Maritime charges

[cookywales]

Hi

I am going on a cruise soon and will be aboard for 5 days, it will be in european waters and 2 european cities.

I had my account pre 2021 so have kept unlimited data, calls, texts. I can phone all around the world. 

I know that maritime charges can be expensive so :

a) Would I need an add on to use at sea

b) Could i use it for whats app calls and data ?

Please let me know.

Thanks

[bristolian]

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@cookywales wrote:

Hi

I am going on a cruise soon and will be aboard for 5 days, it will be in european waters and 2 european cities.

I had my account pre 2021 so have kept unlimited data, calls, texts. I can phone all around the world. 

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I very much doubt your plan includes unlimited calls or texts to non-UK numbers. If you're within range of land-based EU networks, and your phone can connect to those, then you will be charged as if you were on-land.

If you connect to any maritime networks, then you'll be charged as per https://ee.co.uk/help/mobile/roaming/roaming-costs/countries/maritimeshipsferriesandcruises 

Use of any internet-app, be it WhatsApp, BBC News, Sky Sports, or whatever else, will be charged as data usage - over whatever internet connection you use. I strongly suspect you'll be forced to use the ship's on-board WiFi in this case.

[XRaySpeX]

@cookywales :  If you're within range of land-based EU networks, and your phone can connect to those, then you may use your usual UK allowances in the EU with up to 50 GB (contract) or 25 GB (PAYG) data per billing month if you have more. If on contract & your contract started  before 07/07/2021 there'll be no charge for roaming in EU.

As you are on contract, just remember to text ROAMING to 150 before you leave UK to ensure the roaming ability is enabled on your account.