Staying in Touch

[bowen9475]

My daughter and I are cruising in July. What is the best/most economical way to stay in touch through text with my husband who will be at home?

[mz-s]

purchase the Social wifi plan and use facebook messenger.

[weezal]

FYI the internet plan can also be shared (usage on just 1 device at a time).

 

see Can I get WiFi on board?

https://www.carnival.com/help

[wemjam]

There are some "free" apps you can use to facetime people too I believe on the social plan.  I am pretty sure my sister in law to be did something like that on the ship and talked to her kids each night. 

[Colorado Beach Bum]

iPhone to iPhone using FaceTime has worked well for us on any of the WiFi plans.  Also text messaging.  Texting to non-iPhone users from our iPhone hasn’t been reliable.  

[Purvis1231]

Sometimes iPhone messages will work without purchasing an internet plan.

[illinoisfive]

I came off the Horizon this past Sunday and bought the Social Package.  I used Whatsapp to converse with kids back home.  imessage also worked for the first few days but then that stopped working so I went back to Whatsapp.  You can aslo send/receive pictures through the app which is great too!

[wemjam]

43 minutes ago, illinoisfive said:

I came off the Horizon this past Sunday and bought the Social Package.  I used Whatsapp to converse with kids back home.  imessage also worked for the first few days but then that stopped working so I went back to Whatsapp.  You can aslo send/receive pictures through the app which is great too!

That's it, Whatsapp, I couldn't remember the name!

[staceyglow]

As an FYI, several of the major networks have free cell phone and data usage in Mexico. I have AT&T, and that is the case.  If there are Mexican ports on your itinerary, and you don't need to be in touch 24/7, it is an option when you are in port.