Phone Service On Cruise Ships

On the Ship Set Your Phone.

Phone service on cruise ships. When within 2 miles of a cruise ship it is highly recmended to put your device in airplane mode. Talking and text messaging are available on more than 400 ships from well over a dozen different cruise lines. In-port connections while on a cruise.

The cruise lines I mentioned promote calling on the WiFi service and actually mention it in the published literature. How much will I be charged when I use my mobile phone onboard. Cellular At Sea is the network that provides cellular connectivity on cruise ships.

International roaming charges will be conveniently billed to you by your home mobile carrier. This includes cruise lines like Carnival Royal Caribbean and Norwegian. To avoid unwanted charges your safest bet onboard your cruise ship is to switch to airplane mode reactivate your wireless feature and log in to the ships Wi-Fi.

Do cell phones work on cruise ships. The service will automatically shut down when entering a port or getting close to shore. To be reached the Cellular feature must be on airport mode Off.

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. But please be aware that cellular data used on the ship or in certain ports of call will result in charges from your cell phone provider. If you have purchased or if your vacation includes the onboard WiFi package I would recommend trying to enable WiFi Calling on your device.

The Internet on cruise ships has come a long way in recent years. Yes you can use the Wi-Fi feature on your cell phone to connect to your cruise ships Wi-Fi but you will have to purchase an internet package. Or I had no signal when the ship was facing rough sea as well as a typhoon in Australia and in Asia.