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Royal Caribbean Group became the first cruise line to adopt Starlink on 2023-08-30.
TUI Cruises and Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, which Royal Caribbean Group operates via joint ventures, are excluded from the Starlink agreement.
Royal Caribbean International has an agreement to use O3b mPower, SES’ upgraded medium Earth orbit constellation that SES expects to bring into service in the second quarter of 2023.
SES has been connecting Royal Caribbean International ships since 2013 using its O3b Networks medium Earth orbit constellation.
Royal Caribbean Group plans to install Starlink by the end of March on approximately 50 ships operated under its Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea Cruises brands.
Royal Caribbean Group vice president of operational excellence John Maya sent a 2022-06-10 letter to the Federal Communications Commission stating that the satellite provider landscape had been largely static in capacity and innovation during the previous two years.