cigloo Posted July 1, 2013 #1 Share Posted July 1, 2013 We are sailing on Holland America to Alaska and wanted to know how good cell service is in ports? Also, does anyone know if you are charged roaming while in the ports? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted July 1, 2013 #2 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Most USA based carriers do not charge roaming costs for calls originating from Alaska. The quality of the cell will depend on your carrier and not from HAL if you are in port. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kamloops50 Posted July 2, 2013 #3 Share Posted July 2, 2013 Don't use your cellphone on board the ship when away from port . Ship cell service is expensive. They charge your carrier international roaming even when cruising in Alaska waters. You'll need an international roaming plan to use your cellphone when not in port .Cost on board varies from $1.50 to $5 per minute plus what other charger your provider chargers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arusha Posted July 2, 2013 #4 Share Posted July 2, 2013 AT&T cell phone service was excellent in Juneau - all bars all the time, better than I get here in southern New Hampshire near the MA border. If your cruise includes Canadian ports such as Victoria and Vancouver, don't forget that calls/data usage in them will incur international charges. Very expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinoregon Posted July 2, 2013 #5 Share Posted July 2, 2013 if you have a texting plan we found that we could text all we wanted while on the ship and it did not cost us nothing but when in port we then called and did not get roaming charges, the only place we was charged roaming was in victoia canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvinDisCruiser Posted July 3, 2013 #6 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Called Verizon today, and we should have service in the Alaskan ports. But, we may get some Canadian cell towers, and then our phone would say roaming, that's when we would be charged. They said if our phone says extended network, that is ok. And,to make sure our phones are on airplane mode on board !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgalnyc Posted July 3, 2013 #7 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Just back from Alaska. No problems with cell phone service in Juneau and Ketchikan with Verizon. Not good service in Skagway though although my friends who had AT&T got great reception there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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