Princess Cruises Star Princess

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Internet Café and Library

Overview

This facility just off the Lobby Atrium combined the ship’s library and internet stations, and coffee was not far away (at the International Café). There were 18 IBM computers for surfing the web, with varied seating arrangements.

The basic rate for internet access—using our own laptop anywhere on the ship or using the Internet Café’s computers—was a heady .79 per minute, plus a $3.95 activation fee. Packages reduced the per-minute rates, and a 40-minute bonus was availed for those who signed up for packages on the first day of the cruise. A bargain “last day” package was also available for the last full day of the cruise: 15 minutes for $8.99.

The library had a few hundred books, with a particularly constrained selection of travel guides to the areas that Star Princess sailed (none of which could be removed from the area). A few board games were available, including Scrabble, Backgammon, Taboo and Trivial Pursuit.

Although computers could be accessed anytime, the station was staffed several hours in the morning, afternoon and evening.