avinger49 Posted December 29, 2023 #1 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Haven't been on RCCL in many years and have booked a cruise for 2024, my question is do you have to sign up for their VOOM package in order to be able to text other members of your group? TIA as I am not a tech savvy person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmike1959 Posted December 29, 2023 #2 Share Posted December 29, 2023 11 minutes ago, avinger49 said: Haven't been on RCCL in many years and have booked a cruise for 2024, my question is do you have to sign up for their VOOM package in order to be able to text other members of your group? TIA as I am not a tech savvy person You do not need voom but whoever you want to text has to be connected to you in the app…the voom desk is very helpful with all that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted December 29, 2023 #3 Share Posted December 29, 2023 17 minutes ago, avinger49 said: Haven't been on RCCL in many years and have booked a cruise for 2024, my question is do you have to sign up for their VOOM package in order to be able to text other members of your group? TIA as I am not a tech savvy person The free texting via the app is only available for over age 13. No young children can sign up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avinger49 Posted January 2 Author #4 Share Posted January 2 Thank you for the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D4 Posted January 4 #5 Share Posted January 4 Since you said you're not very tech savvy, make sure you find out how to change the settings on your phone while you're on your cruise so that you don't get a huge bill from your cell provider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted January 4 #6 Share Posted January 4 On 12/29/2023 at 5:49 PM, avinger49 said: Haven't been on RCCL in many years and have booked a cruise for 2024, my question is do you have to sign up for their VOOM package in order to be able to text other members of your group? TIA as I am not a tech savvy person Make sure you know how to set Airplane Mode. You will also need to turn on Wifi and find RCI's Wifi network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwega Posted January 5 #7 Share Posted January 5 It will be our 1st time on RCL in February, longtime Celebrity cruisers. I don't see the basic Voom as an option to purchase, just the Voom/Surf. We don't need to stream, just email and check on our flight prior to disembarking. Do we have to call or wait until onboard? The Voom/Surf package is 25% off now. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeOcean Posted January 5 #8 Share Posted January 5 5 minutes ago, norwega said: It will be our 1st time on RCL in February, longtime Celebrity cruisers. I don't see the basic Voom as an option to purchase, just the Voom/Surf. We don't need to stream, just email and check on our flight prior to disembarking. Do we have to call or wait until onboard? The Voom/Surf package is 25% off now. TIA Unlike Celebrity, Royal currently only has that one Internet tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norwega Posted January 5 #9 Share Posted January 5 Ok, thanks. We're on 2 short cruises, 5 and 6 nights, with stops in Mexico, which we have coverage for with T Mobile. We're Diamond, so each have 1 free day of internet. We'll still have the gratuities to pay so all OBC will be utilized. 😞 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 5 #10 Share Posted January 5 (edited) 42 minutes ago, norwega said: I don't see the basic Voom as an option to purchase, just the Voom/Surf. That lower tier service was discontinued last year during the transition to Starlink service. Edited January 5 by Biker19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GimmeOcean Posted January 5 #11 Share Posted January 5 15 minutes ago, norwega said: Ok, thanks. We're on 2 short cruises, 5 and 6 nights, with stops in Mexico, which we have coverage for with T Mobile. We're Diamond, so each have 1 free day of internet. We'll still have the gratuities to pay so all OBC will be utilized. 😞 You can also pay by the day on board if needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avinger49 Posted January 6 Author #12 Share Posted January 6 thanks everyone for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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