It's another massive milestone for SpaceX CEO Elon Musk.
On Tuesday, Carnival Cruises announced that 100% of its ships have officially installed high-speed internet from Musk's Starlink.
The installation was carried out on over 90 ships in Carnival's global fleet and allows for more reliable on-board Wi-Fi (especially during remote parts of the itinerary) for passengers and helps ship staff improve “operational and communication capabilities “. for a release from carnivals.
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“Starlink has been a game changer for the onboard connectivity experience that our cruise lines offer their guests and we have already seen an increase in guest satisfaction and positive feedback from the super fast and reliable Wi-Fi service that offer on board,” said Josh Weinstein, CEO of Carnival Corporation in a release. “We see this technology as a win-win – it gives our guests more flexibility to stay as connected as they'd like while on vacation, allows our crew to stay in touch with friends and loved ones, and improves operating systems in board.”
Installation of Starlink on Carnival ships began in December 2022 and has now expanded to all of Carnival's smaller companies, including Princess Cruises and Holland America Line.
Musk retweeted the news with one word to share his feelings: “Cool.”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 14, 2024
Royal Caribbean installation started Starlink on its ships in 2022 and from February 2024, said that she was “currently in the process of upgrading more ships” from VOOM to Starlink internet.
Carnival is coming fast Q1 2024setting a record for first-quarter revenue at $5.4 billion, while bookings hit a record high – despite higher prices.
“It's been a fantastic start to the year. We've delivered another strong quarter that exceeded guidance by every measure as we capped off a monumental wave season that achieved all-time high booking volumes at significantly higher prices, Weinstein said at the time. “These results are a continuation of the strong demand we've generated across all our brands and all key deployments, leading to an upward revision to full-year expectations with more than a point of incremental yield improvement and positioned us well to deliver a nearly double-digit improvement in net yields.”
Carnival it was upstairs nearly 41% year over year as of Tuesday afternoon.