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mommao729

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1 hour ago, Biker19 said:

To be fair, RCI doesn't provide any metrics during their advertisement so nothing really to hold them against. A lot of hotels advertise "free internet" but some of them are almost as bad as on the ship.

 

VOOM = internet in general, not "good" internet.

I don't know...we've used Voom Stream & Surf on multiple ships, and found it both fast & reliable...including Facetime video streaming, Office 360 (even via VPN) email, texting, and other applications.

 

The last Royal Caribbean non-Voom Internet we used was a couple years ago...and it resembled a "2 tin cans and a string" user experience. Having worked in the tech field for a long time, I've learned that the cost of supporting more than one platform exponentially raised the operating expenses...so hopefully RCI wakes up and smells the roses of one Voom platform (and user experience) on all their ships. The world now sees onboard Internet as an expectation, not a "nice to have if possible" service on cruise ships.

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18 minutes ago, CRUISEFAN0001 said:

Having worked in the tech field for a long time, I've learned that the cost of supporting more than one platform exponentially raised the operating expenses...so hopefully RCI wakes up and smells the roses of one Voom platform (and user experience) on all their ships. 

I assume the bean counters have done the math and the on going BW costs well outweighs the initial and on going maintenance cost of the equipment on board. Plus, they might be waiting for Musk or someone else (http://www.oneweb.world/) to come up with a better/cheaper solution.

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7 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

I assume the bean counters have done the math and the on going BW costs well outweighs the initial and on going maintenance cost of the equipment on board. Plus, they might be waiting for Musk or someone else (http://www.oneweb.world/) to come up with a better/cheaper solution.

That last point might actually be the underlying factor...especially since other cruise lines have alternative platforms and competition renders good things most of the time.  As for bean counter assumptions...yes...the most likely did an initial cost vs revenue assessment.  Now that the platform has been operating for a while, the updated data might point them in several directions...so 2019 could prove to be an interesting year as the multiple ships dry-docks occur.

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RCCL just re-inked a multi-year contract with Speedcast last year.  

 

If change was coming you would think it would be written into that contract.

 

The other perspective is the O3b constellation.  Four more birds were placed into service last May taking the constellation from 12 to 16.  It could be a capacity issue with O3b.  

 

Carnival Horizon launched with O3b but was observed months later using geosynchronous in the Caribbean. 

 

"Built by Thales Alenia Space, the four new O3b satellites will enable SES to bring more capacity, enhanced coverage and increased performance to market."

 

Source: https://www.ses.com/press-release/successful-launch-four-o3b-satellites-expands-fibre-connectivity

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6 minutes ago, twangster said:

RCCL just re-inked a multi-year contract with Speedcast last year.  

 

If change was coming you would think it would be written into that contract.

Understood.

 

Once we get some onboard testimony post-drydock from Navigator passengers...we'll know how things worked out.

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35 minutes ago, bilyclub said:

Has anybody figured out how many cabins have actually been added since the Nav left Turku in 2002 ?  Also, how much the passenger capacity has gone up ?

 

Guessing the passenger capacity has gone up at least a 2 or 3 hundred.

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38 minutes ago, Flow Bro Ty said:

So Mu Guess It Will Be In Miami Ether Late Tonight Or Tomorrow Morning.

 

She's scheduled to arrive early tomorrow morning. She's basically been circling near to Grand Bahamas since she left Freeport yesterday. 

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Sitting on beach in Fll cruise canceled had none refundable flts so doing land based for week . Reading  this mks me wonder  how close 

were they to completion. If ship is arriving tomorrow and doing press cruise tues.

They should of offered those couple days instead of future cruise credits 

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A ship full of press is more valuable than appeasing a few thousand. 

 

The press reach millions.  A few thousand disgruntled guests who will still quip about what should have been has little return value in comparison.  

 

Royal is a business.  Nothing more, nothing less.

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14 hours ago, Virtopia said:

Going on Navigator in November on a hump JS and really looking forward to seeing the changes! No plans for Nassau as I've been there plenty before so looking forward to exploring the ship.

Ditto...right before your cruise.

 

Navigator should be neat right following this refurb drydock. We've been on its sister Adventure 3 times...so seeing all that is new will be a treat.

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She has arrived into Terminal A at Miami at approx 6.30am this morning. Can't get a decent screenshot from the webcam at the moment.

 

She's due to move to Terminal G later today, so may need to wait till then to see her properly.

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21 hours ago, twangster said:

A ship full of press is more valuable than appeasing a few thousand. 

 

The press reach millions.  A few thousand disgruntled guests who will still quip about what should have been has little return value in comparison.  

 

Royal is a business.  Nothing more, nothing less.

Disgruntled and disappointed are 2 very different things. Looking at ship this morning .looks good .LOL .Im sure in the future We’ll use our FCC on another RCL cruise,  maybe Navigator, Vac dates are assigned can’t change 

Buisness is Buisness We agree

We also had plan B in case so weren’t as surprised as so many others.

I hope all those sailing next week and beyond are not disappointed.

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