Norweign cruise line are scrapping it’s premium All-inclusive pricing concept after two years and replacing it with a new Free at sea programme which will be better and have more flexibility for customer’s
The ‘Free at Sea’ programme requires customers to pay £99 to access two benefits which the line claims are worth more than £700.
The programme is already operating in all markets outside Europe but will expand to the UK and Ireland, and the continent, from the 2nd of April 2019.
Customers can choose two of the following:
- A premium drinks package, worth up to US$99 per person, per day, including gratuities and service charges
- Speciality dining for three nights of a seven-night sailing, worth $89 per person, including gratuities and service charges
- Free WiFi, up to 250 mins per stateroom on a seven-night basis.
- US$50 dollars onboard credit per stateroom, per port, to spend on shore excursions
- The third and fourth passenger in a stateroom, sails for the cost of taxes only (selected sailings only)
Guests sailing in NCL’s top stateroom classes (Haven, Concierge or suites) would automatically be eligible for all five. The Free At Sea upgrade is fully commissionable to agents.
Under its Premium All-Inclusive offer, which was introduced in April 2017, unlimited premium drinks, service charges and gratuities were included in the fare.
I do believe this will be better for the customer’s as they will get the chance to choose which offers they would like as some customer’s don’t drink that much while away so the Premium drinks package wouldn’t be good for them. I really hope with this new offer that it would reflect on the price and not just add another £99 on to your cost.
What are your thoughts do you think this would be a better offer? please let me know what your thoughts are.