TheLargeFamily Posted February 16 #1 Share Posted February 16 Jubilee in 21 days. 🎉🎉🎉🙌🙌🙌We haven't cruised since 2018 and never on carnival. We are only getting one Wi-Fi package for my husband so that he can do some work. In my research it seems like you can use the carnival Hub app on airplane mode to communicate with your cabin mates? Is that correct? Are there phones in the rooms? TIA😘 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacruisin Posted February 16 #2 Share Posted February 16 Your family can all pay $5 each and be able to text with one another through the Hub app. It is somewhat spotty but a cheap way to communicate with one another. You would be able to utilize with anyone on the ship with the feature (not just family). 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted February 16 #3 Share Posted February 16 Chat is $5 per person for the length of the cruise no matter how long the cruise is and no matter when you buy it. Phones are in the rooms and all around the ship. You can also just talk to people the old fashioned way, face to face. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted February 16 #4 Share Posted February 16 And you can share the wifi package, in case you need to check your email, etc. Just sign your DH out and sign in your device. FYI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted February 16 #5 Share Posted February 16 (edited) 3 hours ago, mz-s said: You can also just talk to people the old fashioned way, face to face. Sorry, I just couldn't resist 😉 I borrowed this from another topic on this site Edited February 16 by Old Fart Cruisers 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted February 17 #6 Share Posted February 17 10 hours ago, mz-s said: You can also just talk to people the old fashioned way, face to face. string and tin cans work much better 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScubaDuck Posted February 17 #7 Share Posted February 17 if you all have iPhones, then you SHOULD be able to chat with each other via iMessage as long as you are connected to the same ship wifi you use for the Hub app (airplane mode ON). Didnt believe it myself before our cruise last year, but it worked like a charm! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare starstruck05 Posted February 17 #8 Share Posted February 17 2 minutes ago, ScubaDuck said: if you all have iPhones, then you SHOULD be able to chat with each other via iMessage as long as you are connected to the same ship wifi you use for the Hub app (airplane mode ON). Didnt believe it myself before our cruise last year, but it worked like a charm! It didn't work for my nephew and sis in law on the Mardi Gras for New Years. They both have iphones and couldn't text or get texts. My mom had the wifi package and my brother communicated with her. He didn't cruise with us due to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stobe1 Posted February 17 #9 Share Posted February 17 Dont count on the $5 chat feature on the Hub app to work. It isnt very reliable. Half the messages dont go through. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted February 17 #10 Share Posted February 17 9 hours ago, ScubaDuck said: if you all have iPhones, then you SHOULD be able to chat with each other via iMessage as long as you are connected to the same ship wifi you use for the Hub app (airplane mode ON). Didnt believe it myself before our cruise last year, but it worked like a charm! Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it doesn't work the entire cruise and sometimes it works for part of a cruise. Sometimes it works the whole cruise. Tough to predict. I wouldn't rely on it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLargeFamily Posted February 19 Author #11 Share Posted February 19 On 2/16/2024 at 1:15 PM, ninjacat123 said: And you can share the wifi package, in case you need to check your email, etc. Just sign your DH out and sign in your device. FYI. I can't wait to ignore my email for a whole week. 😂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cruiser Posted February 19 #12 Share Posted February 19 On 2/16/2024 at 10:04 PM, ScubaDuck said: if you all have iPhones, then you SHOULD be able to chat with each other via iMessage as long as you are connected to the same ship wifi you use for the Hub app (airplane mode ON). Didnt believe it myself before our cruise last year, but it worked like a charm! Didn't work for us on our January Valor cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted February 19 #13 Share Posted February 19 You can always call your stateroom from any hall phone and leave a message. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted February 19 #14 Share Posted February 19 2 hours ago, TheLargeFamily said: I can't wait to ignore my email for a whole week. 😂 Good for you!! I like to reach out to my mom who is watching the beasts while we’re gone.😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEUB1112 Posted February 19 #15 Share Posted February 19 I had to make a call once from Roatan from the ship, very reasonable, short call and it cost about a buck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rj59 Posted February 19 #16 Share Posted February 19 Before signing up, if you have iPhones, try texting once you're at sea. Some lines and ships have a loophole where you can text through the ship's wifi for free using iMessage, which is easier and less clunky than ship apps. I know it worked for me on Norwegian Joy, but I haven't tried it on Carnival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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