During earlier days the only source of communication in cruise ships was the satellite phones, which used to cost between $8 to $15 /min. But gradually with the advent of internet technology, communications through electronic mails become cheap and convenient.



Now days almost every cruise have wireless service link ups which facilitates mobile phones and laptops to work.



The Wireless Maritime Services an undertaking of AT&T Wireless and Maritime Telecommunications Network, are now days used by most of the cruise lines like Carnival, NCL, Celebrity, Regent Seven Seas, Holland America and Royal Caribbean.



As soon as the ship reaches the out of range area of shoreline towers these services turned on. Messaging and calling are charged according to the area’s roaming rates.



So with all this one can see that how the so called ‘costly communication systems’ of cruise lines have become economical.



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