Apps that work with Carnival WiFi!

[Cah3]

I am booked for my first ever cruise May 28th, 2018 on the Carnival Ecstacy. I will be going to Nassau, Bahamas and Princess Cays. My question is with the Social Media Package; and I have called carnival, can I use the app KIK with the WiFi. It is a chat app, but even carnival couldn’t say if it worked or not. I would like to know if anyone knows! Thank you in advance!

[Keith1010]

Welcome to Cruise Critic.

 

Let me recommend that you post this on the dedicated Carnival Cruise Line Board at:

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=-1&f=215

 

Keith

[Philob]

When logged on to the ships wi-fi, it will be technically be like using your home's wi-fi to the access the www.

 

However, since the ship is in the middle of the ocean the link to the www will be by a satellite signal. That is where the bottleneck will be. Only so much traffic can go up that link; ships operation will have priority and take up most of that link. Passengers get what's left.

 

Some apps like Skype needs a lot of space in that link and many cruise lines will block it's use. If your KIK app uses a lot of space then it may be blocked to almost useless since it can't get the space it needs.

 

You can try to use KIK, but have a Plan B.

Edited May 9, 2018 by Philob

[Bonnie J.]

Do try to use it in port where you don't have to use the ship's system. I have done this and there is no charge for using the ship's system. If you're not in port, there will be.