sales pitch while attending free liquor tastings or seminars at spa or fitness?

[suzannebander]

my first cruise, so i'm curious if there will be a hard sell if i attend a seminar at the spa or fitness area, or free liquor tasting at trade routes? ;) thanks!

 

NCL Star 7 night Western Caribbean from NOLA

March, 2013

[sdmike]

Not too bad. During spa services they will usually try to sell you products, but several ask in advance that they don't do that...and they seem to abide by the request. If you take a tour of the gym they will tell you about their classes and programs, but not a hard sell. If you're just working out nobody bothers you. The liquor tasting is expressly for selling booze. You will get little cups, and they will have everything you try "on special" and try to get you to buy it. It's not a "hard sell". It's a person on a microphone describing the booze and yelling "isn't that awesome" as people get more and more drunk, and more and more willing to hand over their cruise card. :)

[jasbo49]

We've only cruised NCL once, but my recollection was that the spa tour we took at the beginning was nothing but a sales pitch. My wife had a treatment and, having told the gal right up front that she wasn't buying any extras, was not subjected to any pressure.

 

The liquor tastings have never been a problem.

 

Jim

[jdvmd]

Not too bad. During spa services they will usually try to sell you products, but several ask in advance that they don't do that...and they seem to abide by the request. If you take a tour of the gym they will tell you about their classes and programs, but not a hard sell. If you're just working out nobody bothers you. The liquor tasting is expressly for selling booze. You will get little cups, and they will have everything you try "on special" and try to get you to buy it. It's not a "hard sell". It's a person on a microphone describing the booze and yelling "isn't that awesome" as people get more and more drunk, and more and more willing to hand over their cruise card. :)

 

Never have seen anyone with a microphone during a liquor tasting. Always a guy with several different liquors and little tiny plastic cups. Willing to pour you any of the liquors. Never have had a hard sell.

[Love my butler]

Yes. Think time share presentation.