Royal Caribbean is putting SpaceX’s Starlink on its cruise ships

That's a lot of Dishy McFlatfaces. | Image: Royal Caribbean

Royal Caribbean, the cruise company that also operates Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, has announced that it'll be outfitting its fleet of ships with SpaceX's Starlink internet service (via TechCrunch). The company says the service will make the internet experience while at sea faster and more reliable.

Royal Caribbean seems to be moving full steam ahead with deploying Starlink - it trialed the service on one of its ships over the summer, and will be officially launching it on September 5th, starting with a ship called the Celebrity Beyond. The company expects to have the service fully deployed across its fleet by the first quarter of 2023.

Royal Caribbean's announcement doesn't include technical details, like how many Starlink...

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