cruise email address and cingular cell questions

[South Side Mo]

1) did anyone use their cruise email address? I am trying to leave emergency numbers/addresses and I'm thinking my regular AOL address would be fine - are there any advantages to the cruise email address?

 

Also, how was cell service from Cingular one in Alaska (Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway)? the map on cingular website looks like the calls might be going through.....

 

Maureen

[Guest nhrich]

Just use your AOL address. The only advantage to the NCL e-mail address is to NCL...the $3.95 per e-mail that they charge.

 

Sorry, can't help with the Cingular question.

 

Rich

 

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[dalwhitt]

I had Cingular on my Alaska cruise two years ago and it worked fine most places in Alaska, especially in port.

 

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[Holden Farm]

Has anyone used any other cell phone provider besides Cingular in Alaska? Our service is with Alltel and it doesn't look like they have service there yet. Any advice would be helpful. We are cruising on July 18th. Thanks!

 

Crusing on the Star - July 18th and can't wait!

[jkrislc]

I have Cingular and DID NOT have service in Alaska last June. This included Anchorage, Skagway, Juneau, and Ketchikan.

 

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[Isaac]

Had almost no reception with Cingular the entire cruise in Alaska last July--Juneau, Ketchikan, Skagway...

 

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[South Side Mo]

Thanks to all of you - I guess the cell phone is a matter of timing/weather

 

Also thanks for the 3.95 per email info - I'll be sure to take that off of all of my emergency numbers

[deb1835]

I had to change the system setting on my phone to analog in Juneau. That was the only place I could get a signal other than Seattle and Victoria.

 

STAR gazing in Alaska

 

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[paula1250]

I went on the Sky to Alaska two years ago. I had no problem with my cingular phone. I was alble to talk right from the ship. I was at the outside buffet talking to my kids in Chicagoland.