dbixler Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Just got back from a cruise on Enchantment. During the farewell show the Cruise Director announced that Majesty will be relocating to Port Canaveral next year and they will be offering unlimited free WiFi! Hopefully a glimpse of things to come throughout the fleet!! Dan and Monika Riverview, FL Galveston Steve and lessiets1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Do you remember the fast food or burger wars from the 1990s? This is what appears to be happening among the cruise ships on short itineraries. The Norwegian Sky will be including their alcohol package as part of the cruise fare. Royal's opening salvo was to offer free internet. I'm waiting with curiosity to see what Carnival responds with as they seem to offer the most short cruises. Galveston Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerel Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Do you remember the fast food or burger wars from the 1990s? This is what appears to be happening among the cruise ships on short itineraries. The Norwegian Sky will be including their alcohol package as part of the cruise fare. Royal's opening salvo was to offer free internet. I'm waiting with curiosity to see what Carnival responds with as they seem to offer the most short cruises. Interesting, I'm down with some competition. Although I would much rather the drink package, I may be the minority but WiFi is pretty much useless to me on vacation. It would be cool if you could choose one or the other. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Wifi wouldn't compell me to sail the Majesty, but her refurbishment would. The Norwegian Sky (former Pride of Aloha), as far as I know, isn't slated for a refurbishment, which is likely why they're offering a more "valuable" package to make up for fewer onboard features. I wonder, however, how the experience will change with everyone being on an alcohol package, especially on a short cruise. Will these become booze cruises? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Become? I was under the impression the short cruises already were booze cruises ;) Honestly, free wifi is not of interest to me ... I go on vacation not to be connected to everything going on back home. One of the original things that drew me to cruising was the fact that my cellphone had to be turned off for the cruise and nobody could reach me. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 I would take the drink package over the wifi anyday........ Royal is defn one of the slowest to get into the "free" offers......Celebrity, NCL, MSC, HA all have had deals in the past/currently where you get to choose extras like drinks, gratuities, specialty restaurants etc as "free" perks.....Royal nothing that I have seen since cruising with them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 interesting hoping this is something they can do with other ships DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAK1906 Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Norwegian seems to have major "free" offerings, advertised as savings in the hundreds of dollars. With VOOM becoming more prevalent and technology improving overall the easiest would be "Free" internet with an option to upgrade to a higher speed. For example it's free for speeds up to 3-6Mbps and an additional fee for above 6Mbps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeK Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I think the main reason RC doesn't offer these freebees is that they pretty much fill the ships without them. And some are missing the big picture in that RC offers all the extra entertainment that are the reason most of us are RC cruisers to begin with. Look at the Aqua Theatre, rock climbing walls, ice skating rink, boardwalk, central park, flow rider, etc etc. Dont get wrong, I would love some of those extras but I don't think that's going to happen any time soon on the Voyager Class or above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 It really is a move by Royal to stay competitive in a very specific, niche market. The only way they could justify extending this to other ships and to miss out on the revenue opportunity is if a competitor started to offer free internet at a similar price point for their cruises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 I think the main reason RC doesn't offer these freebees is that they pretty much fill the ships without them. Bingo. Freebies are enticements to book and if they don't need to entice, they don't feel obligated to give them away. I think it makes perfect sense to give it away on Majesty because it's not exactly the most tantalizing ship in the fleet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 ...which makes you wonder why they are keeping her.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 They're keeping her for the same reason Toyota sells a Yaris. They need to compete in the cheap, short cruise market to encourage people to try them. Cruisers, like car buyers, are loyalists. They usually stick with what they know. Most of my early cruises were solely with Royal because of this. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 ...which makes you wonder why they are keeping her.... She serves a role that other ships cannot or Royal Caribbean is unwilling to have do. Some folks believe they are keeping her for an eventual option when cruises to Cuba open up but we shall see. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcarney Posted October 1, 2015 Report Share Posted October 1, 2015 Honestly, free wifi is not of interest to me ... I go on vacation not to be connected to everything going on back home. One of the original things that drew me to cruising was the fact that my cellphone had to be turned off for the cruise and nobody could reach me. Amen to that, brother.... Jerel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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