count400@yahoo.com Posted February 27, 2006 #1 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I hope to go on a cruise this spring and have a question about the dinners on Norwegian ships. I have read that you have to pay at the different restaurants in free style dining. Isn't the food included in the cost of the cruise??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rulebritannia Posted February 27, 2006 #2 Share Posted February 27, 2006 you only pay an additional charge if you dine in one of the speciality restaurants -- certainly not in the general dining rooms / buffet.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnql Posted February 27, 2006 #3 Share Posted February 27, 2006 An additional note: not ALL of the specialty restaurants carry a surcharge. For instance, on the Dawn, Salsa's (Tex-Mex) and La Trattoria (Italian) are both included in your fare, but they do require reservations. At the very least, you'll have the main dining rooms, the buffet and room service - all included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted February 27, 2006 #4 Share Posted February 27, 2006 I hope to go on a cruise this spring and have a question about the dinners on Norwegian ships. I have read that you have to pay at the different restaurants in free style dining. Isn't the food included in the cost of the cruise??? On the Star the'pay' restaurants are:Cagneys Steakhouse - $20pp Le Bistro $15pp Soho $15pp Teppanyaki $10pp Those that I tried are certainly worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopelea Posted February 27, 2006 #5 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Which dinning rooms are the pay one's on the Sun. I just figured that if they called them speciality rest. you had to pay to eat in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneCruiser Posted February 27, 2006 #6 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Let me see if I can clear this Freestyle up for you: Freestyle basically means that you choose your dining experience. You choose WHEN you eat, you choose WHERE you eat, you choose with WHO you eat, you choose WHAT YOU WEAR to eat. Here we go: 1.) There are no reservations for the main dining rooms. You simply walk up during their operating hours (5:30-9:30) and ask for a table like any shore side restaurant. There may be a wait during the peak times of 6:15-8:30, but usually less than 20 minutes. 2.) You do not have assigned table mates. You can choose to eat with just your family or you can ask to be seated with others if you want to meet new people like on traditional cruises. There is no "Captain's Table" and you most likely will not have the same waiter every night. You can request the same waiter however. 3.) The specialty restaurants require reservations and most have a cover charge of $15-$25 per person. Reservations should be made early. 4.) There is no required Formal night on any NCL ship. There is one OPTIONAL formal night during a 7 day cruise, but only about 40% dress up and those that do range from tuxes to shirt and tie. You can wear "resort casual" to all meals at all times in all venues on NCL ships. Resort casual means no jeans, sweats, warm-up suits, swimming attire, shorts or t-shirts. Most people wear a polo shirt and Kahkis or a nice sundress. That is why I like NCL so much!! 5.) There is no required tipping. $10 per person per day will be added to your onboard account to take care of tips for wait staff and room stewards. A 15% service fee is added to bar and spa tabs. You are certainly welcome to tip additionaly to those who have provided extrodinary service, but it is not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electricron Posted February 28, 2006 #7 Share Posted February 28, 2006 On the Norwegian Sun, there are four pay speciality restaurants. They are: Il Adiago - Italian East Meets West - Steaks Le Bristo - French Ginza - Asian The following restaurants are free: Four Seasons Seven Seas Pacific Heights Las Rambas Garden Cafe Great Outdoor Cafe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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