Cost of Internet on Cruise Ships
At Royal Caribbean a single device Internet package can easily cost you more that $20 per day. If you purchase multiple devices the price per device may drop to around $11 per device per day. During sales the prices may drop to around $14 per device per day for a single device.
Wi-Fi Hotspot
One of the best ways to make the most of your internet package is to create your own Wi-Fi hotspot. A Wi-Fi hotspot allows you to share your Internet connection between multiple devices. There are two ways that we recommend doing this; using a travel router or setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot on your computer.
Wi-Fi Travel Router
A Wi-Fi travel router is basically a small portal Wi-Fi hotspot. It works like a normal wireless router, but with the advantage of being small, portable and can connect to an existing Wi-Fi network in the same way as your smartphone or PC. We use the TP-Link AC750 Wireless Portable Travel Router ourselves and recommend it to our customers.
Here are links to the router on Amazon UK and Amazon USA.
 | Amazon UK |
 | Amazon USA |
Using a Wi-Fi travel router has its pluses and minuses.
 | It is always on |
 | You need to purchase, pack and travel with yet another device. |
Windows Mobile Hotspot
PCs running Windows 10 or later have a fantastic feature called Mobile Hotspot. Mobile Hotspot allows you to create your own Wifi Hotspot that you can share between your devices. Modern Windows laptops allow you to connect to a Wi-Fi network while at the same time run a hotspot. Before purchasing our first Wi-Fi travel router this was how we create out hotspots.
Click Here for instructions on how to set up a Mobile Hotspot.
Using a Mobile Hotspot on your computer has its pluses and minuses.
| You don't need any other devices |
| You need to leave your computer on all the time |
