Do you get frustrated with the sluggish speed of internet while on a cruise ship? Well, good news is here.
Today marks the dawn on fast internet speed at sea rivalling Wi-Fi speeds on land, Royal Caribbean International is making VOOM, its élite, high-speed internet service – the fastest at sea – available fleetwide on its 24 innovative ships sailing worldwide. VOOM, first hosted on the Quantum class of ships, including the US$1 billion Ovation of the Seas which will be based in Australia, guests holidaying with Royal Caribbean will no longer have to miss their favourite TV Show, or will have a the luxury to stay in contact with their loved ones at home and Skype them, guests can now boast with holiday photos that will make their friends and family envious of them on Instagram, Snapchat or Facebook, and also keep abreast of their Twiter feeds.
[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “VOOM is revolutionising the onboard experience for our guests as well as for our crew and it is truly a game-changer for the industry,” said Michael Bayley, President and CEO, Royal Caribbean International. “Everything our guests and crew can do online at home, they will now be able to do from onboard all of our ships around the world.” [/pullquote]
Known for the most state-of-the-art ships at sea, Royal Caribbean have put their guests first by enhancing guests’ internet connectivity experience equipping its up-to-date smart ships with the state-of-the-art and greatest cutting-edge technology and persistently upgrading its existing fleet.
Royal Caribbean have amalgamated with Wi-Fi service providers, to provide more overall bandwidth throughout their fleet more than any other cruise line. The enrichments will deliver speeds at least twice as fast as before and also have enabled the cruise line to provide service at a more cost effective rate than before – equivalent to most land-based resorts.
Guests sailing on all Royal Caribbean ships can choose from two packages according to their needs:
- Surf, Guests can surf the web, stay in touch via email, and share their holiday photos on social media. Surf packages start at US$12.99 per device per day with additional devices added at a discounted cost.Family packages – 5 devices or more – start as low as US$8.99 per device per day.
- Surf and Stream, this package is perfect for guests looking to do more than connect via email or social channels, but also want the ability to stream movies and music from Netflix or Spotify, and to connect using video chat apps such as Skype. This package is available for US$17.99 per device per day.Additional devices can be connected at a discount and family packages – 5 devices or more – start as low as US$11.99 per device per day.
This pricing is a noteworthy development from the typical programs currently offered throughout the industry, many of which charge on a per-minute basis.
