Will i have cell phone coverage on my Royal Carribean Cruise?

Question

I have Verizon and am going on an RC cruise.. will i have cell phone coverage?

Answer 1

whats they said

Check which ships have Verizon

Onboard rates: $2.50 / minute, 50c per SMS out, 5c per SMS in

Requires digital or tri-mode phone with current roaming software as well as international roaming

Call 1 [phone] to activate international services

which Cruise Ship Coverage

Royal Caribbean

Adventure of the Seas

Brilliance Of The Seas

Enchantment of the Seas

Explorer of the Seas

Freedom of the Seas

Grandeur of the Seas

Jewel of the Seas

Legend of the Seas

Liberty of the Seas

Majesty of the Seas

Mariner of the Seas

Monarch of the Seas

Navigator of the Seas

Radiance of the Seas

Rhapsody of the Seas

Serenade of the Seas

Sovereign of the Seas

Splendour of the Seas

Vision of the Seas

Voyager of the Seas

Answer 2

From what I understand, the newer ships have cell phone capabilities...I didn't realize it until one of the sea days and I still had service.  However.....  I also didn't realize because my phone wasn't roaming that for every minute I used my cell phone I was being charged by Sprint.  I don't remember the exact charge, but I think I used my phone for maybe 20 minutes and it was something like $60 bucks added onto my cell phone bill.  Had I known I was being charged, I wouldn't have used my phone.  

In RCCL staterooms they do have phones, but they're somewhere around $7.50 a minute.