Traveling on a cruise ship is a great way to disconnect and relax, but let’s be real. In this day and age, it’s harder and harder to allow ourselves to be disconnected from the outside world. Whether you want to keep people updated on your vacation on Instagram or Facebook, you want to FaceTime your loved ones back home, or you need to stay connected to your e-mail–that can actually be quite costly on a cruise ship.
I worked and lived on cruise ships for over five years, so I’m no stranger to the woes of trying to stay connected while on a ship. In the past, I’ve bought eSIMs (which are electronic SIM cards) that have allowed me to buy certain amounts of internet in the various countries I was visiting. This way, I wasn’t using my phone plan from the US, and instead was saving a bit of money by buying an eSIM for the particular part of the world that I was in. However, once I got back on the cruise ship and we were sailing at sea, I had to purchase ship Wi-Fi to stay connected.
While I’m no longer a crew member on board cruise ships, I’m an avid cruise ship vacationer. I particularly love to go on ships solo, and for safety reasons, I always buy Wi-Fi onboard so that I can keep my friends and family updated. Now, there is a new eSIM company that offers packages that work both on land and at sea–and it’s a complete game changer.
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♬ original sound - here_there_david_clareIn a TikTok video created by @here_there_david_clare, a couple from the UK that travels the world, they share how they stay connected while at sea. They use the company Gigsky, which is an eSIM company that offers various types of internet packages for cruise vacations. David and Clare explain that they find it very important to be able to share photos while on their vacations, and they have found that being at sea has been their greatest challenge in doing that in an affordable way.
In this video, they share that Gigsky services can cover over 200 cruise ships, and just about any area of the world that you can think of. For a cruise that they recently traveled on, they bought a one gigabyte SIM card for 29.99 pounds, and this allowed them to have internet both on land and at sea while on their cruise for seven days.
As I went ahead and looked at Gigsky’s site myself, I was shocked. If I was still a crew member on ships, I would definitely be using these eSIMS on a weekly basis. You can buy the amount of gigabytes you think you’d need, top off with more if you run out, and it ensures that you’ll have service no matter where you go. For reference, one gigabyte of data for me would work for about two days of medium usage–hours of Instagram scrolling, checking and sending e-mails, and web browsing. With Gigsky, that would cost around $25. If I were to buy the cruise ship Wi-Fi instead (which does vary per cruise line, type of packages you’ve bought, etc.) I would have only received a few hours worth of internet for that $25.
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There Are Other Options Out There, Too
Now that accessing the internet on cruise ships is becoming more and more common, other companies are jumping at the idea as well. Verizon, for example, offers a Cruise Daily Pass. This allows Verizon customers to pay $20 per day while on a cruise, and it gives them unlimited data. This data is high speed for a half of a gigabyte of data, and then after that it is run at 3G speeds. Other carriers, like T-Mobile and AT&T, also offer various ways to connect while at sea–so be sure to check with your specific carrier to see if you can get a better deal that way.
If you are buying internet directly from the cruise line itself, I have found that to be the least cost-effective way to go. Take Norwegian Cruise Lineas an example. They offer a Voyage Wi-Fi pass for $29.99 per day, and this includes social media, email and web browsing. If you are looking to stream videos, you’ll want to opt for the Steaming Voyage Wi-Fi, which costs $39.99 per day. I, personally, don’t think that either of these are worth it, and would rather go through one of the options via my phone plan or through Gigsky.
Norwegian Cruise Line does offer a package called Free At Sea Plus, and that is a package I do indeed think is worth the money. This package includes things like an unlimited open bar that includes top shelf spirits, Starbucks coffee, bottled water, specialty dining meals and unlimited Wi-Fi onboard.
The price of this varies depending on your ship and voyage length. I did take a solo trip on NCL, a 10-day Mediterranean cruise, and I opted for the Free At Sea Plus. It was offered at a major discount when I booked, and I decided to give myself a full "treat yourself" moment. With all of the perks that were included in the package plus the Wi-Fi, I thought that this was a great option and definitely worth the money.
Overall, there are a lot of ways that you can stay connected onboard cruise ships these days. Whether you want to choose a plan with your cell phone carrier, get an eSIM with a company like Gigsky, or splurge on an all-inclusive pass with your cruise line, the options are now there for you.
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Sources: www.ncl.com/cruise-deals/free-at-sea www.verizon.com/plans/international/international-travel/cruise-and-inflight/
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