Tag: Internet

Free WiFi Crystal's Tip Of The Iceberg

Remember where you heard this first: Keep watching for free Internet on cruise ships. The industry took another step in that direction this week when Crystal Cruises, near the top end of the luxury spectrum, threw WiFi into its all-inclusive packaging. Right now, it's for Crystal's First Society members (repeat cruisers) and it's possible because… Continue reading Free WiFi Crystal's Tip Of The Iceberg

Internet Issue Bound To Change

Remember when… Every time you checked into a hotel and asked about getting on the Internet, the hotel was happy to provide you with an ethernet cable to connect, for a price? Remember when… WiFi was available at airports, at a cost that bordered on the ridiculous? Today, almost every hotel provides free WiFi, if… Continue reading Internet Issue Bound To Change

Curse and Blessing of Cruising Internet

Internet on ships: Will it ever be free? Given that "ever" is infinite, it might. Not likely in the lifetime of people on cruise ships today. It is both a curse and a blessing for cruise lines…a curse because they are forever fielding complaints about slow connections, a blessing because it generates enormous revenue —… Continue reading Curse and Blessing of Cruising Internet

Batter Up, Pay Ball with MTN?

  Sometimes, press releases are funny. Not funny ha-ha, but funny strange. For example, one crossed our desk yesterday from MTN. You may not know what the acronym stands for but if you've been on a cruise ship you've been affected by MTN, by far the industry leader in transmitting TV service to ships. It… Continue reading Batter Up, Pay Ball with MTN?