Wifi costs on board

[janmcn]

32-41 days Premium Internet purchase ahead is $319.

[JHU]

Here's a novice's question:  When in the Caribbean and wanting to check email/text, I use Verizon's $10 day plan.  

 

However, I'm doing 35 days on the Zaandam shortly.  Is wi-fi with an on-board HAL plan safe?  I'm not sure that I'm asking the correct questions?  Thanks.

[IPB4IGO]

Just now, JHU said:

Here's a novice's question:  When in the Caribbean and wanting to check email/text, I use Verizon's $10 day plan.  

 

However, I'm doing 35 days on the Zaandam shortly.  Is wi-fi with an on-board HAL plan safe?  I'm not sure that I'm asking the correct questions?  Thanks.

I don't know if your Verizon plan will work at sea. I know that AT&T offers a plan that utilizes the Cellular At Sea service. AT&T plan. If you want to do only email and texts, and if your phone supports "Wi-Fi Calling", you could probably use the cheapest onboard Wi-Fi plan for email, texts, and voice. I know those all work with the Premium onboard plan.  Caution: On one cruise this year Wi-Fi calling didn't work, but it did on two others.

 

For safety, I use a VPN when using public Wi-Fi networks. Again, on the cruise on which Wi-Fi calling didn't work, neither did my VPN.