The famous cruise company Royal Caribbean which would operate Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises as well, has declared that it would be equipping its fleet of ships with SpaceX’s Starlink internet service. The company has mentioned that the service would make the internet experience while at sea it would be faster and more reliable.

HIGHLIGHTS
SpaceX’s boat-focused on inernet service, Starlink Maritime was relatively new
The company has been working with Hawaiian Airlines and charter carrier JSX
The cruise companies have had staffing problems and some even cancelled visits

Royal Caribbean appears to be moving full steam ahead with deploying Starlink it had trialed the service on one of its ships over the summer and it would officially launch it on 5th September, beginning with a ship known as the Celebrity Beyond. By the first quarter of 2023, the company expects to have the service fully deployed across its fleet.

The Royal Caribbean’s announcements do not include technical details, like the number of Starlink dishes its ships would use or how much bandwidth would be split between many thousand passengers. However, the company would promise that individuals were able to use streaming services and make video calls.

SpaceX’s boat-focused on internet service, Starlink Maritime was comparatively new which was debuted earlier this summer. Recently, it would cover coastal waters in certain parts of North and South America, Europe, and around Australia and New Zealand, however SpaceX has mentioned that it plans on covering most of the world’s oceans by Q1 2023.

Well, at this point of time SpaceX has a lot going on with Starlink. Maybe the most obvious was its partnership with T-Mobile to beam texts and calls to cell phones, with the use of second-generation satellites which it had been planning to launch in next year. It has been noticed that the company has been working with Hawaiian Airlines and charter carrier JSX to offer in-flight Wi-Fi, it was something that Delta was also looking into.

Meanwhile, the cruise industry had found it hard to recover from the pandemic. Just like several alternative businesses, cruise companies have had staffing problems, with some even having to cancel visits. There was another question of whether individuals would continue to spring for luxuries like cruises, as monetary leaders like Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warn that efforts to fight inflation would definitely “bring some pain to households and businesses.”

Also Read: Approval by the US for SpaceX's Starlink internet service for moving vehicles