BeachLover01 Posted April 24, 2014 #1 Share Posted April 24, 2014 My DH and I are planning a cruise for our 5th anniversary and our daughter is staying with the grandparents. We would like to talk/see her every night through the use of Skype. Does anyone know if Skype is accessible on Oasis? I tried searching and could not find an answer. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare skyking Posted April 24, 2014 #2 Share Posted April 24, 2014 My DH and I are planning a cruise for our 5th anniversary and our daughter is staying with the grandparents. We would like to talk/see her every night through the use of Skype. Does anyone know if Skype is accessible on Oasis? I tried searching and could not find an answer. Thank you! I tried both skype and FaceTime using my iPad Air, and neither worked. I was able to iMessage to get updates and that worked great. Hope this helps!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novicetraveller Posted April 24, 2014 #3 Share Posted April 24, 2014 My DH and I are planning a cruise for our 5th anniversary and our daughter is staying with the grandparents. We would like to talk/see her every night through the use of Skype. Does anyone know if Skype is accessible on Oasis? I tried searching and could not find an answer. Thank you! Skype worked on the Allure of the Seas when I sailed with her last September. I don't know if anything has changed since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD Posted April 24, 2014 #4 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Technically yes but the connection is very slow, probably too slow for skype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted April 24, 2014 #5 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Out going would fail to connect, incoming did work last November on a Allure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishcruiser Posted April 24, 2014 #6 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Hi, My son recently worked on Oasis, and we spoke many times on SKYPE with no problem. Occasionally the signal was lost but we just called again and connected. Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterMom Posted April 24, 2014 #7 Share Posted April 24, 2014 (edited) I thought Oasis was set for the new O3b satellite connection but when I scroll to the bottom of this article, it says it will be available Aug 2014. Whoops. Looks like CC doesn't like the RCL blog URL. Edited April 24, 2014 by MisterMom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 24, 2014 #8 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I thought Oasis was set for the new O3b satellite connection but when I scroll to the bottom of this article, it says it will be available Aug 2014. Whoops. Looks like CC doesn't like the RCL blog URL. The O3b system has had some delays with getting satellites operational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megr1125 Posted April 24, 2014 #9 Share Posted April 24, 2014 I thought Oasis was set for the new O3b satellite connection but when I scroll to the bottom of this article, it says it will be available Aug 2014. Whoops. Looks like CC doesn't like the RCL blog URL. That's because that blog is NOT an official Royal blog, and it's owner is a travel agent.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alisabeth Posted April 25, 2014 #10 Share Posted April 25, 2014 I used Skype and Viber in certain areas on the ship. It worked great in Central Park. iMessage worked fine anywhere on the ship. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaredgold33 Posted April 25, 2014 #11 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Hello, When we were on Oasis (this was in 2012), we used Google Talk (which has now been fully integrated with gmail) to call home. Call quality was pretty good and because we used the ships wifi from our room, Google thought we were calling from the US (any us-us calls are free). Therefore I'd recommend you use it from the ship and not in port, although Google's fees for calling via a port wifi are very reasonable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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