It's official: The rumor about Princess Leonor inside Elcano is confirmed.

Being part of the journey of the training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano is not just anything. It is a unique experience and an adventure that demands total dedication, discipline, adaptability, a spirit of camaraderie, and above all, commitment. Something that Princess Leonor knows well, as she has been on her journey aboard Elcano for months.

Leonor knows it, the Princess of Asturias has joined this mission with the same responsibility as her peers. She has no privileges, there are no exceptions, and Midshipman Borbón Ortiz follows, like everyone else, the rules imposed on board. Rules that regulate everything from watches to daily coexistence and yes, also communications with the outside world.

It is the great test for all the young people on board because for months they must leave behind their life on land, their families, friends, and customs. None of that is part of the day-to-day at sea. The focus is on the ship, the tasks, the team, and the present.

It is confirmed how Princess Leonor communicates with her family on Elcano

Until now, little was known about how these communications with her loved ones are managed. Does Leonor talk to her parents? Can she call her sister? Is there contact?

Journalist Mariángel Alcázar has provided answers. In a recent intervention, she shared a revealing detail. A conversation with Queen Letizia, which took place in Cape Verde, was key.

"We asked her about a possible visit to Leonor," Alcázar recounts. And the queen's response was clear: "I talk to my daughter when I can, mainly during stopovers."

The reason is simple, during navigation, the midshipmen can only use the satellite phone at very specific times. No daily calls, no constant messages. Communication is scarce, limited, and very punctual.

Leonor can only speak via satellite within Elcano

Yes, Leonor has her phone and her tablet. Like the others, but in the middle of the ocean, those devices are only useful for taking photos. Nothing more.

If she wants to talk to her family, she must wait for a stopover, a permitted moment, or use the satellite system. As she did, for example, to congratulate her sister Sofía on her 18th birthday.

Thus, the rumor is confirmed, Princess Leonor, within Elcano, can only speak with Zarzuela through satellite communication. One more detail that shows that this adventure is not symbolic, it is real and very demanding. Leonor is living it with all its consequences.