harryw

The clouds have opened in St. Lucia and the chair hogs on Vista scattered like ship rats.

While it pales next Mideast settlement issues, as I am sitting poolside on the Vista in an upright  chair since the lounge ones are claimed with towels or personal belongings - is there any way to fix this problem? It is a universal

challenge on cruise ships regardless of demographics and ubiquitous CruiseCritic subject of debate.

Bad behavior is bad behavior. You can put lipstick on a chair hog but it is still a hog,

In port now, but thanks, I will keep that in mind. Maybe some spouses don’t mind being incommunicado. But she is the Apple of my eye.

Oh, I just checked. Mutual calls work now. 

There might be a scenario on the cruise when we would want to contact 

each othet.

Everything is working fine now, except that my iPhone  and my wife’s 

 calls to each other go straight to voice mail.

I resolved the issue. I used the Google Machine and found a Verizon Customer Service non 800 number for international travelers, 908-559-4899

They had my billing information

9 hours ago, Harry Lake said:

How about emailing them?

For privacy purposes  Verizon won’t give bill info in an email, but it just occurred to me to try their live chat feature.

#225 gave the same message. We are sailing to sea. I’ll go to the tech center tomorrow.

If they can’t help, I will go to Lourdes.

I tried  #255 but got a recording saying the number is not assigned. Also, my wife and I can’t call each others iPhone without the call going directly to voice smail. And Verizon just sent a text that they hope we are enjoying Travel Pass!?

Thanks. Is using Wifi calling relatively secure? 

4 minutes ago, Snaefell3 said:

"800 numbers" (and "877-", "866-", etc) only work if the call is made from "Country Code '1' " (US, Canada, and a few odds and ends).   Antigua lies in Country Code "268". 

 

You'll need the non-800 equivalent phone number to get through 😞 (and pay international rates).

 

Alternatively if you have a US or Canadian cellphone provider and set your cellphone to "WiFi Calling" via the ship's WiFi, that should make your call be coming from "Country Code '1' "  😉

 

Thank You. The irony is that I want to call Verizon to confirm a bill payment. They don’t make it easy as there are issues with my mobile account.

Docked in Antigua.

..on Vista with my iPhone. Do I need to adjust Settings?

I’m reminded of the Three Stooges three watches gag. Moe asks what time is it. Larry rolls up his sleeve, reveals three watches and says to Moe: ‘The first runs 10 minutes fast every two hours. The second one runs 20 minutes slow every four hours. The one in the middle is broken and stopped at two o’clock.’ How does Larry know it’s 3:15 when Moe asks the time? He takes a working pocket watch out of his hat!  

Done! Thank You! All is right with the world. And this is a beautiful ship!

I’m onboard and on this first day we are at

sea and told to be one hour ahead. But

 my Apple devices including the watch has Miami time. How do I become one with the universe?

In my case the luggage is being shipped UPS Ground round trip.

2 hours ago, howiefrommd said:

Just as an FYI I was reading on another board (and I do not remember which one) that they were told that the could not use AirTags because it contained a lithium battery.

I googled this issue and found -

Yes, AirTags are Federal Aviation Administration approved. The FAA ruled that having an AirTag in your luggage is permitted and, in fact, not a safety hazard since the small devices only contain 0.1 grams of lithium, which falls below the FAA's limit.

So being an air tag  virgin / newbie, I am amazed by this new technology. The greatest invention since swiss cheese, I tracked my

luggage and it arrived today in Miami. I guess the days of existential anxiety at baggage claims are over.

Thanks, I did buy air tags and will be using them for the first time, The luggage won't

be traveling too far - frim Virginia to Florida, I receive their tags - the return will be via UPS

Ground.

Thanks. I’ll keep it in mind if we ever sail with HAL again. O is our line of preference. It was so annoying being charged for every bottle of water in the cabin!

What is HIA?

Oops. I forgot that O provides free internet. I was thinking in error about our 

HAL cruise, where we were nickeled and dimed for many amenities, including internet.

I just checked my Verizon Plan, and it turns out that because we purchased

new iPhones 8 months ago, we have each accumulated 8 free days of their Travel Pass.

Since we will be on a 10 day cruise, it will be basically free.

  Could someone clarify, that on sea days, the phones can’t be used unless we purchase

the O internet package?