terri910 Posted June 8, 2017 #1 Share Posted June 8, 2017 We are currently in Ecuador. My computer recognizes this, so when I try to access ncl.com, it takes me there, but it is all in Spanish. I have not been able to find a place on the website to change the language to English, nor have I been able to figure out how I can change the url to make it English. I plug in ncl.com, but once it goes the website, the url changes to ncl.com/ar/es I don't know what the "at" denotes, but I assume the "es" is for "espanol." I tried changing that to "en" for "English," but it just goes back to "es." Is there a place on the website where you can change the language? Having to do the VPN thing just to be able to get to a website in English is a PITA. Hope there is another way that I just haven't found yet. Any ideas/suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garycarla Posted June 8, 2017 #2 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Hmmm... Many sites have a pulldown for language, but not for location. The reason is that pricing and terms vary by country. Somebody might come along with a link to change this. I assume you try to edit he url to remove the part that directs you to their country. ncl.com/ar/es I just tried that and then removed the /es at the end and it switch to english for me... but I am in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillijo Posted June 8, 2017 #3 Share Posted June 8, 2017 When I go to NCL's home page.... right next to the search box at the top of the screen I have English and then a drop arrow that says Espanol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted June 8, 2017 #4 Share Posted June 8, 2017 There was a similar post a few weeks back, no way was found to change the URL or the language. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozscotart Posted June 9, 2017 #5 Share Posted June 9, 2017 If you get a vpn you can use the US site. I use MyExpatTelly but this is chargeable, there are free ones. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted June 9, 2017 #6 Share Posted June 9, 2017 I plug in ncl.com, but once it goes the website, the url changes to ncl.com/ar/es I don't know what the "at" denotes, but I assume the "es" is for "espanol." Maybe "Argentina"?Having to do the VPN thing just to be able to get to a website in English is a PITA. Hope there is another way that I just haven't found yet. Any ideas/suggestions?Have you actually tried the VPN thing? It will probably slow down your browsing, but it's isn't difficult or complicated and it doesn't (necessarily) cost anything. The only other solution I can think of is to remote desktop to a computer that is actually located in the US, but that would be a lot more trouble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don't-use-real-name Posted June 9, 2017 #7 Share Posted June 9, 2017 While it is cumbersome I wonder about using a translation service i.e. Babelfish - Bing - or Google for a web page translation one page at a time or the whole website ? It has to be irksome to use a familiar website in a foreign format changing the currency and other details ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted June 9, 2017 #8 Share Posted June 9, 2017 The language is only one part of the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mking8288 Posted June 9, 2017 #9 Share Posted June 9, 2017 A bit too technical for average end user, but OP is on track - VPN would help to easily redirect the net traffic. Depending on how OP is accessing the websites and local server/network connection - the DNS server is probably identifying the hardware's IP address and routing the search / traffic to the nearby/region's servers or gateways. Google for a USA-based DNS server and change the portal to connect & get around the blocking or site restrictions ... your I.P. address is disguised tunneling thru instead. Using Chrome or Firefox browser, look for an "extension" to add-on, install & change it to a different region & country, i.e. DNS/VPN changed to Singarpore just now, input NCL dot com and get connected to NCL's India based site. Viola - option for English at the upper to change it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terri910 Posted June 9, 2017 Author #10 Share Posted June 9, 2017 There was a similar post a few weeks back, no way was found to change the URL or the language. Sorry. Thanks. I was kind of afraid of that. Thanks, everyone else, also, for the comments. I guess I will just have to go ahead and make sure I have our VPN on when I want to access ncl.com. And, as I mentioned in my OP, yes, I have tried changing the URL, but it just goes back to what the computer thinks I need (which is the kind of thing I actually hate about machines they are trying to make "smart"! *L*) And while the US site does have a language choice right next to the search box, what I'm getting doesn't. What is weird is that it hasn't always been this way. Oh, well.... Oh well.....worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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