Apps That Work on a Cruise Ship with no Wi-Fi Connection

If you are going on a cruise you may be wondering, will all my apps work whilst I’m cruising? As while you are onboard a cruise ship you will not always be connected to Wi-Fi or 4G. Here I am going to tell you which apps that work on a cruise ship with no Wi-Fi connection.

As I am writing this, I have just got back on board the ship and a reality check has happened regarding not being online all the time.

I was home most of the summer and was connected to the internet all the time between being at home and connected to our home Wi-Fi or out and about and connected to 4G.

Which Apps That Work on a Cruise Ship with no Wi-Fi?

This inspired me to write about apps that work on a cruise ship with no Wi-Fi connection.

We live in a world where we can google anything in an instant and we take for granted how 4G works nearly everywhere we go unless we really are out in the sticks!

Well, when your cruise is it similar! Depending on the itinerary you choose and how far away you go from your home country.

There is Wi-Fi on onboard for a fee and you need to log in and log out old school style! So, you are not connected 24 hours a day.

To read more about being online whilst on a cruise take a look at my article ‘5 Quick Tips How to Use the Internet on a Cruise Ship’.

Apps That Work on a Cruise Ship with no Wi-Fi

Back to the Apps, which ones work while onboard a cruise? All apps will work whilst connected to the internet, but the question is which ones still work when not connected. There is nothing more annoying when an App says, ‘no connection’!

Here are my favourite apps that work on a cruise ship with no Wi-Fi connection while setting to airplane mode on an iPhone or iPad:

Outlook App

The Outlook App is an email app that you can add all email accounts from Hotmail, Outlook, Gmail, iCloud and Yahoo. When you are online download your emails and read them when you are offline. Compared to the iPhone Mail App, you can read all your emails. On the Mail App on the iPhone, it does not download all the content of the emails, while Outlook does. So, no wasting precious paid cruise ship Wi-Fi time.

Gmail App

The Gmail App is an email app and does the same as the Outlook App and will download all your emails for Gmail email accounts and you can read them when you are offline compared to the iPhone Mail app.

Pocket App

The Pocket App is a great app to save articles you would like to read later from the web. Again, this saves time and paid Wi-Fi.

iTunes Podcasts App

Podcasts are my radio when I am onboard. Download your favourite podcasts, before the cruise or while connected to Wi-Fi. There are so many great shows out there now on lots of subjects. Listen to the podcasts while not online.

Facebook App

The Facebook App does not fully work offline, so you cannot see your up-to-date news feed, but you can upload photos/status while offline and when you connect so will your pre-written status or photos.

Instagram App

The Instagram App will not fully work offline, you may see on your feed the last lot of photos that were downloaded when you were on the app last. You can get your next post ready, edit your photo and write the caption, just save it for when you are next online to post.

Twitter App

The Twitter App will not work fully offline, it may show the last download of your news feed and you can pre-tweet and it will upload when you connect to the internet.

Fitbit App

The Fitbit App will log your steps, floors climbed, minutes of constant movement, calories burned, km walked. You will just have to connect to log the total for each day if you need to or change the time. See more about using the Fitbit App here for changing the time.

iBooks App

On the iBooks App, you can read all your pre-downloaded books and anything else you have saved on the app. To download new books, you will have to connect to the internet.

Kindle App

The Kindle App is the same as the iBooks App, all your pre-downloaded books will work. To download new books you will have to connect to the internet.

Games Apps

Game apps vary, I am not a big game app person unless you count Candy Crush! That app does work offline. For some game apps you need to be online to play, so that is trial and error.

Apps That Work on a Cruise Ship with no Wi-Fi Connection Round-Up

All the regular apps like Photos, Calendar, Clock, Camera, Notes, etc will work without Wi-Fi. The iTunes Store and the App Store will not work unless connected to the internet.

Now you know what works and how to save on paying for Wi-Fi when you do not need to! If I have not mentioned an app that works offline, the best way to check if it does is to put your phone on airplane mode and see if it works, then you will know.

I hope you enjoyed reading this, do have an app that works well onboard a cruise ship without Wi-Fi? If so share the love in the comments.

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