briankeith513 Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Hello, I was wondering, does Royal ever offer internet without streaming? All I've seen is "Surf and Stream" pricing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melski94 Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 I've seen it offered onboard. The price is about the same price as your cruise planner sale price for Surf and Stream. briankeith513 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Just now, melski94 said: I've seen it offered onboard. The price is about the same price as your cruise planner sale price for Surf and Stream. Wow, ok thanks. I don't really use or care about streaming when I'm on a cruise, but I do surf the net. So i was hoping to save some money, oh well. Hopefully, there will be a 30% off discount in the future for my cruise. Right now, they have it at 20% off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 The Surf option (not Surf and Stream) has been relegated to purchase onboard only. briankeith513 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Depending on your level within the Crown and Anchor Society (loyalty program) there will be on board discount to use with Surf if you have ever cruised with Royal before. It is typically: Gold 10%, Platinum/Emerald 15%, Diamond 1 free day of Surf or $22.99 off, Diamond Plus two free days of Surf or $45.98 off. If you can wait a day or two once on board, the full voyage packages are pro-rated and drop in price as each day passes. Most of the time you will have cell service until sometime after dinner on day one so waiting until day two at least isn't that hard to do. Once in a while Surf will be offered pre-cruise but that is rare, I've only seen it once with dozens of bookings. The plans on board are more expensive than those offered pre-cruise. Surf is rate limited and slow. Surf and Stream even if not streaming is much faster so regular internet use is better on Surf and Stream. Before the cruise the typical Surf and Stream prices are close to Surf prices on board so a lot of the time your are better to purchase Surf and Stream in advance and enjoy faster internet. briankeith513 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Matt said: The Surf option (not Surf and Stream) has been relegated to purchase onboard only. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 40 minutes ago, twangster said: Depending on your level within the Crown and Anchor Society (loyalty program) there will be on board discount to use with Surf if you have ever cruised with Royal before. It is typically: Gold 10%, Platinum/Emerald 15%, Diamond 1 free day of Surf or $22.99 off, Diamond Plus two free days of Surf or $45.98 off. If you can wait a day or two once on board, the full voyage packages are pro-rated and drop in price as each day passes. Most of the time you will have cell service until sometime after dinner on day one so waiting until day two at least isn't that hard to do. Once in a while Surf will be offered pre-cruise but that is rare, I've only seen it once with dozens of bookings. The plans on board are more expensive than those offered pre-cruise. Surf is rate limited and slow. Surf and Stream even if not streaming is much faster so regular internet use is better on Surf and Stream. Before the cruise the typical Surf and Stream prices are close to Surf prices on board so a lot of the time your are better to purchase Surf and Stream in advance and enjoy faster internet. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Have you all ever seen 30% off or higher in the cruise planner for the Voom? And if so, whats the highest percentage off that you've seen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 15 minutes ago, briankeith513 said: Have you all ever seen 30% off or higher in the cruise planner for the Voom? And if so, whats the highest percentage off that you've seen? For the Symphony transatlantic I purchased Surf and Stream for $11.99 per day. That is the cheapest I've seen it, on any ship. Today for that same cruise, Surf is $12.79 and Surf and Stream is $15.99. With double digits of cruises booked I am seeing prices ranging from 14.99 to 19.99. It depends on the date. It seems to be increasing for later 2019 cruises (those are the ones at $19.99). Here is the thing - if you purchase today and it goes on sale, you can refund today's purchase in full and re-purchase at the sale price. On board prices will be higher. US Holidays are often times of sales but follow Royal Caribbean Blog on FB or twitter since @Matt will usually post when sales occur. Note - This is the only cruise I have booked where Surf is offered in advance. I've never seen it before. Possibly because this cruise originates in Spain. briankeith513 and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, briankeith513 said: Have you all ever seen 30% off or higher in the cruise planner for the Voom? And if so, whats the highest percentage off that you've seen? One additional point you may want to consider: They also offer drink packages combined with surf & stream. If you are considering a soda or deluxe drink package, see if the combo saves you anything. I have not seen this with the refreshment package, just the classic soda and deluxe. briankeith513 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 Lastly, don't try to apply any logic to advance Voom pricing. It varies cruise to cruise. If you wait thinking you will be able to get it for $11.99 you'll likely be disappointed. For a while $15.99 was the 'somewhat standard' 2018 advance price but with over 20 cruises booked, pricing is all over with no rhyme or reason. Often when a sale has occurred it has not applied to all of my cruises, sometimes only 1 or 2 or even none while other's report seeing sale prices. There is no pattern or someone at RCI HQ has a dart board they use to choose which ships or cruises will offer a Voom sale. briankeith513 and Skid 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briankeith513 Posted June 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 23 minutes ago, twangster said: For the Symphony transatlantic I purchased Surf and Stream for $11.99 per day. That is the cheapest I've seen it, on any ship. Today for that same cruise, Surf is $12.79 and Surf and Stream is $15.99. With double digits of cruises booked I am seeing prices ranging from 14.99 to 19.99. It depends on the date. It seems to be increasing for later 2019 cruises (those are the ones at $19.99). Here is the thing - if you purchase today and it goes on sale, you can refund today's purchase in full and re-purchase at the sale price. On board prices will be higher. US Holidays are often times of sales but follow Royal Caribbean Blog on FB or twitter since @Matt will usually post when sales occur. Note - This is the only cruise I have booked where Surf is offered in advance. I've never seen it before. Possibly because this cruise originates in Spain. Nice, I'm seeing $19.99 right now, and no surf only option. This will be my first cruise with Royal. I've always sailed Carnival, and just used the regular internet/no stream. My cruise is on the Symphony in November of 2019, so I'm going to wait to see if it at least goes down to $15.99. It seems that $19.99 is the highest it would be, on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 14, 2018 Report Share Posted June 14, 2018 1 hour ago, briankeith513 said: Nice, I'm seeing $19.99 right now, and no surf only option. This will be my first cruise with Royal. I've always sailed Carnival, and just used the regular internet/no stream. My cruise is on the Symphony in November of 2019, so I'm going to wait to see if it at least goes down to $15.99. It seems that $19.99 is the highest it would be, on sale. I have a 10 cruise history with Carnival (all prior to Vista/Horizon). Carnival internet has consistently been a disappointment except for the social package. For all other packages it's been misleading marketing and lies. Royal internet is much better. It's still over satellite and not perfect or "like home" but it's been pretty good for me across the fleet, unlike Carnival. Because of that I don't mind paying for it because it works unlike Carnival on most of their ships. Horizon has fast internet from what I've read. Faster than Royal. But that's the only ship with it so far according to my research. That's where the misleading marketing comes in. "Fastest internet at sea" - yeah but only on one ship. briankeith513 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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