Rare Ombud Posted February 9, 2023 #551 Share Posted February 9, 2023 11 minutes ago, logan25 said: 38 minutes ago, hobbyfarmer2 said: Thanks for the price update. We don't need performance as we don't stream. The rebate brings it down to $7.50/day once onboard. I guess our glass is half full. You should have the option to add internet package through app prior to sailing, at the discounted rate. That is true for our cruise yet to sail in September Or you can book the 1st day at the discounted rate using OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsp Posted February 9, 2023 #552 Share Posted February 9, 2023 I have just bought the single device option, I leave my hot-spot on and all my other devices tether off that, no point paying double 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amtrack Springfield Posted February 9, 2023 #553 Share Posted February 9, 2023 We are Elite, Can I buy the $7.50 per day for me and one for my wife? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsp Posted February 10, 2023 #554 Share Posted February 10, 2023 3 hours ago, Amtrack Springfield said: We are Elite, Can I buy the $7.50 per day for me and one for my wife? You can, but if you do that you may as well buy the 4 device option. If you are generally always together then you can buy the single device and tether 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7SeasLover Posted February 14, 2023 #555 Share Posted February 14, 2023 I likely will stop using Internet on board (like in days of old before Internet) and just use my phone plan offers while ashore. I have Internet on our upcoming cruise because we bought Princess Plus upgrade. Future cruises will be sans shipboard Internet. Sigh… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted February 14, 2023 #556 Share Posted February 14, 2023 2 hours ago, 7SeasLover said: I likely will stop using Internet on board (like in days of old before Internet) and just use my phone plan offers while ashore. I have Internet on our upcoming cruise because we bought Princess Plus upgrade. Future cruises will be sans shipboard Internet. Sigh… I'll bet there are a lot of folks who will be doing likewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damiross Posted February 14, 2023 #557 Share Posted February 14, 2023 It really sucks that when I hit Platinum the rules change! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ldtr Posted February 14, 2023 #558 Share Posted February 14, 2023 On 2/9/2023 at 4:52 PM, antsp said: You can, but if you do that you may as well buy the 4 device option. If you are generally always together then you can buy the single device and tether Not after the price increase. Now with 50% discount the 4 device is $20 per day, compared with $15 for 2 single plans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torquato Posted February 14, 2023 #559 Share Posted February 14, 2023 5 hours ago, ldtr said: Not after the price increase. Now with 50% discount the 4 device is $20 per day, compared with $15 for 2 single plans Internet on Princess is slower than molasses. I doubt that it will get better after the price increase. We’ve been on two cruises since thanksgiving and it was so slow it it was practically useless. I observed the bar tenders asking for the room number and writing it down along with the type of drink I ordered almost every time. I asked twice why they were writing it down instead of using the medallion. The answer both times was that the WFi was TOO slow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted February 15, 2023 #560 Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 hours ago, Torquato said: Internet on Princess is slower than molasses. That isn't my experience. I've been on two Princess cruises since the end of October 2022 and the Internet was quite fast. I didn't experience any lag in streaming live events, my benchmark for speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted February 15, 2023 #561 Share Posted February 15, 2023 18 hours ago, Torquato said: Internet on Princess is slower than molasses. I doubt that it will get better after the price increase. We’ve been on two cruises since thanksgiving and it was so slow it it was practically useless. I observed the bar tenders asking for the room number and writing it down along with the type of drink I ordered almost every time. I asked twice why they were writing it down instead of using the medallion. The answer both times was that the WFi was TOO slow. Almost all the bar tenders wright down the room numbers unless it's not a busy time. Using the medallion to make each individual purchase takes time for them to log in each order and much faster to keep track on paper tickets enter all the purchases during a slow period. It doesn't involve using the internet for purchases but yes the internet is slow on almost all the princess ships as they're sailing at almost filled capacity lately. 14 hours ago, scottca075 said: That isn't my experience. I've been on two Princess cruises since the end of October 2022 and the Internet was quite fast. I didn't experience any lag in streaming live events, my benchmark for speed. We've sailed in March 2022 and it was at best decent with a 2/3 capacity. Going forward to Dec 2022 and the same ship was filled. The speed was lousy unless you were in the internet at 4 AM. Even Zoom calls were disconnecting in the afternoon on a sea day Unless they get Starlink installed, I wouldn't expect any improvement going forward. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted February 15, 2023 #562 Share Posted February 15, 2023 4 hours ago, MissP22 said: The speed was lousy unless you were in the internet at 4 AM. Even Zoom calls were disconnecting in the afternoon on a sea day Still not my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted February 15, 2023 #563 Share Posted February 15, 2023 35 minutes ago, scottca075 said: Still not my experience. You were fortunate, most aren't. Some day after they install the Starlink system things will be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7SeasLover Posted February 17, 2023 #564 Share Posted February 17, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 8:59 AM, damiross said: It really sucks that when I hit Platinum the rules change! ha ha ha, Platinum is ok, but not the best. Maybe in days bygone it was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7SeasLover Posted February 17, 2023 #565 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Does anyone have their Princess Medallions yet? Three of us fly out on March 5th and that's just 2 weeks away - still no medallions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeepCalmBearOn Posted February 20, 2023 #566 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 10:06 AM, 7SeasLover said: Does anyone have their Princess Medallions yet? Three of us fly out on March 5th and that's just 2 weeks away - still no medallions! I would ask in your Roll Call, this topic is quite different. I will say we got our Medallions right at about the 10 business day (two week) mark. But whether or not you get it pre-cruise, having the Medallion didn't sped up or slow down our checking in, especially with the Elite/Suite line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ldtr Posted February 20, 2023 #567 Share Posted February 20, 2023 On 2/15/2023 at 9:36 AM, MissP22 said: Almost all the bar tenders wright down the room numbers unless it's not a busy time. Using the medallion to make each individual purchase takes time for them to log in each order and much faster to keep track on paper tickets enter all the purchases during a slow period. It doesn't involve using the internet for purchases but yes the internet is slow on almost all the princess ships as they're sailing at almost filled capacity lately. We've sailed in March 2022 and it was at best decent with a 2/3 capacity. Going forward to Dec 2022 and the same ship was filled. The speed was lousy unless you were in the internet at 4 AM. Even Zoom calls were disconnecting in the afternoon on a sea day Unless they get Starlink installed, I wouldn't expect any improvement going forward. Had poor performance on the Ruby going to Alaska, had reasonable performance on the Crown to Hawaii and good performance on the Discovery to Mexico. Poor around 50kps, fair being 500kps to 1 mps, and good was around 5mps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers36 Posted February 20, 2023 #568 Share Posted February 20, 2023 This some time resurrected topic is also not related to present-day performance. There is really no point in any discussion about the old free limited minutes plans. Suggest closing this thread to Moderators. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AE_Collector Posted February 21, 2023 #569 Share Posted February 21, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 8:59 AM, damiross said: It really sucks that when I hit Platinum the rules change! Then imagine getting to platinum as quick as possible to get the free minutes of Internet and now after 43 cruises (so over 8 times the cruises to get to platinum and almost 3 times the cruises to get to Elite) and now free internet package is gone and internet prices are increasing. This is where I feel they needed an Elite Plus level maybe at 50 cruises/500 days to leave a few existing perks for loyalty and create something for the rest to keep working towards. Rewards programs work because there is always a goal to strive for but someone at Princess doesn’t get that so the program maxes at after just 15/150 since elimination of the Captains Circle OBC increases up to 52 cruises. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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