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How To Minimize Data Use On Your Next Cruise

December 6, 2016 by barb

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Are you taking a cruise on one of the many lines that still doesn’t provide unlimited wifi use? Yikes. Those plans can be expensive. For example, here are the current data charges for the last Disney cruise I took in on the Wonder in November of 2016 and the Fantasy in August of 2016.  But there are ways to minimize your data usage on your next cruise and these tips I picked up on my latest cruise will show you how.

Disney Cruise Line wifi prices

how to minimize data on a cruise

Minimize Your Data on an iPhone or iPad:

Step 1: Settings-General-Background App Refresh – turn OFF

Minimize data use on a cruise step 1: turn off iphone background app refresh

 

Step 2: iTunes & App Store-Updates OFF. Music OFF, Apps OFF

Minimize data use on a cruise step 2: turn off iphone automatic downloads

 

Step 3: Settings-Battery-Low Power Mode-turn ON 

Your battery indicator will turn yellow

Minimize data use on a cruise step 3: put iphone battery in low power mode

 

Step 4: Settings-iCloud-Backup-iCloud Backup-turn OFF

Minimize data use on a cruise step 4: turn off icloud backup

 

Step 5: Settings-iCloud-Photos-iCloud Photo Library-turn OFF & My Photo Stream-turn OFF

I forgot this one and my phone sucked about 500 mbs of data in about 20 mins trying to upload all my trip photos

Minimize data use on a cruise step 5: turn off icloud photo library

 

Step 6: Double Click on the “HOME BUTTON” (the circle on the bottom of your phone) and when the open apps appear, slide up to hard close them all.

Minimize data usage on iphone by hard closing all apps

 

Minimize Your Data on an Android:

Step 1: Tap on Play Store-Tap on the three lines in the top left-scroll down to Settings-Tap on Auto-update apps-select DO NOT AUTO UPDATE APPSminimize data for cruise on android step 1-do not auto update apps

Step 2: Settings-Accounts-Turn Off Auto Sync

 cruise on android step 2-turn off auto sync

 

Step 3: Settings-Apps-Select each app you want to disable and press FORCE STOP

minimize data for cruise on android step 3-force stop apps

Step 4: Hold or double press the hold button (or Running Apps button depending on your model) to make all your running apps appear. Disable those by swiping each running app to the right or left. 

It may be cheaper to use your cell phone plan over a ship wifi plan. I would encourage you to check all the current pricing on International Plans and Cellular at Sea prices through Verizon* to compare which works out better in your favor.

*Disclaimer: I am a compensated member of the Verizon National Blogging Team #VZWBuzz

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