tomtravel Posted September 8, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Since we are on a 7 Day cruise-NCL Breakaway to Bermuda and I booked the "Free" Dinner and drinks package, How many specialty dinner nights come with the Package??? (MyCruise summary shows only two???) I swear it used to be three! I do get 2 additional from Latitudes --but I swear it used to be 3 nights. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted September 8, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 8, 2021 It's two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtravel Posted September 8, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Wow --how long ago did they change that? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtravel Posted September 8, 2021 Author #4 Share Posted September 8, 2021 I hope the Drinks package is still good for all 7 days of the Cruise?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellbelle28 Posted September 8, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 minute ago, tomtravel said: Wow --how long ago did they change that? Thanks The change from three to two on the Free at Sea options happened some time in 2020, I think. With Free at Sea basically being the norm, instead of an occasional promo, the specialty restaurants were overburdened with guests. Maybe losing money too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two Wheels Only Posted September 8, 2021 #6 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Specialty dining promo for a 7 night cruise has gone from unlimited uses to 4 uses to 3 uses to the current 2 uses in the past 6 years or so. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotsofkids Posted September 8, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, Two Wheels Only said: Specialty dining promo for a 7 night cruise has gone from unlimited uses to 4 uses to 3 uses to the current 2 uses in the past 6 years or so. yep....we had a 14 nt cruise with unlimited specialty dining for 14nts!! It was so tough....we had to skip a few nights and just grab something light at the buffet! Then, for quite while, a 7nt cruise would get 3 meals and a 9nt or longer 4 meals....now it is 2 meals/7nts and 3 meals/9 nts or longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WYB! Posted September 8, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 8, 2021 But if your status with NCL is Platinum or higher you should get another 2 dinners in either Le Bistro or Cagneys & Moderno or La Cuccina.. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtravel Posted September 8, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted September 8, 2021 36 minutes ago, WYB! said: But if your status with NCL is Platinum or higher you should get another 2 dinners in either Le Bistro or Cagneys & Moderno or La Cuccina.. Yes I/we get the other two Latitudes dinner for a total of 4---but as Two wheels only stated they have been chopping away at this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtravel Posted September 8, 2021 Author #10 Share Posted September 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Two Wheels Only said: Specialty dining promo for a 7 night cruise has gone from unlimited uses to 4 uses to 3 uses to the current 2 uses in the past 6 years or so. Thanks for the info---i remember 3 out of 7 nights- Good deal-------Internet and excursions-add ons to the package is not needed or used--but they cut the Dining night by one! Good information for everyone! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkrickles1 Posted September 8, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 8, 2021 6 hours ago, tomtravel said: Thanks for the info---i remember 3 out of 7 nights- Good deal-------Internet and excursions-add ons to the package is not needed or used--but they cut the Dining night by one! Good information for everyone! Thanks I sailed Encore 1/19/2020 for 7 days and had the free at sea that came with 3 specialty meals. They've made the change since the pandemic began which is a little disappointing but not really a big deal. We've always enjoyed the mdr's and will continue to do so when we sail Joy 1/15/2022. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtravel Posted September 8, 2021 Author #12 Share Posted September 8, 2021 13 hours ago, bkrickles1 said: I sailed Encore 1/19/2020 for 7 days and had the free at sea that came with 3 specialty meals. They've made the change since the pandemic began which is a little disappointing but not really a big deal. We've always enjoyed the mdr's and will continue to do so when we sail Joy 1/15/2022. I have learned that they made the change so more people can enjoy the specialty restaurants. We also enjoy the MDR and people watching! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted September 8, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, tomtravel said: I have learned that they made the change so more people can enjoy the specialty restaurants. We also enjoy the MDR and people watching! Thanks! While that may be the purported reason, the real reason is to increase revenues. Concurrent with the decrease in the number of included nights they introduced a 2 night package for purchase when previously the smallest package was 3 nights. Oh and they increased the pricing of all the packages as well. With NCL every change is about revenue enhancement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SpainAlien Posted September 9, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 9, 2021 7 hours ago, AtlantaCruiser72 said: With NCL every change is about revenue enhancement. Honestly, given the lack of revenue since March 2020 who can blame them for trying to get a little more money in the coffers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodmanl1975 Posted September 9, 2021 #15 Share Posted September 9, 2021 It should show exactly how many nights you are getting on your booking confirmation from NCL. At least mine does. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JamieLogical Posted September 9, 2021 #16 Share Posted September 9, 2021 (edited) They changed it sometime fairly early on during COVID. I remember reading about the impending change here on CC (a TA shared it, I believe), so we booked two more cruises under the old promo before it chaged. Both of those cruises have LONG since been canceled, so it must have been pretty early on. I believe the cruises we booked were for January and May of 2021, so it was well before that. Edited September 9, 2021 by JamieLogical 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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