Wondering about availability and breadth of cellphone and broadband service from any cruisers with recent Alaska experience.
We're planning our first CruiseTour for next summer.
Verizonwireless (our provider) states it has 4G LTE coverage in Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Juneau (which we would sort of expect). But it also claims coverage along the entire "Denali" corridor from Fairbanks through Anchorage and on to Whittier, along with Skagway, and Ketchikan, where the cruise portion docks.
Relatives and friends are already on our case about "reachability". We're wondering whether we can depend on our phones to send/receive texts and voicemail; or if we need to sign up for onboard WiFi with whichever carrier we end up using.
Any thoughts or comments gratefully received.