No World Series On Norwegian Dawn

[lenquixote66]

I was on the Norwegian Dawn during the 2019 World Series and the games were not televised.They aired American and European basketball,American Football,European Tennis and Soccer.Anyone know why the baseball games did not air ?

[sparks1093]

Probably because it cost to much for the license to air them.

[FLAHAM]

Where were you cruising?

[Love my butler]

NCL doesn't pay for MLB on any of its ships.  It simply costs too much.  The CEO has made it clear they will do anything and everything they can to save a nickel and a dime.

[lenquixote66]

4 hours ago, FLAHAM said:

Where were you cruising?

To the Caribbean from NY

[lenquixote66]

3 hours ago, Love my butler said:

NCL doesn't pay for MLB on any of its ships.  It simply costs too much.  The CEO has made it clear they will do anything and everything they can to save a nickel and a dime.

Wow,absolutely amazing .So Many people on our cruise complained and nobody told us why.

[KeithJenner]

I don't think I have ever seen baseball on any NCL ship. It isn't anything new in my experience.

[njhorseman]

Just now, KeithJenner said:

I don't think I have ever seen baseball on any NCL ship. It isn't anything new in my experience.

They used to show the World Series in some of the bars. I remember watching it a few years ago while I was in Bermuda on the Gem.

[KeithJenner]

Just now, njhorseman said:

They used to show the World Series in some of the bars. I remember watching it a few years ago while I was in Bermuda on the Gem.

My only experience of being onboard during the world series was the Escape TA, and it wasn't shown then. I did wonder at the time whether it was just because of where we were, or being a new ship, so maybe that was the case.

 

[BirdTravels]

2 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Wow,absolutely amazing .So Many people on our cruise complained and nobody told us why.

you actually believed the statement?

[lenquixote66]

6 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

you actually believed the statement?

What statement ?

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, njhorseman said:

They used to show the World Series in some of the bars. I remember watching it a few years ago while I was in Bermuda on the Gem.

I would have thought that they would have shown game 7.We were only able to get the results by watching FOX news.None of the other news channels seemed to care about America’s favorite pastime.

Two years ago on the Breakaway we were able to see the Super Bowl.

[njhorseman]

21 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

Two years ago on the Breakaway we were able to see the Super Bowl.

In the past few years I've almost always been on a ship during Super Bowl and it's always been shown...even on Oceania in the South Pacific, a cruise line that never shows NFL football otherwise. 

 

On NCL nationally broadcast NFL games such as Sunday Night Football, Monday Night Football, Thursday Night Football have always been shown on US -based ships and even some local games...such as Giants or Jets games on NY-based ships have  been shown in my experience.

[cruiserssandr]

We were on the Dawn in 2018 during the World Series.  We saw all the games except the one the went on all night. They showed it on the big screen. We sat in O'Sheehans and had a blast. 

[mugtech]

Have not seen World Series on NCL since 2015, missed the Cubs in 2016 on the Gem out of San Juan.

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

I would have thought that they would have shown game 7.We were only able to get the results by watching FOX news.None of the other news channels seemed to care about America’s favorite pastime.

Two years ago on the Breakaway we were able to see the Super Bowl.

“America” is one country on a big world. You are on an international cruise ship flagged in the Bahamas. NCL caters to the many other nationalities on the ship. And if you look at the ratings, most “Americans” don’t watch baseball. 

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, cruiserssandr said:

We were on the Dawn in 2018 during the World Series.  We saw all the games except the one the went on all night. They showed it on the big screen. We sat in O'Sheehans and had a blast. 

O’Sheehans televised everything except the World Series.

[lenquixote66]

43 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

“America” is one country on a big world. You are on an international cruise ship flagged in the Bahamas. NCL caters to the many other nationalities on the ship. And if you look at the ratings, most “Americans” don’t watch baseball. 

I am an American and only watch baseball. I played semi pro basketball for two years and never watch the sport.

[KeithJenner]

52 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

“America” is one country on a big world. You are on an international cruise ship flagged in the Bahamas. NCL caters to the many other nationalities on the ship. And if you look at the ratings, most “Americans” don’t watch baseball. 

If you look at the ratings, most of any nationality don’t watch that countries favourite sports/tv show/anything else. I don’t see the relevance.

Edited November 14, 2019 by KeithJenner

[mugtech]

2 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

“America” is one country on a big world. You are on an international cruise ship flagged in the Bahamas. NCL caters to the many other nationalities on the ship. And if you look at the ratings, most “Americans” don’t watch baseball. 

And if guests with the free drink package are watching baseball, then they aren't spending any additional money.

[cruiserssandr]

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

O’Sheehans televised everything except the World Series.

Most of the time soccer is on in O'Sheehans. The World Series was on the big screen so it was watched from O'sheehans and from the atrium. 

[purpleally]

If you care about the World Series, super bowl, playoffs of any kind then DONT CRUISE DURING THATFRAME!

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, purpleally said:

If you care about the World Series, super bowl, playoffs of any kind then DONT CRUISE DURING THATFRAME!

Wow,I hope I never meet you anywhere.

[esm54687]

12 hours ago, Love my butler said:

NCL doesn't pay for MLB on any of its ships.  It simply costs too much.  The CEO has made it clear they will do anything and everything they can to save a nickel and a dime.

If they broadcast every sport from every continent or every TV show from every channel from across the world then the cost of cruising would be astronomical just to pay the license fees.......  yes, it certainly is a cost based decision but so isn't everything in business

 

As a shareholder I appreciate some of the decisions being made and as a cruiser I appreciate NCL not having frivolous license fees passed on to my vacation budget. 

[esm54687]

2 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

Wow,I hope I never meet you anywhere.

Not sure why you reacted like this to @purpleally because it is actually sound advice...... if something is important to you, check the calendar before booking any vacation.

 

If you don't like heat and crowds then don't book Disney World in August...... you don't like traffic then don't drive from LA to North Hollywood at 5pm (or anytime for that matter) ..... if you want to watch the World Series then don't book a vacation during those 2 weeks.