abby1257 Posted June 5, 2016 #1 Share Posted June 5, 2016 OK...NEED HELP....IF I WANT TO BE ABLE TO EAT in ANY RESTAURANT ON THE ESCAPE (and not be billed for it, ie, margarittaville)....is there an upfront pkg one can buy....I hate the thought of getting on a ship...and not being able to eat when, and where I want and getting a huge bill when I get off...am I making sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinIllinois Posted June 5, 2016 #2 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Straight from the NCL website: https://www.ncl.com/onboard-packages/dining-packages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted June 5, 2016 #3 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) It would be a really good idea before you cruise for you to spend a little bit of time getting to know about your ship. Here is a link to the NCL Escape page, where you can see what restaurants are included, and which cost extra (specialty restaurants). There are no secrets, but it's going to be up to you to do a little bit of research. Cruise critic is good for clearing up questions, but spending time right at the source is going to give you invaluable information. https://www.ncl.com/cruise-ship/escape#whats-on-board Edited June 5, 2016 by LrgPizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted June 5, 2016 #4 Share Posted June 5, 2016 (edited) There are meal packages that range from 3 to 14 days and you can eat in the specialty restaurants "Specialty Dining Packages include our steakhouses, churrascarias, French, Japanese and Italian restaurants. You may choose to dine in entertainment-based and à la carte priced restaurants for an additional charge. Dining options vary by ship." https://www.ncl.com/onboard-packages/dining-packages Edited June 5, 2016 by Sauer-kraut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted June 5, 2016 #5 Share Posted June 5, 2016 Once on the ship, you may find the included venues are fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNora Posted June 5, 2016 #6 Share Posted June 5, 2016 You do not have to spend one extra dime on food once aboard. There is always food available for no up charge . Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abby1257 Posted June 6, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted June 6, 2016 Thank you Sauer-Kraut for your KIND reply....I appreciate it very much.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenjer Posted June 6, 2016 #8 Share Posted June 6, 2016 OP there is not a package that includes eating anywhere on the ship for free. Some older packages do include Margartitaville but none include Bayamo, Food republic, Gelato (plenty of free ice cream but the gelato stand) Haven (unless your in Haven) There plenty of free food included but NCL has many specialty restaurants. I know for our family we cruise mostly RCL and NCL. NCL is more a la carte lower price to book but you spend more on ship. The newer Royal ships are defiantly copying NCL in dinning. We saw more specialty dinning on Quantum then any royal ship before. Here is the thing you can have wonderful meals all week without spending a penny. Or you can dine in every specialty restaurant on ship and spend quite a bit. I find a combo of both works best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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