Cruise & Ferry

The benefits for using CellATSea™ are unlimited, cost-effective solutions to help run your business effectively, providing a variety of tools to boost your profitability. Cruise ship owners will enjoy increased onboard revenue, enhanced guest satisfaction and higher crew retention. In addition, we can provide innovative applications promoting the services on board, such as notice to guests about available shore excursions, spa appointments, dinner reservations etc.

For your guests, MCP offers the convenience to make and receive calls while at sea using their mobile phone just as they would on shore. Rates for calls at sea are determined by the home carriers.

For your crew, MCP offers the CrewSIM™ prepaid mobile subscription especially for crewmembers. With CrewSIM™, crewmembers all over the world can now be reached and stay in touch with friends and family at affordable rates, whenever at sea.

What's new:

Paul Gauguin Cruises Selects MCP for Onboard Cellular Communications
Arendal, Norway, August 17, 2010: Maritime Communications Partner (MCP), the leading provider of global onboard communications to cruise and ferry vessels, has announced an agreement with Paul Gauguin Cruises which operates the 6-star luxury cruise ship the M/S Paul Gauguin in the Pacific Ocean region. Read more

Change of CEO in Maritime Communications Partner (MCP)
As recently announced by Telenor, Pål Bjørdal has been appointed as new CEO of the Telenor’s subsidiary AeroMobile from September 1.

Current MCP Director of Strategy, Alf S. Aanonsen, will take on the position as acting CEO of MCP as from the same date, ensuring business continuity while the position is posted.

Aanonsen has extensive operational management experience within MCP, which he joined since the start in 2002. He worked 13 years for Ericsson before joining MCP, within product-, project- and sales management.
Aanonsen holds an MSc degree within Computer Science from the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH), a Master of Management from the BI Norwegian School of Management, and a Bachelor degree within Economics also from BI.