Wifi on the Chesapeake (Baltimore departure)

[jerseyjjs]

 

     I can't remember if you can keep your phone on your regular service while sailing out of the Cruise Maryland terminal down the Chesapeake Bay for the 8-9 hours until the ship passes over the Bay/Bridge tunnel.  And if so, is the reception better than the ship's wifi?  Anybody have recent experience?  TIA.

[Charles4515]

3 hours ago, jerseyjjs said:

 

     I can't remember if you can keep your phone on your regular service while sailing out of the Cruise Maryland terminal down the Chesapeake Bay for the 8-9 hours until the ship passes over the Bay/Bridge tunnel.  And if so, is the reception better than the ship's wifi?  Anybody have recent experience?  TIA.

The Chesapeake Bay is US waters. So you won’t get roaming charges. Just don’t forget to put it into airplane mode before you go to bed. You don’t mention your cell carrier. You need to include that info to get a reliable info on reception. 

[navybankerteacher]

4 hours ago, jerseyjjs said:

 

     I can't remember if you can keep your phone on your regular service while sailing out of the Cruise Maryland terminal down the Chesapeake Bay for the 8-9 hours until the ship passes over the Bay/Bridge tunnel.  And if so, is the reception better than the ship's wifi?  Anybody have recent experience?  TIA.

We sailed Grandeur a few years ago out of Baltimore - we had great cell phone connection from sailing until we went to bed - shortly before exiting the Bay around midnight.

[alleghator]

We had good reception on Verizon the whole embarkation day, even after sail away. I put my phone on airplane mode at bedtime (11pm).

[Rubyfisch]

17 hours ago, jerseyjjs said:

 

     I can't remember if you can keep your phone on your regular service while sailing out of the Cruise Maryland terminal down the Chesapeake Bay for the 8-9 hours until the ship passes over the Bay/Bridge tunnel.  And if so, is the reception better than the ship's wifi?  Anybody have recent experience?  TIA.

Definitely, but if I remember correctly, it's more like six hours.

[Charles4515]

17 minutes ago, Rubyfisch said:

Definitely, but if I remember correctly, it's more like six hours.

It takes more than 6 hours. It takes 8 to 10 hours. Not all ships sail the same speed. One time the fog was so bad that it took 12 hours to return from the entrance to the bay to Baltimore. The fog horn was constant and we got no sleep.