Our popular Computer University@Sea® program is offered on all cruises. CU@Sea provides e-mail services, Internet access, group and individual instruction on use of a PC and extensive complimentary enrichment course offerings. Each ship has at least 25 state-of-the-art PC workstations. Complimentary lectures or classes are offered each cruise. Details of these are listed in the daily newsletter Reflections. There is a nominal setup fee when you begin to use any CU@Sea services involving off-ship communication.

Digital Cameras
There are media readers for most standard camera memory cards.

E-mail Services
A unique e-mail address for each guest is printed on your cruise ticket. The private e-mail system supports sending and receiving e-mail messages under 1MB. Messages are sent and received instantaneously, subject to the stability of satellite communications. There is a charge for the first 100KB of each inbound and outbound e-mail, and an additional charge for all additional outbound e-mail ("cc") addresses, and for messages greater than 100KB. The current schedule of charges is available on board.

Home and Business E-mail Access
If your home or business e-mail provider has web access to your e-mail you will be able to access it from the ship via the Internet. If you're not sure, contact your e-mail provider. The current schedule of charges is available on board.

Internet Access
All Computer University@Sea workstations are configured for Internet access. There is a charge for Internet access based on data transmission size. Once downloaded, you may browse your web page at leisure. The current schedule of charges is available on board.

Laptop Rentals
Rental PC laptops are available for your use on board for a nominal daily charge. From these computers you can access the Internet as well as your shipboard e-mail from your stateroom. The current schedule of charges is available on board.

Private Computer Lessons
Some private lesson times are available. You can arrange for these after you arrive on the ship. Fees apply.

Using Your Own Laptop on Board
There are several ways you might use your own laptop:

1. You can create e-mail messages and transfer them to a Computer University@Sea workstation via a floppy disk.

2. You can practice your computer lesson at leisure.

3. We can configure your PC or Macintosh laptop for Internet access from your stateroom. There is a charge for configuring your laptop, and current Internet access charges apply; the current schedule of charges is available on board.

Please note: It is not feasible to connect a laptop through the shipboard phone system directly to any phone number at home.