Temeculaguy Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Has anyone used the AT&T cruise plan https://www.att.com/international/cruise-packages/ I booked voom surf and stream with my drink package and it came out to about $100, same as the ATT plus ATT has a $50 talk and text no data plus both ATT plans are priced per month. Don't need much usage but traveling with two other couples and would like to be able to text amongst the six of us for logistics but I do like to check my home security system now and again. The Att cruise plan includes the ports we visit and costs about what voom does. Not sure of it covers coco cay but voom does. Has anyone done both and can compare the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Just remember you're only getting 3G when you're on the ship's tower. Note AT&T has $10 per 24 hour period international rate, too, which lets you use your existing domestic plan when you're in port CrimsonCruiser 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunwoodyDad Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Also it looks like this $100 package from AT&T only includes 200mb of data for the whole month. If you are using any kind of an app that consumes a lot of data (especially video) that would be gone pretty fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisK2793 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 You’re better off using Voom Surf & Stream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 I always use WiFi calling on the ship with VOOM, and buy 1 month of the international plan (maybe $10) for use in ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 I looked into this and determined that the Voom package was the better choice. 200mbs of data will go quickly unless you make a concerted effort to avoid it. Sign up for the international plan for ports. It works really well and it's $10 a day that you actually use it. You can use an app like whatsapp to text if your normal text program doesn't support web based texting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshgates Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Long story short, unless you have a very specific need avoid the cruise package and just enable WiFi calling on your phone and you can call/text with the VOOM plan. Most AT&T plans already cover Mexico without needing an international add on and if you really want cell coverage instead of VOOM you can just use Day Pass for $10/day while you're in the Bahamas. Under no circumstances that sane people encounter should you leave cell service turned on while you're on a ship though. Even with the cruise package just regular app updates, email, etc will blow through that data allotment, it's more designed for non smartphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 The AT&T plan for cruise ships is a waste of money. Don't do it! JimnKathy and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Matt said: The AT&T plan for cruise ships is a waste of money. Don't do it! lock it up! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimnKathy Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Matt said: The AT&T plan for cruise ships is a waste of money. Don't do it! Agreed. I looked into the AT&T plan last year, and after doing the math as well as asking lots of questions on the AT&T chat app, I concluded we would hit our data caps way too quickly to even make it worthwhile. While the Voom packages are slightly more expensive than the AT&T plan, the benefits far outweigh the costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-ultra Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Oh, heck no. Buy the wifi package (you'll probably want it anyway), put your phone in airplane mode with wifi on, and use wifi calling. AT&T has wifi calling. There's a short activation process when you first turn it on. I'd probably do that from home before your cruise. I've used it many times onboard and up at our cabin out in the redwoods which has no cell service available. Works just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 If you plan to do wifi calling, I definitely would make sure it's enabled at home. Enabling wifi calling over potentially spotty wifi may not always work. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temeculaguy Posted July 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2021 I appreciate all the advice, I'll stick with the zoom surf and stream and just buy a day in the Bahamas if i need it (and as pointed out Mexico is covered already). I tried searching the forums before posting but didn't find that March thread regarding the same topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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