DS_Dean

It can be a bit bushtucker trial in there I find.😄

Here on Iona.. doesn't seem too windy from what I can tell. Just been for a night time hot tub! But this is my very unprofessional opinion. 😄

Yes it's annoying there are some really weird restrictions. They should publish a list if they are going to block normal websites.

Now that it's StarLink there is plenty of speed!

The only downside is that some sites are blocked like Reddit for some reason. That's a bit annoying.

I'm on Iona right now on Essentials plan and the internet is great! So much faster. Must be using Star Link I guess. Much better service. Really happy with it!

Hopefully it is because of new Star Link plans perhaps 😁

Looking forward to Starlink system. What I have never understood about current WiFi is that the "Essential" and "Ultimate" seem to have the same speeds. The "Ultimate" is advertised as faster but twice I upgraded to it on two different cruises and had to get if refunded on both occasions as the speed was the same as "Essential".

I'm on mobile phone so cannot really expand on my comment about the app but will do so when I get home in more detail with better explanation 🙂

The app on Arvia is all over the place. It has been ok last few nights but at the start of the cruise it was a disaster. You would join a queue for instance Glass House. Wait over an hour because you are in the queue, grow impatient, go down to the Glass House and be admitted straight away because it turns out app had stopped working that night. But there is no communication...

I've noticed kids in the swim up bar all cruise. Sounds like a nice idea to have a swim up bar but I guess the lower water level is more appealing for children.

That's pretty much the case. It just seems like they don't have the experience right now to properly manage capacity, at least not on Arvia. I did appreciate the sea boat option though this time.

It was a wait again today but thankfully not as bad. We got the sea boat back which was nicer than the coach 🙂

Hehe. Honestly I think all the entertainment has been good. Rock On was a great performance also. There was an act doing Coldplay which was really good. The singer in The Club, Hannah Stearne I think her name was, great also. Zoe (?) in Limelight Club is fantastic. Phil Melbourne was a funny comedian. Entertainment has been first class IMO. Makes up for the shuttle bus disaster somewhat!

The acoustics in sky dome are not great... But otherwise entertainment on Arvia has indeed been amazing. Neil Lockwood tonight was outstanding.