Royal Carribean starlink
Royal Caribbean Cruises, the world’s second-largest luxury cruise line, following a period of testing,AnnounceThe entire fleet will be equipped with Starlink satellite broadband service. This includes ships under its Royal Caribbean International, Silversea Cruises and Celebrity Cruises brands.
Earlier this year, SpaceX revealed Starlink Maritime For marine satellite services, in addition to the US$10,000 for the antenna, the monthly service fee is also US$5,000. However, compared to the ships in the past, only extremely slow geostationary orbit satellites can be used. Obviously, Starlink is much faster. Royal Caribbean Cruises has launched two premium internet services, Voom Surf and Voom Surf & Stream, for passengers to try out this year. According to tester feedback, the onboard internet was satisfactory for both upload and download speeds, and it was possible to stream YouTube or Netflix with “no lag or buffering.”
However, whether the speed can be maintained following the actual launch depends on how much the cruise charges and how many users there are. The number of passengers on a luxury cruise ship can range from hundreds to 7,000, which is comparable to that of a larger town. If so many people want to surf the Internet at the same time, it will be a big burden on the ship’s Internet system.
Since the beginning of the epidemic, the cruise industry has been in a very bad operating slump. Perhaps Starlink can become a new gimmick for the cruise industry to improve the most criticized Internet speed problem of luxury cruise ships. Users who are willing to board the ship.
