Originally Posted by
747FC
My experience with using wifi-based communication apps while on board (e.g., Skype), is that the ship blocks these.YMMV, but I would not count on them.
Well, what do you know! I was on a Silversea ship, the Silver Shadow, and Skype was not blocked. Thank goodness for that, for I needed to make a phone call that lasted over 45 minutes, and would have set me back $116.00 if I had to use my cell service. Thanks, Silversea!