Starlink Tracker / Maritime # STARLINK AT SEA Starlink Maritime launched in July 2022. By the end of 2025, virtually every major cruise line had completed fleet-wide installations, and ferries are catching up. This page tracks who's installed, who's mid-rollout, and what speeds passengers actually report. ## Rollout timeline - Jul 2022 — Starlink Maritime announced. - Mar 2023 — Royal Caribbean signs the largest cruise Starlink deal at the time; VOOM gets a Starlink layer. - Aug 2023 — Hurtigruten, Brittany Ferries, and the first ferry operators begin trials. - Late 2023 — Holland America completes fleet-wide install (industry first for a major cruise line). - 2024 — Carnival, NCL, Celebrity, Viking, Seabourn, Virgin Voyages all complete fleet-wide rollouts. - 2024–2025 — Princess MedallionNet, MSC, Cunard, and Disney complete or accelerate rollouts. - 2026 — Industry standard. Lines without Starlink are now the exception. ## Cruise lines with Starlink (20) [ AIDA Cruises German-market casual cruise brand within Carnival Corp & plc. Fleet of ~12 ships ](/cruise/aida) [ Carnival Cruise Line Starlink fleet-wide by mid-2024 across 27+ ships. Marketed as Wi-Fi @ Sea with S ](/cruise/carnival) [ Celebrity Cruises Starlink installed fleet-wide across all 16 Celebrity ships by mid-2024. Always ](/cruise/celebrity) [ Costa Cruises Italian-market casual brand within Carnival Corp & plc. Fleet includes Costa Sme ](/cruise/costa) [ Cunard Starlink rolled out across Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria, Queen Elizabeth, and Qu ](/cruise/cunard) [ Disney Cruise Line Connect@Sea on the Disney fleet (Magic, Wonder, Dream, Fantasy, Wish, Treasure, ](/cruise/disney) [ Holland America Line Starlink fleet-wide across all 11 HAL ships by end of 2023, one of the earliest ](/cruise/holland-america) [ Lindblad Expeditions / National Geographic Expedition cruise operator with the National Geographic co-branded fleet. ~15 ve ](/cruise/lindblad) [ MSC Cruises Starlink rollout across the 22-ship MSC fleet between 2023 and 2025, replacing t ](/cruise/msc) [ Norwegian Cruise Line Starlink rollout completed 2024 across the entire NCL fleet of 19 ships. Replace ](/cruise/norwegian) [ Oceania Cruises Upper-premium brand within Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH). Fleet of seven ](/cruise/oceania) [ P&O Cruises UK UK-market cruise line within Carnival Corp & plc. Fleet of seven ships: Iona and ](/cruise/po-cruises) [ Princess Cruises MedallionNet (Princess' branded service powered by SES O3b) augmented with Starl ](/cruise/princess) [ Regent Seven Seas Cruises Luxury all-inclusive brand within Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH). Fleet o ](/cruise/regent-seven-seas) [ Royal Caribbean Fleet-wide Starlink rollout completed 2023-2024 across 26+ ships, branded as VOO ](/cruise/royal-caribbean) [ Seabourn Free unlimited WiFi included in the fare for every guest across the entire luxur ](/cruise/seabourn) [ Silversea Luxury all-inclusive brand within Royal Caribbean Group (RCG). Fleet of ~12 ocea ](/cruise/silversea) [ Viking Cruises Free WiFi included for every guest on every Viking ocean and river ship. Starlin ](/cruise/viking) [ Virgin Voyages Starlink installed across all four ships (Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, Resilient ](/cruise/virgin-voyages) [ Windstar Cruises Small-ship premium operator (Xanterra). Fleet of six ships: three sailing yachts ](/cruise/windstar) ## Ferry operators with Starlink (4) [ Alaska Marine Highway System Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), operated by the Alaska Department of Transp ](/ferry/alaska-marine-highway) [ BC Ferries BC Ferries operates the British Columbia coastal ferry network — major routes Ts ](/ferry/bc-ferries) [ Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) operates ferry services on the Scottish west coast ](/ferry/calmac) [ Hurtigruten Norwegian coastal ferry / cruise operator running the iconic Bergen-Kirkenes coa ](/ferry/hurtigruten) ## Why Starlink works at sea Geostationary satellites sit 35,786 km up. Light takes ~240ms to round-trip — bad for video calls. Starlink's LEO satellites are ~550 km up, so latency drops to 25–50ms. Geostationary beams are also fixed; ships sailing past polar latitudes or far from the satellite's footprint lose signal. Starlink's mesh of thousands of satellites means there's always one overhead. The result: cruise WiFi went from "useless for video calls" to "fine for streaming Netflix" in 18 months. ## Related [Starlink (flights) →](/starlink) [WiFi on cruise ships →](/wifi-on-cruise-ships) [Best cruise WiFi →](/best-cruise-wifi) ## FAQ Is Starlink really on every cruise ship? Almost. Royal Caribbean, Carnival, NCL, Princess, Celebrity, MSC, Holland America, Cunard, Virgin Voyages, Viking, Seabourn, and Regent all have fleet-wide Starlink as of 2024–2025. Disney Cruise Line started with Disney Treasure (2024) and is retrofitting older ships. Which ferry companies have Starlink? Brittany Ferries, Stena Line, DFDS, Color Line, Irish Ferries, and Washington State Ferries are deploying Starlink on selected vessels. Coverage varies by route — long crossings (Plymouth–Santander, Stockholm–Helsinki, Dover–Calais) are higher priority than short hops. How fast is Starlink at sea? Real-world speeds on cruise ships range from 50–200 Mbps, with peaks above 250 Mbps. Latency is typically under 50ms — comparable to land-based broadband. Per-ship throughput is shared across thousands of passengers, so peak times slow down. Does Starlink work in port? Yes, but speeds drop because every passenger jumps online. In remote ports (Alaska, Norwegian fjords, Caribbean tenders) Starlink is often the only option. Is Starlink free on cruise ships? On the line, no — Starlink is a wholesale connectivity layer. Whether passengers pay depends on the line: Viking, Seabourn, Regent include it free; mainstream lines charge $15–$30/day. When did Starlink Maritime launch? SpaceX announced Starlink Maritime in July 2022. Royal Caribbean and Carnival were the largest early adopters in 2023, and the rollout effectively completed industry-wide by mid-2025. ## TRACK STARLINK ROLLOUTS See live Starlink coverage across flights, cruise, and ferry. [Open Starlink Tracker](/starlink)