At sea, cell phone service was spotty, expensive or both, and in-cabin TVs showed just a handful of channels — most of them advertising things to do on the cruise.
“For many of our guests, it has become more and more important to maintain the type of connectivity at sea that they’ve become accustomed to at home, and of course to share the unforgettable experiences of their cruise with friends and family,” Carnival Corp. CEO Josh Weinstein was quoted in the release as saying.
According to cruise-focused websites, prices vary according to ship, destination and cruise length. Packages purchased for large families sailing for a week or more will naturally cost less per day, per device, than access purchased by the day for one or two users. On the other hand, posted a Twitter user, “I thought one of the main selling points of a cruise was to get away from it all — not to take it with you. You can tell your boss, ‘No internet, so I can’t do work.’”