Free At Sea Packages but why "at Sea" ?

[Bertie Doe]

Why are NCL using the 'At Sea' in their adverts? Is there any small print which compels them to use this term? Is the free upgrade guaranteed or subject to availability when you get onboard? Thanks in anticipation.

[KeithJenner]

Not sure exactly what you are asking. Free at sea is a marketing term, no more than that.

 

If you are asking whether it only applies when the ship is actually at sea then no, it applies for the whole cruise, from embarkation to disembarkation.

[The Other Tom]

The free at sea perks are guaranteed and not subject to availability.  It's just a marketing term.  Don't overthink it. 

[Liz.m.m]

I have seen on other boards that alcohol drinks are taxed while in some ports. Those drinks will have a small fee/tax. So that could prompt the "at sea" language!

[d9704011]

2 minutes ago, Liz.m.m said:

I have seen on other boards that alcohol drinks are taxed while in some ports. Those drinks will have a small fee/tax. So that could prompt the "at sea" language!

I suppose they could go with 'Taxed in Town' but other than the alliteration, it's not something that would favourably catch customers' attention.

[Liljo22]

Because it rhymes.

[CILCIANRQTS]

30 minutes ago, Liljo22 said:

Because it rhymes.

I see.

Works for me!!

[fredflint]

taxed in port 🙂

[KeithJenner]

5 minutes ago, fredflint said:

taxed in port 🙂

In some ports.

[BirdTravels]

3 hours ago, Bertie Doe said:

Why are NCL using the 'At Sea' in their adverts? Is there any small print which compels them to use this term? Is the free upgrade guaranteed or subject to availability when you get onboard? Thanks in anticipation.

It is called advertising. A catch phrase that everyone recognizes. Like Tesco has a "Clubcard Pricing" for their sales. 

[BirdTravels]

9 minutes ago, fredflint said:

taxed in port 🙂

Mostly not taxed.... 

[CILCIANRQTS]

1 hour ago, fredflint said:

taxed in port 🙂

But not in the right side of the ship??? 😉😎

[mypleasure]

To me it means pay for everything you want up front and only minimal account to pay when you disembark. I have never thought it means everything is free as in you don't pay anything at all before, during, or after the cruise.

What works for me doesn't have to work for everyone. It is personal choice.

[Bertie Doe]

Ah, thanks all, I should have spotted the rhyming angle from marketing dept 😳I guess Premium Beverage and Speciality Dining, represent the biggest savings.

[cruiserbear55]

22 hours ago, CILCIANRQTS said:

But not in the right side of the ship??? 😉😎

 

   Only port side, while docked in port, drinking port wine!

[RocketMan275]

On 2/6/2023 at 4:31 AM, Bertie Doe said:

Why are NCL using the 'At Sea' in their adverts? Is there any small print which compels them to use this term? Is the free upgrade guaranteed or subject to availability when you get onboard? Thanks in anticipation.

Sea rhymes with Free.  Marketing slogan.

[Homosassa]

On 2/6/2023 at 5:31 AM, Bertie Doe said:

Why are NCL using the 'At Sea' in their adverts?

Because cruise ships don't go ashore (well, except for those lines that state they have a port of call  in Orlando, FL)....

[kylenyc]

On 2/6/2023 at 6:57 AM, Liljo22 said:

Because it rhymes.

Easier to rhyme than nickle and dime.

[BirdTravels]

21 hours ago, Homosassa said:

Because cruise ships don't go ashore (well, except for those lines that state they have a port of call  in Orlando, FL)....

The Escape tried to go ashore in the Dominican Republic last March. Didn’t turn out well. 
 

The Escape also tried to walk on the dock at Harvest Caye in January 2020 and the dock in Rome in 2021. Neither turned out well also. 

Edited February 9, 2023 by BirdTravels

[Lionkingrichard]

9 hours ago, kylenyc said:

Easier to rhyme than nickle and dime.

Nickle and Dimed all the time!