oldreb Posted November 3, 2008 #1 Share Posted November 3, 2008 We are taking a cruise on the Jewel of the Seas. I am thinking about bringing a laptop along as the staterooms are supposed to have internet access. Anyone know what the charge for this on an 11 day cruise? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted November 3, 2008 #2 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Hi, $.55 per minute Or pre-paid Internet Packages: 60 Minutes............. $28 90 Minutes............. $38 150 Minutes........... $55 From my recent trip on IOS. Think slow and you won't be disappointed..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldreb Posted November 3, 2008 Author #3 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Thanks but I need the stateroom connect charge not the internet cafe charge. RCL says that you can bring your own laptop and access internet from your stateroom for a fixed charge for the length of the cruise. That is the rate I am looking for. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockeyboy Posted November 3, 2008 #4 Share Posted November 3, 2008 The internet access is SOOOOOO slow. 2 to 3 minutes to load a page. Go to the internet cafes on the islands. Fast and cheap. However much they charge, it's too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted November 3, 2008 #5 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Thanks but I need the stateroom connect charge not the internet cafe charge. RCL says that you can bring your own laptop and access internet from your stateroom for a fixed charge for the length of the cruise. That is the rate I am looking for. Thanks Hi again. That IS the stateroom charge. Used it for my laptop and also in the Internet Cafe place on their computers when I needed to print some papers. You will be given a passcode to access the service, select the rate you want, and connect. Your account is then billed. I'm not aware of a charge for the duration of the cruise. Be aware that you don't get refunded any unused credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisinfanatic Posted November 3, 2008 #6 Share Posted November 3, 2008 The internet access is SOOOOOO slow. 2 to 3 minutes to load a page. Go to the internet cafes on the islands. Fast and cheap. However much they charge, it's too much. Don't know what ship you were on, but worked pretty good last week on the Explorer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarnivalCruiser64 Posted November 3, 2008 #7 Share Posted November 3, 2008 RCI wifi is so slow, it is not worth while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csk Posted November 3, 2008 #8 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I think you are talking about cybercabin which used to connect in your cabin for a flat fee of $100 per week, we were on the Explorer a couple of weeks ago and they no longer offered this, we had to us wifi on our laptop for the rate of 55 cents. I am not sure if they discounted this on all ships or not, but my husband liked the cybercabin and used it several times on different shipsj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted November 3, 2008 #9 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I think you are talking about cybercabin which used to connect in your cabin for a flat fee of $100 per week, we were on the Explorer a couple of weeks ago and they no longer offered this, we had to us wifi on our laptop for the rate of 55 cents. I am not sure if they discounted this on all ships or not, but my husband liked the cybercabin and used it several times on different shipsj Thanks CSK.... I'm not aware that Jewel has cybercabin..... the Jewel info on the website only mentions wifi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madforcruising Posted November 3, 2008 #10 Share Posted November 3, 2008 As of the Jewel TA in Sept. Cybercabin was still offered at $10 per day. However the service did work great the first day and I couldn´t get connected or load any sites after that, so gave it back the third day.:( ETA: No WIFI in cabins on the Jewel unless you are very close to a hotspo and lucky to catch a signal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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