Feb 23, 2018 SOURCE: PR NewsWire
Carnival Corporation to Establish New Standard for Internet Connectivity at Sea with MedallionNet(TM)
MEDIA ALERT FOR MONDAY, FEB. 26, 2018
Working with Satellite-Enabled Connectivity Solutions Provider SES Networks, Bandwidth to Exceed 1.5 Gigabytes per Second onboard Regal Princess from Carnival Corporation's Princess Cruises
Media Availability During Live Event via Video Conference Call and Individual Interviews with: John Padgett, chief experience and innovation officer, Carnival Corporation;
Steve Collar, CEO, SES Networks
WHEN: Monday, Feb. 26, 2018
12:15 - 12:45 PM ET | Video
conference call for media
with John Padgett and Steve
Collar
To Join Video Conference
Call via WebEx Meeting,
click here: bit.ly/
MedallionNetRecord and
enter Access Code: 733 768
771
To Join Conference Call via
Phone | +1-415-655-0002 |
Access Code: 733 768 771
Schedule for Facebook Live
Streaming on Ocean
Vacations Page:
8:30 - 9:15 AM ET | John
Padgett and Steve Collar
provide an overview of the
technical aspects that
power MedallionNet on board
the Regal Princess, how a
new standard will be set by
transmitting the most
bandwidth ever transmitted
to a mobile platform and
how it improves the guest
experience.
10:30 - 11:00 AM ET |
MedallionNet is not only
accessible on board the
Regal Princess, but also on
Princess Cays, making it
easy for guests to stay in
touch with family and
friends through Facetime as
well as SnapChat, and
stream favorite programs
and games. Andrea Feczko
and Tommy Davidson, hosts
of "Vacation Creation," are
joined by "Go" host Trek
Thunder Kelly as they enjoy
an array of incredible
experiences at Princess
Cays and share those
experiences with their fans
on social media.
12:00 - 12:45 PM ET |
MedallionNet allows busy
professionals to stay
connected to work,
including via video
conferencing, as well as
download and access large
documents and programs. The
team will also check
bandwidth level. Poncho de
Anda of "La Gran Sorpresa,"
Josh Garcia of "The
Voyager" join "Local Eyes"
host Anji Corley as they
discuss their connected and
digital experiences on
board the Regal Princess.
2:00 - 2:30 PM ET | Mark
Holmes, editorial director
for the Satellite and
Aviation Group of Access
Intelligence, joins Padgett
and verifies the final
bandwidth capacity.
WHERE: Event | Onboard Regal
Princess, off Princess
Cays, Bahamas
To Join Video Conference
Call via WebEx Meeting,
click here: bit.ly/
MedallionNetRecord and
enter Access Code: 733 768
771
To Join Conference Call via
Phone | +1-415-655-0002 |
Access Code: 733 768 771
To Access Facebook Live
Streams | facebook.com/
oceanvacations/
WHAT: Carnival Corporation will
establish a new standard in
connectivity at sea powered
by SES Networks when it
attempts to make an
unprecedented level of
bandwidth available to
guests onboard Princess
Cruises Regal Princess.
Working with SES Networks,
the world-leading provider
of satellite-enabled
connectivity solutions,
Carnival Corporation will
attempt to achieve
bandwidth of 1.5 gigabytes
per second, giving guests
superior access to the
internet at speeds that
eclipse land-based
connectivity through
MedallionNet, the best Wi-
Fi at sea.
The new standard will take
place onboard the Regal
Princess, off Princess
Cays, an exclusive island
destination for Princess
Cruises guests, located on
the southern tip of the
island of Eleuthera in the
outer Bahamas.
John Padgett, Carnival
Corporation's chief
experience and innovation
officer, and Steve Collar,
CEO of SES Networks, will
be available via video
conference call from 12:15
- 12:45 PM ET on Monday,
Feb. 26, 2018 to answer any
questions about the
bandwidth activation event
as well as Carnival
Corporation's long-range
vision for connectivity at
sea. Additionally, there
will be a series of
Facebook Live broadcasts
streamed from the Ocean
Vacations page.
WHO: Video conference and
individual interviews are
available with:
John Padgett, chief
experience and innovation
officer, Carnival
Corporation
Steve Collar, chief
executive officer, SES
Networks
Facebook Live streaming
broadcasts (facebook.com/
oceanvacations/) will
feature:
Andrea Feczko, host,
"Vacation Creation"
(Carnival Corporation's ABC
series now in second
season)
Anji Corley, host, "Local
Eyes" (new direct to
digital series from
Carnival Corporation)
Josh Garcia, host, "The
Voyager" (now in its second
season on NBC; recently
debuted on Telemundo)
Poncho de Anda, host, "La
Gran Sorpresa" (Carnival
Corporation's latest show
now airing on Univision)
Tommy Davidson, host,
"Vacation Creation"
(Carnival Corporation's ABC
series now in second
season)
Trek Thunder Kelly, host,
"GO" (Carnival
Corporation's new direct to
digital series)
Mark Holmes, editorial
director for the Satellite
and Aviation Group of
Access Intelligence
BACKGROUND: The bandwidth activation
event demonstrates how
MedallionNet, Carnival
Corporation's recently
announced game-changing
connectivity service
enabled by SES Networks
that delivers the best Wi-
Fi experience in the cruise
industry, will provide
internet access of 1.5
gigabytes per second - and
how that translates into
superior guest
connectivity.
Since mid-November 2017,
MedallionNet has been
keeping guests connected to
friends and family, and
delivering consistent
streaming capabilities
through unprecedented
internet speeds and
bandwidth, pervasive
stateroom signal strength
and service consistency
onboard the Regal Princess
from Princess Cruises, as
well as on the
corporation's exclusive
Caribbean private island
destination - Princess
Cays.
The connectivity service
leverages multi-band
antennas uniquely
configured in an innovative
shipboard formation to
minimize any potential
impact to guest
connectivity due to
seasonal weather or ship
positioning, and it fuses
multi-orbit satellite
bandwidth to deliver a
truly immersive guest
connectivity experience.
MedallionNet is the latest
development to emerge from
Carnival Corporation's
Global Experience and
Innovation Center in Miami.
It is the first end-to-
end Wi-Fi service
development formulated to
exceed guest expectations
through
"GuestCentricity(TM)" - an
initiative to enhance all
aspects of the vacation
experience by delivering
guests what they want,
when, where and how they
want it.
Carnival Corporation Media Contacts:
Roger Frizzell, Carnival Corporation, rfrizzell@carnival.com, (305) 406-7862
Mike Flanagan, LDWW, mike@ldwwgroup.com, (727) 452-4538
Carnival Corporation Global Experience and Innovation Contacts:
Vicki Johnson, Carnival Corporation, vjohnson@carnival.com, (407) 340-9658
Princess Cruises Media Contacts:
Negin Kamali, Princess Cruises, nkamali@princesscruises.com, (661) 753-1539
SES Media Contacts:
Markus Payer, Corporate Communications & PR, markus.payer@ses.com, +352 710 725 500
/PRNewswire -- Feb. 23, 2018/
SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc
