Free at sea dining

[cusematt4]

Hi,

 

if I get free at sea dining and drinks, how many speciality dining meals can each person have?  On a 5 day cruise is it one per person total or it one per person per day?  I’m hoping to be able to try various specialty venues with the free at sea offer over the 5 night cruise.

[KeithJenner]

It is one per person total.

[Two Wheels Only]

5 nights is 1 meal each for guests 1&2.

 

 

Edited October 3, 2021 by Two Wheels Only

[tallnthensome]

If one every day were the case there would be no one ever in the mdr. 

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, tallnthensome said:

If one every day were the case there would be no one ever in the mdr. 

That's what the old UDP use to be... and we didn't eat any meals at the MDR

[tallnthensome]

1 minute ago, BirdTravels said:

That's what the old UDP use to be... and we didn't eat any meals at the MDR

I don’t ever remember the free at sea dining package giving you one every day. Maybe the UDP package you purchase. 

[ProblemCruiser]

7 minutes ago, BirdTravels said:

That's what the old UDP use to be... and we didn't eat any meals at the MDR

If someone was traveling solo and has free at sea dining, could they use the extra dining credit for another solo traveler thereby doubling their specialty dining credits if you use each other's credits?  I saw on NCL's website it said you can get 2 entrees as an option but wasn't sure if the above scenario is an option or they have to be on the stateroom as #2.

Edited October 3, 2021 by ProblemCruiser

[cusematt4]

Does Ncl ever offer promos for pre cruise dining packages compared to the set pricing?

[BirdTravels]

16 minutes ago, cusematt4 said:

Does Ncl ever offer promos for pre cruise dining packages compared to the set pricing?

NCL does not offer the never-ending sale (with 6-10 emails a week) like Royal. The price online is the price. For some things, it is slightly less than buying onboard. 

[Two Wheels Only]

35 minutes ago, ProblemCruiser said:

If someone was traveling solo and has free at sea dining, could they use the extra dining credit for another solo traveler thereby doubling their specialty dining credits if you use each other's credits?

 

No....

 

CAN I BUY DINNER FOR SOMEONE ELSE WITH MY SPECIALTY DINING PACKAGE?

Specialty Dining Packages are sold individually and cannot be transferred. If you wish to pay for someone else’s dinner, you will have to pay regular prices.

 

A solo guest only gets SDP for 1 person, not 2. 

 

A server might look the other way but it isn't supposed to be done. 

Edited October 4, 2021 by Two Wheels Only

[ProblemCruiser]

20 minutes ago, Two Wheels Only said:

 

No....

 

CAN I BUY DINNER FOR SOMEONE ELSE WITH MY SPECIALTY DINING PACKAGE?

Specialty Dining Packages are sold individually and cannot be transferred. If you wish to pay for someone else’s dinner, you will have to pay regular prices.

 

A solo guest only gets SDP for 1 person, not 2. 

 

A server might look the other way but it isn't supposed to be done. 

I also have this though:

Can I still split the dinner for two vouchers if I am a solo traveller (two meals for one person)?

No, this benefit is delivered as two dinners for two per stateroom. Solo travellers get two dinners for one. You cannot split the voucher in to two separate vouchers and redeem the dinners on two separate evenings. The benefit is only if there are two guests dining on the same visit.

https://www.ncl.com/ca/en/cruise-faq/can-i-still-split-dinner-two-vouchers-if-i-am-solo-traveler-two-meals-one-person

 

So that seems to say yes?

 

[Two Wheels Only]

8 minutes ago, ProblemCruiser said:

I also have this though:

 

 

So that seems to say yes?

 

 

 

The Free At Sea SDP promo is different from the Platinum, Platinum Plus, or Ambassador voucher. 

[Two Wheels Only]

1 hour ago, tallnthensome said:

I don’t ever remember the free at sea dining package giving you one every day. Maybe the UDP package you purchase. 

 

The old UDP promo was unlimited uses. 

[ProblemCruiser]

Just now, Two Wheels Only said:

 

 

The Free At Sea SDP promo is different from the Platinum, Platinum Plus, or Ambassador voucher. 

Ah, so that's what that is.  I guess free at sea is baked into the rate as solos or 2.

Thanks!

[preston]

 How many free at sea dinners do you  get on a 18 day cruise?

Edited October 4, 2021 by preston

[Two Wheels Only]

22 minutes ago, preston said:

 How many free at sea dinners do you  get on a 18 day cruise?

 

It seems to be 5.

 

https://www.ncl.com/termsandconditions/promotions

 

Also, it's meals, not just dinner. Some specialty restaurants take the SDP for lunch.

[preston]

6 minutes ago, Two Wheels Only said:

 

It seems to be 5.

 

https://www.ncl.com/termsandconditions/promotions

 

Also, it's meals, not just dinner. Some specialty restaurants take the SDP for lunch.

 Thanks

[coastcat]

16 hours ago, ProblemCruiser said:

If someone was traveling solo and has free at sea dining, could they use the extra dining credit for another solo traveler thereby doubling their specialty dining credits if you use each other's credits?  I saw on NCL's website it said you can get 2 entrees as an option but wasn't sure if the above scenario is an option or they have to be on the stateroom as #2.

Lucy is a solo traveler. Ethel is a solo traveler who has Platinum status, which gives her a dinner for two at Cagney’s or Le Bistro, among other benefits. Each cruiser has Free At Sea for this 7-day cruise, and each was charged one person’s worth of dining gratuities for the Specialty Dining Package (SDP). Lucy and Ethel decide to dine together at Cagney’s. 

• Option 1: Lucy and Ethel each uses a SDP credit
• Option 2: Ethel uses her Platinum Cagney’s credit, which covers both of their meals

Ethel books another solo cruise but Lucy is off having a wacky adventure and can’t make it to the pier on time. Again. Ethel goes to Cagney’s on her own.

• Option 1: Ethel uses a SDP credit
• Option 2: Ethel uses up her Platinum Cagney’s credit on a dinner for one instead of dinner for two

Edited October 4, 2021 by coastcat

[UKstages]

6 hours ago, coastcat said:

Lucy is a solo traveler. Ethel is a solo traveler who has Platinum status...

 

i'm surprised fred ever let ethel travel solo, never mind often enough to achieve platinum status.