NCL的新的F3發射將創造二有排列的巡航經驗

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NCL的新的F3發射將創造二有排列的巡航經驗

由巡航亞利桑那在 2008年6月23日

其中一個驚人的細節從 NCL的公告上星期關於他們新的「F3 ″運送，是他們將包括為詞條將要求附加費或會員費的兩個或多個公開區域或酒吧。

你比酒吧將是冰酒吧，那真正地是更多吸引力。它將是在時髦北歐洲城市有時發現的那些完全地凍酒吧之一，贊助人在完全地凍結環境裡笠頭parkas然後抽樣飲料。 NCL認為附加費將包括parkas和飲料或者二。

另一個區域，被生動描述以上，是專屬毫華俱樂部。客人將必須購買通行證運用船的仅這個專屬成人區域。 NCL也提及幾其他獨家新聞或仅成人地點在他們的F3運送，然而我看了有出入的報告是否他們是具體附加費。

故意地或沒有， NCL在他們的船根本上創造二類系統。與他們的末端價格、所有便服代碼和無特定結構的用餐的系統，他們吸引渴望和低廉偶然逃走的許多乘客。看起來NCL也想要吸引高端，更高的消費乘客。或許NCL認為他們可以提供最佳兩個世界填裝他們的船。一位基本的乘客在包括的餐館會吃并且享用所有娛樂和地點提供與基本的巡航包裹。然而，可能享受更加高級的經驗用餐地點的更加富有的乘客在專業在這些高級俱樂部和逃脫大量。當對比可能不是一樣極端的像頭等和Steerage時，它帶來介意劃分乘客成分開和專屬類老橫渡大西洋的劃線員的天。

One of the aspects of pleasure cruising that I have always most enjoyed was the non-exclusive nature and mostly inclusive environment. It really emphasized that while on a vacation you could get away from your daily stresses weather you were a CEO or Housekeeper. Both jobs are stressful. Whether a passenger was in a highest level suite or sharing a lowest level inside cabin with her three sisters, a passenger had most everything else on the ship to enjoy equally. Other than a bar bill and tipping, passengers didn’t have to worry too much about when and where they spent their money on the ship.

As ships budgets got tighter, the cruise lines wanted to still offer relatively low fares, but then make up the lost revenues elsewhere. Rather than cut quality and services, many of the cruise lines decided to offer some “extras” not previously available on the ships and charge for them.

The example of this policy on my favorite line, Celebrity, is the specialty dinning rooms on some ships and the specialty coffee in the Cova Cafes. Both of these venues charge in addition to cruise price, about $30 for the meal service and about $3-5 for the fancy coffees. However, the quality of the food has still remained high in the main dining room, and coffee, though not the best, is available for free in the dining room and the buffet area. I’ve been please with the overall cruise experience on the Celebrity line, and the idea of free style has never appealed to m.

However, I did want to see what the price difference would be between several different lines on a similar itinerary. Perhaps with the cruise price savings, I could afford all the extras and come out about the same or ahead? I priced an example cruise on NCL, Celebrity, Princess, Holland American, and Royal Caribbean. I looked at Panama Canal itineraries in Nov of 2009. (I went with this example because it is actually the next itinerary and time frame that I am looking to book a future cruise) The cruises on these lines ranged from 10 to 13 days, so I broke the pricing down to price per family of 4 per day for a standard Ocean View cabin and include the current taxes and fuel surcharges. Here are the results:

Princess - $545 per family per day
Royal Caribbean $475 per family per day
Holland American $575 per family per day
Celebrity $550 per family per day
NCL $406 per family per day

Our family would come out the same on NCL verses Celebrity even if we spent a total of around $144 a day on extra’s above and beyond what we would spend on extras on board Celebrity. While we still very much prefer the traditional cruise experience and the ambiance of Celebrity, this plan might work well for a family desiring the “Freestyle” experience. With the same travel budget, a family could take advantage of the higher end dining venues, the parents could enjoy some of the exclusive clubs while the kids are in the children’s program, and enjoy many of the extra’s not included in the basic price of the “Feestyle” cruise.

One thing is for sure, those lines that have lower base price have to make up that difference in some way. Perhaps NCL feels that the implementation of cover charges will allow them to keep their basic price down, appealing to persons looking for the most basic casual cruise, while still offering a more upscale experience to those who are willing to pay extra for it.

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