Smart Phone Use onboard

[johnny.dollar]

@Kingrobby

The cruise ships i worked on back in 2009 had ship specific cell phones that only had phone and text service on them. Only way to reach someone if they aren’t in their office, as making pages in the passenger areas for people to call back wasn’t gonna happen. A system like that would be very helpful on a large vessel.

On modern cruise ship, nearly everybody of importance (including nearly all workers like plumbers, pool boy, etc) has a ship issued phone with unique extension (like a fixed phone). These systems are widely used and proven. Why not use one of these on a ship…quite easy to tie in to the existing hard-wired phone system. No need to reinvent the wheel.