clojacks Posted August 26, 2023 #1 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Curious question. Just got off the Silhouette from Southampton through Norway and back to Southampton, and the whole voyage I wasn’t able to post any remarks, comments, threads on CC while logged into Celebrities Starlink. When we returned to Southampton, we turned around and boarded a Princess cruise around the UK and were immediate afforded full CC access. Any guesses what was going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTShaker Posted August 26, 2023 #2 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Was this with the basic? On my April cruise I could see pictures and post on CC while using my premium minutes, but not with basic. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clojacks Posted August 26, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted August 26, 2023 7 hours ago, RTShaker said: Was this with the basic? On my April cruise I could see pictures and post on CC while using my premium minutes, but not with basic. It was with basic, but it wouldn’t even let me log in to reply to any roll calls I belong to. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTShaker Posted August 26, 2023 #4 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 minute ago, clojacks said: It was with basic, but it wouldn’t even let me log in to reply to any roll calls I belong to. Exactly the same for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted August 26, 2023 #5 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Basic is not useful for much beyond email in many areas. In fact premium wi-fi was hit and miss on a TA cruise this spring with no wi-fi on the last day for anyone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omeinv Posted August 26, 2023 #6 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On basic I’ve been able to view but not post to Cruise Critic forums. With premium no problem. This was true both before and after starlink. Harris Denver, CO 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 26, 2023 #7 Share Posted August 26, 2023 With Basic, accessing CC was always an issue even before starlink. CC works fine with premium even pre-starlink 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapcreator Posted August 26, 2023 #8 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Just off the Apex B2B. First cruise we had Premium and had no problems. Second cruise we had Basic and we could not see as a normal website or use CC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted August 26, 2023 #9 Share Posted August 26, 2023 They are not specifically blocking Cruise Critic. The limitation extends to many other websites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 26, 2023 #10 Share Posted August 26, 2023 All the basic Wi-Fi is good for is e reading emails, You have to have the premium to do anything more. It is I think $10 per day more with the 20% for tips added of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted August 26, 2023 #11 Share Posted August 26, 2023 46 minutes ago, terrydtx said: All the basic Wi-Fi is good for is e reading emails, You have to have the premium to do anything more. It is I think $10 per day more with the 20% for tips added of course. Pre cruise upgrade is $7.99pd for January cruise, no gratuity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2chiefs Posted August 26, 2023 #12 Share Posted August 26, 2023 57 minutes ago, terrydtx said: All the basic Wi-Fi is good for is e reading emails, You have to have the premium to do anything more. It is I think $10 per day more with the 20% for tips added of course. Who are the tips going to? The IT department? Weird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted August 26, 2023 #13 Share Posted August 26, 2023 There are no gratuities added to the wi-fi package or upgrade. Terry was mistaken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clojacks Posted August 26, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted August 26, 2023 7 hours ago, jelayne said: There are no gratuities added to the wi-fi package or upgrade. Terry was mistaken A quote for the masses…”Terry was mistaken…” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 26, 2023 #15 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 minute ago, 2chiefs said: Who are the tips going to? The IT department? Weird I was being sarcastic about the tips as almost any Celebrity purchase has gratuities added like 20% for some one to hand you a $2 warm cookie. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander500 Posted August 26, 2023 #16 Share Posted August 26, 2023 5 hours ago, RTShaker said: Was this with the basic? On my April cruise I could see pictures and post on CC while using my premium minutes, but not with basic. Same experience here in May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 26, 2023 #17 Share Posted August 26, 2023 so no more "live from" posts from me ! when did the limitations start? I used to enjoy posting with pics but we only have the E + wifi and or whatever came with our all in booking?? truth is, there are great stock pics on line so less need to share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare terrydtx Posted August 26, 2023 #18 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, hcat said: so no more "live from" posts from me ! when did the limitations start? I used to enjoy posting with pics but we only have the E + wifi and or whatever came with our all in booking?? truth is, there are great stock pics on line so less need to share! I believe it started when the starlink updates were finished. The only way to get basic is with stardard AI but in a suite you get premium. if you do not have AI the only Wi-Fi you can purchase is the premium and it is nice. In June the Premium Starlink Wi-Fi was the best of any cruise. No problems with making video chats or phone calls with Wi-Fi calling on my phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahasamatman Posted August 26, 2023 #19 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Celebrity should just stop with the two-tier nonsense. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare hcat Posted August 26, 2023 #20 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 minute ago, mahasamatman said: Celebrity should just stop with the two-tier nonsense. not paying extra so it is what it is.. we can text home from some ports if needed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted August 26, 2023 #21 Share Posted August 26, 2023 39 minutes ago, mahasamatman said: Celebrity should just stop with the two-tier nonsense. They're more likely to add a third tier than they are to reduce it to one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted August 26, 2023 #22 Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 hours ago, clojacks said: Curious question. Just got off the Silhouette from Southampton through Norway and back to Southampton, and the whole voyage I wasn’t able to post any remarks, comments, threads on CC while logged into Celebrities Starlink. When we returned to Southampton, we turned around and boarded a Princess cruise around the UK and were immediate afforded full CC access. Any guesses what was going on? The answer is no. I was on the Apex July 7-19 from Rotterdam to Iceland, Ireland and Scotland and I did a live trip report without issues. You can check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverlaysup Posted August 27, 2023 #23 Share Posted August 27, 2023 11 hours ago, clojacks said: Curious question. Just got off the Silhouette from Southampton through Norway and back to Southampton, and the whole voyage I wasn’t able to post any remarks, comments, threads on CC while logged into Celebrities Starlink. When we returned to Southampton, we turned around and boarded a Princess cruise around the UK and were immediate afforded full CC access. Any guesses what was going on? If you had the basic WIFI, it won't work. I had no issues on CC using premium WIFI. It could also just be ship positioning and a bad signal overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George C Posted August 27, 2023 #24 Share Posted August 27, 2023 I always post on CC while on cruises we also always book suites. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted August 27, 2023 #25 Share Posted August 27, 2023 17 hours ago, clojacks said: Curious question. Just got off the Silhouette from Southampton through Norway and back to Southampton, and the whole voyage I wasn’t able to post any remarks, comments, threads on CC while logged into Celebrities Starlink. When we returned to Southampton, we turned around and boarded a Princess cruise around the UK and were immediate afforded full CC access. Any guesses what was going on? I have always suspected they block access to CC via their Wi-Fi. I have had issues for years on both X and RCI. Have had to wait till ashore on a different Wi-Fi or on 4G to post. It’s very annoying when you’re trying to do a “live from” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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