Jamericannn Posted September 28, 2016 #1 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Have any of you ever used it? Is it worth paying for? I need it mainly ttoicatate wihfamily eembers seeing that will be six of us cruising. Just wondering if it is worth paying for seeing that it will cost $5pp x 7days =$35+tax times 6 = $215+ tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loretta5ue Posted September 28, 2016 #2 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I thought it was $5 per cruise, not $5 per day. Isn't the social media plan $5 per day? https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1152/~/carnivals-wi-fi-service-and-hub-app Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamericannn Posted September 28, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Have any of you ever used it? Is it worth paying for? I need it mainly ttoicatate wihfamily eembers seeing that will be six of us cruising. Just wondering if it is worth paying for seeing that it will cost $5pp x 7days =$35+tax times 6 = $215+ tax My keyboard is acting up so there are a lot of typos in that message. I was saying I need it to communicate with family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAHMto5 Posted September 28, 2016 #4 Share Posted September 28, 2016 We have used it a few times and loved it! We have had no problems and it always worked great for us. The Social Media package was $5.00 a day or $25.00 for the entire cruise per device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamericannn Posted September 28, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted September 28, 2016 I thought it was $5 per cruise, not $5 per day. Isn't the social media plan $5 per day? https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1152/~/carnivals-wi-fi-service-and-hub-app Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app The link you sent says $5 per day. I took the quote below from the website: Social ($5 USD per day) – Access the most popular websites and applications. Includes: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Linkedin, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. Does not include access to other websites or apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamericannn Posted September 28, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted September 28, 2016 We have used it a few times and loved it! We have had no problems and it always worked great for us. The Social Media package was $5.00 a day or $25.00 for the entire cruise per device. Thanks for your feedback. I think I will need to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugsley1992 Posted September 28, 2016 #7 Share Posted September 28, 2016 If you just want to chat with other people on the ship, the fee is $5 per device for the entire cruise. so $35 for all of you. If you need to reach people not on the ship, you would need to get the Social internet package which is $5 per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loretta5ue Posted September 28, 2016 #8 Share Posted September 28, 2016 My keyboard is acting up so there are a lot of typos in that message. I was saying I need it to communicate with family & I wrote that your price quote was off. [/img] the social media package is $5 per day. We used that for f-book messenger because our ship didn't have HUB. HUB is $5 per person and has it's own chat [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star24K Posted September 28, 2016 #9 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Carnival Hub app is a must have. The $5 to text others on ship is also worth it even with it being hit or miss when the signal was weak. Texts would fail and there is not way to know. There is no copy, cut, or paste if you want to resend a message you must re-type it. Our iPhones would vibrate and give an audible alert when a message or notification was received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tef43 Posted September 28, 2016 #10 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Absolutely useless to us as our phones get turned off and locked in the safe as soon as we reach the cabin, and they stay there until debarkation morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieguys Posted September 28, 2016 #11 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Thank you for this extra helpful information. When a group of us were on the Disney Fantasy 18 months ago, their 'free' onboard messenger app was not anything but perfect as it had no audible notification, plus the vibrating notification was hit and miss. It was also extra important that everyone responded that their actually received the information, as it sounds like you would with the Carnival Hub app. Can you confirm that when your iPhone was powered on and the app was running in the background, you 'usually' would receive alerts while the screen was 'locked/dark?' Thanks... Carnival Hub app is a must have. The $5 to text others on ship is also worth it even with it being hit or miss when the signal was weak. Texts would fail and there is not way to know. There is no copy, cut, or paste if you want to resend a message you must re-type it. Our iPhones would vibrate and give an audible alert when a message or notification was received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Banditswife Posted September 29, 2016 #12 Share Posted September 29, 2016 We used the free "HUB" app while on the Freedom last week. We did not use the chat function. But it was nice having the "FUNTIMES" available through our phone. It was slow loading at times, & we never could get it to load our S&S account to view our onboard expenses. I think they still have a few kinks to iron out, but it'll be a nice feature once it's running better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardhowson Posted September 29, 2016 #13 Share Posted September 29, 2016 The Hub App is for use in keeping in touch with those on ship with you. The Wifi package is for use in keeping in touch with those not on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiolovescrusing Posted September 29, 2016 #14 Share Posted September 29, 2016 We used the hub app w chat and loved it. 4 of us and helped keep in touch especially when plans changed. Was it perfect? No. But did its job most of time and would get it again. And we were the first cruise on the Splendor to have it so I was impressed it worked as well as it did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Star24K Posted September 29, 2016 #15 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Can you confirm that when your iPhone was powered on and the app was running in the background, you 'usually' would receive alerts while the screen was 'locked/dark?' Thanks... Yes, we usually received alerts while the screen was 'locked/dark'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellaz Posted September 29, 2016 #16 Share Posted September 29, 2016 I was very impressed with the mid-tier Wi-Fi service on Conquest last fall...it was fast enough to allow a voice call back to the US using FB messenger. Calling home would otherwise be $2/minute on your stateroom phone. (!) I'll probably get that for our upcoming cruise ($12/day) to keep in touch with friends at home, and also the Hub app since $5 is cheap, and most of our friends onboard are getting it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieguys Posted September 29, 2016 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Thanks Star24K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Banditswife Posted September 29, 2016 #18 Share Posted September 29, 2016 We used the hub app w chat and loved it. 4 of us and helped keep in touch especially when plans changed. Was it perfect? No. But did its job most of time and would get it again. And we were the first cruise on the Splendor to have it so I was impressed it worked as well as it did! Thanks for this, we will be on the Splendor in Feb of 2017. We're sailing with my ds & mother, glad to know we will be able to keep up with each other while on the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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