Cruise ship cell phone rates?

DRNewcomb · 22-12-2010, 18:49

What I've done when on a cruise ship is to forward all incoming calls to voicemail and ask caller's to text me. People who needed to reach me knew to text, not call. I think I spent about a total of $2.00 roaming while on that cruise but important messages could still reach me instantly.

rfranzq · **Well, I am back from my four day cruise to Mexico -** 23-12-2010, 05:30

Here are some things I learned about prepaid SIM cards when riding a cruise ship.
AT&T and T-Mobile prepaid does not work.
Tru[phone] worked, but since I did not know the rates, all I did was receive SMSes testing it.
Ekit worked and charged as described.
I also have an SMS only Philippine SIM card called SMART Buddy that worked on the cruise ship.
All three SIMs had free SMS receive.

I wanted to burn up some balance on the ekit card I had [received $20 credit for a mix up when I got it]. Did 14 79cent SMSes and a 2 minute call @$4.49 a minute. SMSes are really the way to go if possible.

rfranzq · **Additional Princess Cruises cell phone information. -** 24-12-2010, 06:09

I got a brochure from the 'hotel desk' of the ship called Keeping Your Mobile Phone Connected at Sea. Almost all the information is familiar to people who frequent here. The service is provided by Maritme Communication Partners AS. So if you are on a cruise ship, you might want to see if they have any brochures about their cell service.

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DRNewcomb (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,465 Join Date: 27 Feb 2004 Location: Mississippi, USA Country:	22-12-2010, 18:49 What I've done when on a cruise ship is to forward all incoming calls to voicemail and ask caller's to text me. People who needed to reach me knew to text, not call. I think I spent about a total of $2.00 roaming while on that cruise but important messages could still reach me instantly.

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rfranzq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 774 Join Date: 21 Apr 2009 Country:	Well, I am back from my four day cruise to Mexico - 23-12-2010, 05:30 Here are some things I learned about prepaid SIM cards when riding a cruise ship. AT&T and T-Mobile prepaid does not work. Tru[phone] worked, but since I did not know the rates, all I did was receive SMSes testing it. Ekit worked and charged as described. I also have an SMS only Philippine SIM card called SMART Buddy that worked on the cruise ship. All three SIMs had free SMS receive. I wanted to burn up some balance on the ekit card I had [received $20 credit for a mix up when I got it]. Did 14 79cent SMSes and a 2 minute call @$4.49 a minute. SMSes are really the way to go if possible.

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rfranzq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 774 Join Date: 21 Apr 2009 Country:	Additional Princess Cruises cell phone information. - 24-12-2010, 06:09 I got a brochure from the 'hotel desk' of the ship called Keeping Your Mobile Phone Connected at Sea. Almost all the information is familiar to people who frequent here. The service is provided by Maritme Communication Partners AS. So if you are on a cruise ship, you might want to see if they have any brochures about their cell service.