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Elon Musk’s announcement of the availability of their Starlink service for cruise ships, and the launch of hundreds of SpaceX satellites into lower earth orbit (LEO), the landscape has changed dramatically. Traditionally, a cruise line might spend hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars on satellites for slow at-sea internet connections. With a $10,000 one-time equipment investment and a $5,000 monthly fee for each of the two Starlink terminals, cruise ships can drastically reduce their expenditures for a speedier service.