How to force ncl.com to be in English?

[fstuff1]

I'm on Bermuda and for some reason ncl.com is in Spanish, even in incognito mode.

 

So cookies didn't matter.

 

How to force English?

[TrumpyNor]

I am automatically rerouted  the NCL webpage in Europe that is in English, on the very bottom of that webpage on the right hand side, there is a "scroll menu" where I can change language from English to French. Maybe while you are in Bermuda, you have the possibility to change from Spanish to English instead?

See screenshot below - I have no idea if that would even be an option for you right now, but it is worth a try...

 

Edited July 6, 2023 by TrumpyNor
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[fstuff1]

1 hour ago, TrumpyNor said:

I am automatically rerouted  the NCL webpage in Europe that is in English, on the very bottom of that webpage on the right hand side, there is a "scroll menu" where I can change language from English to French. Maybe while you are in Bermuda, you have the possibility to change from Spanish to English instead?

See screenshot below - I have no idea if that would even be an option for you right now, but it is worth a try...

Thx.

Just realized the Spain ncl.com website has different promo options.

You are forced to take the drinks package. :(

 

so not only do I need English, I also need the USA ncl.com.

I guess I need VPN for that

[fstuff1]

1 hour ago, TrumpyNor said:

I am automatically rerouted  the NCL webpage in Europe that is in English, on the very bottom of that webpage on the right hand side, there is a "scroll menu" where I can change language from English to French. Maybe while you are in Bermuda, you have the possibility to change from Spanish to English instead?

See screenshot below - I have no idea if that would even be an option for you right now, but it is worth a try...

Thx.

Just realized the Spain ncl.com website has different promo options.

You are forced to take the drinks package. :(

 

so not only do I need English, I also need the USA ncl.com.

I guess I need VPN for that

[TrumpyNor]

For various reasons I prefer to always book my cruises through my American based NCL cruise consultant, and since I always get automatically rerouted to ncl.com/EU with the rates in Euro and the European promotions, I have found a very large American webpage (cruise dot com) where I can modify searches to only show NCL cruises/NCL ships/NCL itineraries. That way I can always do "mock bookings" and check what is available on my own before I contact my PCC in the US by e-mail and ask her to book it for me. 

[julig22]

2 hours ago, fstuff1 said:

Thx.

Just realized the Spain ncl.com website has different promo options.

You are forced to take the drinks package. 😞

 

so not only do I need English, I also need the USA ncl.com.

I guess I need VPN for that

Yes, the website will revert to "local" sites while onboard, VPN is the only way around it as far as I know.  Very annoying IMHO.

[bluesea777]

Get off the ship and find local wi-fi and try to access NCL.Com. 
 

 

[omahabob]

How to force ncl.com to be in English?

 

Stick around for a while, and you'll discover customers can't force NCL to do anything, no matter the language.

[RB9643]

 

Man, this thread title is world class click-bait.  😆

[alanstarr]

I'm traveling in Europe right now, and was running into the same issue. Couldn't book a cruise because it wasn't showing my CruiseNext in my account. Turned out to be an easy fix though - site came up perfectly on my phone! Not sure why it doesn't work on my laptop, but does on my mobile, but I was glad it did. 

Interestingly, if I use my phone as a hotspot and connect my laptop to it, the page still defaults to the international sites. So it only works on the mobile device itself.

 

[SpainAlien]

If you want the US site you can go to app.ncl.com

 

[insidecabin]

Phone is probably geolocating as home network location.

 

I seem to remember being able to get to US, UK and France on our recent cruise using ship wifi(no paid internet).

 

[CaptainBazz]

On the main NCL website scroll down to the bottom...under 'Our Company' click on 'International Locations'...you can then visit any NCL website.

 

Edit - Sorry...was giving wrong info - it only lets you access the N American sites...not the rest of the world.

 

 

Edited July 20, 2023 by CaptainBazz

[ggTexasGal]

2 minutes ago, CaptainBazz said:

On the main NCL website scroll down to the bottom...under 'Our Company' click on 'International Locations'...you can then visit any NCL website.

Thank you for pointing that out!  I think that many of us tend to forget the options at the bottom of the NCL website. There are helpful links there.

[mking8288]

32 minutes ago, CaptainBazz said:

On the main NCL website scroll down to the bottom...under 'Our Company' click on 'International Locations'...you can then visit any NCL website.

Edit - Sorry...was giving wrong info - it only lets you access the N American sites...not the rest of the world. 

 

Are you sure about that ??  I just managed to get into 2 overseas portal via NCL - like this URL below

https://www.ncl.com/jp/ja/

 

Maybe, the difference being that I'm on my desktop browser's VPN, so they aren't able to geo-track my access to switch to the "appropriate" country/language sites.  

 

I know when we're onboard cruising thru Portugal & Spain, that the "English" portal wasn't coming up automatically and default to EU locations, probably b/c we've on ship's satellite via oveseas location.  

 

VPN (using it) is a blessing for sure - my setup has Google One's VPN integrated but additionally, we use a standalone VPN (less than $3 USD a month based on annual subscription) that truly stopped most tracking, etc. etc. on multiple devices/connections.  

[TrumpyNor]

6 hours ago, SpainAlien said:

If you want the US site you can go to app.ncl.com

 

THANK YOU!!!! Just tried it and that worked perfectly from Norway,  both on my phone and on my pc.