Rocketlady Posted August 20, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 20, 2014 can anyone tell me if they have rented the phones/walkie talkies on board? Worth it? Have heard they have some just to text each other so they can find their party. And if I lose it , it could cost $500 to replace. True or not? I really hate the old walkie takie that I could take. I am too cheap to use our cell phones. The cost ? Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 20, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 20, 2014 (edited) can anyone tell me if they have rented the phones/walkie talkies on board? Worth it? Have heard they have some just to text each other so they can find their party. And if I lose it , it could cost $500 to replace. True or not? I really hate the old walkie takie that I could take. I am too cheap to use our cell phones. The cost ? Thankyou There are DECT phones (voice only, no text) for rent for $25. Edited August 20, 2014 by clarea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotti Posted August 20, 2014 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2014 can anyone tell me if they have rented the phones/walkie talkies on board? Worth it? Have heard they have some just to text each other so they can find their party. And if I lose it , it could cost $500 to replace. True or not? I really hate the old walkie takie that I could take. I am too cheap to use our cell phones. The cost ? Thankyou Hi, I was told yesterday, the cost would be 17.50 per phone, and $1,000 if you lose it. We were thinking of doing it on the Oasis, as we take my sister for her first mega ship experience. We want to be able to find each other, and make sure she doesn't miss a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotti Posted August 20, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2014 we have used walkies before, and it was helpful, as we looked for our adult son on the coco cay, finally , we found out that he and some german girls were hung over, and he'd be late. at least we could tell him what part of the island to find us on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 20, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Hi, I was told yesterday, the cost would be 17.50 per phone, and $1,000 if you lose it. We were thinking of doing it on the Oasis, as we take my sister for her first mega ship experience. We want to be able to find each other, and make sure she doesn't miss a thing. The iPhone types are only on Oasis and Allure. However, I thought those were $35. Perhaps they lowered the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted August 20, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2014 IPhones were $35 back in March (Allure), didn't find them worth it due to the deadzones ... you would text/call another person, if one if you was in a deadzone the other one wouldn't know you were calling/texting, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shippy Posted August 20, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2014 They were great, especially the GPS part. We are older & I could just check at night to see if my husband got tired & went back to the room at night without calling him. He liked the part about the daily planner being on them so you did not have to carry the paper. Last year, we rented them on the Allure....they were horrible. We switched phones a couple times, the on the 3rd day, gave up. We turned them in & they credited us our money back. We are going back on Oasis this weekend. I am going to try them again. Will let you know ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketlady Posted August 21, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Skippy let me know if it is $1000. to replace it if I lose it. Maybe they should have insurance on that too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation_junkie Posted August 21, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 21, 2014 can anyone tell me if they have rented the phones/walkie talkies on board? Worth it? Have heard they have some just to text each other so they can find their party. And if I lose it , it could cost $500 to replace. True or not? I really hate the old walkie takie that I could take. I am too cheap to use our cell phones. The cost ? Thankyou http://www.royalcaribbean.com/customersupport/faq/details.do?pagename=frequently_asked_questions&faqId=2717&faqSubjectId=334 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberTag Posted August 21, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 21, 2014 We rented them on the Allure on June. It was $30 per phone. Service on board was hit or miss. It was nice having the cruise planner at your fingertips and using the GPS to see where the other people in your party were located. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieVisi2r Posted August 21, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 21, 2014 If you own iphones have a look at this app. Ripple Cruise Communicator http://www.ripple-connect.com Raina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted August 21, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 21, 2014 The fine print on Allure did indicate that replacement cost was something outrageous, I though it was about $600 not $1000 but either way big $ if you lose it/break it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinCruise Posted August 21, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 21, 2014 If you own iphones have a look at this app. Ripple Cruise Communicator http://www.ripple-connect.com Raina Interesting. Looks as though they are taking advantage of the apparent fact that the cruise wi-fi doesn't block traffic between connected devices - connected to the internet or not. At our office we isolate all the guest wifi clients from each other to reduce virus spreading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 21, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 21, 2014 Interesting. Looks as though they are taking advantage of the apparent fact that the cruise wi-fi doesn't block traffic between connected devices - connected to the internet or not. At our office we isolate all the guest wifi clients from each other to reduce virus spreading. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation_junkie Posted August 22, 2014 #15 Share Posted August 22, 2014 Interesting. Looks as though they are taking advantage of the apparent fact that the cruise wi-fi doesn't block traffic between connected devices - connected to the internet or not. At our office we isolate all the guest wifi clients from each other to reduce virus spreading. Same here. I tried the App at home which worked great while actually connect to our Wifi but at the office you can't access the network without a password so it was a no go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinCruise Posted August 22, 2014 #16 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I initially thought phones/walker talkies would be a good deal. But after the first day, we found that we could track down everyone pretty quickly. Esp if we left a note if we were planning on a specific class/activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnydaysmile Posted September 1, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 1, 2014 If you own iphones have a look at this app.Ripple Cruise Communicator www.ripple-connect.com Raina FYI - just off Freedom and it did not work:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 1, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 1, 2014 FYI - just off Freedom and it did not work:mad: Sorry to hear that, was hoping it would be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocketlady Posted September 1, 2014 Author #19 Share Posted September 1, 2014 to bad we couldn't leave messages on phones then pick up a phone around the ship to play back the messages. Or is that possible now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted September 1, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 1, 2014 to bad we couldn't leave messages on phones then pick up a phone around the ship to play back the messages. Or is that possible now? You can leave messages on stateroom phones, they have voicemail. I don't know if the messages can be retrieved remotely though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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