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#155Just need to point out: A cruise is a ^%$^#$ expensive vacation. For me, part of vacation is focusing on the moment, place, and people that I'm with. Cruises have plenty of entertainment onboard, so if you feel the need to do something like this to save a buck, maybe take a deep breath and try to take advantage of what's already there for your entertainment. If I ever take advantage of this hack... It'll be to downlo…
I disagree that cruises are expensive. Cruises can be expensive but many cost roughly the same per night in a hotel but includes your food and entertainment. No, they're not as cheap as camping at your local campground or a staycation. Yes, they're more expensive if you have to fly to/from the port.
Our most recent cruise was less than $1,200 for 6 nights, $556 for airfare, and $127 for a hotel the night before. This was more expensive than usual because it was during a popular time of year to fly.
However I completely agree that vacation is meant to be focusing on the present. One of the main appeals of cruises to me is being disconnected from the Internet.
Re: Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170
#156Just need to point out: A cruise is a ^%$^#$ expensive vacation. For me, part of vacation is focusing on the moment, place, and people that I'm with. Cruises have plenty of entertainment onboard, so if you feel the need to do something like this to save a buck, maybe take a deep breath and try to take advantage of what's already there for your entertainment. If I ever take advantage of this hack... It'll be to downlo…
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Re: Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170
#157Just need to point out: A cruise is a ^%$^#$ expensive vacation. For me, part of vacation is focusing on the moment, place, and people that I'm with. Cruises have plenty of entertainment onboard, so if you feel the need to do something like this to save a buck, maybe take a deep breath and try to take advantage of what's already there for your entertainment. If I ever take advantage of this hack... It'll be to downlo…
The author implies they're a highschool aged programmer. They're likely along for the ride with their parents and very online. I'd probably do the same thing at their age.
Agreed and there are likely relatively few similarly aged kids, even on one of the larger ships.
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#158Earlier quoted context omitted.
The bandwidth of a single starlink terminal is going to be saturated at airplane capacity anyway. The extra number of people on a cruise ship just means service degradation, not excess bandwidth consumption. The price difference is just based on what the market will bear. Trapped on a cruise for a week, you are much more desperate for Internet. Plus you've paid a lot more for the trip and the fee doesn't feel so larg…
A cruise ship shouldn’t have any issues with having 10 or 20 terminals installed and the clear skies in all directions could mean each has its own bird.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Starlink/comments/1crxkx9/starlink_...
Apparently a mid-size ship will have 12 terminals. That same thread talks about other ship sizes but not if they have more terminals.
I still submit that the pricing is entirely a function of what the market will bear, and not the cost of the service.
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It's quite boring to be honest. I think it can be good if you have small kids.
I'd be interested in a hacker cruise. A boat with 100 hackers on board is in the middle of the ocean when the nav system gains self-awareness and decides not to return to land. The boat is equipped with satellite communication devices, but passenger internet access is off. Only 40 days of rations. Will they be able to hack their way back to shore before they run out of red bull? Or will they turn to a life of piracy…
They typically have much less than 40 days of rations…
Re: Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170
#160Side note, I’m pretty sure you can send iMessage on a cruise ship when connected to their WiFi with no internet package because apple has a mesh network between unrelated devices and finds one with an internet endpoint to funnel messages in and out.
I’m just basing this on usage experience and my hypothesis.