My wife & I are as inexperienced in cruises as you can get. Last Friday morning, I said "Let's do it." and with the help of a fantastic travel agent, our first cruise is on Tuesday's Alaska trip out of Vancouver on the Mariner.
For business & personal reasons, we use the Internet on our frequent trips; but we're totally ignorant on the details of on-board-The-Mariner computing. It looks like wireless is available, but I haven't found a pricing schedule. Any information will be appreciated.
Mike

Hi Mike and welcome to LCT! Here is everything you could ever want to know about internet service on the Mariner ;)

Use Regent Internet terminals or go Wireless with your own laptop!



Internet Cafe Terminals: Move the mouse to get started. To access the Internet, double-click on Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox icon on the desktop, click "I accept" then enter your login information found below and click Log in.


Wireless Users: Once you are in range of our Wireless signal MTNDSI, simply open your Internet browser.


Once logged in: Select your pricing option. Charges are automatically billed to your onboard account. Be sure to click the Logout icon in the Logoff Hot Spot window to end your session.


LOGIN INSTRUCTIONS



Username: All lowercase with no spaces and no commas.
first initial, last name, zero & cabin number (From Deck 6 to Deck 9)
first initial, last name, cabin number (From Deck 10 to 11)

EXAMPLE: jdavis0718 (for John Davis in cabin 718) and jdavis1025 (cabin 1025)



Password: Enter your birth date in six digit format: MMDDYY (Month Day Year = 6 digits)
EXAMPLE (for 31st May 1960) : 053160



New Password: The system will ask you to enter a new password. Use this new password for all future logins.



PRICING



Time Plan #1: $0.25 per minute - 250 minutes for $62.50

Time Plan #2: $0.35 per minute - 100 minutes for $35

Pay As You Go: $0.55 per minute



One-Time Account Activation Fee _ $3.95 (Applies to all users on first login only)

Please note that a Time Plan cannot be used on more than one computer at the same time.



CruisE-mail



CruisE-mailâ„¢ - An email service created for those guests who do not have their own email or cannot access their own service provider. There is an additional charge of $3.95 for each outgoing (sent) message from this service.



LOG OUT

Please make sure to LOGOUT when finishing your session by clicking on Logout in the Logoff Hot Spot browser window.

If you have closed or lost the window Logoff Hot Spot, you can log out manually by typing in the following Web address: http://1.1.1.1



PLEASE NOTE: No credit will be given for unused time plan minutes. Upgrading plans is not available.



The Internet Cafe is open 24 hours. Pay as you go is available until 10:00 pm the last night of the cruise. Time Plan minutes can be used until you disembark the ship.

Which date are you going Mike? I am on Aug 26th.

Karen,
I really appreciate your detailed answer. You must have been asked the same question a time or two in the past. While pricey, if the speed is good, it shouldn't be too bad.
We're really looking forward to the entire experience.
Thanks again,
Mike

Mike, I just copied the info from the Brown and Keene website :)

There is quite a bit of info listed, if you would like to see menus and other useful info, click here. and choose the ship details tab on the top right.

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Our karen, Wonder Woman!

Looks like one gains weight by just clicking the mouse!!

Suzie you little stinker, that's not a picture of me, I don't have boots that big! :)

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This is a fun game! :D

Mike, I'm sorry to tell you that the speed typically isn't that good at all. Remember dial-up speed? Think along those lines, rather than broadband speeds most of us now take pretty much for granted. Every now and then it's fast enough that you don't think about it being slow -- but most of the time, it's pretty slow. It's fine for sending or receiving a limited amount of email, but you wouldn't want to upload more than a handful of photos at a time, for instance. To me, it's not a big deal or problem, but if you're expecting to do a bit of work online while onboard, I just wanted to set your expectations appropriately. (If you cruise Regent a couple more times, one of the nice early benefits you pick up as a silver-level member of the Seven Seas Society is free Internet service -- which I've found helps mitigate frustration at the slow speed. ;) )

Welcome to Regent cruising. If you're like most of us here, you'll love it and find yourself hooked ad spoiled. We're just a week behind you in sailing on the Mariner.

-- Eric

Sorry to hijack this thread, the devil made me do it :rolleyes: and boredom

Mike, I work from onboard while cruising. I find that internet speed depends on where we are and how many are using the system. Early mornings and late evenings are pretty good. It can be a bit slow for uploading photos, which will make it more expensive for you. One tip is to bring your laptop, compose emails, etc. offline to maximize your time online. The other tip is to sail enough on Regent to become a "silver" and then you won't have to worry with the cost. :) Welcome to Regent. You'll love it.