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As of 2023, the real linchpin for many remote workers thinking of working from a cruise is internet speed and reliability. I’ve worked from locations with patc
by nomilk 3y ago
As of 2023, the real linchpin for many remote workers thinking of working from a cruise is internet speed and reliability.
I’ve worked from locations with patchy internet but enough to push a commit every few hours. But as soon as you need to reliably attend video meetings is where cruise ships fail at the present time.
Other than that, the ability to work consistently while at sea but take a few hours to explore a new city when the ship pulls into port without needing to pack bags and check in and out of a new room is incredibly appealing
- voisin 3y ago> But as soon as you need to reliably attend video meetings is where cruise ships fail at the present time. Could Starlink solve this?
- dreamcompiler 3y agoYes when/if they get their laser sat-to-sat comm links working.
- ta1243 3y agoThey have it working, you can get coverage from anywhere on the sea, including Antarctica. It's not cheap, at least compared to how much people think internet provision costs in a typical western suburb
- AYBABTME 3y agoStarlink works incredibly well for my friends aboard their yachts. I think this is truly and amazingly a solved problem, as incredible as it looks to write this today.
- idiotsecant 3y agoBut isn't starlink still restricted to within a few dozen miles from shore where a ground station exists?
- AYBABTME 3y agoYou can turn on a toggle and it works offshore, for extra money. You can also pay for the full mobile thing. There's a bunch of tiers now, the most expensive ones allow coverage offshore.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoSpace lasers have fixed this. There's starlink in Antarctica
- dieselgate 3y agoFor sure, was under the impression Starlink marine service was only available currently in coastal waters (within x miles of land) but not yet for full ocean access. Not sure and cannot find the specifics, the website mentions "inland" on their pricing for both enterprise maritime and leisure
- dreamcompiler 3y agoStarlink satellites incorporate laser intersatellite links which make mid-ocean access possible. They've tested these links and I was under the impression they were now offering the service, but maybe not yet?
- chillfox 3y agoRoyal Caribbean has got Starlink in the middle of the ocean, it works brilliantly.
- gurchik 3y agoI'd imagine Starlink on a private yacht would work "brilliantly," but on a large ship with thousands of passengers, you're more likely to suffer from problems. In my experience, I've tried Starlink on a RCL ship equipped with it and I couldn't even go on Google on their "Stream" internet package. I assume this is not the fault of the underlying technology though, just a large company oversubscribing the capabilities of the uplink.
- AYBABTME 3y agoWhat would stop you from bringing your own Starlink dish? Unless the ship travels too fast and you need to upgrade your service level for in-movement service, it would work.
- MissTake 3y agoAside from the cost of between $250 and $1,000 a month, and the practicality issues of mounting a $2,500 dish on a cruise ship?
- jeffbee 3y agoIt's so solved that every time my Starlink-using colleague tries to meet with anyone, nobody can hear what he's saying, and he doesn't get half of his alerts from pagerduty.
- AYBABTME 3y agoDepends where they are I guess. At sea there's not much network contention so performance is good in my experience.
- inemesitaffia 3y agoSurprising since there's so many using it for zoom