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Stay Connected at Sea with Cellular at Sea

Set sail with Norwegian Cruise Line and stay effortlessly connected using Cellular at Sea, ideal for moderate phone, text, and light data use—perfect for checking email or sharing moments. Available once you're in international waters aboard all Norwegian Cruise Line ships, simply ensure Airplane Mode is off to access talk, text, and data services delivered via satellite, including Starlink where available.

Cellular at Sea activates approximately six nautical miles from shore and remains available until the ship nears land or docks. Once ashore, you can connect to local wireless networks.

For heavier internet use, onboard Wi-Fi packages are available.

AT&T International Day Pass:

  • $20/day covers sea and land, offering unlimited talk and text plus 500MB/day data with no overages
  • $12/day land-only rate; additional lines $6/day. (Land charges capped at 10 days per billing period.)
  • No daily charge limit when used at sea

Verizon Cruise Daily Pass & Travel Pass:

  • Cruise Daily Pass: $20/day at sea with unlimited calls to the U.S., texts, and 500MB high-speed data followed by unlimited 3G data
  • Activate by texting “CRUISE” to 4004; charged only on days used
  • Verizon Travel Pass: $12/day on land, providing unlimited talk, text, and data in 210+ destinations.

Cellular at Sea Cruise+ with eSIM (service by GigSky):

  • Seamless mobile data coverage for your entire cruise, at sea and on land
  • Easy-to-use eSIM technology
  • Affordable data plans tailored to popular Norwegian Cruise Line itineraries
  • Supports web browsing, email, messaging, social media, secure banking, video calling, streaming, maps, and more

For full details on ship compatibility and carrier specifics, visit cellularatsea.com.