TAKING A CRUISE THIS SUMMER? DON’T FORGET TO PACK YOUR CONNECTIVITY!

Top 3 tips to help you stay connected while on board

BACKGROUND:
Cruise travel is growing steadily in popularity, with an expected 41.9 million oceangoing passengers by 2028, according to Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA). If you are one of the many travelers planning a cruise vacation this summer, there is one important element you may be forgetting: connectivity.

As you leave port and depart on your cruise, you lose land-based network coverage. You will need additional coverage to stay connected during your trip.

In this segment, Pramod Arora, President and CEO of WMS, the premier global provider of cruise wireless connectivity services, shares his top three tips to ensure you stay connected during your next cruise vacation.

In this timely, educational summer travel segment, Arora expands on the following tips:

1. Plan in advance: don’t wait until the day before your trip to plan your connectivity! Make your connectivity plan when you book your cruise.
2. Determine your needs: will you need to work remotely and heavily use social media, or will you just need to send occasional texts or make a few calls? Visit cellularatsea.com to determine the best connectivity solutions for your data needs.
3. Airplane mode, roaming and Wi-Fi: when to turn these options on and off to optimize service.

For more information, please visit: https://cellularatsea.com/

MORE ABOUT PRAMOD ARORA:
Pramod Arora was named President and CEO of WMS in 2013. Prior to this leadership role, Mr. Arora served as Chief Operating Officer. He stabilized and grew the WMS business over the years, notably managing it through the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic shutdown of the cruise industry in 2020. In 2022, Mr. Arora successfully led a private equity-supported buyout of WMS to spin-off the entity from its previous owners, partnering with CCP Capital Strategies. Before joining WMS, he spent more than ten years at AT&T in a variety of roles, including sales, customer service, internal audit, network operations, and managing carrier alliances. Mr. Arora has more than 25 years of diverse experience in fields ranging from finance and sales to engineering, strategy, and M&A/divestitures. Mr. Arora holds a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Jabalpur University in India, and an MBA from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA.

Produced for: WMS