Three Day Dining Package Question

[teeredi2cruise]

We are interested in purchasing the 3 day dining package that is available to purchase in our profile, however, I cannot find information on how to reserve the restaurants and dining times once we have the package prior to sailing. Are we not allowed to reserve prior to sailing?

[Clarea]

24 minutes ago, teeredi2cruise said:

We are interested in purchasing the 3 day dining package that is available to purchase in our profile, however, I cannot find information on how to reserve the restaurants and dining times once we have the package prior to sailing. Are we not allowed to reserve prior to sailing?

 

Nope, you must reserve onboard.  You can go to any specialty restaurant once onboard and make all the reservations.

[bouhunter]

Usually once you click to book it you select either night one or two, and a time.  They'll select the restaurant.  When you board, visit a specialty restaurant to confirm or change that, and book the other two nights.

[teeredi2cruise]

4 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

Nope, you must reserve onboard.  You can go to any specialty restaurant once onboard and make all the reservations.

Okay, Thanks. I thought I was missing something.

[Clarea]

4 minutes ago, teeredi2cruise said:

Okay, Thanks. I thought I was missing something.

 

They give a break on the price in exchange for having to fill in slots left by those who paid full price and got to make reservations pre-cruise.

[teeredi2cruise]

26 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

They give a break on the price in exchange for having to fill in slots left by those who paid full price and got to make reservations pre-cruise.

 

So, if we book restaurants "without package" then we can reserve? I just noticed that one of our preferred restaurants (Hibachi Experience" is excluded from the 3 night dining package. However it looks like we could do the Chops +1 and have Hibachi. Then we could just pay for the any other specialty directly. I am interpreting this correctly?

 

 

[bouhunter]

10 minutes ago, teeredi2cruise said:

 

So, if we book restaurants "without package" then we can reserve? I just noticed that one of our preferred restaurants (Hibachi Experience" is excluded from the 3 night dining package. However it looks like we could do the Chops +1 and have Hibachi. Then we could just pay for the any other specialty directly. I am interpreting this correctly?

 

 

Probably, sounds right.  It's just our opinion - Hibachi was average, particularly the food.  If you want to go for the "entertainment" I guess it's OK.  We did it once and wouldn't go back.

[Clarea]

34 minutes ago, teeredi2cruise said:

 

So, if we book restaurants "without package" then we can reserve? I just noticed that one of our preferred restaurants (Hibachi Experience" is excluded from the 3 night dining package. However it looks like we could do the Chops +1 and have Hibachi. Then we could just pay for the any other specialty directly. I am interpreting this correctly?

 

 

 

Correct, any restaurant that you book alone and pay full price will have the ability to make a pre-cruise reservation.

[Snit13]

1 hour ago, bouhunter said:

Usually once you click to book it you select either night one or two, and a time.  They'll select the restaurant.  When you board, visit a specialty restaurant to confirm or change that, and book the other two nights.

When I bought the dining packages a few months ago it was night 1 only but I got to pick the time.  Unfortunately I don't like the time I picked but can't change it unless I am willing to pay additional $10 pp per package.  Hope I can change time when we board.

[bouhunter]

3 minutes ago, Snit13 said:

When I bought the dining packages a few months ago it was night 1 only but I got to pick the time.  Unfortunately I don't like the time I picked but can't change it unless I am willing to pay additional $10 pp per package.  Hope I can change time when we board.

We've always been able to change onboard - find an employee at one of the specialty restaurants when you board and they should be able to help :)

 

It must vary by ship and/or sailing.  We just booked the 5 night package for two different Serenade cruises and night 2 was an option for the first dinner.

 

Edited July 5, 2019 by bouhunter

[teeredi2cruise]

2 hours ago, bouhunter said:

Probably, sounds right.  It's just our opinion - Hibachi was average, particularly the food.  If you want to go for the "entertainment" I guess it's OK.  We did it once and wouldn't go back.

 

We have been sailing with NCL lately and have enjoyed Teppanyaki Habichi Grill with them, so we would definitely like to give it a try on this sailing. The dining package is included with them so it is a staple Specialty dinner for our family. Since we have to pay out of pocket for this one and the food and experience on this is too off the mark, we have no problem foregoing on future trips. I’m looking forward to it if for no other reason than it is not NCL and that is not meant as a dig to them, just looking for the different experience.

Edited July 5, 2019 by teeredi2cruise