GenghisHahn Posted May 13, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 13, 2017 My mother-in-law said you can't bring a laptop on a cruise ship. I think she is thinking about internet connectivity. I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips. Any ideas? We are new to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted May 13, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 13, 2017 My mother-in-law said you can't bring a laptop on a cruise ship. I think she is thinking about internet connectivity. I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips. Any ideas? We are new to this. Well, I haven't been on Norwegian, but I'm pretty sure you can bring a lap top. We've been able to take it on all the cruises we've been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistizoom Posted May 13, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Yes, you can bring a laptop on NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLady Posted May 13, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 13, 2017 My mother-in-law said you can't bring a laptop on a cruise ship. I think she is thinking about internet connectivity. I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips. Any ideas? We are new to this. I don't know why she thinks you can't bring a laptop. I do not have a smart phone so I bring a laptop for internet connection rather than use the ones in the ship's internet room. You definitely can bring a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted May 13, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 13, 2017 My mother-in-law said you can't bring a laptop on a cruise ship. I think she is thinking about internet connectivity. I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips. Any ideas? We are new to this. Your mother in law is incorrect as others have indicated. While the connectivity may be slow, it is available and laptops are brought on board by many people. (Far too many IMO as I prefer to leave it at home to get away from it while on a vacation. :)) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonmom Posted May 13, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Is she thinking of the proposed laptop ban on flights? Sent from my Nexus 5X using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted May 13, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 13, 2017 My mother-in-law said you can't bring a laptop on a cruise ship. I think she is thinking about internet connectivity. I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips. Any ideas? We are new to this. You can bring your laptop if you intend to download your photos offline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wire Posted May 13, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 13, 2017 '... I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips.....' Buy some SD/storage cards and leave the laptop at home. No need to lug it just for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantaFeFan Posted May 13, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 13, 2017 '... I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips.....' Buy some SD/storage cards and leave the laptop at home. No need to lug it just for that. Excellent advice. Bringing a laptop to transfer photos to make space on your camera is like using a shotgun to kill a fly - it is overkill. Memory cards are easy to use, take up virtually no space in your luggage, and are pretty cheap. 64 GB SD memory cards are available on Amazon for less than $20. One of these will hold over 18,000 10 Megapixel photos. See this link for more inforamtion: http://www.ilovememorycards.com/how-many-photos-can-64gb-hold.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatBride Posted May 13, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I sure hope so because I'm sailing on NCL next month and never have a day off from work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruckerDave Posted May 13, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Excellent advice. Bringing a laptop to transfer photos to make space on your camera is like using a shotgun to kill a fly - it is overkill. Memory cards are easy to use, take up virtually no space in your luggage, and are pretty cheap. 64 GB SD memory cards are available on Amazon for less than $20. One of these will hold over 18,000 10 Megapixel photos. See this link for more inforamtion: http://www.ilovememorycards.com/how-many-photos-can-64gb-hold.html Different strokes for different folks. I ALWAYS bring my laptop with me. I has its own pocket in my camera bag (which is also my carryon) and never thought twice about it. I can download my card(s) every night and dump the shots i missed then be ready to go again the next morning. To me my laptop is just another part of my camera gear, with the added benefit of having some movies downloaded in case i get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted May 13, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) Yes, you can bring a laptop on NCL. I brought my Surface Pro on Dawn, used it in my cab in and had no issues at all. keep in mind you must pay for internet minutes but you certainly have that option. Edited May 13, 2017 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted May 13, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 13, 2017 My mother-in-law said you can't bring a laptop on a cruise ship. I think she is thinking about internet connectivity. I was going to bring mine on the Norwegian Pearl just so I could transfer photos and free up space after the excursion trips. Any ideas? We are new to this. You may certainly take your laptop on NCL, and if you want to pay for it can have Internet access on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feathersandnananose Posted May 13, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Bringing a laptop is a personal decision, but we always do, not just for downloading photos, but I also document what the photos are the same day. Because I can get confused about "what was that"? And I keep a travel journal. My typing is so much faster and neater than my handwriting..... and almost as accurate. And I just HATE trying to type on a smaller device (like a tablet). I NEED a full-sized keyboard to be comfortable. But we each make our own decisions. And isn't it great that we are all different and do things differently? How boring it would be if we were all alike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compucruiser Posted March 3, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Of course you can bring your laptop. Check out my handle... I used to bring my photo printer too, and give away pictures to table mates, my room steward, waiter, etc. They were all very appreciative, and in the late 1990’s very impressed with the digital photographs. The ship photographers were still using film. With my camera, laptop and printer I was giving them printed photos in minutes. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 3, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Of course, you can bring your laptop. I used my surface pro in my cabin and in ghe computer area on the ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizmark'sMom Posted March 3, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Of course you can bring a laptop. I usually make do with my tablet, but nothing prevents you from bringing and using a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hag Posted March 3, 2018 #18 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Yes, you surely can bring a laptop on Norwegian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted March 3, 2018 #19 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I have not heard of any csuise line that bans guests from bringingand using laptops....A re there any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted March 3, 2018 #20 Share Posted March 3, 2018 I don't believe any cruise line bans laptops or other devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted March 3, 2018 #21 Share Posted March 3, 2018 No idea where she got that idea, but I take mine every cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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