In port, a travel eSIM wins: our Global eSIM covers 165+ countries on one flat price for the trip length you pick. At sea, Royal Caribbean VOOM runs roughly $17.99 to $21.00 a day for one device pre-purchased, and our Global + Cruise plan covers 20+ cruise lines at its own price.
So the cost to beat is a daily Wi-Fi fee on the ship, then a second plan for every stop ashore.
A travel eSIM covers the ports; Royal Caribbean ship Wi-Fi covers the ship
Royal Caribbean’s VOOM Wi-Fi is available onboard all ships fleetwide, and a package bought onboard or on My Royal Cruise is active at Perfect Day CocoCay. Royal Caribbean’s own FAQ for the island says: “Yes! Wi-Fi package purchased onboard or on My Royal Cruise will be active on the island.” Its VOOM brochure adds that “All VOOM Surf and VOOM Surf + Stream Voyage Packages are available at Perfect Day at CocoCay.”
Ashore in other ports, that’s where the ship package stops being the tool.
Every plan has a daily high-speed allowance (the Daily Quota), at up to 4G LTE or 5G where local networks offer it.
How much does Royal Caribbean cruise Wi-Fi cost per day?
VOOM costs roughly $17.99 to $21.00 per day for a single device when pre-purchased through My Royal Cruise. Buying after boarding usually starts around $28.99 to $30.00 per day, and pre-purchase sales can take roughly 30 to 35 percent off.
Royal Caribbean’s pre-purchase price for one device typically sits at $17.99 to $19.99 per day, with promotional discounts of up to 30 to 35% during sales like Black Friday. The onboard price is the one you pay for waiting.
Ship Wi-Fi or a cruise eSIM: what does a week cost?
Seven days of VOOM for one device runs roughly $17.99 to $21.00 per day pre-purchased, or from around $28.99 to $30.00 per day if you buy once you step onto the ship. Our Global + Cruise plan covers 20+ cruise lines and 165+ countries, including Royal Caribbean International, and the cruise price is its own: USD 109.99 for 7 days.
For the ports on the same week, the Global plan is separate. Our 7-day Unlimited plan costs USD 19.99 (USD 2.86/day). The 14-day plan, built for two-week trips and marked Most Popular, costs USD 27.99 (USD 2.00/day).
Plans come as 3-day, 7-day, 14-day or 30-day options, all with unlimited data across 165+ countries.
How does a cruise eSIM get you online at sea?
Our Global + Cruise plan is the cruise coverage: built for 20+ cruise lines and priced on its own. You install the eSIM once, add the cruise plan, and your phone connects on the ship.
Royal Caribbean International is on the covered list, and so are Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival Cruise Line. The Daily Quota applies at sea too: a high-speed allowance at up to 4G LTE or 5G where available on local networks.
The plan clock starts when you enable the Maya eSIM in phone settings. A billing day is 24 hours from the moment the plan starts, and plans run for 3, 7, 14 or 30 days. If you scheduled a plan for a future date, the order status shows “Activates…” with that date.
Prefer typing a code to scanning one? Log in to your Maya Mobile account, click My eSIMs, click Install eSIM under the plan, click Manual Activation Code on the pop-up, then copy the code and enter it on the device when prompted.
Steve L. gave us five stars on Trustpilot in February 2026: “Easy to install and no problems using on both a River Danube cruise and whilst travelling through Singapore and in New Zealand. Excellent customer service too.”
How do you stay online in port on a Royal Caribbean cruise?
Pick the length: USD 9.99 for 3 days, USD 19.99 for 7 days, USD 27.99 for 14 days. No plan to add per country.
All plans include the Daily Quota at up to 4G LTE or 5G where local networks offer it. After it’s used, data continues at standard speed for the rest of the day. It resets automatically every 24 hours, counted from the activation date.
For Holafly’s cruise plans, its own published words say: “If you buy an eSIM for travel on a Caribbean cruise, you’ll only have coverage on land, and a connection is not guaranteed while sailing. In the Bahamas, please note that service is unavailable in Freeport, CocoCay, and Ocean Cay, although it remains available at the other ports.” Atlas, a 4.5-billion-year-old globe, would call that a map worth reading before you pack.
How do you get a family online on a Royal Caribbean cruise?
Royal Caribbean says adding more devices under a single person’s login is cheaper per device than buying separate single-device packages, such as a 2-device or 4-device bundle. With us, full hotspot and tethering are included at no extra cost, and the Wi-Fi Hotspot / Internet Sharing feature is available with all eSIM plans, on both Apple iOS and Android smartphones.
Smart watches, tablets and laptops are covered in a separate list of eSIM Compatible Devices. Our Unlimited Data Plans are intended for travelers and mobile businesspeople who need reliable access to apps and communications while roaming.
Each plan includes the Daily Quota at up to 4G LTE or 5G where local networks offer it. Add up the Global and Global + Cruise prices above for the family you’re sailing with.
Which travel eSIM should you buy for a Royal Caribbean cruise?
The comparison table lists each travel eSIM company’s own published words on how it is sold and how its unlimited data is limited each day, so you can weigh them for a cruise.
| Travel eSIM | How plans are sold | Unlimited plan allowance, as published | Cruise plans, as published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maya Mobile | One Global eSIM for 165+ countries, unlimited data at a flat price by trip length: USD 9.99 for 3 days, USD 19.99 for 7 days, USD 27.99 for 14 days, USD 49.99 for 30 days | A daily high-speed data allowance (the Daily Quota) at up to 4G LTE or 5G where local networks offer it, reset every 24 hours; unlimited data at standard speed once the Daily Quota is used | Global + Cruise plan for 20+ cruise lines, priced on its own: USD 49.99 for 3 days, USD 109.99 for 7 days, USD 299.99 for 30 days |
| Airalo | Per country, per region, or one global plan; priced in USD | Our unlimited data packages don’t have a fixed total data cap. However, to keep the network running fairly for everyone, when you use more than 3GB in a day, we’ll slow down (or “throttle”) your internet speed to 1 Mbps for the rest of that day. | No cruise plan published |
| Holafly | Per country, per region (Europe, Latin America, Cruise plans), and monthly global plans: Light, 25GB of data, $ 49.90USD/month; Unlimited, $ 64.90USD/month; Ultra, $ 90.95USD/month | Unlimited data means there is no fixed limit on the amount of data you can use. However, some network operators may temporarily reduce your speed after a certain amount of high-speed data usage. | If you buy an eSIM for travel on a Caribbean cruise, you’ll only have coverage on land, and a connection is not guaranteed while sailing. In the Bahamas, please note that service is unavailable in Freeport, CocoCay, and Ocean Cay, although it remains available at the other ports. |
| Saily | Per country and per region, plus one global plan; by the gigabyte, unlimited, or both | The Unlimited plan gives you 5 GB per day at full 4G/5G speed, then keeps you online at 1 Mbps for the rest of the day — fast enough for navigation, messaging, and standard browsing. | No cruise plan published |
| GigSky | Per country, per region, and cruise plans; by day, unlimited data with 3.5GB daily high-speed allowance | Get up to 3.5GB/day at our fastest speeds: Video calls, uploads, streaming and more. | You can use GigSky on 200+ cruise ships (Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, etc.) and in 200+ countries on land. |
In the table, the Airalo, Holafly, Saily and GigSky cells give each company’s own wording or a brief summary of it, while the Maya Mobile row describes our own plans.
A one-star Trustpilot review of Orange Travel from March 5, 2026 reads: “I purchased an “unlimited” data plan from Orange Travel and the entire experience has been extremely misleading and frustrating. Their website repeatedly gives the impression that the data is genuinely unlimited. It promotes things like “no daily caps”, “no sudden stops”, and “no speed limits.” Their own support information also says that hotspot/tethering is allowed with no usage limitation, which clearly suggests customers can freely use the data they pay for. However, that is not what actually happens in reality. Not very far into my plan I was suddenly restricted and effectively cut off for “using too much data”, despite the fact I had purchased an unlimited plan and was simply using the service normally. If there are hidden fair-usage limits, they are certainly not made clear when purchasing the plan. Dealing with customer service made the situation even worse. When I first contacted support, one representative actually did not believe me that my data had been restricted, because he said the plan was “unlimited”. It then took two full days for them to investigate the issue. After waiting all that time, they came back confirming the restriction but refused to remove it. Instead of fixing the problem on a plan that was advertised as unlimited, they tried to charge me more money for additional data. There was also another frustrating issue regarding roaming partners. I was arguing with customer services because one of the UK networks listed as a roaming partner never connected at any point, while every other available network connected normally. Instead of addressing the issue, they sent me a roaming partner list that appears to be outdated. The list they provided actually showed Orange and T-Mobile” as separate UK operators, despite the fact that they merged in 2010 to form EE. The roaming list they sent didn’t even reflect this. For a modern telecom company, sending customers clearly outdated network information like that is honestly embarrassing and does not inspire confidence in the accuracy of anything else they provide. So the overall experience ended up being: • “Unlimited” data that gets restricted for using too much • Marketing that claims no caps and no sudden stops • Customer support that initially didn’t believe the issue existed • Two days wasted waiting for an investigation • Restriction left in place anyway • Being asked to pay more for extra data • Outdated roaming partner information being sent by support This feels extremely misleading and poorly handled from start to finish.”
How Maya keeps your phone online at sea and in port with one eSIM
We sell one Global eSIM with unlimited data across 165+ countries. Plans come in 3-day, 7-day, 14-day and 30-day lengths, from USD 9.99 for 3 days, and the price is the same in every country. The Global + Cruise plan covers 20+ cruise lines, Royal Caribbean International included.
Install once. The eSIM stays on your phone permanently, so each trip you only buy a new plan, with no reinstalling. Need more days? Buy another plan from the Maya app.
Every plan is a one-time purchase. With Auto Top-Up off, the plan runs until it expires and stops with no further charge. Auto Top-Up is optional, buys the same plan again when the current one expires, and is off by default; you can turn it off at any time from My eSIM in the app or at maya.net, with immediate effect.
FAQ
How do you set up a travel eSIM before boarding a cruise?
Install it before you sail, on Wi-Fi: installing needs an internet connection. On iOS, open the Maya Mobile app, go to Home, select the eSIM, choose Installation Instructions, tap Install eSIM Now, and follow the prompts. The QR code method is marked Recommended: scan the code with the device, tap Add eSIM or Add Cellular Plan, and follow the prompts. The eSIM can be installed at any time, and it connects once you arrive.
Does the eSIM stay on my phone after the cruise ends?
Yes. Once a plan expires, the eSIM remains installed on your phone and is ready for your next cruise. You only buy a new plan, with no deleting or reinstalling between trips.
What does a daily high-speed allowance mean on an unlimited eSIM plan?
It’s the Daily Quota: high-speed data at up to 4G LTE or 5G where available on local networks. The allowance resets automatically every 24 hours, and data is never cut off entirely on the plans.
What if my cruise runs longer than my eSIM plan?
Buy another plan from the Maya app. Auto Top-Up is the optional feature that buys the same plan again when the current one expires. It’s opt-in only and off by default, so it renews only if you turn it on.
How do you check your phone supports an eSIM before you sail?
The full list lives at maya.net/esim-compatible-devices. It includes iPhones from the iPhone XR/XS series through the iPhone 17 series, Samsung Galaxy S20 through S25 series plus Z Flip and Z Fold models, and Google Pixel models from the Pixel 3 up to the Pixel 10 Pro. Compatible Apple Watches and iPads are on the same list.
Should you buy a cruise Wi-Fi package before sailing or onboard?
Before. Royal Caribbean’s pre-purchase through My Royal Cruise is typically $17.99 to $19.99 per day for a single device, with promotional discounts up to 30 to 35% off during sales like Black Friday. Multiple devices under one login cost less per device than separate single-device packages, such as a 2-device or 4-device bundle.
What is the refund policy if my cruise eSIM does not connect?
Refund requests must be submitted within 30 days of the issue arising. A full refund is available if no data has been used and the request is made within 30 days of purchase. The Money Back Guarantee covers a cancelled trip, a phone not compatible with eSIMs, an extra or unneeded data plan, and an eSIM that is unused or consumed no data. No refund is available in any other situation, including a trip cancelled after activation and data consumption.
How do you avoid a surprise roaming bill with an eSIM on a cruise?
Turn off Data Roaming on the Primary line (home SIM). On landing, switch on the Maya eSIM and select it for Cellular Data, then confirm Data Roaming is ON for the eSIM plan. Roaming data charges will not be charged as long as the eSIM is installed and configured correctly and Data Roaming is off on the regular phone plan. On iPhone, choose Primary for Voice/SMS and iMessage, and use the Maya Mobile eSIM for mobile data only.
Maya keeps your phone online with one Global eSIM across 165+ countries, and the Global + Cruise plan covers the ship.
