CarRentals.com Primed to Pull a Piratey April Fools’ Prank


BELLEVUE, Wash., April 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A car rental service expanding into the 18th-century ship rental sphere…targeting pirates as customers? No, you’re not losing your mind. It’s the upcoming April Fools’ Day prank from CarRentals.com.

We’ll let you in on the joke: Customers planning to rent a car will be met with a landing page that announces CarRentals.com is now able to rent ships to pirates. After piquing the curiosity of page visitors, the joke is revealed when customers are led to the regular CarRentals.com site.

CarRentals.com general manager Eric Hart says his company is serious about its customers’ satisfaction, although pirate ship rentals are far from serious business. “We take our business extremely seriously, but not ourselves,” Hart said. “So on April Fools’ Day we wanted to share some laughs with our customers, and we hope they enjoy it as much as we do.”

Here is the gist of the pirate ship rental messaging being pitched to customers on Monday, April 1:

Ahoy! CarRentals.com has made car rental easy for years, and we’re now dipping our toes into the ship rental game. If you’re a buccaneer hitting the high seas and need a sturdy ship to get you to faraway lands, CarRentals.com has your own personal Black Pearl ready and waiting for you to raise the Jolly Roger and cast off.

We have ships large and small ready for rental, and we always take a cutlass to prices. CarRentals.com allows you to rent from trusted suppliers including Hurts, Rent-A-Shipwreck, Blamo and many more, ensuring your hard-earned booty stays in your pocket. CarRentals.com can arrange full insurance in case of shipwreck or hornswoggling. This means even landlubbers can feel confident they’ll be covered in all circumstances.

CarRentals.com helps even first-time pirates select the right ship via a simple process. We can provide general seafaring advice, knot and rope handling guides, suppliers, recommended port locations — everything you need to become and old salt fast at the helm of an 18th-century wooden ship. See “The Ultimate Ship Rental Guide” for a few tips from seasoned pirates.

If you’re ready to hoist your sails, all you’ll need is a valid captain’s licence. Payment can be made in pieces of eight, gemstones or other forms of treasure.

To find out more about renting a ship from CarRentals.com, set your binnacle for www.ArrrRentals.com.

About CarRentals.com

CarRentals.com, an Expedia Group Company, makes renting a car or ship easy. We provide leading prices for car and ship selection in ports across the globe. With over 1,182 suppliers in 15,712 locations across the globe, your rental options are unlimited.

Our service saves customers time and provides peace of mind, so they hit the road and seas with confidence. If you need help arranging a rental or casting off from shore, we are here to assist with the old heave-ho.

Contact us for more information on CarRentals.com’s April Fools’ Day joke.

Contact:
Janina Guthke
CarRentals.com
crpress@carrentals.com