Technology Update IT’S important for agents to keep up to date with the advancement of technology on cruise ships as taking a snapshot in the middle of its evolution is exactly where misconceptions and outdated perceptions arise from. Two of the largest ship communication providers; MTN Communications and Harris CapRock...
Technology Update
IT’S important for agents to keep
up to date with the advancement
of technology on cruise ships as
taking a snapshot in the middle
of its evolution is exactly where
misconceptions and outdated
perceptions arise from.
Two of the largest ship
communication providers; MTN
Communications and Harris
CapRock have been working on
this for a while and we should see
the results coming to our region
soon as their establishment on
international ships is progressing.
MTN began a rollout in 2012
of new systems that included a
hybrid satellite and terrestrial
broadband network, an Internet
billing method akin to land-
based resorts, while delivering
seamless access at sea through
any device and shared plans with
improved management of data
consumption.
By all reports the ships that
have undergone this change
have improved their passenger
experience exponentially.
The industry is also seeing
a shift in Internet pricing so
passengers are billed per MB
instead of by the minute. Users
can browse websites as long
as they want, or read emails
without paying more. Carnival
International are beginning to put
packages together for unlimited
access to popular social sharing
apps such as Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, and Pinterest, for a
flat rate of USD$5 per day.
All cruise lines will package
these services in their own way,
so keep an eye out for changes
over the next year on ships in our
local area so your “snapshot” is
current and up-to-date.
Peter Kollar
CLIA Australasia
