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By October 2023, all
ships in the AIDA fleet will be equipped with SpaceX's innovative Starlink
broadband service. This will enable AIDA Cruises to offer the best available
Wi-Fi experience available at sea before the end of the year. By booking
Internet packages, AIDA guests can save on expensive roaming charges at sea and
can choose from four individual and affordable rates that allow them to surf
the internet with an unlimited amount of data at a flat rate.
The four rates
Onboard Chat, Social Media Flat, Internet Flat and Premium Internet Flat build
on each other and cover the entire range of communication needs: Options range
from onboard chat among fellow travelers to prioritized high-speed Internet
connections via VPN. With all flat rates, uploading photos and videos is as
easy as at home on a LTE-network thanks to the higher bandwidth.
Frank Bönsch, Vice President
Guest Commerce, is pleased that his team will be able to "pull the
lever" for the new offers in fall. "We want our guests, employees and
staff to feel at home on board our AIDA ships. The collaboration with Starlink
is another important step in the right direction. Whether chatting, posting or
working - with the new, simple offers, people are guaranteed to find the right
rate for them."
By pre-booking on
myAIDA guests currently receive a 20% discount on the selected rate for the
entire voyage. The Internet Flat and Premium Internet Flat rates can also be
booked on board on a daily basis. Social Media Flat and the Onboard Chat are
valid for the duration of the voyage. Our crew also benefits from the best
possible Wi-Fi experience at sea. For them, the social media services will
continue to be free of charge, allowing them to stay in unlimited contact with
their loved ones back home.
The Onboard Chat will
be available in the AIDA app starting this fall. This lowest-priced option
allows communication within a group or with individual fellow passengers. The
new rates will be available for booking starting August 10, 2023, for all
cruises starting in October.
Guests who like to
combine travel and work will find the new offer particularly interesting. Those
who need to work at sea during their vacation, or who want to move their
workstation on board, can use the full bandwidth with the new Premium Internet
Flat rate and set up their home office via a VPN connection.
There is also good
news for guests on longer voyages of 41 days or more: attractive discounts are
available when an Internet rate is booked for the entire voyage or the
respective segments in advance.
Until the new
Internet rates are introduced, guests traveling on ships already equipped with
the new access band service will benefit from a Starlink special offer with
increased data volumes in the Internet packages. AIDA guests will be notified
of the current rates prior to each voyage.
Further information
on the AIDA Internet packages can be found at www.aida.de/internet.
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AIDA Cruises
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