zitsky Posted March 15, 2019 #1 Share Posted March 15, 2019 I've been on Viking River but don't recall using the wifi much, if at all. On the other hand, on a recent NCL cruise, I had trouble sharing the basic wifi package we were given. I ended up buying my own package to use with my own phone. Has anyone run into problems using the wifi on Viking Ocean ships? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropomo Posted March 15, 2019 #2 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Sometimes it can be a bit sluggish, but we have never had any trouble connecting or checking our email. Never tried (or wanted to) streaming, but I gather you might be disappointed if you try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OneSixtyToOne Posted March 15, 2019 #3 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Wi-Fi tends to be worse during the high demand period right after tours and right before dinner (People's phones are syncing the photos they took that day). It's also better when docked. It's adequate for email and texting. Don't expect to stream video. I also kill all the background apps, disable auto app update, and disable notifications for anything except essential apps. Edited March 15, 2019 by OneSixtyToOne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just_dont Posted March 15, 2019 #4 Share Posted March 15, 2019 1 hour ago, zitsky said: I've been on Viking River but don't recall using the wifi much, if at all. On the other hand, on a recent NCL cruise, I had trouble sharing the basic wifi package we were given. I ended up buying my own package to use with my own phone. Has anyone run into problems using the wifi on Viking Ocean ships? On a river cruise your phone is going to be able to connect to local cell towers up and down the river and can get to the internet that way, limiting the need for WiFi. Out at sea there is no cell service (unless provided through a horribly expensive cell on the ship), and WiFi for connecting to the internet (possibly via satellite) is what you get. All lines (Viking included) have the performance caveat: "** Connection speed may vary" There's not much that can be done about it when rolling around out at sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SM77 Posted March 21, 2019 #5 Share Posted March 21, 2019 We are on the Orion, one of the newest ships. Amazing, internet access & speed have been very good, the best of any ocean or river cruise I have taken. I think the latest technology on this particular ship makes a huge difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focused1 Posted March 21, 2019 #6 Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, SM77 said: We are on the Orion, one of the newest ships. Amazing, internet access & speed have been very good, the best of any ocean or river cruise I have taken. I think the latest technology on this particular ship makes a huge difference. Yes, our recent experience on the Orion for 14 days (NZ to Australia) is similar. We found the WiFi the absolute best of any cruise ship we have been on. I needed to stay in touch with my office daily and had no problems connecting via email or Skype. I was really impressed especially comparing it to a Regent cruise in January which had horrible or nonexistent connectivity most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palacecrystal1 Posted March 25, 2019 #7 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Absolutely concur with Focused1. We were on Orion from Athens to Hong Kong. We streamed movies almost every day using an iPad without difficulty. Concurrently, we used an iPhone for email and pay bills via BofA. Viking wifi met the security requirements for BofA connection, unlike our hotel in Hong Kong where BofA refused to make a connection for this reason. Our cabin was 4083 near the passenger after ladder where there was a wifi station on the bulkhead. However, we did hear from another passengers that the service was spotty on the the higher decks near the bow. We did not have a problem even in the Explorers Lounge on Deck 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheJourney Posted March 28, 2019 #8 Share Posted March 28, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 3:57 PM, zitsky said: I've been on Viking River but don't recall using the wifi much, if at all. On the other hand, on a recent NCL cruise, I had trouble sharing the basic wifi package we were given. I ended up buying my own package to use with my own phone. Has anyone run into problems using the wifi on Viking Ocean ships? I had very few problems on the Sky the past few weeks - worked very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyump Posted March 28, 2019 #9 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Agree with all the Orion comments. On board now and no problem at any time but we don't stream movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cienfuegos Posted March 28, 2019 #10 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I agree with the time of day caveat. Docked in Cuba, and cruising from Miami, wi-fi was fine during the day, and late evening. Poor from about 5 pm to 10 pm, as people were syncing and streaming after tours and dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted March 28, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted March 28, 2019 That's why I save videos to my phone and watch later from Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcruiser1956 Posted March 29, 2019 #12 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I was on the Sky and was able to skype with my vets office, I was in Italy, He was in NC. I thought the internet was very good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Barracuda Posted March 29, 2019 #13 Share Posted March 29, 2019 On Star in the Caribbean last fall dw was able to facetime with family every day. Did experience occasional wifi downtime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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