How do you cruise with no Internet?

I've been wondering something:

Why can I get reasonably priced Internet on an airplane, but not on a ship?

This is a great question -- you'd think that some company somewhere would have made it a business plan to provide excellent internet on cruise ships for a price.

I bet it will come down soon. Sooner or later cruisers will have to start to wonder why it's easier to get Internet in a small plane moving at 500 MPH than a giant ship moving at 60 (how fast do they go anyway?)

Typically about 20 knots which is about 22mph.

I wonder if cruises have early adopter problems. They probably bought expensive mobile internet equipment and now that there are cheaper options they don't want to replace them.

I am very happy to NOT use the Internet when sailing. I don't pay all that money for a vacation on Disney Cruise Line just to do what I do every day at home. I take my Android because I can shoot photos and video with it and it has the Ship Mate app with deck plans and info. I set it to "airplane mode" so no outside access. I don't go on the Internet and I don't make calls when on cruises. And you know what, it feels SO GOOD!

At home I am ALWAYS connected. Cruising is my only opportunity to not be.

The cost of internet on a cruise vs. airplane makes sense, from an economic standpoint. When you're on a cruise for several days, you have no other option for internet access than to pay their costs, unless you happen to find an internet cafe in port, as someone mentioned. On an airplane, they know they will only have you for a maximum of a few hours, at which time, most people will be able to hold off on needing to use the internet until they arrive at their destination, so they have a lower cost to entice people to spend the money anyway. I don't see either mode of transportation changing their charges for internet use significantly any time soon.

I'm not a cruiser per say--but I would hope this would be my philosophy! I'm on vacation..I want to stay away from the internet!

I did okay when I went on the Disney Dream in May, but as someone who is usually even more wired on vacation (because I'm sharing everything with my blog readers) it was tough. The worst part for me was not being able to Tweet on my phone (which I set to airplane mode like Taswira). I bought a 100 minute internet package for $40, and that gave me a very quick 33 minutes a night to be online. I was able to upload some photos, make a blog post and that was about it. from a business standpoint it was frustrating, however I think that it forced me to slow down a little and just enjoy vacation.