Phone Service On Cruise Ships

Ship Mate gives users access to reviews tips roll calls and cruise countdowns but the best part is that many of its features can be used offline.

Phone service on cruise ships. Talking and text messaging are available on more than 400 ships from well over a dozen different cruise lines. International roaming charges will be conveniently billed to you by your home mobile carrier. Service requires a capable device.

Most carriers offer special cruise packages you can use whilst sailing. Yes you can use your phone on a cruise. The cruise lines I mentioned promote calling on the WiFi service and actually mention it in the published literature.

Will my phone work onboard a Royal Caribbean ship. Carnival Cruise Line through agreement with Wireless Maritime Services offers an advanced roaming network on board Carnival Cruise Line ships allowing you to make and receive calls while at sea using your own mobile phone and telephone number. The Internet on cruise ships has come a long way in recent years.

T-Mobile ONE and Simple Choice Plan customers receive the following rates on cruise ships. Depending on your phone type its also possible to turn airplane mode on and then turn WiFi back on. Guests are free to utilize their cellular data or connect to our onboard Wi-Fi on any ship.

If you can do this you can connect. Some cruise ship companies do block WiFi Calling though. It might be expensive and there are several details you need to know about how your phone uses cell service at sea or the shipboard wi-fi before you get started.

Yes Royal Caribbean works with cellular networks to provide the ability to connect your device through cellular at sea. Most cruise lines use a service from Wireless Maritime Services WMS called Cellular at Sea. Tell your folks to be sure and make at least 1 WiFi call with each phone before sailing and then put their phones is Airplane Mode and leave them there while on the ship.