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    Any GEM Secrets to Pass Along

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    Menus for MDR are posted daily.

     

    Restaurant fees: Cagneys--$25 pp., Teppanyaki--$25 pp., Le Bistro $20 pp., Tequila $10 pp., La Cucina $10 pp. Not sure about the Asian restaurant and I believe Sushi is a la carte. We had a coupon in our past passenger booklet mailed to us by the travel agent for buy one get one free in Tequila if we had a receipt from Le Bistro showing 2 dinners had been purchased on the cruise, so we ate there for $5 each. The coupon book expired 12/31/10, however, so no idea if they are reissuing it. The 2 main dining rooms, buffet and Blkue Lagoon are free.

     

    The only way you can eat in Cagney's for lunch is if you are in certain cabins/suites, but I think it's free in that case.

    great stuff thanks for that!

    Any GEM Secrets to Pass Along

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

    Posted · Edited by giddy2travel

    Just off the Gem, we had the delayed departure, with a very rocky ride down and freezing cold in Florida! Such are the chances you take in December....I'm going to give some food recommendations. If you do have a bumpy ride, eat in Magenta rather than the Grand Pacific. More centered in the ship and much smoother ride. We made reservations for dinner all nights (and ate in Le Bistro and Tequila too) so we didn't ever wait, but I did find out from a fellow cruiser if you get to the MDR and there is a wait they give you a beeper and a two for one drink ticket. Not a bad deal. The buffet has some nice choices, the melon was horrible, but great pineapple. Never saw grapes or a berry. Cold fruit soups in both the buffet and MDR were super. Probably it's been mentioned but their bakery onboard is quite good, try the banana bread, pretzel rolls, chocolate croissants (breakfast). Sometimes when the buffet closes they keep the Great Outdoors (rear section of the buffet outside) open so check your newsletter and watch for that, and there is often a sign at the entrance of the buffet. Be prepared to have your hands sprayed with "washy washy" at every turn! The Great Outdoors stays very quiet, most people never find it, they have most of the breakfast spread and an omelette station out there, never waited at it while they were lined up in the front of the buffet. There is also a soft serve ice cream maker outside there in addition to the one inside the buffet, no one ever sees it. You have to stay in the buffet to get the hard scooped flavors, though. Tea and coffee stations all around, everyone pushes at the first one they see. Just walk back a bit. At breakfast and lunch in the buffet go to the rear stair area and cross to the port side to La Cucina, you can bring your food in there and sit, always a place. Another find--the Great Outdoors area serves "tea" from 2:30-5:30 and day three we discovered the BEST scones with cream and preserves. Check them out. Also good on the ship foodwise: smoked salmon (lox), baby lamb chops (in both Le Bistro and MDR), the best lobster tails I ever had on a ship in the MDR, the lobster tacos in the tex-mex were fabulous but beware, a lot of stuff in the restaurant VERY spicy, but I got the tacos without the peppers in them and they were mild and wonderful.

     

    Any questions--ask and I may have answers....;)

     

    this was great info thanks alot

    where do you reserve for the mdr?

    oh does anyone know where i can find a gem menu?

    Any GEM Secrets to Pass Along

    in Norwegian Cruise Line

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    For NCL, all of the ports you mentioned are "walk off", no tenders. But. if there is a large number of ships on port or if there is no space left at the dock, your ship might have to tender. But, most likely you will walk off the ship.

    thank you what a relief that is it should save us tons of time..thanks alot

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