Social Media at Sea or un-social

How are you for wanting to look at your phone every 2 minutes? Can you go a day without Facebook or twitter? If not then you will be interested to see P&O Cruises new Wi-Fi packages available to guests onboard.

P&O Cruises senior vice president, Paul Ludlow, said: “People are used to accessing anything at a touch of a button or swipe of a screen 24/7 and this doesn’t change just because they are on holiday.

“We’ve listened to feedback and have invested significantly in the service to offer packages which are not only great value but also flexible. Guests can now choose a package which works best for them based on their needs and how they normally use the internet. Guests can purchase satellite internet credit before they sail or purchase their package at any time during the cruise.”

The packages:

The Connect Package – £7.75 for 24 hrs
A simple way to stay in touch with family and friends through social networks. Includes internet messaging and social media.

The Browse Package – £12.50 for 24 hours
Browse as usual (with the exception of video streaming), plus email and social networks. Includes web browsing, email, internet messaging and social media.

The Works – £24.95 for 24 hours
Stream YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music, video call, browse, email, and share via social networks. Includes YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music streaming services, web browsing, internet messaging, email and social media.

I must admit I do like to browse Facebook daily, ‘check-in’ and post photos of what I am doing, mainly for the benefit of family scattered around the world but I do not let it take over my holiday, after all Facebook will still be there when I get back.

What do you think to this move by P&O, they say it is what the customer wants, will it destroy the face to face social side of cruising??