World's largest cruise company completes
expansion of game-changing, high-speed connectivity to 90-plus
ships, transforming guest and crew experience
Installation further advances company's
multi-provider strategy that collectively quadruples its
fleetwide bandwidth overall
MIAMI, May 14, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL;
NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, today announced
that 100% of its ships across the global fleet are equipped with
Starlink's high-speed, low-latency global internet
connectivity.
The completed installation further enhances Carnival
Corporation's onboard experience for its guests and crew to provide
even faster service, greater capacity, and more reliable Wi-Fi on
its fleet of 90-plus ships across its portfolio of world-class
cruise brands. The roll-out of Starlink is the latest in a series
of innovations and investments from Carnival Corporation that have
collectively quadrupled its fleetwide bandwidth since 2019 through
its industry-leading connectivity strategy.
The upgrade rivals on-land connectivity experiences, enabling
guests and crew to stay connected anywhere in the world, including
sharing pictures and videos, scrolling on social media, streaming
live content, and working remotely. The added bandwidth also
boosts each ship's operational and communications capabilities with
more continuous onboard equipment monitoring and real-time
connectivity and data sharing between ship and shore teams, along
with the enhanced versatility to more quickly roll out new guest
services and features, even while at sea.
"Starlink has been a game-changer for the onboard connectivity
experience our cruise lines deliver to their guests, and we've
already seen a surge in guest satisfaction and positive feedback
from the super-fast and reliable Wi-Fi service we provide onboard,"
said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival
Corporation. "We see this technology as a win-win-win – it provides
our guests with more flexibility to stay as connected as they'd
like on vacation, it allows our crew to stay in touch with friends
and loved ones, and it enhances our onboard operational
systems."
Carnival Corporation began its fleetwide roll-out of Starlink in
December 2022 with Carnival Cruise
Line and AIDA Cruises ships, before expanding to the company's
other world-class cruise brands, which include Princess Cruises,
Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, P&O Cruises
(UK) and Cunard.
The Starlink expansion further advances the company's
multi-provider strategy to deliver the same reliable, high-speed
Wi-Fi service available on land while on board its global fleet of
90+ ships visiting more than 800 ports worldwide. Designed to
support a variety of constantly moving vessels that sail all over
the world, the company's system leverages technologies from a
diverse range of suppliers and is capable of dynamically routing
internet traffic and optimizing network speeds to provide a
consistent experience to guests across every brand and
itinerary.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise
company, and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a
portfolio of world-class cruise lines – AIDA Cruises, Carnival
Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O
Cruises (Australia), P&O
Cruises (UK), Princess Cruises, and Seabourn.
Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com,
www.aida.de, www.carnival.com, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.hollandamerica.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.pocruises.com,
www.princess.com, and www.seabourn.com.
For information on Carnival Corporation's industry-leading
sustainability initiatives, visit
www.carnivalsustainability.com.
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