A man making a phone call on a cruise
Do This To Your Phone To Avoid A Giant Fee While Traveling On A Cruise
By Nicole Cord-Cruz

VACATIONS

In April 2024, Rene Remund returned from a European cruise to find a $143,000 phone bill for usage during the trip. It turned out his travel plan didn't cover the entire trip.
Graciously, T-Mobile waived the bill and offered him credit. However, this situation could have been easily avoided had he remembered to turn on airplane mode on his phone.
T-Mobile recommends that travelers whose plans lack international roaming features use airplane mode and Wi-Fi when using data, whether they're flying, driving, or cruising abroad.
This advice is crucial since international roaming fees can be very high, with carriers like Verizon and AT&T charging up to $3 per minute for calls and $2.05 per megabyte of data.