{"id":28549,"date":"2025-09-17T12:45:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T12:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=28549"},"modified":"2025-11-03T10:28:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:28:16","slug":"starlink-brings-10gbps-internet-to-the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/starlink-brings-10gbps-internet-to-the-worlds-largest-cruise-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Starlink Brings 10Gbps Internet to the World’s Largest Cruise Ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SpaceX’s Starlink<\/strong> satellite internet network is now setting sail on massive ships. In a new development, Starlink<\/strong> has installed a 10Gbps<\/strong> internet connection on Royal Caribbean’s<\/strong> giant cruise ship, Star of the Seas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SpaceX’s Starlink<\/strong> satellite internet network may become a central focus for cruise lines thanks to its latest upgrades. One of the world’s largest cruise ships, the Star of the Seas<\/strong>, is already equipped with a 10 Gbps<\/strong> connection provided by Starlink<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Star of the Seas<\/strong>, which entered service in August 2025<\/strong> and is operated by Royal Caribbean International<\/strong>, is among the largest cruise ships in the world, with a capacity of 5,610 passengers<\/strong> and 2,350 crew members<\/strong>. The new Starlink Community Gateway system<\/strong> used on the ship provides a fiber-like connection, but due to shared use, passengers get average speeds of around 10Mbps<\/strong>. This figure is well below the 100-300Mbps<\/strong> speeds offered by traditional Starlink<\/a><\/em><\/strong> service on land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Royal Caribbean<\/strong> charges passengers between $18 and $30 per day<\/strong> for internet access. This fee appears to be aimed at covering the high cost of the technology investment. The installation cost for the Starlink Community Gateway<\/strong> is $1.25 million<\/strong>, with a monthly operating cost of $75,000 per Gbps<\/strong>. The Community Gateway technology<\/strong> aims to provide an alternative to fiber infrastructure in remote areas by delivering high bandwidth over Starlink’s<\/strong> global laser satellite network<\/strong>. First tested in 2024, this system was installed on Unalaska Island<\/strong> in Alaska and provided a 10Gbps symmetric data transmission<\/strong>, guaranteeing 99% access<\/strong> for thousands of users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Starlink<\/strong> first began testing the Community Gateway system<\/strong> in 2024<\/strong>. This technology was offered to service providers who wanted to provide high bandwidth via low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites<\/strong> without the need for underground fiber infrastructure. In July of the same year, the company announced that it had broken a record with an 8Gbps download speed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During this period, SpaceX<\/a><\/em><\/strong> also announced its first Gateway installation<\/strong> on a cruise ship, though the specific vessel was not named. The fact that the Star of the Seas<\/strong> entered service last month and its sister ship, the Icon of the Seas<\/strong>, began operations in 2024, suggests that the ship used in the record test was most likely the Star of the Seas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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