The word on the water, as opposed to the word on the street, is that Norwegian is trying to accommodate the single parent…just like it was the first cruise line to accommodate the single traveler.
Typically, a single parent brave enough to take three kids on a cruise would pay full fare for the first child, and reduced fares for the second and third. So, for example, suppose full fare was $800 and reduced fare was $250, you’d be paying $2,100 for that modern family of one-plus-three (two times $800 plus two times $250).
Starting last week, such a family on the Epic — currently sailing out of Barcelona — would pay half-fare for the first child ($400), and the same for the others. That translates into a saving of $400.
That could (read: could) also include two staterooms on the Epic, which means two bathrooms…important stuff when you have three kids.
Will it apply when the Epic returns to Florida in the fall?
Nobody’s saying just yet, so maybe this is a test. NCL also tested cabins for singles (aka, solo travelers) on the Epic, and the idea is spreading. If this is a test and it works, that means Norwegian will be on the leading edge of innovation, again.