Phoning home

[pastyboy]

We have recently returned from a Carribean-Transatlantic cruise.It was excellent however we have just received a card bill for a very short phone call from the quayside in Dominica to the UK it cost £31.61 the call was probably only two minutes long,please take heed.

[addicted to cruising]

We rarely call home...did when out kids were small but usually only once.

We carried an international calling card and would find a pay phone in port and call. We usually sail the Caribbean so its not to hard in ports like Nassau, St Thomas, Cozumel etc.

[iancal]

We usually buy a local long distance card. BEWARE...DO NO use those phones that are found at the dock that allow you to make long distance call on your credit card. They are a major rip off.

[marti222]

Just found that out:eek:wish we had seen this forum before our Cruise

used the phone on the dock at Nassau with a credit card,call lasted

around 3mins cost $29

[hammers]

It's a shame you didn't see my post below. I got 'mugged' at a card phone at St Lucia. I called the free phone number shown on my Nationwide credit card bill, after complaining bitterly to the 'customer services' operator I was given a refund on my credit card of just over £12. The refund was made on my next card statement. This was an expensive lesson........

 

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