{"id":2835,"date":"2015-08-13T11:34:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=2835"},"modified":"2015-08-13T11:34:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T16:34:28","slug":"carnival-enhancing-internet-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/?p=2835","title":{"rendered":"Carnival Enhancing Internet Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s new social media Internet packages \u2013 which offer access to a variety of popular Web sites for just $5 a day \u2013 are now available on more than half of the line\u2019s ships with fleetwide implementation scheduled by the first quarter of 2016.
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Additionally, the line\u2019s new mobile app \u2013 currently available on Carnival Breeze and offering an innovative \u201cchat\u201d feature \u2013 has been very well received with a third of the ship\u2019s guests actively using the app during their cruise. The app is expected to be available on five additional ships by the end of the year and be fleetwide by summer 2016.<\/p>\n

\u201cFast, affordable and reliable social media channels and the Internet has become an essential on cruise ships,\u201d said Gabriela Gonzalez, Carnival\u2019s vice president of guest technology. \u201cWe have thoughtfully approached this area to ensure we are providing options that guests sailing throughout our fleet find truly valuable and reliable,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Currently available on 13 ships, Carnival\u2019s enhanced Internet access offers dramatically increased bandwidth and speed while the cruise industry\u2019s first social media package provides unlimited access to Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, LinkedIn, Pinterest and other popular sites for just $5 per day with discounted plans available for the entire cruise.<\/p>\n

Unlike other shipboard Internet packages, Carnival\u2019s social media package is unique in that it allows guests a convenient, flexible and highly affordable option for updating their favorite social media channels during their cruise at one low price.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a \u201cvalue\u201d plan that includes unlimited access to the Web for checking email, sports scores, weather updates and a wide range of other applications, and a \u201cpremium\u201d package that provides the fastest available connection speed and allows access to video calling sites like Skype.<\/p>\n

The new Carnival HUB mobile app currently on Carnival Breeze provides guests with a convenient, at-a-glance view of the ship\u2019s many facilities and features along with updates on events and happenings taking place on board, all available free of charge. Available for download at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, the app also includes an innovative \u201cchat\u201d feature that allows guests to exchange messages with their traveling companions using their mobile devices for a flat fee of $5 for the entire cruise.<\/p>\n

The app also includes day-by-day schedules of hundreds of on-board events, information on food and beverage venues, searchable deck plans, itinerary details, Sail & Sign account balance and more. Recently added options include the ability to pre-purchase the line\u2019s Cheers! and Bottomless Bubbles beverage programs and upload photos to be displayed on Carnival Breeze\u2019s 270-square-foot Seaside Theatre during the voyage. Additional features are scheduled to be added in the future.<\/p>\n

For more information or to book your Carnival cruise, please call Premier Custom Travel today at (281) 301-5818 or toll-free at (800) 304-6789.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Carnival Cruise Line\u2019s new social media Internet packages \u2013 which offer access to a variety of popular Web sites for just $5 a day \u2013 are now available on more than half of the line\u2019s ships with fleetwide implementation scheduled by the first quarter of 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[496],"tags":[107,321],"class_list":["post-2835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruises","tag-carnival-cruise-line","tag-internet"],"fifu_image_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2835"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2836,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2835\/revisions\/2836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.premiercustomtravel.com\/blog1\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}