by Pellaz » Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:11 pm
You might want to keep this on the down-low.
Merch sales on the boat are "supposed to" go through the cruise line so they can get their venue "cut." I remember being grilled by one of the merch folk about a Melechesh tee I was wearing in 2015. "DID YOU BUY THAT ON THE BOAT?!?!" "No, I got it at one of their shows, when they played in Atlanta." Which was true.
--But, they were VERY accusatory at first because I'm sure UMC has a contractual obligation that ALL merch sales must go through Royal's point-of-sale system and they thought the band might have been trying to bypass that. This is the reason why festival tees and hoodies are not available by mail-order.
A few years later I remember a band WAS selling merch out of their stateroom. Not sure if anything happened, but I note that band has not been re-booked since.
I think it's a GREAT idea in theory, but I worry that it might expose UMC to a contractual violation even despite the fact that our cruisers' bands aren't actually playing the boat.
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