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No Picturestyle23976.jpg - Its bad enough on buses and trains let alone cruise ships! The advent of cell phone access that allows passengers to make and receive calls, at major savings over existing ship-to-shore rates, means that fleets throughout the industry, from luxury ships to mass market ones and from those based in Europe to those oriented toward North America are incorporating the technology. The other relatively new innovation in onboard "connection" technology is the availability of wireless technology. This is more of a convenience than anything else -- it allows folks with their own laptops or PDA's to connect from any place onboard that's properly wired. On Carnival's newest ships, wired from stern to bow, you could, if so inclined, even connect to your laptop in the shower. Quiet Zone is the new cell phone-savvy buzzword. Basically, what this means is that a ship will wire all but a handful of places where phones can get signals. For instance, Crystal has "quiet zones" in its dining rooms, theater and spas. Oceania Cruises' zone features public rooms and restaurants. Implementing quiet zones is a pricey proposition and other lines are simply creating rules about where you can -- and cannot -- talk on the phone. If lines are as disciplined about maintaining the rules as they are about their policies on deck chairs expect infernal chatter to permeate the ambience.

 Mobile phones on cruise ships | Its bad enough on buses and trains let alone cruise ships! The advent of cell phone access that allows passengers to make and receive calls, at major savings over existing ship-to-shore rates, means that fleets throughout the industry, from luxury ships to mass market ones and from those based in Europe to those oriented toward North America are incorporating the technology. The other relatively new innovation in onboard "connection" technology is the availability of wireless technology. This is more of a convenience than anything else -- it allows folks with their own laptops or PDA's to connect from any place onboard that's properly wired. On Carnival's newest ships, wired from stern to bow, you could, if so inclined, even connect to your laptop in the shower. Quiet Zone is the new cell phone-savvy buzzword. Basically, what this means is that a ship will wire all but a handful of places where phones can get signals. For instance, Crystal has "quiet zones" in its dining rooms, theater and spas. Oceania Cruises' zone features public rooms and restaurants. Implementing quiet zones is a pricey proposition and other lines are simply creating rules about where you can -- and cannot -- talk on the phone. If lines are as disciplined about maintaining the rules as they are about their policies on deck chairs expect infernal chatter to permeate the ambience. | 31/07/09 08:10 Download
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