Passengers will be able to rent these Royal Connect-branded phones, which facilitate onboard calling and texting, for $17.50 each starting in January, and about 800 of them will be available for rental in the initial rollout on the new ship.
Such a system is said to be a cruise industry first. So is the Oasis of the Seas, which is the largest passenger ship in the world.
See the full story at http://www.tnooz.com/2009/11/24/mobile/mobile-gets-seaworthy-as-oasis-of-the-seas-uses-iphones-for-royal-connect/
