The Discovery Princess ship. Photo: Princess Cruises

Princess Cruises is launching a new, higher tier of onboard Wi-Fi for cruise customers using SpaceX‘s Starlink service. The new service tier MedallionNet Max will offer prioritized access and the highest performance bandwidth, which Princess Cruises said is “typically Starlink.”  

The cruise line is a longtime customer of satellite connectivity. The brand touts being the old cruise operator that has adopted every source of bandwidth including Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) with Starlink, Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO), and Geostationary Orbit (GEO), as well as 5G terrestrial connectivity. 

In May of this year, parent company Carnival Corporation completed installing Starlink across its entire fleet, 90 ships across multiple brands. 

“Princess continues to ensure guests have access to the highest performing connectivity available at industry leading value,” said John Padgett, president of Princess Cruises. “By including MedallionNet Max in our bundles we are guaranteeing the best possible onboard experience with the best value anywhere in the world.” 

MedallionNet Max is a new, higher tier over MediallionNet Classic, the current service. MedallionNet Max is available in the Princess Plus and Princess Premier bundles, and for a la carte pricing of $24.99 per day for a single device and $44.99 per day for multiple devices.