dgparent Posted January 25, 2017 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Almost booked a Aft Balcony for next March, I just put a hold on it, when I read my "hold" info I am pretty sure it said the UDP came with 3 dinners ? Not exactly Unlimited is it ? On out last NCL cruise we had a aft PH suite and bought the package and we were not limited to the number of dinners we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carolina Girl 99 Posted January 25, 2017 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Pretty sure the UDP is no longer offered, they changed it over a year ago to SDP (specialty dining plan) and limit the number of dinners to 3-5 based on the length of your cruise Edited January 25, 2017 by Carolina Girl 99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneWord Posted January 25, 2017 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Almost booked a Aft Balcony for next March, I just put a hold on it, when I read my "hold" info I am pretty sure it said the UDP came with 3 dinners ? Not exactly Unlimited is it ? On out last NCL cruise we had a aft PH suite and bought the package and we were not limited to the number of dinners we had. Extinct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted January 25, 2017 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Almost booked a Aft Balcony for next March, I just put a hold on it, when I read my "hold" info I am pretty sure it said the UDP came with 3 dinners ? Not exactly Unlimited is it ? On out last NCL cruise we had a aft PH suite and bought the package and we were not limited to the number of dinners we had. No, it is not unlimited. You have the the Specialty Dining Package for 3 meals. It was never "unlimited". The "U"ltimate Dining Package which offered inclusive dinners on all nights of the cruise was discontinued in 2015. Edited January 25, 2017 by BirdTravels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luddite Posted January 25, 2017 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Ultimate, not unlimited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted January 25, 2017 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) Pretty sure the UDP is no longer offered, they changed it over a year ago to SDP (specialty dining plan) and limit the number of dinners to 3-5 based on the length of your cruise No, the SDP doesn't limit the number of dinners. The promo for the SDP does. You can still purchase the SDP for 3 to 7+, for however many nights your cruise is. Edited January 25, 2017 by LrgPizza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casofilia Posted January 25, 2017 #7 Share Posted January 25, 2017 If you get the SDP as a perk the number of nights depends on the length of the cruise. If you buy it you can buy as many as you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted January 25, 2017 #8 Share Posted January 25, 2017 It's meals, not nights. On ships that have specialty dining for lunch, if you use one for lunch on Wednesday and another for dinner on Wednesday, you will use 2 of the 3 SDP (promo) meals in one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexddd Posted January 25, 2017 #9 Share Posted January 25, 2017 And as I've posted in another thread - and others have posted - some staff on board will want to limit your starters/sides even though T&C don't mention that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boopsahoy Posted January 25, 2017 #10 Share Posted January 25, 2017 It's meals, not nights. On ships that have specialty dining for lunch, if you use one for lunch on Wednesday and another for dinner on Wednesday, you will use 2 of the 3 SDP (promo) meals in one day. Specialty dining for lunch is for suite cruisers only as far as I know, so you don't use the package for that. You get breakfast and lunch included and if you are on a ship with a Haven restaurant you get dinner as well included as long as you use the Haven restaurant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted January 25, 2017 #11 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Specialty dining for lunch is for suite cruisers only as far as I know, so you don't use the package for that. You get breakfast and lunch included and if you are on a ship with a Haven restaurant you get dinner as well included as long as you use the Haven restaurant. There have been reports of some speciality restaurants opening for lunch on sea days. From memory, I think Teppenyaki for example. On these occasions they are treated the same way as a meal in the evening I believe. I'm not sure how common it is. I've never noticed it on any of my cruises, not that I've looked for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted January 25, 2017 #12 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Specialty dining for lunch is for suite cruisers only as far as I know, so you don't use the package for that. You get breakfast and lunch included and if you are on a ship with a Haven restaurant you get dinner as well included as long as you use the Haven restaurant. Teppanyaki is often open for lunch. So is Wasabi Sushi on GA/BA, and also Pincho's Tapas on Escape. This is for steerage, and well as Haven guests, who all would be treated the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cage keeper Posted January 25, 2017 #13 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Teppanyaki is often open for lunch. So is Wasabi Sushi on GA/BA, and also Pincho's Tapas on Escape. This is for steerage, and well as Haven guests, who all would be treated the same. Without the dining package is the price the same for Teppanyaki for lunch as it is dinner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted January 25, 2017 #14 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Without the dining package is the price the same for Teppanyaki for lunch as it is dinner?Same price, same menu, same food and show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brabrant10 Posted January 25, 2017 #15 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Had UDP august 2015 -breakaway -received speciality dinner for each of our 7 nights Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted January 25, 2017 #16 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Had UDP august 2015 -breakaway -received speciality dinner for each of our 7 nights Sent from my iPhone using Forums Yes, that's what the UDP was, but it isn't offered now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurabegorrah Posted January 25, 2017 #17 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Specialty dining for lunch is for suite cruisers only as far as I know, so you don't use the package for that. You get breakfast and lunch included and if you are on a ship with a Haven restaurant you get dinner as well included as long as you use the Haven restaurant. Lunch at Margaritaville would be covered in the SDP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted January 25, 2017 #18 Share Posted January 25, 2017 One source of confusion is that NCL still occasionally uses the old name to refer to the current packages in some situations. I have Freestyle Dailies from 2016 advertising the "Ultimate Dining Package", but of course they were actually selling the SDP. And your keycard has "3UDP" or "4UDP" (or however many meals) printed on it. Yes, the dining offer was much better a year and a half ago, and even better than that two years ago. I had more hair and less gut two years ago, too. Life is suffering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaide612 Posted January 25, 2017 #19 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Almost booked a Aft Balcony for next March, I just put a hold on it, when I read my "hold" info I am pretty sure it said the UDP came with 3 dinners ? Not exactly Unlimited is it ? On out last NCL cruise we had a aft PH suite and bought the package and we were not limited to the number of dinners we had. A promo perk giving you 3 specialty meals is a deal breaker on booking a cruise? You said on your last cruise you bought the package. So buy the longer package for this cruise. If you book a suite you get the 3 meal package included automatically so add on some days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover96 Posted January 25, 2017 #20 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Quick question, we have the 3 meal SDP with our booking. We also received an OBC. Can we use the OBC to help pay for say adding say 3 more meals to the 3 meal SDP plan for a total of 6 meals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted January 25, 2017 #21 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Quick question, we have the 3 meal SDP with our booking. We also received an OBC. Can we use the OBC to help pay for say adding say 3 more meals to the 3 meal SDP plan for a total of 6 meals? Yes, if you purchase a 3 meal plan as soon as you get on the ship. Or you can use the OBC just to pay as you go at the specialty dining restaurants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRover96 Posted January 25, 2017 #22 Share Posted January 25, 2017 (edited) We're going on the Escape so I might try and purchase the additional days around the 90 day mark so I can book reservations by calling NCL direct. From what I have read get them early or be prepared for crazy reservation hours or possibly none available for some specialty restaurants. However someone correct me, you don't need SDP to book a restaurant at the 90 day mark, so waiting until were on board might work??? Edited January 25, 2017 by RedRover96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted January 25, 2017 #23 Share Posted January 25, 2017 We're going on the Escape so I might try and purchase the additional days around the 90 day mark so I can book reservations by calling NCL direct. From what I have read get them early or be prepared for crazy reservation hours or possibly none available for some specialty restaurants. However someone correct me, you don't need SDP to book a restaurant at the 90 day mark, so waiting until were on board might work??? Yes, anyone can book restaurants. You don't need the dining package. Just make sure that you book any with a fixed fee (Teppenyaki or Moderno for example) first, as it will charge you on booking if you don't have the dining credits to cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLH Arizona Posted January 25, 2017 #24 Share Posted January 25, 2017 We're going on the Escape so I might try and purchase the additional days around the 90 day mark so I can book reservations by calling NCL direct. From what I have read get them early or be prepared for crazy reservation hours or possibly none available for some specialty restaurants. However someone correct me, you don't need SDP to book a restaurant at the 90 day mark, so waiting until were on board might work???No, you don't need to have the dining package in order to make reservations at 90 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted January 25, 2017 #25 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Anyone can book the à la carte specialty restaurants (Cagney's, Le Bistro, La Cucina) ahead of time without paying anything. But if you want to book Teppanyaki or Moderno online, you have to pay the full cover charge upfront if you don't have the SDP. If you have the SDP, the reservation is free at these two restaurants, too (see SDP rules for details about all other venues). The other advantage to purchasing the SDP ahead of time is that it costs $10 more on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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