On board communicating?

[BeverlyS]

While I would love to turn my phone completely off for our cruise, our daughter is expecting her first baby, so we will be checking our phones occasionally while on our cruise. That being said, can you use your phone to text other guests while on the cruise? So if hubby goes one direction and I go another, how is the best way to reach him without incurring tons of charges? Any apps or suggestions?

[Lexis9784]

Carnivals new hub app let's you communicate on board for $5 for the cruise.

[shof515]

if your ship supports it, get the HUB app

 

if your ship does not have it, get the Social media wifi package and use something like whatsapp, facebook messenger and other apps.

[kctwinmommy]

Also, check with your provider to see what they offer. We had service in 2 of our stops through T-Mobile. So I was able to check in then. I didn't need to check in though, but it was nice to at least let family know we were all good, having fun! ;) And we also used the Hub app this time, which was nice to find others from our group.

[BeverlyS]

Carnivals new hub app let's you communicate on board for $5 for the cruise.

 

I LOVE this! I just looked it up. That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much!

[cb at sea]

Or, simply tell each other where you plan to be...then you can easily find each other!

[dctravel]

If you want to turn your phone off between checks on your daughter, I suggest post it notes in the cabin. That way you can see where everyone else is if you cannot find them.

 

I have also found that after the first day or so, people tend to gravitate to the same spots. Makes it easier to find a travel companion that way.

 

 

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[Herbaltees]

If you and your daughter use the WhatsApp then she can call you through the app if/when baby is born. But you have to have social messenger pkg at $16/day

 

 

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[mzlinda]

I get the social media package for $5 per day. You can keep in touch with your daughter thru Facebook messenger.

 

 

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[kg21rules]

Would you need the next level package to use iMessage on an iPhone?

 

 

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[Pellaz]

If you and your daughter use the WhatsApp then she can call you through the app if/when baby is born. But you have to have social messenger pkg at $16/day

 

That would be the second-tier "Value" Wi-Fi package, not the Social Media one. The $5 Social Media package wasn't quite fast enough to reliably support voice-calling home through FB Messenger, but the Value plan worked quite well. It's awesome to be able to call someone at home and NOT have to pay $2/minute to do it.

 

There should be a discounted price offered for all of the plans at the beginning of your cruise where you can save off the full daily rate. The Value plan was $62 for all 7 days of my last cruise.