This video was so helpful!! I called Royal but this was the best video💯😁

Great Video. And I've never been so confused in my life. Sort of. Unfortunately, most of us don't cruise as often as you. Too bad the data has a month limit. I used to use some app where I bought minutes. Can't remember the name . Left the minutes on it with my old phone. But that was for calling my UK cruise customers here on land. Then I just started using WhatsApp.

They're not doing this in the UK or passengers from UK . They charhe double abd the rest . Infacr they'll offer a better price for a family of 4 . NCL still have best solo options

Please use "WEEKENDCRUISER" for the 10% discount code on GigSky. I got the discount code for GigSky wrong in the video! Sorry for the amateur move!

I think this works great for me. I want to disconnect for somedays but I’m spending my day at sea so would be nice to have the option to be in touch for the day

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I'm sorry. I just returned from Wonder of the Seas a week ago. I purchased the 5GB plan. eSim was installed on iPhone 12 running the latest firmware. It did not work as expected. My phone was set up exactly as instructed. On day 1 I was able to send and receive messages when I stepped outside on the deck. I can't do anything from my cabin, including connecting to the GigSky website. My usage was less than 0.5 GB after day two. On day two my wife decided to post 3 photos on Facebook. The upload started when we had access to WiFi on the land. The WiFi was very slow. It was about 70% uploaded when rain forced us back on the cruise ship. I assumed that GogSky would take over. I stayed outside, but the upload stopped at 72%. I finally gave up and went back to the cabin. The next day the upload was still showing 72% but my data usage went from 0.47 GB to 4.6 GB. I finally gave up on it and purchased $24 a day cruise WiFi which was also very slow, but at least it worked. If it worked for you great, but I wasted $75.

100% accurate. google Fi customer service??...straight garbage. Especially abroad. if youve left the country Do NOT tell them that. Lie and say you're at the statue of liberty

I tried my first eSim data plan in Ireland this past July (through Arlo) and it was great. GigSky seems great for cruising and I am going to try it for our February Odyssey OTS and if it works well, our northern Europe cruise in June. This could be a great savings over onboard wifi for my basic Facebook & Insta browsing.

Another great video Brandon. I caught a glimpse of your camera in the mirror. If you don't mind me asking what type of camera you use?

First timer here to your videos. I happened to catch you on one of Dara Altadonna's TicTok videos while you were on one of your weekend cruises. I was like who's that? Both Dara and her friend Lisa told me who you were and to checkout your KZbin channel. You have a great channel and well spoken. Looking forward to watching more. I've never cruised before but between your videos and watching Dara and Lisa it will build my confidence to. Thanks ;-)

When I buy an internet package for my wife and I (where we can use the devices at the same time) should I choose two packages or one package with 2 devices? I notice when I pick myself with 2 devices it is considerably cheaper than both of us with a package and one device each. Can we both surf and stream at the same time with one person and two devices?

Hope I bump into one of you guys some day!

so you do gigsky and googlefi together?

Did he say six outfits per night on the cruise? I’m afraid you are out of my league lol.

Did he say six outfits per night on the cruise? I’m afraid you are out of my league lol.

Thanks for the review!

I just tried the referral code and gigsky says it's invalid

I used this on our last cruise and it worked fairly well for my first e-sim experience. There was some confusion on the initial purchase. I thought I was buying 1GB of data , which i thought was the recommended size for a 7 day cruise. In reality I bought a 7 day package with 1GB of data. I didn't read the email that came after the purchase (my bad) and I mistakenly activated it 2 days before the cruise which left the last two days of the cruise uncovered, but it wasn't a big deal as I ran out of data anyway. The only other "issue" I recall having was needing to disconnect from Gigsky to use the Royal Caribbean app. Overall, it worked well and was much cheaper than onboard WiFi for my needs.

Port has 4 letters....just sayin

Love this

Noooo i am going back to royal...msc only has 1 buffet and they copy royal but fall short

Orlando and Cape Canaveral are different places. How to you get to the port?

this is timely! I have been hearing about GigSky for cruises and did my own research, I will try it out on the next cruise!

I'm a bit put out that it sound so hard to get into restaurants and shows. While they may have good pizza and hamburgers, I'd like to try more innovative things, like the test kitchen and I most certainly want to see shows. Thanks for the tips however, I'd hate to miss things due to not booking at the right time

Does it work in an interior room in the middle of the ocean?

Great video! My husband and I are on this ship right now for 21 day Rome to Miami Atlantic crossing

Sadly, Cunard is not one of the lines that offers this option...

Thanks for this great review! I just booked a back to back cruise on the Seaside for Dec 2025. 7-day (4 and 3 day) solo cruise for $800 (inside cabin) You can't beat that. I really like MSC. Do you know if I will have to disembark after the 1st cruise? I booked the same cabin.

Last 7 day cruise 160 gigs. Gig sky is a bad fit for me.

I have to have high speed internet aboard the ship due to the home security system. GigSky does sound like a good thing to have in addition!

Don't need to have back on us network over the 90 days if you're military!

Just booked 10 day MSC cruise and unlimited wifi for one device was only $159.99…yeah gigsky might be a lower price but by the time you pay for the days you need with it you’re better off getting the cruise wifi package…if it supports hotspots I could maybe see where it could be useful

I used GigSky for the first time on Symphony of the Seas in September. I would give it about 4 stars out of 5 based upon my experience. We were in a balcony stateroom and our connection in the stateroom was very spotty. I would not have been able to sustain a phone call. My phone would connect periodically, download a few emails, and then the connection would drop again. I found that the service was better in public areas (such as Central Park, the area between the elevator lobbies, dining areas, Royal Promenade, etc.) I got 4G LTE speed when I was connected. And for some reason, while docked in the Bahamas the hotspot functionality didn't work (I opened a ticket with GigSky, who ultimately couldn't figure out why - it DID work while at sea). Keep in mind also that there will be a "gap" in coverage when the ship is roughly 12 miles off shore (either approaching or leaving land). I usually found that I had no coverage for 15 - 20 minute while the service switched from land based towers to Cellular at Sea or vice versa. I used just under 3GB of data over 7 days. Some credit card holders may qualify for additional discounts (explained on GigSky's website). I don't find this comparable to the internet service offered by Royal Caribbean, which provides unlimited data at fairly decent speeds, now that Starlink is ubiquitous, but it can be a supplement, and will give you connectivity both at sea and in ports. I work while cruising (I know, there are some people who simply cannot understand that, but it is either work while cruising, or work while staying at home, and I prefer to cruise more than just once or twice annually) so I need access to data without worrying about running out. I don't have an international cell plan, so it was nice to have service while in port using GigSky. But if you're going to use WiFi calling while on board, you might consider a land only GigSky plan, which would cost even less.

I’ve used GigSky on my cruises and love it! Works great!!!

I've been using esims for data for the past year or so. It gets easier and less scary after the first time. Most of the guides are well thought out and detailed. This could be interesting on a longish cruise. I paid ~$300 on my last cruise for onboard Wifi and did like you, switched SIMs for the port days. I won't get into it much here as YMMV and there some small setup but Wifi calling and SMS may be possible depending on the carrier/device(I have Fi and a Pixel 7). On my cruise earlier this month, I was started by my phone starting to ring for an incoming call while on airplane mode in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. [It was mom. And nothing serious.]

Sounds interesting for people who might need to do remote work on a cruise ship.

I thought this would be useful until I realized it was another ad

If you can't live without your phone for a few days DON'T cruise, our last cruise was only 7 days, and it was great, no social media no annoying emails just a relaxing cruise.

Hello! So there is no TV in the room?

Great info Brandon! One of my good cruising buddies lives near Pt Canaveral & We have debated using Brightline- but the $$? Now THIS!!? Great option! Might open up a lot of Side to Side cruises we wanta Book!! TYVM!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!!! Don't book an accessible room UNLESS YOU NEED IT!!! I've been a quadriplegic for 35 years, and have to book a cruise 2 years in advance due to the LIMITED amount of ACCESSIBLE rooms (less than 10% of cabins). Unfortunately, many people are taking advantage of the opportunity get a "larger room" . Brandon, I know that you were given this room due to it still being available, but that's not typically the situation.

Great video, thanks for the tips Brandon! Just booked one for my 50th bday the first weekend in Dec 2024, and my wife has a bird phobia. 🤣😂

inspirational :)

Enjoyed this! I'm actually about to release my vlog showing the Brightline service, so was good timing to see this one from you. Great to see another option!

Excellent information. Thanks.

I have visited 3 countries with Google Fi, and it is amazing good. The service in America can be a little bad in some areas. I rate Google Fi 7.5/10.

Great! Looking forward to our trip i Feb!

Born in Nassau but moved out with family in 2006 to a family island. Both my parents were born and raised there but when they got the chance they scooted on out. It’s okay to visit from time to time but I can’t see myself living there personally lol