--- title: Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170 | daily.dev description: A developer automated bypassing cruise ship internet restrictions by scripting MAC address changes and API requests. The process involves changing the router's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/getting-free-internet-on-a-cruise-saving-170-oysxwlefl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170 | daily.dev og:description: A developer automated bypassing cruise ship internet restrictions by scripting MAC address changes and API requests. The process involves changing the router's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/getting-free-internet-on-a-cruise-saving-170-oysxwlefl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/oYSxWleFL.png og:image:alt: Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170 **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A developer automated bypassing cruise ship internet restrictions by scripting MAC address changes and API requests. The process involves changing the router's MAC address, logging into the cruise portal, and activating 15-minute free sessions repeatedly. Using Python requests library and a travel router running OpenWRT, they achieved unlimited internet access with speeds comparable to premium plans, saving $170 in cruise internet fees. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#automation](https://daily.dev/tags/automation), [#crawling](https://daily.dev/tags/crawling), [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/getting-free-internet-on-a-cruise-saving-170-oysxwlefl) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/getting-free-internet-on-a-cruise-saving-170-oysxwlefl","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/getting-free-internet-on-a-cruise-saving-170-oysxwlefl"},"datePublished":"2025-06-16T20:20:51.204Z","dateModified":"2026-03-15T03:49:22.939Z","description":"A developer automated bypassing cruise ship internet restrictions by scripting MAC address changes and API requests. The process involves changing the router's...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d9546e4f4050834687a90219cae7dcc5?_a=AQAEulh","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/d9546e4f4050834687a90219cae7dcc5?_a=AQAEulh","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/getting-free-internet-on-a-cruise-saving-170-oysxwlefl","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"automation,crawling,networking,python","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Getting free internet on a cruise, saving $170"}]} ```