It’s one other big milestone for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
On Tuesday, Carnival Cruises announced that 100% of its ships have officially installed high-speed web from Musk’s Starlink.
The installation took place on greater than 90 ships across Carnival’s global fleet and can allow passengers to have more reliable onboard Wi-Fi (particularly on distant routes) and help shipboard personnel improve “operational and communications capabilities.” per publication from carnival.
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“Starlink has transformed the onboard connectivity experience that our cruise lines offer their guests, and we have already seen an increase in guest satisfaction and positive feedback on the super-fast and reliable Wi-Fi service we offer onboard,” said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation, in a press release. “We see this technology as a win-win-win – it gives our guests more flexibility to stay connected the way they want while on vacation, it enables ours Crew, stay in touch with friends and loved ones, and it adds value to our lives.” Operating systems on board.”
Installation of Starlink on Carnival ships began in December 2022 and has now expanded to all of Carnival’s smaller corporations, including Princess Cruises and Holland America Line.
Musk reposted the news with one word to precise his feelings: “Cool.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 14, 2024
royal Caribbean began the installation Starlink on its ships in 2022 and from February 2024, said that it is “currently in the process of converting more ships” from VOOM Internet to Starlink.
The carnival goes strong Q1 2024This set a record first quarter revenue of $5.4 billion, while bookings reached a record high despite higher prices.
“It was a fantastic start to the year. “We delivered another strong quarter that exceeded forecasts in every respect, while capping off a monumental wave season that delivered record-breaking booking volumes at significantly higher prices,” said Weinstein said on the time. “These results are a continuation of the strong demand we have generated across our brands and all core applications. They resulted in an upward revision of more than a point in full-year expectations with incremental earnings improvement and have placed us well-positioned to deliver nearly double-digit improvement in net returns.”
carnival was above almost 41% year-on-year (as of Tuesday afternoon).
