Can You Use Wifi Calling On A Cruise Ship

Satellite internet generally works poorly for calling.

Can you use wifi calling on a cruise ship. I connected to wifi in Mexico Cozumel while off the ship and it messed up my Sim card. You can sometimes get a free wifi package as a special offer when you book your cruise. If a post answered your question please mark it as the answer.

This will allow you to make calls you may have to use an app like WhatsApp to do. You could use Facetime with other iPhone users or Skype via WiFi while onboard. Ive done WiFi calling on various Carnival Princess Disney cruise ships over the years.

If you have a fast enough WiFi connection you can call and text without using the cellular network often for free. Alternatively you can use wifi. When you are on the ship and in the middle of the ocean you will need to use the ships wi-fi or cellular service.

Im most definitely NOT a VZW employee. Several lines have rolled out superfast high-bandwidth Wi-Fi. I used it last week on Freedom of the Seas and placed and received a few phone calls using the ships less-than-stellar non-Voom Wi-Fi service.

Of course you wont be able to use calling or text. When you are in the middle of the sea even hundreds of miles away from the shore you can have an internet connection on a cruise ship. Once connected use the google talk app to make a phone call using.

You can prove this to yourself anytime just turn cellular data off and send a text. Be sure that this feature is enabled on your smartphone to take full advantage of it. For large parties the Ripple Connect app allows you to call and text other cruisers with the app as long as you have access to the ships Wi-Fi signal without having to pay for an Internet plan.