CELLULAR AT SEA: TALK. TEXT. SHARE. CRUISE!​

Enjoy the convenience of cellular service at sea.  Access mobile services on your device quickly and easily.  Share pictures of those special moments, send a quick text, make an important phone call, or check an urgent email. Cellular At Sea is the network that provides cellular connectivity on cruise ships.  With your cellular phone, your wireless carrier and Cellular At Sea you can talk, text, share, and cruise!  

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HOW DOES CELLULAR AT SEA WORK?

Cellular service has improved and evolved- long gone are the analog days of cellular.  We use our phones to do everything from banking to sharing cat videos!  Let's face it, cellular is part of our daily lives and staying in touch is important.  

Cellular At Sea provides guests cellular connectivity while cruising.  As the cellular technology on land has improved, so has the cellular connectivity onboard cruise ships.  This technology boom has lead to an onboard  network that is even more reliable with faster speeds.  Faster speeds provide a richer experience that is easier to use, more reliable and more affordable.  

How exactly does Cellular At Sea work?  The infographic below provides a review of the technology that keeps you connected while cruising. ​

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USING CELLULAR AT SEA IS EASY

Planning for your cruise vacation can be hectic.  The last thing you need is a complicated list of items you have to follow to stay connected while cruising.   Just follow these simple tips below, and you will find that using your cell phone while cruising is as easy as ever! 

BEFORE YOU CRUISE:

1. Check with your wireless carrier to get the most up to date pricing; some carriers provide cruise line packages
2. Disable apps that use location, email auto-check, and any apps that automatically run in the background.  Change your email settings from "push" to "fetch" to disable auto-check. 
3. Download movies and music to your device.
4. Locate and become familiar with the cellular data usage tracker within your device.  You can use it on board to track your usage.  ​

WHILE YOU CRUISE:

1. Once you are in international waters, the network connection is automatic.   You are connected to the cellular network when you see the following on your device "cellular at sea", "wmsatsea", "NOR-18" or "901-18"
2. ​Dialing is easy.  Just dial "1" plus the area code and the number to call anywhere in North America.  Dial "+" along with the country code  and the number to call non-US destinations. 
3. Manage your usage by checking your data usage tracker regularly.  
4. Avoid using streaming services while on the cellular network, streaming is very data-intensive.
5. If you would like to limit your usage to voice calls and texts, you can turn off your data roaming. 

AFTER YOU CRUISE:

1. Call your wireless carrier to confirm that you are back on your wireless plan.
2. Enable any apps you disabled due to potentially high data usage (such as location-based apps and email auto-check).  Re-establish your email auto-check by changing the settings from "fetch" back to "push".
3. Reconnect your data roaming if you disabled it while cruising. 

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USING CELLULAR AT SEA IS AFFORDABLE

Enjoy the convenience of cellular service at affordable rates.  Cellular At Sea's advanced mobile network allows you to make calls using your cell phone and number.  International roaming charges will be conveniently billed to you by your wireless carrier.  Most carriers offer cruise packages.  Fees can be based upon usage and can vary by wireless carrier, please contact your wireless carrier for your specific rates.  

Mobile at Sea Fee Typical Ranges
Please contact your wireless carrier for your specific fees

Calls – Make and receive calls with your cellular number from your cellular device. Incoming calls may be less expensive per minute than outgoing calls.	​Calls $1.70 - $4.50 (per minute)
SMS – Send and receive SMS with your cellular number from your cellular device. Incoming messages are typically free but vary by wireless carrier.	Incoming SMS Typically No Charge   Outgoing SMS $0.50 - $1.10  (per SMS)
Data – Quickly check e-mail or post an occasional update. Pricing shown as kilobytes; a “megabyte” is 1,024 kilobytes.	Data $0.001 - $0.02 (per kilobyte)

Cellular At Sea Typical Data Usage
​Estimated amount of data used per service

​1 email (no attachment)   20KB	1 social media post with photo   350KB
1 email (with standard attachment)   300KB	1 minute of streaming video (standard)   2MB (120MB/hr.)
1 minute of streaming music   500KB (30MB/hr.)	1 minute of streaming video (high definition)   5.1MB (306MB/hr.)
1 webpage   1MB​	1 app/game/song download   5MB

For answers to any specific questions you may have, please see our FAQs page. ​

CELLULAR PROVIDER PARTNERS

This is a partial list of some of our cellular partners.  Contact your cellular provider for more information on their roaming rates onboard as well as the specific cruise lines where they provide service.  

AT&T                +1800.335.4685
Verizon            +1908.559.4899
Rogers              +1855.291.9727 
Telekom           0800.33.02202 
Deutschland

T-Mobile        +1505.998.3793
Sprint             +1888.226.7212
Bell Canada    +1888.466.2453
Vodafone        +31.6.54.500100
Netherlands

Other providers are available.  Please contact your provider for details on rates onboard

​AT&T offers Cruise Ship Packages for passengers that include talk, text, and data.  ​

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