Cell phone service in port

[Monica887]

Dumb question, but how is cell phone service in most ports? (Verizon, live in US, if that matters...).

 

Yes, I can live for a few days without the phone so I don't need to pay onboard, but it would be nice to be able to check in every so often. 

[mandyq1030]

We had cell service from all Alaskan ports but not in Canada ports.

[JT1962]

You should have service in all the main port area and sometimes at sea if within a few miles of land.

[Crew News]

Cell service in Alaska ports will be intermittent for the first half hour in port because all of the passengers will be taking their phones off of airplane mode and attempting to connect to the same port cell tower.  As passengers move away from the ship, phone service will improve significantly as other cell towers come into play.