New to NCL: Anytime dining

[Carnival Platinum Cruiser]

We are going on the Sun in October and have a few dining questions.

 

1) Do you need to get a reservation for anytime dining in any of the free dining areas?

 

2) What are the free and pay restaurants on the Sun?

 

3) Is it a big problem to get a table for 2?

 

Thanks

[sottovoce]

We are going on the Sun in October and have a few dining questions.

 

1) Do you need to get a reservation for anytime dining in any of the free dining areas?

 

2) What are the free and pay restaurants on the Sun?

 

3) Is it a big problem to get a table for 2?

 

Thanks

1. Unlike "anytime" dining on many other mass-market cruise lines, you do NOT need a reservation to eat in any of the free dining areas. Just walk into the dining room when you are ready to dine.

 

3. NCL ships have many tables for two in the main dining rooms, so, unlike many other mass-market cruise ships, there is pretty much NO problem getting a table for two.

 

Enjoy your Sun cruise. And relax about dining issues.

[jg51]

2) What are the free and pay restaurants on the Sun?

If you scroll through three or four pages of this NCL forum, watching for threads about the Sun, you will find at least one in which your question #2 is answered.

[Don Haynes]

Four Seasons Main Restaurant (Main Dining Room)

Cuisine: Continental

Surcharge: No

 

Seven Seas Main Restaurant (Main Dining Room)

Cuisine: Continental

Surcharge: No

 

Pacific Heights

Cuisine: Light/Healthy Cuisine

Surcharge: No

 

East Meets West Steakhouse

Cuisine: Pan Asian, Fusion, Steak and Seafood

Surcharge: Yes, $25 per person

 

Ginza Japanese Restaurant

Cuisine: Japanese

Surcharge: Yes, $15 per person

 

Teppanyaki

Cuisine: Japanese Hibachi

Surcharge: Yes, $25 per person

Located within Ginza Restaurant

 

Sushi Bar

Cuisine: Japanese Sushi / Sake Bar

Surcharge: Yes, $15 per person

Located within Ginza Restaurant

 

Las Ramblas Tapas Bar & Restaurant

Cuisine: Tapas, Tex-Mex, Mexican

Surcharge: No

 

Garden Café/Great Outdoor Café

Cuisine: Assorted Buffet, Food Stations

Surcharge: No

 

Il Adagio

Cuisine: Italian

Surcharge: Yes, $10 per person

 

Le Bistro

Cuisine: French

Surcharge: Yes, $20 per person

 

In addition to the restaurants mentioned above, the Norwegian Sun also features 24 hour room service.

 

This is an old list, some of the surcharge prices may have changed.... All of this information can be read from the Freestyle Daily delivered to your cabin everyday...

[Hikini]

Welcome to NCL and enjoy the Freestyle experience. I'm confident you will love it.

[newmexicoNita]

We are going on the Sun in October and have a few dining questions.

 

1) Do you need to get a reservation for anytime dining in any of the free dining areas?

 

2) What are the free and pay restaurants on the Sun?

 

3) Is it a big problem to get a table for 2?

 

Thanks

 

No need to make reservations

 

no problem with a table for 2

 

Free and pay:

 

Free: both MDRs

pacific Heights

Las Rambles (for appitizers which can be a meal)

buffet

outdoor grill

Sports bar: comfort food from early evening on into the night

room service

 

Pay: Italian (don't miss it)

East meets West (steak)

Le Bistro

Ginza

Tappenyakis

Sushi

 

The prices vary, from $10 up to $25.00.

 

Nita

[mdwest1975]

You don't need a reservation, but we always got one. We would call as soon as we got back to the room from our excursion. Made the reservation for about 45 minutes later. Then would shower and change, then head down to dinner. We had a party of 9 and never had a problem.

[sottovoce]

You don't need a reservation, but we always got one. We would call as soon as we got back to the room from our excursion. Made the reservation for about 45 minutes later. Then would shower and change, then head down to dinner. We had a party of 9 and never had a problem.

I would recommend reservations for a party of five or six or more. For two, a reservation isn't necessary, and there are plenty of tables available for couples. We've often been seated as a couple at a table for four. Main dining rooms on NCL ships built for freestyle have more tables for two and four than ships built for traditional dining that have lately added so-called "anytime" or "my time" dining, and that recommend making reservations in advance, even before you cruise.:confused:

[newmexicoNita]

I would recommend reservations for a party of five or six or more. For two, a reservation isn't necessary, and there are plenty of tables available for couples. We've often been seated as a couple at a table for four. Main dining rooms on NCL ships built for freestyle have more tables for two and four than ships built for traditional dining that have lately added so-called "anytime" or "my time" dining, and that recommend making reservations in advance, even before you cruise.:confused:

 

Same here, but we were a party of 6 on our last cruise and had little problem with seating. We only ate together, all of us a couple of times.

 

Nita

[tsg]

Haven't been on the Sun but our experience on other NCL ships is that we've never had to wait in a MDR and have always gotten a table for 2. We tend to eat later though so that helps.

 

I would suggest you make reservations if you want to eat in a specialty restaurant. Especially Teppanyaki - the hibachi table only accommodates a certain number. I can't remember the exact times but they usually have seating every hour and half or 2 hours there. We've done it once and it was really good. We are planning to make our reservations for our upcoming cruise on the first day to make sure we fit it in.

[sparks1093]

The key to Freestyle dining is to be hungry when everyone else isn't, but waits at the MDR aren't usually too long. We've only had one wait that was longer than 20 minutes and they gave us a pager so we could walk around instead of standing in line.