What about telephone, fax, and mail usage?
Answer:
Telephone: Ship to Shore
Direct ship-to-shore telephones are provided in each guest stateroom. You may easily place a call to friends, relatives or business associates during your cruise, reception permitting.
All phone calls, whether inbound or outbound, are charged a satellite tariff. Outbound calling rates are posted near your cabin telephone and will be billed to your on-board account. These charges are applied to ALL calls including calls to 800, 877 and 888 numbers. Please do not use a credit card or phone card; your on-board account will be billed in addition to the cost of the phone card or charges to your credit card. Collect calls are not possible from the ship.
Telephone: Shore to Ship
Connecting to a Holland America Line vessel at sea is simple by using Ship Dial Service. A credit card is required for all inbound phone calls to a ship. The rate is $US16.00 per minute and billing begins at the time specified. Please have the ship's name, your party's name and stateroom number before you call.
Instructions:
Dial 1-800-993-5483 (US). From outside the U.S. access 1-321-837-6106.
Listen to the announcement.
Listen to the menu and select the number that corresponds to the ship you are calling.
If you receive a busy signal or message, please hang up quickly and try your call again.
Please print this page and give it to whomever you wish for dialing instructions.
Fax
Facsimile service is available on board. Please contact the Front Office for cost and other information if you wish to take advantage of this service.
Letters and postcards may be mailed from the ship while in ports of call. Guests may buy stamps in port or purchase them with U.S. cash from the Front Office. All mail is subject to local postal office procedures and rates in the port mailed.