Cellular  Phone Service
Keeping You Connected at Sea
Carnival Cruise Lines, through agreement with  Wireless Maritime Services, proudly offers an advanced roaming network on board  Carnival Cruise Lines ships, allowing you to make and receive calls while at sea  using your own mobile phone and telephone number. 
International roaming charges will be conveniently billed to you by your home mobile  carrier.  Mobile phone service will be available for use while the ship is at sea. 
Service Requirements
The mobile networks on your ship are accessible by  most mobile phones. The WMS mobile network – www.cellularatsea.com – is accessible by most mobile phones supporting both GSM and CDMA technologies. CDMA users should ensure their phone is set to allow  roaming. 
You must have service with one of the more than  340 carriers worldwide that have a roaming agreement with Wireless Maritime Services. Not all prepaid phones are currently supported. 
When the ship is sailing out of range of  band-based mobile phone networks, mobile phone service will still be available. When the  ship is in port, you can connect to local roaming networks as permitted by your  home mobile carrier. 
Calls to USA , Canada  and the Caribbean  
Dial “1”, the area code and number just as you would at home
Calls to Other Countries
Dial “+”, the country code and the full number (Verizon Wireless/Sprint users  dial “011”, the country code and the full number).
GPRS Data Service
If your home carrier supports GPRS data service,  you can use mobile phone service with compatible GPRS data capable devices to  check email, surf the web and share photos while traveling just as you would  at home. Charges will be conveniently billed to you by your home mobile carrier. 
Checking Voicemail
Most users will be able to check their messages by  pressing and holding the “1” key. Please note that some home mobile carriers  charge for messages deposited to and retrieved from voicemail while a customer is  roaming. Please contact your home carrier customer service with any questions  about your voicemail.
Text Messaging
If your home mobile carrier supports GSM, text  messaging service is available on compatible GSM devices. Address your text message to  your North American number with “1”, the area code and number. 
As a courtesy to other guests, please  set your ringer to vibrate and avoid loud conversations while in public areas. 
Charges, Billing and Customer Service
Rates for usage of your cellular phone are  determined by your home mobile carrier. Please note that calls to 800, 888, 866 and  877 numbers are not toll free. You will be billed by your home mobile  carrier for your international roaming usage on your regular mobile phone bill. It  can take up to 60 days for charges acquired while using your cellular phone at  these times to appear on your phone bill. For more information, please contact  your home mobile carrier customer service. 
Questions?
Please note that the Carnival Cruise Lines staff  does not have access to your service information or billing records. Actual  service availability depends on home mobile carrier participation and service permissions. For questions about your service or about billing, please  contact your home mobile carrier customer service.
Explanation of Rates and Charges
Mobile phone service is provided by Wireless  Maritime Services. 
Requires compatible wireless phone and qualified  wireless service with a home mobile carrier provider that has a roaming agreement  with Wireless Maritime Services. Your home network  will determine the international roaming rates you pay for usage. 
Wireless Maritime Services provides CDMA, GSM  voice and GPRS data service. Other service features may not be available. Voice  usage is measured during the time you are connected to your system which is approximately from the time you press the button that initiates or  answers the call until approximately the time the first party terminates the call.  Voice usage for each call is billed in full minute increments with partial  minutes rounded up to the next full minute. Data usage for each billing record  will be rounded up to the next kilobyte and a cost will be associated with each  billing record and rounded to the nearest cent. 
Availability, timeliness and reliability of  service are subject to radio transmission limitations, caused by system capacity,  system repairs and modifications, your equipment, signal strength, weather and  other conditions. You will only be able to call and text message to certain countries. Other restrictions and limitations apply for service. 
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