haji Posted July 16, 2016 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Sailing on Oasis w/ family of 4 --- Best way to communicate on such a large ship --- minus the cell phones of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 16, 2016 #2 Share Posted July 16, 2016 (edited) Notes or voicemail (on the ship's phone) in the cabin. Edited July 16, 2016 by Biker19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Captain Funtime Posted July 16, 2016 #3 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Post-Its / Dry Erase Board / Set meeting time at set meeting place. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted July 16, 2016 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2016 Talk and make plans, set times to meet, post-its or small dry erase boards on stateroom doors, stateroom voicemail, etc. It really is not that difficult and not hard to locate each other around the ship. We have cruised for 24 years as our children grew from young to adults and never had an issue keeping in touch, making plans, or finding each other when we needed to. The ships are large - and Oasis is the largest - but they are not so big to be lost on, and there are only so many public areas to go to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted July 16, 2016 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2016 TALK to each other...tell everyone your plans...they will tell you where they will be...it's not as hard as you're thinking it will be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 17, 2016 #6 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Sailing on Oasis w/ family of 4 --- Best way to communicate on such a large ship --- minus the cell phones of course We use the stateroom phone voicemail mostly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted July 17, 2016 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2016 Notes or voicemail (on the ship's phone) in the cabin. Post-Its / Dry Erase Board / Set meeting time at set meeting place. :D Yep. Plan,,,,, meet you at (location) at (time). If things change pick up phone and ring cabin Or duck back to cabin and leave a note (it's not that far). We've never had a problem meeting up, sometimes even when we weren't trying to. Crew are great too, I've often been asked "are you looking for your wife I just saw her at ...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merdon Posted August 12, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) Just so I understand, if you use the wifi from the ship (Oasis), you will not be able to text while on board. Edited August 12, 2016 by merdon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 12, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 12, 2016 (edited) Just so I understand, if you use the wifi from the ship (Oasis), you will not be able to text while on board. Depends exactly what you mean by "text". If you use an internet based texting app, such as iMessage or WhatsApp, it should work fine on the ship's WiFi. If you are using cellular SMS or MMS, then you will need a cellular connection, unless you have WiFi calling enabled on your phone. Edited August 12, 2016 by clarea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeRum Posted August 14, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Go old school. leave the phones in the safe. Leave notes on a dry erase board. Just go to breakfast, plan your day out maybe meet for lunch then dinner at a set time and enjoy your cruise! JoeRum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyweir Posted August 14, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 14, 2016 What JoeRum said! You can put a post-it note on the cabin door. We took 8 walkies on our last cruise. No one used them. Everyone did their own thing and met for dinner at the designated time. Made for a great vacation for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travelmoon Posted August 14, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Will walkie-talkie work? We brought ours and used them on Radiance of Sea and they worked. Not sure if Oasis will be too big to use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 14, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Will walkie-talkie work? We brought ours and used them on Radiance of Sea and they worked. Not sure if Oasis will be too big to use them. We have had very poor luck with walkie-talkies when separated by a few decks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbmrt Posted August 14, 2016 #14 Share Posted August 14, 2016 We use the stateroom phone voicemail mostly. Can someone access their stateroom voice mail from phone on ship wall? Thanks for all you do on these boards Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyweir Posted August 15, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Can someone access their stateroom voice mail from phone on ship wall? No, the phones outside your cabin are house phones only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsanTom Posted August 15, 2016 #16 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Face to face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merdon Posted August 15, 2016 #17 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Depends exactly what you mean by "text". If you use an internet based texting app, such as iMessage or WhatsApp, it should work fine on the ship's WiFi. If you are using cellular SMS or MMS, then you will need a cellular connection, unless you have WiFi calling enabled on your phone. I have IMessage but I also downloaded WhatsApp. Thanks Bob! I knew I could always count on you for the answer. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted August 15, 2016 #18 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) TALK to each other...tell everyone your plans...they will tell you where they will be...it's not as hard as you're thinking it will be! Best advice on the subject. Always works for me. You don't need to over-complicate it people......... Edited August 15, 2016 by matj2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 15, 2016 #19 Share Posted August 15, 2016 I have IMessage but I also downloaded WhatsApp. Thanks Bob! I knew I could always count on you for the answer. :) You're welcome. Just remember, iMessage is only for Apple device to Apple device, whereas WhatsApp works between different kinds of devices, like Android to iPhone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merdon Posted August 15, 2016 #20 Share Posted August 15, 2016 You're welcome. Just remember, iMessage is only for Apple device to Apple device, whereas WhatsApp works between different kinds of devices, like Android to iPhone. Got it. We're a family of iphones. Usually we do put the phones away in the safe but this cruise we're traveling with our son, his wife and 20 month old granddaughter (new parents :eek:). It will just put their mind at ease to know that we can still be in touch when we have their baby. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reedl Posted August 15, 2016 #21 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Depends exactly what you mean by "text". If you use an internet based texting app, such as iMessage or WhatsApp, it should work fine on the ship's WiFi. They will only work if you have paid for the ship's WiFi Connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted August 15, 2016 #22 Share Posted August 15, 2016 They will only work if you have paid for the ship's WiFi Connection. Excellent point, which I should have stressed. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merdon Posted August 15, 2016 #23 Share Posted August 15, 2016 (edited) They will only work if you have paid for the ship's WiFi Connection. No worries. We're in an Owner's Suite and they'll have the ship's wifi package. Thanks! Edited August 15, 2016 by merdon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gagirl7143 Posted August 15, 2016 #24 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Wallis talkies worked just fine for us both on oasis and allure. No problem. Personal experience is always good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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