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Ship to Shore: L.A.-based Crystal Cruises will launch cell phone service on its ships, Crystal Symphony Crystal Symphony is a cruise ship for Crystal Cruises and was built in 1995. Onboard amenities include grand lounges, a full-service fitness facility, a casino, Feng Shui-inspired spa, two pools, Jacuzzi, and an award-winning cuisine.  and Crystal Serenity Crystal Serenity is a cruise ship for Crystal Cruises and was built in 2003. Of Crystal's two ships, she is the larger. Eighty percent of her staterooms have verandahs, and all cabins have butler service.

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. SeaMobile will offer cell service, text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length.  capabilities, and the ability to use PDAs such as Blackberry blackberry, name for several species of thorny plants of the genus Rubus of the family Rosaceae (rose family). See bramble.
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. Pricing packages can be purchased and used throughout the cruise. Guests will be billed through their own cell phone provider. "Quiet zone" technology will be installed throughout the ship to block cell phone reception in such sensitive areas as the theater or the dining room. Crystal Cruises introduced wireless Internet services onto its ships in September.
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Title Annotation:Century City; Crystal Cruises Inc. cell phone services on ships
Author:Filus, Sarah
Publication:Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:Brief article
Date:Oct 16, 2006
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