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Cruise News for the Corporate Travel Professional

February 2014 Edition

Carnival Corp. and MTN Ink Agreement for Internet and Broadcast

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As anyone who has sailed on a modern cruise ship, guest communications has become a major source of revenue with satellite prices way up there and service not so much so... With the advent of smart phone and tablets, people are using their wifi connected communicators much more than ever before and that means strains on the service, lack of bandwidth the cope with so much always on-line traffic, clients sending masses of images home as well as email traffic and SKYPE calls.

To alleviate some of the problems we have all experienced in this department MTN Communications (MTN) announces that Carnival Corporation signed a new agreement for the provision of Internet services to its guests and crew.

The agreement covers several Carnival Corporation brands, including Princess Cruises, Cunard and P&O Cruises (UK), and will enable MTN to continue a partnership of more than 20 years in delivering crew welfare and passenger solutions to Carnival.

Carnival has also extended its existing agreement for MTN broadcast television services, MTN Worldwide TV, which provides a wide range of television content including news and entertainment to 50 of its ships across the globe.

In addition, Carnival Corporation brands in Alaskan waters will continue to leverage MTN’s Terrestrial Broadband Services while in port, with the opportunity to explore the possible expansion of this service.

“MTN and the Carnival family of brands have partnered for more than 20 years,” said Chris Leber, executive vice president, commercial business development, MTN.

“Our continued partnership providing MTN value-added services further illustrates how we have evolved to deliver communications-related services to the Carnival family of brands and to help improve the communications experience at sea, including content and Internet options for passengers and crew.”

“This continued partnership with MTN allows us to deliver the industry’s best set of technology and content to our guests and crew,” said Josh Leibowitz, executive vice president, Group Strategy and Corporate Operations at Carnival Corporation.