Someone in your group must have a cell phone as it is required to check in for muster drill, join virtual queues, communicate with guest services , etc.
You do pretty much need a phone for most things onboard but I guess there are people who don't have one. Guest service could tell you what your dining rotation
MJ
Yes, other lines are trying to get us to use phones more onboard. At least Princess and HAL do.This question is for those that have been sailing other lines as well: is there a push to use phones as well to navigate activities while aboard?
Does anyone you know have an old device you can borrow? Maybe a relative, friend, neighbor, someone at church? It doesn't have to be connected to a cell phone plan, so someone's old discard is fine. It just needs to have wifi capability, which will be free onboard to use the DCL app.what if one doesn’t have a phone ? I don’t see people going off to buy a phone for their cruise
This question is for those that have been sailing other lines as well: is there a push to use phones as well to navigate activities while aboard?
Royal Caribbean is also pushing the phones. I loved the Navigators but it's nice to not have to find a way to carry around the navigator. You could keep track of your plans and have reminders set. Another nice feature is the ability to chat with your party. There are 4 people in our party and there were only 2 wave phones. Now we can all find one another and meet up easily.
The good thing is that you are still unplugged from the world. I don't buy wifi so basically my phone is just for photos and the DCL app.
Agree.the navigator was nice to keep as a souvenir and, at least for me, it was much better organized than the app
Yeah, but the navigator was nice to keep as a souvenir and, at least for me, it was much better organized than the app. I have trouble seeing what's happening when and where with the app. The messaging is nice, but you don't get a notification your phone isn't focusing on the app, so I always miss messages when they're still relevant.
I guess, overall, I wouldn't mind using the app if 1) it worked properly, 2) it was designed better, and 3) I could still get paper navigators.
No, my understanding is they don't have paper navigators anymore. Some say crew members say they are gone forever.Do they offer paper navigators at all anymore? My kids love stuff like this, they’ll read and read and re-read to see what they want to do. Kind of a bummer if there is really no option for them to have this anymore since they’re not allowed to use our phones usually. Even if we let them it’s not the same, they're the types that would carry the paper in their pocket and reference throughout the day.
I think this is an off shoot of the pandemic. I cruised on Celebrity in October 2019 right before cruises shut down and they still did everything on paper.This question is for those that have been sailing other lines as well: is there a push to use phones as well to navigate activities while aboard?
I think this is an off shoot of the pandemic. I cruised on Celebrity in October 2019 right before cruises shut down and they still did everything on paper.
So you can't even request the paper ones anymore? I know the two times we sailed in 2019, obviously pre-Covid, they were pushing to use the ap, but we were able to request the paper Navigators. It sounds like that is not an option?
In 2019 using iMessage was more reliable than the ship messaging system. I'm hoping, considering the reports on the app, that it still is so we can communicate with each other, but especially our Tween.