cowboy71 wrote:Unfortunately not :(
They briefly had an online store attached to the website after the first (or was it the second?) cruise, but it disappeared and has never returned.
The only option you have is to return next year, as they always sell merch from previous cruises in the main merch area :)
bodomdragon wrote:Is there any chance that this year the bands brought more merch than previous years?
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AceHugger wrote:The amount of people we saw whilst in there who had seen the ticket numbers blast up (way past their number in a few cases) and had rushed there from whereever was nuts. - especially when one in particular had asked the merch people about 15 minutes before how long they'd have 'til their number and were told enough time to nip & see one of the bands. As he was coming out of the toilets - He only heard by chance a bunch of people shouting that the numbers had rocketed up & running down the promenade!
Whilst I see the system as pretty functional. - if that occurs and they start to prevent people from coming in, because they missed it by 10 minutes or so that'd be harsh.
Razor Ramon wrote:I don't have time to be checking tv screens all day, fuck that shit
Monmisreal wrote:Razor Ramon wrote:I don't have time to be checking tv screens all day, fuck that shit
This x100. The new system does not work for casual merch people. I figured id do the same thing I do every year, stroll up on the last day and see what pickens are left. I went up on the last day asking if they were going to just let people in without a ticket. I was told yes and to come back in 30 minutes. I come back and overhear from the same person tickets are required and by that point the kiosk was taken down.
Razor Ramon wrote:Exactly, after the shit dies down I go take a look but that wasn't even a possibility this time. Also you have to be where the tv's actually are, it's not like the ship is covered in them..
Razor Ramon wrote:Monmisreal wrote:Razor Ramon wrote:I don't have time to be checking tv screens all day, fuck that shit
This x100. The new system does not work for casual merch people. I figured id do the same thing I do every year, stroll up on the last day and see what pickens are left. I went up on the last day asking if they were going to just let people in without a ticket. I was told yes and to come back in 30 minutes. I come back and overhear from the same person tickets are required and by that point the kiosk was taken down.
Exactly, after the shit dies down I go take a look but that wasn't even a possibility this time. Also you have to be where the tv's actually are, it's not like the ship is covered in them..
Tono_Fyr wrote:The new system worked wonders for the people who normally stand in line early Friday morning
Bob wrote:Online sales? Haha! Don't know what the hang up is about this. Church Lady from SNL says, "Could it be ..., SATAN?"
Yippee38 wrote:I never heard about the change to using numbers.
Pellaz wrote:Possible solution: after the merch area is set up, they could have one of those 70K video people walk slowly through the merch area filming the merch, and then put it on the 70K video feed.
I'd rather watch a merch walk-through video on my stateroom TV than a 70K TV interview from the previous year's cruise. Or even the current year's cruise, come to think of it.
Monmisreal wrote:If they did a video of merch we wouldn't see it until next year.
mooyagi wrote:Monmisreal wrote:If they did a video of merch we wouldn't see it until next year.
We're still waiting on that DVD from year 1.
Jephi wrote:An online store would be the best option, either online before the cruise or through the TV's in the stateroom. I would even pay extra to have it delivered to my stateroom. They could still have the merch area for those who don't do the online store or for bands who bring last minute merch.
Pellaz wrote:Possible solution: after the merch area is set up, they could have one of those 70K video people walk slowly through the merch area filming the merch, and then put it on the 70K video feed.
I'd rather watch a merch walk-through video on my stateroom TV than a 70K TV interview from the previous year's cruise. Or even the current year's cruise, come to think of it.
Yippee38 wrote:Pellaz wrote:Possible solution: after the merch area is set up, they could have one of those 70K video people walk slowly through the merch area filming the merch, and then put it on the 70K video feed.
I'd rather watch a merch walk-through video on my stateroom TV than a 70K TV interview from the previous year's cruise. Or even the current year's cruise, come to think of it.
We don't need video. We need pictures. Just take pictures of both side of every shirt with the price, and whether it's for male of female. Post those picture outside the room. Either that, or as Monmisreal suggested, have sample stuff someplace where people could walk by and see it without impeding the people who are actually shopping.
ollyhills wrote:this whole thing seems absolutely ridiculous to me. I've never been before so I don't exactly know best, but this is a fucking HUGE ship - why can't there be four or five merch stands dotted about? For arguments sake let's say four about the boat for festival merch and then one besides whichever is most centrally located for band march. Clearly having just one is insane, if not for reading everyone's stories here then just for common sense? Like I said, I've never been and I'm sure there's a good reason...?
ollyhills wrote:cool, cheers for the response man. by the look of things tickets will never be made available to us common types so it won't be much of a worry anyway, lol
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