Ships Phone # & Cel Phones

[bogino]

I thought I read awhile back that cell phones will work when the ship is docked (St. Marteen/St. Thomas/Castaway) but not while at sea. My service is with AT&T. Can anyone shed light on that.
Also..if someone needs to reach us on the ship what is the ship's phone number and do they simply ask for our cabin #? Thx.

 

[Dave_from_Marietta]

My AT&T phone worked while we were in San Juan (emergency stop for a medical discharge) and St Thomas. I didn't try using it at St Maarten. Puerto Rico and the USVI are not included in the Digital One Rate plan... I was charged about $0.75/minute for roaming and long-distance. Still a lot cheaper than using the ship's phone. If your phone works at all at St Maarten, you'll be subject to whatever rates the local company there chooses to charge.

As for people calling you onboard, from the United States, your party can dial toll-free... 888-DC-AT-SEA (888-322-8732). If the party calling you is outside the United States, they'll have to dial direct +1-732-335-3281. They will need to know which ship you're on and your cabin number.

Make sure this is used for emergencies only, because you will be charged somewhere between $7.50 and $9.50 per minute for the incoming call.

A cheaper option is email. Create a Hotmail.com account to use while you're on the cruise. Give the address to those folks you want to keep up with on a daily basis or so. Your cost will be $0.75/minute.

 

[pmgreene]

We have Sprint PCS and got service in Puerto Rico in October but not St. Thomas or CC. In January some people got service in the middle of the ocean as we were passing San Juan (the Navigators will tell you about what time you'll pass) We did not experience any additional costs for the calls, just came out of our regular monthly minutes. I tried to use a pre-paid calling card in St. Martin and could not find a phone that accepted it. On
St. Thomas I had no problem using the pre-paid card with a 25 or 50 cent surcharge.

 

[mickeymom]

We have Verizon wireless and had great reception at St. Thomas,ok at CC. In St. Martin I kept getting a message for a credit card number so opted to wait. The daughters tracfone worked just as well if not better!

 

[Matty02]

Nextels? Does anyone know about their service in the ocean. I know that Florida and Michigan are their two best states (how is that for luck, since im from michigan and go to florida on vacation).

being away from work is going to kill me for a week. thank god for the 89.99 internet deal. i hope my cell will work too...

so what that im only 18... my job is important