Starlink's Ocean Mode is billed at $6 per GB while it is switched on. Here is what that means for a 3-week crossing, what really uses data at sea, how to keep the meter down, and who should skip it. We have not tested it offshore.
Roam Unlimited still works for US/Canada seasons. Personal Maritime is the plan that removes the 30-day abroad clock — if Starlink accepts your papers. Here is the eligibility friction, the 40-to-60 ft change, and how I am choosing for a family boat that will not fly home every month.
On August 17, Global Roam died and Roam Unlimited shrank to 30 days abroad at a time. For a family boat that will not fly home every month, that is not a pricing tweak. It is a plan rewrite. Here is how I am re-speccing Starlink for a circumnavigation with four kids.