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Call from Viking Cruises

Maritime Calling

Viking includes complimentary Wi-Fi across its ocean fleet, making QuikRing browser calling completely free of cellular roaming fees.

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Beware of Maritime Satellite Roaming Traps

When your cruise ship sails past 12 nautical miles from shore, domestic mobile towers fade and the ship's maritime cellular antenna activates. Calls placed over this connection cost $7.00/min via Maritime Cellular and are excluded from standard international roaming passes.

10-Minute Call on Ship Cellular

~$79.90

10-Minute Call via QuikRing

~$0.20 - $0.50

Onboard Satellite Internet Setup

Supported Network: Viking Complimentary Fleet Wi-Fi

Fleet Coverage: 90+ ocean and river vessels

How to connect: Connect to Viking's onboard Wi-Fi, keep Airplane Mode on, and open QuikRing to call worldwide.

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. 1.Switch your smartphone to Airplane Mode immediately after boarding.
  2. 2.Turn Wi-Fi ON and connect to the shipboard network (Viking Complimentary Fleet Wi-Fi).
  3. 3.Open QuikRing in your web browser, enter the destination phone number, and tap Call.

Frequently Asked Questions

Since Viking includes free Wi-Fi, are calls with QuikRing also free of data charges?

Yes. You incur zero Wi-Fi data fees from Viking, and only pay QuikRing's transparent low per-minute rate (often $0.02–$0.05/min).