If you want to make cell calls, and you don't have WiFi calling, then you will need to use cellular service, which may or ay not require some sort of plan. Speak to your cell carrier.