NerdyBird

This had been intended to be a full charter by Sixthman; however, they did not sell it out. As a result, NCL through a partnership with Sixthman is apparently offering regular cruise amenities at a regular cruise rate. Previously, all bookings had to be done through SXM as with any of their other charters. Most of their festivals do sell out by sailing.

There is a partnership agreement between NCL & SXM and that is probably how this became a partial charter to avoid either running at a loss it canceling.

Technically, this isn't a charter - it just happens to have a large number of passengers booked in a group and will be using some spaces for their private functions. A charter is where the entire ship is booked and that charter group sells the cruises and they have run of the ship pretty much. They may or may not bring/book their own entertainment.

 

example: A rock promoter has booked rock bands onto a ship and is booking cruises through their event. Only those booked through the event can attend, though you may see the band members around the ship. This is not a charter because there are those who are excluded from certain events. A charter is when you cannot book the cruise through anyone except the event promoter/manager - even directly with the cruise line.

Hope you have fun!

Here is an email I got directly from the charter.

 

Hello Brandy. As a NCL guest you will be able to see some of the shows that are general admission, but you will not have access to the majority of the charter events. The regular programing of the ship will remain largely uninterrupted as we have only purchased a little under half of the cabins. I hope this information is helpful, have a great day!

Bear Lamar

Sixthman

Not all but many of the Pearl's chartered cruises are done through Sixthman LLC. (http://www.sixthman.net)

How do you find out when the Pearl is chartered and who the group is?