Originally Posted by draver

For those who don't cruise often or at all, their "Free WiFi" is generally part of a bundled package. It typically is a limited number of minutes, and/or a lower speed tier also. For instance, I recently booked a 10 day Alaskan cruise with Norwegian for next spring. The perk package included all beverages less than $15, 2 specialty dinners at the on board steakhouse, Italian restaurant, etc. and 150 minutes of the basic WiFi per passenger.