July 21, 2009
Matt Wasicsko
Manager of Business Partner Relations
954-883-2425
954-447-6837
matthew.wasicsko@cellularatsea.com
PRESS RELEASE
Miramar, FL – (July 21st, 2009) – Wireless Maritime
Services (WMS), the world leader in providing cellular service to
the cruise line and ferry industry, announced today that they have
signed a new contract to provide cellular at sea wireless service to
guests and crew members on two new Pullmantur ships. The contract
will allow WMS to provide service to the Pacific Dream and
Sovereign.
WMS service will allow guests and crew members from both ships to
use their cell phones while the ships are at sea. Connectivity is
activated when the ship leaves port and turned off when in range of
land-based providers. WMS provides uninterrupted service to guests
and crew so they can stay in touch with family, friends or business
associates back home. Guests and crew can make and receive calls,
send text messages and surf the internet at rates similar to roaming
internationally.
“We are excited about the possibilities that this contract will
bring to our passengers and crew members,” said Jose Ramón Gaspar,
Communications Controller for Pullmantur.
“We are very excited to have grown the depth and breadth of our
relationship with Pullmantur,” said, Jim McKenna, V.P. of Customer
Support and Product Development of WMS. “We pride ourselves on
delivering the best products and services to our customers. This
contract signing is an indication of the value we bring to cruise
line and ferry passengers and crew. We made a commitment to expand
our presence in Europe and the rest of the world, and I think this
vote of confidence from our friends at Pullmantur shows that our
European customers see that service level and commitment from us.”
About Wireless Maritime Services
Wireless Maritime Services (WMS), is the world leader in providing
maritime cellular phone service to the cruise line and ferry
industry. The company specializes in cellular at sea communications,
including voice, text messaging, email and web browsing. WMS
technology allows cruise line and ferry passengers and crew to stay
in touch with friends and family while at sea. “In our journey to
provide cellular service at sea, we charted our course to cover the
world” www.cellularatsea.com
About Pullmantur
Pullmantur was founded in 1971 in Madrid, Spain, as a tour operator
with bus tours throughout Spain and Europe. In the 1980s, travelling
within Europe switched from buses to airplanes between European
capitals. In the early 1990s, Pullmantur inaugurated its first long
distance charter to Caribbean destinations. In the late 1990s,
Pullmantur Cruises was created as an affiliate of Pullmantur SA. In
November of 2006, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines purchased Pullmantur
S.A. and affiliates.
Pullmantur today, consists of four core businesses; Pullmantur
Cruises, Pullmantur Air, Caribbean Destinations and Bus Tours.
www.pullmanturcruises.com
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