SuperStar Virgo and Star Pisces to offer GSM Mobile services onboard

Star Cruises is introducing GSM mobile services onboard its ships SuperStar Virgo and Star Pisces. The new service provides guests with an option to make and receive calls as well as send and receive text messages on their mobile phones at sea. This is in addition to the current mode of using fixed satellite telephones.

Star Cruises has introduced the new services as a result of working partnerships with two leading international telecommunications providers, Jersey Telecom of the UK and Geolink of France in providing the latest technology onboard SuperStar Virgo and Star Pisces respectively.

SuperStar Virgo currently offers regular cruises out of Singapore to Penang, Phuket, Malacca, Port Klang (Kuala Lumpur) and Redang Island as well as special cruises to destinations like Kota Kinabalu and Langkawi Island in Malaysia and Bangkok, Koh Samui and Hua Hin in Thailand. Star Pisces offers daily 1-Night cruises from Hong Kong and also special cruises to Xiamen in China and Kaoshiung, Taiwan.

“The introduction of this service is an exciting innovation for us as part of the ongoing efforts to enhance our passengers’ experience on board our ships”, said Kenny Ng, Star Cruises Vice President for IT. “It not only provides greater convenience and flexibility for our guests but also to the crew.”

The GSM mobile services onboard are being offered at special rates for incoming and outgoing calls and SMS while incoming SMS are free. The new services are timely in the light of the growing popularity of cruising as a holiday option and the widespread use of handphones by travellers and holiday-makers in general. Future applications for this new technology will include 3G services.

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