topic Re: Going on a Caribbean cruise in Mobile Data

Going on a Caribbean cruise

Beckydxoxo — Sat, 16 Dec 2023 22:55:25 GMT

Hi I am going on a cruise in January around the Caribbean. I know I will have to buy an add on for mobile data but because I am stopping off everyday at different places. Barbados. Dominica. Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands etc.

I can’t put multiple places in to pay for roaming every day, is there an easier and cheaper way to be able to get data roaming for anywhere in the Caribbean for 2 weeks?

I am a PAYG customer. I normally pay £15 a month for my unlimited texts and minutes and my data.

I just don’t know what to buy and how much I’ll be paying for 2 weeks in different places of the Caribbean.

any help given will be appreciated thank you!!

Re: Going on a Caribbean cruise

XRaySpeX — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 02:39:45 GMT

As it is not in EU, you cannot use your usual UK allowances there but will need to pay the charges or buy roaming add-ons as set out in https://ee.co.uk/help/mobile/roaming/roaming-costs/countries/ > PAYG. Upon arrival you should be offered these data add-ons for the Caribbean:

Re: Going on a Caribbean cruise

Beckydxoxo — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 02:42:42 GMT

£65 for 225mb is crazy that doesn’t even last 7 days. Is there any good eSIM websites I can do by any chance?

Re: Going on a Caribbean cruise

CFROSTY — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:03:43 GMT

Agree with Beckydxoxo, ludicrous addons, went to North Macedonia, my 15mb lasted about 7 minutes, complete waste of money. You would have thought that EE could come up with something better than that, complete ripoff. I suppose the best suggestion is to try and find a local internet log-on in a bar or hotel, or, other than an emergency, don't use it.

Re: Going on a Caribbean cruise

Beckydxoxo — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 20:35:12 GMT

Hi cheers for the reply. I ain’t doing EE deal it’s a bloody joke, I can’t connect to any wifi in hotels. As I’m on a cruise. I managed to find an eSIM that had 5gb for 30 days. That would easily last me 2 weeks just to keep in touch with family and friends.

Re: Going on a Caribbean cruise

bristolian — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:16:14 GMT

@Beckydxoxo wrote:

I can’t connect to any wifi in hotels.

When on a cruise ship, you are inherently at the behest of the cruise line for certain things. WiFi & telephony is one of them.