Alecs Gram Posted April 1, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 1, 2013 What are the best ways to communicate with home while on a cruise? We are with ATT and have 4s I phone and new I pads. Any suggestions? We are newbies to this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted April 1, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 1, 2013 To make phone calls from the ship will cost you around $2.50 a minute Sending and receiving texts can be done for a lot less, depending on your plan. Sending and receiving e-mails will cost 75 cents a minute unless you buy a ship's plan, and the price goes down the longer the plan that you buy. A 90 minute plan costs around $50. The most efficient way to send e-mail is to compose off line, then log on, send your e-mail, and download your new incoming mail, then log off to read and write new e-mails. If you read and write while you are on-line, the minutes tick by, so do as much as you can off-line. To sign up for the ship's wi-fi, you'll need to go to the computer center. The personnel there will walk you through the procedure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgesGal Posted April 1, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 1, 2013 The cheapest way to communicate is via e-mail from a cyber cafe on shore. Check ports of call section here on CC. There is usually a section dealing with this subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinpdx Posted April 1, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 1, 2013 To make phone calls from the ship will cost you around $2.50 a minute Sending and receiving texts can be done for a lot less, depending on your plan. Sending and receiving e-mails will cost 75 cents a minute unless you buy a ship's plan, and the price goes down the longer the plan that you buy. A 90 minute plan costs around $50. The most efficient way to send e-mail is to compose off line, then log on, send your e-mail, and download your new incoming mail, then log off to read and write new e-mails. If you read and write while you are on-line, the minutes tick by, so do as much as you can off-line. To sign up for the ship's wi-fi, you'll need to go to the computer center. The personnel there will walk you through the procedure. Do they offer a cheaper wifi package with less minutes? We wouldn't need 90 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted April 1, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 1, 2013 $0.75 cents a minute with no package. In and Out Package - $24.95 for 38 minutes In Touch Package - $49.95 for 90 minutes Informed Package - $99.95 for 208 minutes Interact Package - $199.95 for 555 minutes Involved Package - $399.95 for 1666 minutes Internet is often very slow -- about dial up speed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noblepa Posted April 1, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Do they offer a cheaper wifi package with less minutes? We wouldn't need 90 minutes. You might be surprised. Wifi on board is very, very slow. Remember when you had dial-up service? By all reports, it's slower than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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