04 Dec 2014
Royal Caribbean revealed prices for its new Wi-Fi aboard Quantum of the Seas that promises to deliver the same kind of speed you would find on land.
On a recent 8-night sailing, cruiser Emily Schaffer took notice of the internet packages that were available.
The internet packages are broken down into three tiers for the duration of your cruise:
- Basic cruise plan
- Useful for checking in for flights, checking email and other scenarios where speed isn't important
- Premium cruise plan
- Four times the speed of the basic plan and ideal for social media, email, Skype, and more
- Premium Plus cruise plan
- Fastest speeds that let you do it all - live video calls, stream movies, download large files and more.
Here are the prices for this particular cruise:
- Basic cruise plan
- Hourly plan (60 minutes used anytime): $20
- Daily plan (24 hours of continuous access): $65
- Unlimited for 1 device: $183
- Unlimited for 2 devices: $229
- Premium cruise plan
- Hourly plan (60 minutes used anytime): $25
- Daily plan (24 hours of continuous access): $76
- Unlimited for 1 device: $224
- Unlimited for 2 devices: $280
- Premium Plus cruise plan
- Hourly plan (60 minutes used anytime): $35
- Daily plan (24 hours of continuous access): $114
- Unlimited for 1 device: $320
- Unlimited for 2 devices: $400
Photos by Emily Schaffer
Royal Caribbean does offer discounts to Crown and Anchor Society members that are automatically applied to any package purchased.
The new internet speeds are made possible by a partnership with O3b, which have low-orbitting satellites that provide targeted internet directly at each ship, rathern than blanketing an area with access.
