Decision Makers:
BoatUS (Boat Owners Association of The United States)
The new Starlink plan for worldwide cruising sailors is welcome, but the price policy for “Personal Maritime” is a sharp increase that many of us in the sailing community cannot reasonably absorb. Compared with the old Roam Unlimited plan, which was around 100 USD including VAT depending on the country registered, Personal Maritime is announced at 185 USD plus VAT per month. On top of that, the ocean mode needed when on the open ocean is set to rise from around 2 USD including VAT per GB, again depending on the country registered, to 6 USD per GB plus VAT.
For cruising sailors, this is not a small adjustment. It is a price jump of several hundred percent. That kind of increase will put Starlink out of reach for many cruisers, especially budget-oriented sailors who rely on affordable connectivity to plan routes, check weather, stay in touch, and handle everyday life at sea. Many will be forced to end their Starlink contracts and go back to local SIM cards, even when those are less practical or less reliable for offshore cruising.
We therefore ask Starlink to rethink the pricing for the newly announced “Personal Maritime” plan and bring it closer to a fair and accessible level for the worldwide cruising community. A service made for sailors should remain usable for the many ordinary people who live, travel, and work on the water.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 1, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
August 28, 2026
123 Comments
Starlink is the only connection to our family and to crucial weather and security information. We are travellers equal to RVs, just on the water, and many of us with small budgets, no superyachts. We hope Starlink keeps the service reasonable, a tripling in costs all of a sudden would be a huge challenge for many of us sailors. If Elon Musk wants to find out what life on a small sailboat is all about, he is warmly welcome….😉
Directly affected. Starlink is great but in the 18 months we have it now our roam unlimited has gone up from 72 to nearly 100 euros and there’s no end to changes and debates around plans. If a telecom should provide anything it’s stability and continuity. For us the new plan is not as viable option.
Also considering theat the current personal maritime is only for boat up to 40 ft, Thia is an advantage for catamarans but a huge disadvantage for monohull. A 40 fr catamaran has more surface of a 50 ft monohull.. It’s very common for monohull to be between 45 to 55 feet .. thia should be considered as it penalises the majority of grey nomad cruisers
Even though it’s specifically intended for cruising sailors, this is a huge increase over the existing roam unlimited plan. Almost double per month and more then 3 times the ocean mode per gb. Is this what you would consider a fair price increase? Why not just lift the time limit for roam unlimited? This would have been the simplest and fairest approach. After all roam unlimited should be unlimited!
starlink ist oft nur etwas komfort aber als kommunikationssystem ist es auch ein sehr wichtiger baustein für die sicherheit auf see
Ich bin ein Mittelmeer Segler habe noch kein Starlink werde mir aber einen Mini anschaffen nächstes Jahr und bin an günstigen Abos interessiert.
Mit einem kleinen Boot als Rentner einmal eine große Reise machen ( Atlantikrunde) ist Starlink wichtig aber die Neuen Tarife übersteigen unsere finanziellen Möglichkeiten
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Decision Makers:
BoatUS (Boat Owners Association of The United States)
The new Starlink plan for worldwide cruising sailors is welcome, but the price policy for “Personal Maritime” is a sharp increase that many of us in the sailing community cannot reasonably absorb. Compared with the old Roam Unlimited plan, which was around 100 USD including VAT depending on the country registered, Personal Maritime is announced at 185 USD plus VAT per month. On top of that, the ocean mode needed when on the open ocean is set to rise from around 2 USD including VAT per GB, again depending on the country registered, to 6 USD per GB plus VAT.
For cruising sailors, this is not a small adjustment. It is a price jump of several hundred percent. That kind of increase will put Starlink out of reach for many cruisers, especially budget-oriented sailors who rely on affordable connectivity to plan routes, check weather, stay in touch, and handle everyday life at sea. Many will be forced to end their Starlink contracts and go back to local SIM cards, even when those are less practical or less reliable for offshore cruising.
We therefore ask Starlink to rethink the pricing for the newly announced “Personal Maritime” plan and bring it closer to a fair and accessible level for the worldwide cruising community. A service made for sailors should remain usable for the many ordinary people who live, travel, and work on the water.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
September 1, 2026
Reached 100 supporters
August 28, 2026
123 Comments
I'm about to embark on a round-the-world voyage on my sailboat. The only practical way to access urgently needed, reliable weather information is via Starlink internet. I won't be able to afford the business plan "Global Priority 50 GB" at €250 per month, as I'm traveling purely for pleasure and not conducting any business on board. Starlink's private plans are unsuitable for world travelers due to unrealistic geographical and temporal limitations. I need an affordable private internet plan.
Starlink is the only connection to our family and to crucial weather and security information. We are travellers equal to RVs, just on the water, and many of us with small budgets, no superyachts. We hope Starlink keeps the service reasonable, a tripling in costs all of a sudden would be a huge challenge for many of us sailors. If Elon Musk wants to find out what life on a small sailboat is all about, he is warmly welcome….😉
Directly affected. Starlink is great but in the 18 months we have it now our roam unlimited has gone up from 72 to nearly 100 euros and there’s no end to changes and debates around plans. If a telecom should provide anything it’s stability and continuity. For us the new plan is not as viable option.
Also considering theat the current personal maritime is only for boat up to 40 ft, Thia is an advantage for catamarans but a huge disadvantage for monohull. A 40 fr catamaran has more surface of a 50 ft monohull.. It’s very common for monohull to be between 45 to 55 feet .. thia should be considered as it penalises the majority of grey nomad cruisers
Even though it’s specifically intended for cruising sailors, this is a huge increase over the existing roam unlimited plan. Almost double per month and more then 3 times the ocean mode per gb. Is this what you would consider a fair price increase? Why not just lift the time limit for roam unlimited? This would have been the simplest and fairest approach. After all roam unlimited should be unlimited!
starlink ist oft nur etwas komfort aber als kommunikationssystem ist es auch ein sehr wichtiger baustein für die sicherheit auf see
Ich bin ein Mittelmeer Segler habe noch kein Starlink werde mir aber einen Mini anschaffen nächstes Jahr und bin an günstigen Abos interessiert.
Mit einem kleinen Boot als Rentner einmal eine große Reise machen ( Atlantikrunde) ist Starlink wichtig aber die Neuen Tarife übersteigen unsere finanziellen Möglichkeiten
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I'm about to embark on a round-the-world voyage on my sailboat. The only practical way to access urgently needed, reliable weather information is via Starlink internet. I won't be able to afford the business plan "Global Priority 50 GB" at €250 per month, as I'm traveling purely for pleasure and not conducting any business on board. Starlink's private plans are unsuitable for world travelers due to unrealistic geographical and temporal limitations. I need an affordable private internet plan.