Cruise Ship communication

[moose]

Need to know what are the options for Internet and cell phone service while on a cruise ship leaving Miami later on this month .

(I'm not the one cruising , Gee's , me in a swim suit will scare the fish away...)

[fortwayne]

Moose, my sister went last year on a ship for a cruise and she told me she was able to add the service to her current carrier which i don't know who she has. she also told me that the ship itself offered both services as well.
you in a bathing suit?
would that be good for any fish, dolphin or human?
then again who am i too speak..........

[greg334]

All cruise ships have phone services and most if not all have WiFi access - most have had some form of phone service since the '80s.

[davekc]

They all have the service but it will be pricey from the ship. We usually will wait until you hit a port and call from there. Just have your cell set to international. Most plans are pretty reasonable.

[moose]

Thanks a lot ,
the couple boarding the ship come from the UK , there for have no US service that can be used on the cruise .
and yes they got the service from the ship , but it is way pricey.
and the international plans , well ,we all know they worth just about nothing.
so we are looking for something like a GO-Phone or alike .
i think i will tell them to get a Go Phone at the airport , and see how long it will last , and tell them to use it while the ship is parked.
frankly i do not understand the point of getting on a cruise if you stay connected...
searching the internet we did not find any , and i thought , since Expediters do so well in past few years ,that this is the right place to ask...

[Ragman]

Any place other than U.S. territories, will be considered international calls. if you are in the U.S.V.I ( St. Thomas, St. Johns, etc ) calls will be as if you were on the mainland.

[dogshed]

My first question is, why would you want to call anyone on a cruise ship? If it's an emergency dial 911. That's my attitude on vacation.

I live in Korea and the international rates on my Sprint phone were wacko $2 or $3 per minute.

I use yahoo messenger and with a US address and a US credit card it lets me call anywhere in the US for one cent per minute.

I don't know if the satellite internet on a cruise ship will work well with an internet phone, but maybe you can find an internet cafe in the ports.

[charlee]

Skype.....much cheaper to take a laptop with a headset/mic along with you and is just pennies per minute anywhere in the world. Very easy to use. Internet access has not cost us much on ships...even in greek isles



-charlee