Using VPN on Princess

[Pstcrik]

Just wondering if anyone has had problems either on phones or laptops that are using VPN.  There was some problems that appeared to be happening when Medallion first came out.

[Fortunate 2 travel]

I was able to use a VPN for emails, but the app itself wouldn’t work with the VPN on.  

[LACruiser88]

Same here, app would not work with VPN.

[Princess Cruises Fann]

I have brought my laptop on several cruises since I had a few Zoom work meetings that I couldn't avoid during vacations. I didn't have any problems using a VPN. There some times it was a slow connection so I turned off video, but never had an issue logging in through a VPN. 

[Geezer Jim]

Working for me.  Using a vpn to make this post from the Emerald Princess off the coast of Baja.

[lx200gps]

54 minutes ago, Geezer Jim said:

Working for me.  Using a vpn to make this post from the Emerald Princess off the coast of Baja.

Thanks for the data point, it's encouraging to hear that VPN use seems to be working well. Any chance you notice a performance drop when connected to the VPN vs disconnected? The connection speeds on the ships, even with MedallionNet, are not very fast, though quite usable. Do you notice any slowdown when connected, is it in any way discernable?

[Geezer Jim]

I'm new to vpn use and medalion.net use, so, I can't say what the degradation is.  

[GonzoWCS]

So for VPN to work onboard these are the steps we took:

 

1.  Turn off your VPN app

2.  Connect to Ship WiFi

3.  Ensure you have internet

4.  Once Internet established turn on VPN.

 

If you switch devices or loose internet you must redo these steps.  Used it on both the Sky and Island this summer.  Hope this helps

 

Cheers