When speaking to Romarique at the Westshore Pier in Old Gridania, the first option is written as "Purchase Passage to Sweetbloom Pier". However, the passage does not cost gil, and Muraudel at the opposite pier does not mention any payment.
To further verify this, the first option is written in Japanese as 花蜜桟橋」へ行く (Go to Nectar Pier), similar to the second option. I don't believe this ferry ever cost gil, or if it did it must not have been corrected in English.