It wasn’t that long ago that exploring remote areas of the globe could put you out of touch with the outside world for weeks. Until recently, cruises near either of the poles and even to lesser-populated islands were well out of contact for satellite services. Or, if available, they cost the price of a meal per minute. But all that is changing fast.
Access to the Starlink satellite system is rolling out this year on ships of most cruise fleets.
I put it to the test on a recent cruise well north of the Arctic Circle across the Northwest Passage on one of the first ships to install Starlink, Seabourn Venture. Guests were always connected and the complimentary Internet was generally as fast as at home. And we could even get reliable streaming video at an additional charge.
Read all about it in The Cruisington Times.