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Royal Caribbean Group taps SpaceX’s Starlink for high-speed Internet across entire fleetRoyal Caribbean Group taps SpaceX’s Starlink for high-speed Internet across entire fleet

Royal Caribbean Group unveiled its plan to implement SpaceX's Starlink fleetwide – the first cruise company to adopt its high-speed, low-latency connectivity for onboard Internet service.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

August 31, 2022

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Deployment of the Starlink technology will begin immediately and is to be installed on all of the group’s 64 ships across Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, along with all new vessels for each of the brands.

Trial on Freedom of the Seas

This follows a successful trial onboard RCI’s Freedom of the Seas, which received positive feedback from guests and crew. The installation is slated to be completed by the end of the first quarter of 2023.

‘Our purpose as a company is to deliver the best vacation experiences to our guests responsibly, and this new offering, which is the biggest public deployment of Starlink's high-speed internet in the travel industry so far, demonstrates our commitment to that purpose,’ said Jason Liberty, president and CEO of Royal Caribbean Group. 

Game-changing

Liberty called the technology ‘game-changing’ and said it 'will improve and enable more high-bandwidth activities like video streaming as well as activities like video calls.

‘Using Starlink is one more example of our continued focus on innovation and excellence for our guests, our crew, the communities we visit and our shareholders,’ he added.

‘Royal Caribbean Group selecting Starlink to provide high-speed, low-latency internet across their fleet will make their passengers' getaways even more luxurious,’ said SpaceX VP of Starlink sales, Jonathan Hofeller.

About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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