RedIguana Posted July 7, 2022 #76 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Wish I had seen that video before, would have saved me some google time 😄. According to video, they only have 200 Mbps now (so my guess from previous post was pretty close). Apparently they have 12 of the 100-500 Mbps dished installed, so even at the low end that is a 6X increase. From what I have seen the newer rectangular premium dished do 200-500 Mbps, seen prices from $500-625 a month (still a work in progress I guess). I am not sure of the actual individual satellite bandwidth limitations though. Although I would assume the cruise lines would get a volume discount, even if they end up paying a premium over the current price guess, 1000 passengers at $10 a day covers that cost (per ship) in 1 day. Obviously there is hardware and maintenance to pay for, and salaries for people to run it. Even if it costs Royal 100K a month per ship, at $10 a day that is some pretty extreme profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 7, 2022 #77 Share Posted July 7, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, RedIguana said: Even if it costs Royal 100K a month per ship, at $10 a day that is some pretty extreme profit. The prices RCI charges may have little to do with costs - they will charge whatever folks are willing to pay, which recently seems to much more than pre-COVID. Edited July 7, 2022 by Biker19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 18, 2022 #78 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) In somewhat related news another 53 Starlink birds went up yesterday. I was boarding Mariner at terminal 5 and with a 10:20am launch the parking garage provided a great view the ~15 miles to the launchpad just before check in. If you are cruising from Port Canaveral it pays to keep on eye out for launches from the Cape. Unfortunately we had low cloud cover and rain moving through in waves so it didn't take long until the rocket was gobbled up by the clouds. Here on day 2 I ventured up to Mariner's mini golf area on deck 13 forward. I found some poles with shielded cable I don't recall seeing before. They are on the outside of the glass so unlike the Freedom test these mounts are out of reach from passengers. There are four of them, two on starboard, two on the port side. Unconfirmed but I'm guessing they could be prep for something like Starlink antennas. The forward location would yield less potential blockage from the stacks providing pretty much unobstructed views to the sky in all directions. They may not be for this purpose at all. Maybe she is getting a navigational upgrade for better GPS/GLONASS accuracy. Time will tell. Something to keep an eye on. Edited July 18, 2022 by twangster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 18, 2022 #79 Share Posted July 18, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, twangster said: In somewhat related news another 53 Starlink birds went up yesterday. I was boarding Mariner at terminal 5 and with a 10:20am launch the parking garage provided a great view the ~15 miles to the launchpad just before check in. If you are cruising from Port Canaveral it pays to keep on eye out for launches from the Cape. Unfortunately we had low cloud cover and rain moving through in waves so it didn't take long until the rocket was gobbled up by the clouds. We had a sunny launch just after noon on Indy several weeks ago. Great benefit of sailing from the Space Coast. This was from deck 12 forward. Damn bird 🤣 Edited July 18, 2022 by John&LaLa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 18, 2022 #80 Share Posted July 18, 2022 1 hour ago, John&LaLa said: Damn bird 🤣 Fixed it for you. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted July 18, 2022 Author #81 Share Posted July 18, 2022 2 hours ago, twangster said: Fixed it for you. Glad you got Herr first. I was about to fix it and saw you already did. 👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 18, 2022 #82 Share Posted July 18, 2022 3 hours ago, twangster said: Fixed it for you. Thanks, I need to learn more Sensai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 18, 2022 #83 Share Posted July 18, 2022 41 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said: Glad you got Herr first. I was about to fix it and saw you already did. 👍 Et tu Brutus I feel so inadequate now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted July 19, 2022 Author #84 Share Posted July 19, 2022 12 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Et tu Brutus I feel so inadequate now We got your back. I sure hope RC gets going on other ships quickly to get this service going. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 19, 2022 #85 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Just now, Ozark_Kid said: We got your back. I sure hope RC gets going on other ships quickly to get this service going. May have mentioned earlier, the Serenade world cruisers are salivating over this like Pavlov's dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ozark_Kid Posted July 19, 2022 Author #86 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 minute ago, John&LaLa said: May have mentioned earlier, the Serenade world cruisers are salivating over this like Pavlov's dogs If you did I missed it. Have they already started on Serenade? That would be so nice. It will help on your live review...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 19, 2022 #87 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Ozark_Kid said: If you did I missed it. Have they already started on Serenade? That would be so nice. It will help on your live review...... No idea, they've implied something is up. It's an included perk for everyone. They need to do something 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 19, 2022 #88 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 hour ago, John&LaLa said: No idea, they've implied something is up. It's an included perk for everyone. They need to do something 🙄 They've got to be thinking hard about Serenade. Speedcast on Mariner is pretty dreadful. Couldn't imagine trying to do the Word Cruise on geostationary satellites. So many different birds in play around the world with geo. On the other hand you may have a lot of days looking for something to do so waiting an hour to upload one photo might help kill some time. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 19, 2022 #89 Share Posted July 19, 2022 7 hours ago, twangster said: They've got to be thinking hard about Serenade. Speedcast on Mariner is pretty dreadful. Couldn't imagine trying to do the Word Cruise on geostationary satellites. So many different birds in play around the world with geo. On the other hand you may have a lot of days looking for something to do so waiting an hour to upload one photo might help kill some time. 🙂 The amount of people coming along who are planning on working and needing video conference capabilities is mind boggling. Then add in the home schoolers needing to video conference and people wanting to stay current on Netflix😱 One dude wants to have acess to ship a day early so he can install a 54" TV. 😇 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 19, 2022 #90 Share Posted July 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: The amount of people coming along who are planning on working and needing video conference capabilities is mind boggling. Then add in the home schoolers needing to video conference and people wanting to stay current on Netflix😱 One dude wants to have acess to ship a day early so he can install a 54" TV. 😇 54"? I'd want 86" minimum. Bigger is better right? But I don't need to board a day early. I'd skip the SL happy hour on day one and get 'ur done. 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 19, 2022 #91 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, twangster said: 54"? I'd want 86" minimum. Bigger is better right? But I don't need to board a day early. I'd skip the SL happy hour on day one and get 'ur done. 🙂 Seriously though. Sitting 5' away from a 54"🤔 You'd physically need to turn your head to follow the soccer ball Oh, and you'll love this. Some folks want Royal to add electrical outlets to their cabins. I really need to stop sharing this stuff Edited July 19, 2022 by John&LaLa 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 19, 2022 #92 Share Posted July 19, 2022 1 minute ago, John&LaLa said: Seriously though. Sitting 5' away from a 54"🤔 You'd physically need to turn your head to follow the soccer ball Better than being there live! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-n-Lisa Posted July 20, 2022 #93 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Twangster: just curious what the sailing capacity is on Mariner this week. We leave in a couple weeks and I have checked all rooms types in a mock booking and it is only showing a total of about 8 staterooms left period. No suites, 3 balconies, only guarantee for inside and I think no oceanview. not sure if they have just blocked off a portion or if we are back at full capacity. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted July 20, 2022 #94 Share Posted July 20, 2022 16 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Oh, and you'll love this. Some folks want Royal to add electrical outlets to their cabins. I really need to stop sharing this stuff. The only thing I’d want is a passenger laundry room. It will be interesting to see how the internet works out for those who want to work from the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted July 20, 2022 #95 Share Posted July 20, 2022 16 hours ago, John&LaLa said: I really need to stop sharing this stuff Edited 16 hours ago by John&LaLa You should write a book. Could be a 5 part series. One for the events leading up to the cruise and another for each leg. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Posted August 30, 2022 #96 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Starlink....coming soon to a cruise ship near you.Royal Caribbean Group Starlink Announcement 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo&fran Posted August 30, 2022 #97 Share Posted August 30, 2022 12 minutes ago, Anton said: Starlink....coming soon to a cruise ship near you.Royal Caribbean Group Starlink Announcement That is what they said when Oasis started using O3B. Did not happen to all ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Happy Posted August 30, 2022 #98 Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Starlink....coming soon to a cruise ship near you.Royal Caribbean Group Starlink Announcement Fantastic News! Edited August 30, 2022 by Plum Happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Happy Posted August 30, 2022 #99 Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Anton said: Starlink....coming soon to a cruise ship near you.Royal Caribbean Group Starlink Announcement Fantastic News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted August 30, 2022 #100 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Starlink has coverage in the Bahamas now. They should do all the ships that offer short FL service starting now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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