| High-speed internet now aboard Royal Caribbean vessels
Miami, May 4, 2016
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ROYAL Caribbean International has made available high-speed internet connection on board all of its 24 cruise ships worldwide.
The service, named Voom, is touted as the fastest connection available at sea, according to Royal Caribbean, and allows guests to not just surf the internet but stream movies as well.
The cruise line promises greater bandwidth and speeds at least twice as fast as before while offering it at a lower price point, comparable to most land-based resort packages.
Its basic Surf package costs US$12.99 per device per day with additional devices connected at a discounted cost. If connecting five devices or more, each device will cost US$8.99 per day to connect.
An advanced Surf and Stream package costs US$17.99 per device per day, but allows more functions such as movie and music streaming from Netflix or Spotify, or to use video chat via apps like Skype. If connecting five devices or more, each device will cost US$11.99 per day to connect.
Commenting on the addition of Voom on all its ships, Michael Bayley, president and CEO, Royal Caribbean International, said: “Everything our guests and crew can do online at home, they will now be able to do from onboard all of our ships around the world.”
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016
Voom is all Royal Caribbean Ships. Read To Find Out Costs And Benefits!
How Old Is Grandma?
Stay with this -- the answer is at the end... It will blow you away.
One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just
things in general.
The Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute,
I was born before:
' penicillin
' polio shots ' frozen foods ' Xerox ' contact lenses ' Frisbees and ' the pill There were no: ' credit cards ' laser beams or ' ball-point pens Man had not yet invented: ' pantyhose ' air conditioners ' dishwashers ' clothes dryers ' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and ' man hadn't yet walked on the moon Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother.
Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, "Sir."
We were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.
Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.
We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as the evening breeze started.
Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends \ not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan' on it, it was junk.
The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.
Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of. We had 5 &10-cent (5 and dime) stores where you could
actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.
Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.
And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 18 cents a gallon.
In my day: ' "grass" was mowed, ' "coke" was a cold drink, ' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and ' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby. ' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office, ' "chip" meant a piece of wood, ' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and. ' "software" wasn't even a word. We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
We volunteered to protect our precious country.
No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
How old do you think I am?
Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
Are you ready?????
This woman would be only 62 years old.
She would have been born in late 1952.
GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
PASS THIS ON TO THE OTHER OLD ONES.
BECAUSE SOME OF THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
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