richpenny

Thanks for the info. Can't recall on the other ships, but instead of having to run to my cabin to check voicemails, do they have "house phones" like hotels have, on other decks near public rooms to check cabin voicemails? I know how big the ship is and know that we'll end up miscommunicating where to meet and what time to meet each other and hate to have to keep running to the cabin and missing a call or voicemail.

We're traveling with another couple and texting would probably be the best way to communicate to find out where we are on board to meet up with one another. Do we have to purchase VOOM just to text between us? Any other ways to communicate other than walkie talkies without purchasing VOOM? We both have Apple phones

Thanks for the info.

We're on the Allure in August and were trying to figure out how to keep in touch with each other and more specifically my 14 year old daughter.

 

I wasn't sure if the texting feature on our phones worked when in airplane mode/wifi on. My daughter and I just put our phones airplane mode and used our home wifi and were able to txt each other. I'm sure I would not get a "mom of the year" award if I made my teen carry around a walkie talkie(do they even make them anymore?).

Did you get a big cell phone bill from your provider, when you returned from your cruise? Or do you have international talk/text? Just curious how this works when you don't purchase the VOOM wifi package the ship offers.

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