Cell phone service on Nieuw Amsterdam northbound from Vancouver to Whittier

[Mary229]

2 minutes ago, terrydtx said:

On the Oosterdam in Italy and Greece, once I upgraded to the premium Wi-Fi, I was able to make and receive phone calls and text messages though the "Wi-Fi Calling" mode on my Samsung phone. The surf Wi-Fi that came with HIA was useless for Wi-Fi calling. I was able to use the Wi-Fi calling feature to call my wife on the ship too. The messaging app in the HAL app is totally useless.

 

In 2019 when we did the same cruise the OP is asking about, we had our AT&T cell service when we got to cities in Alaska and some very spotty service while we cruised the inside passage.

I am hoping the new Starlink upgrade makes all our our internet complaints a thing of the past - fingers crossed 

[terrydtx]

1 minute ago, Mary229 said:

I am hoping the new Starlink upgrade makes all our our internet complaints a thing of the past - fingers crossed 

I will bet to get any streaming or Wi-Fi calling you will still need to upgrade to the premium Wi-Fi. Upgrading is still way cheaper than using Cellular at sea.

[dawnvip]

There won't be any cell service on board once the ship is about an hour or so out of Vancouver. 

Doesn't matter which service provider you have - there are no cell towers and no service past the north end of Vancouver Island. 

 

Instant messaging is available through the navigator app so you should be able to connect with the rest of your party if none of the other methods work.