Which free promo- 3day dining or $50/day shore excursion?

[fstuff1]

just booked a free CAS cruise from new orleans (dawn) to mexico/western carribean. (inside cabin)

 

my free dining is only 3 days. :(

when did it go down from 4days?

on the plus side, tip is only $12.

 

i'm thinking te $50 shore excursion promo is a better value? (this cruise has 4 ports: Cozumel (Mexico); Roatan, Bay Islands (Honduras); Harvest Caye (Belize); Costa Maya (Mexico)

what do you think?

 

 

oh.. tip on the UBP is now ~$99?! geez! i remember when i was $79 last year and included more stuff.

(CAS = free drink card at casino bar, which is all i need.)

Edited July 6, 2016 by fstuff1

[Shawnino]

just booked a free CAS cruise from new orleans (dawn) to mexico/western carribean. (inside cabin)

 

my free dining is only 3 days. :(

when did it go down from 4days?

on the plus side, tip is only $12.

 

i'm thinking te $50 shore excursion promo is a better value? (this cruise has 4 ports: Cozumel (Mexico); Roatan, Bay Islands (Honduras); Harvest Caye (Belize); Costa Maya (Mexico)

what do you think?

 

 

oh.. tip on the UBP is now ~$99?! geez! i remember when i was $79 last year and included more stuff.

(CAS = free drink card at casino bar, which is all i need.)

 

The NCL shore ex are overpriced--you can do better privately on CC's sister site, Trip Advisor.

 

Go for the dining IMO.

[Taylor95]

I personally would take the dining package over the shore excursion credit. You can book your own excursions a lot cheaper than the NCL excursions. We are going on the Getaway that has the same itinerary and are planning beach days only in a couple of the ports - with the excursion credit the money would be forfeited. For me, I feel like I would end up spending more money just to use the $50 promo and wouldn't have as many options since you have to choose a NCL excursion.

The speciality dining is a treat for us. In the past we usually only eat at one speciality restaurant through out the week - with this promo, I'm excited to eat at some of the restaurants we haven't yet tried.

Edited July 6, 2016 by Taylor95

[megansdad1]

I would do dining over shore excursions any day

 

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[blackwing]

Definitely the dining. The shore excursion credit is not great. In the first place, excursions are generally cheaper when done outside of NCL. Secondly, you only get $50 per port to spend on a single excursion. You can't combine all four credits to get $200 to spend on one excursion.

[mickeysgal]

Definitely the dining. The shore excursion credit is not great. In the first place, excursions are generally cheaper when done outside of NCL. Secondly, you only get $50 per port to spend on a single excursion. You can't combine all four credits to get $200 to spend on one excursion.

 

Yes, this.

 

Specialty dining definitely the better choice. The port excursion allowance is a waste...overpriced and limited in use.

[LMaxwell]

Dining. The shore excursion is a small discount on overpriced excursions. You'll have to spend hundreds of dollars to take advantage of the ShoreEx credit.

[CRAustin]

Does it end up being a 200 credit and it doesn't matter if you do 1 excursion or 4? Or do they enforce 50 per port and if you only do one you get $50?

[Cruzncutie]

One more vote for the dining.

 

 

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[Mistizoom]

Does it end up being a 200 credit and it doesn't matter if you do 1 excursion or 4? Or do they enforce 50 per port and if you only do one you get $50?

It is $50 per port, use it or lose it. Take the dining package (though you will have to pay 18% gratuity on the value of the package).

[fstuff1]

thx all.

will stick with dining.

 

was it free 4days dining last month and went down to 3 days this month?

(thus i missed out by 6days? :( )

Edited July 7, 2016 by fstuff1

[Carolina Girl 99]

 

was it free 4 days dining last month and went down to 3 days this month?

(thus i missed out by 6 days? :( )

 

I originally booked my upcoming October cruise this past January and had 4 SDP, when I changed my booking in April I lost a night so it was definitely changed a while back (might have actually been in March when I read they were changing from 4 down to 3 nights)

[Orleanscruiser]

I originally booked my upcoming October cruise this past January and had 4 SDP, when I changed my booking in April I lost a night so it was definitely changed a while back (might have actually been in March when I read they were changing from 4 down to 3 nights)

 

The first two guests receive 3 meals on 5- to 9-night cruises and 4 meals on 10+ night sailings. Applicable service charges apply

 

another vote for dinning for sure