luckyinpa Posted December 29, 2017 #1 Share Posted December 29, 2017 personalizer says once on board its 10 per day unlimited internet. it doesnt say if you can buy daily or must buy the entire cruise. and there's no fine print to even read. so whats the scoop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishin' musician Posted December 29, 2017 #2 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Regal currently provides unlimited medalionnet/internet to platinum/elite guests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseFun56 Posted December 29, 2017 #3 Share Posted December 29, 2017 personalizer says once on board its 10 per day unlimited internet. it doesnt say if you can buy daily or must buy the entire cruise. and there's no fine print to even read. so whats the scoop? Recently on the Regal. My "status" did not qualify for unlimited. "Buy the day'" came with a $9.99 fee. The clock started at the time of purchase, not tied to calendar days. So when purchased noon Monday, had access until noon Tuesday. No requirement to purchase every day. Also, simply staying signed in to Medallion Net (and airplane mode) offered numerous useful features, no Internet purchase required. Hope this helps. Happy sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyinpa Posted December 29, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Recently on the Regal. My "status" did not qualify for unlimited. "Buy the day'" came with a $9.99 fee. The clock started at the time of purchase, not tied to calendar days. So when purchased noon Monday, had access until noon Tuesday. No requirement to purchase every day. Also, simply staying signed in to Medallion Net (and airplane mode) offered numerous useful features, no Internet purchase required. Hope this helps. Happy sailing! the 24 hour period vs the 'calendar' charge is exactly what i was looking for. thanks! also great to know you dont have to buy all the cruise. i was just on regal with no internet 2 months ago and did find the free app pretty well organized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 29, 2017 #5 Share Posted December 29, 2017 You'll also get free messaging through FB, Whatsapp, and iMessage even if you don't buy the Medallion Net through Ocean Concierge. We got everything free because we are Elite, but I thought it was cool that everyone could at least be able to message others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsies Posted December 29, 2017 #6 Share Posted December 29, 2017 You'll also get free messaging through FB, Whatsapp, and iMessage even if you don't buy the Medallion Net through Ocean Concierge. We got everything free because we are Elite, but I thought it was cool that everyone could at least be able to message others. Was the internet fast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 29, 2017 #7 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Was the internet fast? It was pretty much like our Wifi at home. Very fast. The only place where the strength was lower was when I was on the balcony but cracking the door open helped that. It definitely is different cruising being able to leave the wifi on and always able to check the web, email, Cruise Critic, FB, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpcountryTravelers Posted December 29, 2017 #8 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Regal currently provides unlimited medalionnet/internet to platinum/elite guests. Uhhhhh......no. It is a certain package of minutes, depending on the length of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare CineGraphic Posted December 29, 2017 #9 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Uhhhhh......no. It is a certain package of minutes, depending on the length of the cruise. Sorry, but you are incorrect. Several threads mention that they are offering free unlimited internet to platinum and elite passengers on the Regal due to the failure of Ocean Medallion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 29, 2017 #10 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Uhhhhh......no. It is a certain package of minutes, depending on the length of the cruise. It's free unlimited Wifi for Platinum and Elite and this perk is only offered on the Regal for now. We heard conflicting information as to how long it would be free but hopefully this experiment that will stick. I also hope Medallion Net will be rolled out on the other ships soon. It's fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare azbirdmom Posted December 29, 2017 #11 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Here's the full text from the email that Princess sent prior to our December 10th cruise on the Regal - I had forgotten that to use the free messaging without Wifi you had to do it through the Social Ocean app which you really don't need if you purchase or get Wifi for free: Message those on board and beyond for free During your upcoming Ocean Preview cruise, you'll be able to enjoy free text messaging using the apps you, your family and your friends already enjoy. Before you depart, make sure your entire group has WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger or WeChat. Or if you and your circle all have iPhones, simply use iMessage. As an option, you can also download the SocialOcean™ app to even better enable your experience, and you're all set to connect with friends and family while at sea! Because of your loyalty status, experience the best Wi-Fi at sea for free* on your upcoming cruise. *one device at a time perguest. DOWNLOAD BEFORE YOU SAIL! STEP 1 Download your group's preferred messaging app, if you don't already have it WhatsApp (preferred) WeChat Facebook Messenger STEP 2Download the SocialOcean app Enjoy MedallionNet™ Wi-Fi. Fast. Reliable. Affordable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsies Posted December 29, 2017 #12 Share Posted December 29, 2017 It was pretty much like our Wifi at home. Very fast. The only place where the strength was lower was when I was on the balcony but cracking the door open helped that. It definitely is different cruising being able to leave the wifi on and always able to check the web, email, Cruise Critic, FB, etc. Thank goodness! Our internet on the Coral earlier this month caused us to use about 700 minutes OVER our 250 minutes each which was allowed because of Elite benefits. ($$$) We are trying to use our minutes to help us run a sometime business while cruising is why we use so many minutes. However, it was so slow that we could log on to a website, then use the restroom, then come back and hope the website was up or log on to a website, watch a long something on TV and hope we would be on the desired website, or run up to get a piece of pizza and still not be on the website we wanted. Hubby spoke to the internet manager and he said our speed was average and adequate for the Coral. Our opinion, internet has NEVER been that slow in 17 cruises. Going on Regal in a couple of weeks and hope it to bee better. Thank you for the encouragement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagypsea Posted December 29, 2017 #13 Share Posted December 29, 2017 We were on the Regal 12/3-10. We were Platinum at the time (now Elite - Yay!). We had free internet the entire cruise. I think it's because the Ocean Medallion is not fully up and running yet. We were supposed to have it on our cruise and didn't. We were disappointed, but compensated - which is always nice. We're on the Regal again in March and hoping for free internet again. We hardly use our 500 minutes (250/each) but if it's free we found ourselves using it more. And, it was pretty fast. Diann and George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyinpa Posted December 30, 2017 Author #14 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Uhhhhh......no. It is a certain package of minutes, depending on the length of the cruise. i should note that i'm a lowly peon with no status on princess and there are literally no packages of internet/ to buy on my personalizer. just says buy 9.99 internet on board. thats it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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