Daily internet prices to increase!

[dweeb]

I just read on another site that the daily internet prices are going up to $24.99 per person per day.  4 device will be $44.99 per day.  princess plus and Premier will not change in price.   I guess they are wanting us to get the packages!

 

MEDALLIONNET PRICE INCREASE — NO CHANGE FOR FARE BUNDLES!

Now It Pays to Plus® more than ever as the price of purchasing super-fast MedallionNet® separately is going up. The a la carte cost is increasing to $24.99 per person, per day, per voyage, for single-device Wi-Fi, and to $44.99 for four-device Wi-Fi, effective with pre-cruise purchases starting Jan 22. Additionally, the price will increase for onboard Wi-Fi purchase on voyages sailing Jan 31 and beyond. There is no impact to guests who have purchased MedallionNet at the current price ($14.99/$39.99) prior to these dates. It is also important to note that there is no change to the price of Princess Plus and Princess Premier

Edited January 18 by dweeb
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[Amtrack Springfield]

We are Elite. We have a cruise on the Sun Princess. How do we book the internet before price increase.

[MsSoCalCruiser]

I just signed on and was about to post this. This is crazy. When is it going to stop?

[dweeb]

It’s only like a 65% price increase!!

[Steelers36]

24 minutes ago, dweeb said:

I just read on another site that the daily internet prices are going up to $24.99 per person per day.  4 device will be $44.99 per day.  princess plus and Premier will not change in price.   I guess they are wanting us to get the packages!

 

MEDALLIONNET PRICE INCREASE — NO CHANGE FOR FARE BUNDLES!

Now It Pays to Plus® more than ever as the price of purchasing super-fast MedallionNet® separately is going up. The a la carte cost is increasing to $24.99 per person, per day, per voyage, for single-device Wi-Fi, and to $44.99 for four-device Wi-Fi, effective with pre-cruise purchases starting Jan 22. Additionally, the price will increase for onboard Wi-Fi purchase on voyages sailing Jan 31 and beyond. There is no impact to guests who have purchased MedallionNet at the current price ($14.99/$39.99) prior to these dates. It is also important to note that there is no change to the price of Princess Plus and Princess Premier

IDK about you but I wish PCL would drop the 99 cent nonsense.

[Steelers36]

6 minutes ago, dweeb said:

It’s only like a 65% price increase!!

66.67% even!!  The good news is that it is once again cheaper to buy a 4-device plan than 2X 1-device plans.  If we sail with best friends, the four of us will share a 4-device plan.  I would do the same with wife and I.

[Steelers36]

My new math is this:

 

CA = $32/couple

MNet = $22.50/couple

Total Fixed Costs we care about = $54.50/couple/day.

 

Balance for Bar Tab = $65.50/couple/day.   (Difference between Plus cost and Fixed Costs).

 

Still going Standard assuming I am doing BYOW.

 

[d9704011]

16 minutes ago, Amtrack Springfield said:

We are Elite. We have a cruise on the Sun Princess. How do we book the internet before price increase.

That needs to be done through the Princess app. FYI, I have never been able to figure out how two book to individual packages; it's either a single device or four devices and we only need two.  I book one for me then sign into my wife's Medallion account and book one for her.  Works just fine.

Edited January 18 by d9704011

[Steelers36]

31 minutes ago, dweeb said:

I just read on another site that the daily internet prices are going up to $24.99 per person per day.  4 device will be $44.99 per day.  princess plus and Premier will not change in price.   I guess they are wanting us to get the packages!

 

MEDALLIONNET PRICE INCREASE — NO CHANGE FOR FARE BUNDLES!

Now It Pays to Plus® more than ever as the price of purchasing super-fast MedallionNet® separately is going up. The a la carte cost is increasing to $24.99 per person, per day, per voyage, for single-device Wi-Fi, and to $44.99 for four-device Wi-Fi, effective with pre-cruise purchases starting Jan 22. Additionally, the price will increase for onboard Wi-Fi purchase on voyages sailing Jan 31 and beyond. There is no impact to guests who have purchased MedallionNet at the current price ($14.99/$39.99) prior to these dates. It is also important to note that there is no change to the price of Princess Plus and Princess Premier

Conclusions:

 

1.  This means more marketing hype to purchase packages.

2.  Another step leading to the next package cost increase.

[Steelers36]

2 minutes ago, d9704011 said:

That needs to be done through the Princess app. FYI, I have never been able to figure out how two book to individual packages; it's either a single device or four devices and we only need two.  I book one for me then sign into my wife's Medallion account and book one for her.  Works just fine.

But now you should just book 1 4-device plan with the new pricing.

[AlpacaBag]

Guess Starlink cost more than the SES O3b system. 😕 Hope it's worth it long-term.

[dickinson]

44 minutes ago, Steelers36 said:

66.67% even!!  The good news is that it is once again cheaper to buy a 4-device plan than 2X 1-device plans.  If we sail with best friends, the four of us will share a 4-device plan.  I would do the same with wife and I.

I can't remember what is needed for login.  If you share with your friends do you just let them know your login?  Is it a new one or your Princess login?  I assume your cabin # would also be needed.

[HaveDogWillTravel]

1 minute ago, dickinson said:

I can't remember what is needed for login.  If you share with your friends do you just let them know your login?  Is it a new one or your Princess login?  I assume your cabin # would also be needed.

Cabin number and date of birth. At least that’s what was needed on Sapphire earlier this month. 

[HaveDogWillTravel]

@dweebthanks for posting. 

[Paula_MacFan]

1 hour ago, Steelers36 said:

Conclusions:

1.  This means more marketing hype to purchase packages.

 

I did notice earlier this week there is a new menu bar at the top of the Personalizer page, that now includes 'bundles'.  That wasn't there before.  

[beg3yrs]

1 hour ago, AlpacaBag said:

Guess Starlink cost more than the SES O3b system. 😕 Hope it's worth it long-term.

Not necessarily. If the demand for the better product is there, the market will sustain higher pricing.

[startedwithamouse]

It's less than the price of half a drink a day. No big deal.

[dlh015]

An...interesting...way to look at it.

 

However, it is still a 66% increase...

[HaveDogWillTravel]

26 minutes ago, Paula_MacFan said:

I did notice earlier this week there is a new menu bar at the top of the Personalizer page, that now includes 'bundles'.  That wasn't there before.  

I don’t have that on any of my bookings. Thanks for posting the screen shot. 

[Potstech]

2 hours ago, dweeb said:

It’s only like a 65% price increase!!

ONLY. Guess it is Okay to increase the price of cruises 65% then? Or the Plus and Premium packages 65%

Edited January 19 by Potstech

[Therese S.]

2 hours ago, dweeb said:

I just read on another site that the daily internet prices are going up to $24.99 per person per day.  4 device will be $44.99 per day.  princess plus and Premier will not change in price.   I guess they are wanting us to get the packages!

 

MEDALLIONNET PRICE INCREASE — NO CHANGE FOR FARE BUNDLES!

Now It Pays to Plus® more than ever as the price of purchasing super-fast MedallionNet® separately is going up. The a la carte cost is increasing to $24.99 per person, per day, per voyage, for single-device Wi-Fi, and to $44.99 for four-device Wi-Fi, effective with pre-cruise purchases starting Jan 22. Additionally, the price will increase for onboard Wi-Fi purchase on voyages sailing Jan 31 and beyond. There is no impact to guests who have purchased MedallionNet at the current price ($14.99/$39.99) prior to these dates. It is also important to note that there is no change to the price of Princess Plus and Princess Premier

Oh no Where did you read this?  Did Princess put out a news release as I cant find one.  Just makes me so mad!   Next they’ll take away the platinum/elite 50% off internet.  Even at $12.50 a day (increase of $5 bucks a day) with the 50% off I still wont purchase any of the plus or premier packages.   

[SargassoPirate]

2 hours ago, MsSoCalCruiser said:

I just signed on and was about to post this. This is crazy. When is it going to stop?

It will stop when people refuse to pay for overinflated prices.  

[Steelers36]

29 minutes ago, dlh015 said:

An...interesting...way to look at it.

 

However, it is still a 66% increase...

But only 12.5% increase for 4 devices.  Ha, ha.

[d9704011]

2 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

But now you should just book 1 4-device plan with the new pricing.

Maybe... hadn't considered it.  I was responding to a question regarding booking at the current price before it (maybe) gets jacked up.

[PacnGoNow]

3 hours ago, Amtrack Springfield said:

We are Elite. We have a cruise on the Sun Princess. How do we book the internet before price increase.

On the App.

 

 However, my 2026 bookings are not available to book wifi.