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    Making calls on a Cruise Ship | Cruise internet plans explained (Money Saving Tips!) Detailed Guide



    Making calls on a Cruise Ship | Cruise internet plans explained (Money Saving Tips!) Detailed Guide

    Don’t be surprised by a huge cellular bill when you return from vacation! How do you use your phone on a cruise ship? Do you need to buy the cruise lines Internet plan? How do you avoid expensive cell phone bills due to unwanted roaming charges?

    These are all great questions and I will review all of this with you PLUS provide you with money saving tips even if you need to cover multiple devices.

    Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise lines internet plans explained so you can pick the right option for you and your family.

    I will also explain What Ship to Shore calls are and how much they cost if you need to make one. I will give you all the information you need for your family to be able to reach you while you’re on a cruise in case of an emergency.

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    29 Comments

    1. @Nitalou755 on

      Im cruising in Aug on carnival Valor for 4 days. I just want to keep in touch with person im with on ship. Can I just use ship wifi without buying internet service?

    2. @brucefrytz8611 on

      We always get the best wifi package on our cruise. We used the wifi calling feature on our cell phones, which is no charge with our provider (Verizon).

    4. @tmoore1144 on

      I am sailing on Carnival soon. I love watching Youtube videos during my down time. It sounds like I can't watch even with the best plan. Correct?

    5. @DaveM-FFB on

      Ok. Hear me out. Most people pay roughly $2/day for home Wi-Fi plus another $1/day per device for a cellular plan. I wouldn't ever pay $200 – $400 a week for ship Wi-Fi. I purchased a Solis Global hotspot that works off cell towers when the ship is docked or very near shore (usually 6a-6p). After 6p I'm eating dinner, being entertained, and sleeping until 6a (no need for Wi-Fi). The global hotspot is tiny and also provides Wi-Fi when we're off the ship (supporting Wi-Fi calling and up to 10 simultaneous devices). An unlimited use Day Pass costs as little as $6/day and doesn't expire. Finally, if you need ship Wi-Fi on a sea day, just purchase access for that day as needed. Downsides: The hotspot won't work well from interior cabins, and you'll need to be within 50 feet of the hotspot to use it, so keep it in your purse, fanny pack, sling bag, or day pack to use it.

    6. @SneakyM68 on

      I have a friend who is cruising with NCL and she bought an international plan for their cell phones and she thinks that this is all that she's going to need for internet but what I am wondering is if she's not purchasing the wifi from NCL how is she going to connect to the internet? Definitely not from roaming as they are going to be out at sea for 8 days in the Pacific. I don't think she's being as smart as she thinks she is by bypassing NCL's wifi. I bought the unlimited wifi when we went and had no problems. But what do I know.

    7. @michaelatherton826 on

      Incomplete and not very sophisticated. If you're tech savy keep researching. Note: If you're subscribed through Verizon they may offer you (via text) onboard cellular for voice for ~$4.95 a minute and texts for ~$0.35. I need this so my home monitoring service can reach me in the event of emergency.

    14. @timothytan6874 on

      Have you tried the Samsung Wi-Fi sharing? Many Samsung phones have it. I have used mobile hotspot while connecting to WiFi while having cecular data off. As long as that person is with you.

    18. @monikaliebold4225 on

      Regarding streaming: You can avoid ship's plan for streaming. At home just download shows/films, you would like to watch, to your device. Whilst cruising just log out of your ship's WiFi account, but still stay on airplane mode. Then you can watch all your downloads whenever you like, you can stop them, everything works like being home. When being logged in at ship's WiFi (even if you have no streaming option) you cannot watch downloads, because streaming apps are always looking in background for connection within WiFi.
      It works, I did this several times when cruising – for example watching Titanic ❤ at observation lounge 🚢with direct view on ocean 🌊, just unbeatable. 🤩

    20. @Graygeezer on

      One thing to beware of is Automatic Updates! At midnight, my phone downloaded and installed an update, then of course restarted itself. The problem was that it came back up with Airplane Mode turned off! The phone was able to connect to the ship’s cellular relay and receive text messages and calls all night and until around 10 the next morning when I discovered this.

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