Texting some one on a cruise

Question

ok my girlfriend is on a cruise i know it cost her to text me but does it cost me to text her and what about phone calls

Answer 1

You gotta have a cell tower to send or receive.  The cruise ship has got one, but like you said, they charge for it.

Answer 2

the charge is from the phone company

its not a charge for using the ship towers, its a charge for roaming

my dad's cell worked in florida and even a little at some parts of the ocean we traveled as we were still "in the network"

mind u, u can't send or receive deep in the ship, we couldn't get a signal in the 9th floor out of 13

they charge like $6 a minute whether u use the ship phone or cellphone, only difference is that cellphone companies charge u, not the ship

Answer 3

Phone calls will work as long as you have the same area code that she lives in and texting costs like 15 cents per message