sartoken Posted June 17, 2014 #1 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Never been on a cruise ship, and planning on doing an Alaska cruise later this fall. Sorry, if this seems like a really stupid question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgant07 Posted June 17, 2014 #2 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Most ships have wifi. There is a charge for it and it can be very slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskyguy Posted June 17, 2014 #3 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Yes, very expensive and very slow, and it varies dramatically by ship as to where you can get it. Sitting at the dock in Victoria last year (on the Norwegian Sun), I was trying to get some small photos to load for my blog about the trip - after spending over $20 in ship charges with no success, I went down to the dockside visitor center and within 5-6 minutes had them loaded for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putterdude Posted June 17, 2014 #4 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I haven't been on a modern cruise ship that it wasn't available. However, there is a charge for it, you can purchase minute packages and it is often slower than the old dial up service. You need to follow their log off procedures very carefully as if you don't you can chew through your package very quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donaldsc Posted June 17, 2014 #5 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) It is available but it is soooo slow that it is hardly worth paying for it. And that is when it is fast. In some places, it is glacial. DON Edited June 17, 2014 by donaldsc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giantfan13 Posted June 18, 2014 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Never been on a cruise ship, and planning on doing an Alaska cruise later this fall. Sorry, if this seems like a really stupid question. Since you have never been on a cruise ship, let me warn you about other things, like using your cell phone while at sea. Any call you make or receive while the ship is cruising will be charged at some astronomical rate, whatever the cruise line charges to use their ship's tower. (usually around $2.50 per minute). When you are in port the ship's tower is turned off so you can call as normal, but when cruising, either put your phone in airplane mode, or turn it off completely. My friend, who is an attorney, forgot to turn his phone off when he cruised Alaska last year and returned to meet a $1500 phone bill. Cheers Len Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjeffler Posted June 18, 2014 #7 Share Posted June 18, 2014 When in Alaska, though, there is wifi at all of the US ports. Just remember to put your phone back on airplane mode when you get back on the ship. Had no problem checking emails and making calls from each port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted June 18, 2014 #8 Share Posted June 18, 2014 As others have said WiFI on the ships is available but at a cost. The cost varies depending on what plan you sign up for. The speed will vary but as mentioned is fairly slow. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissDave Posted June 18, 2014 #9 Share Posted June 18, 2014 There is never a charge to use WiFi, there is however a charge to access internet via WiFi or via a pc in the internet cafe. Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse tryping orrers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskyguy Posted June 18, 2014 #10 Share Posted June 18, 2014 There is never a charge to use WiFi, there is however a charge to access internet via WiFi or via a pc in the internet cafe. What would you use the ship's wifi for except to access the Internet?? Okay, you can use it to access the ship's printer, which also has a charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted June 20, 2014 #11 Share Posted June 20, 2014 If you cell phone has a data plan, you can use that while in U.S. ports. At sea or in Canada, you will get hit with an extra charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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