grossguy Posted January 7 #1 Share Posted January 7 I haven't sailed NCL in a decade. The specialty restaurants used to have a cover charge and now the menus have a la carte pricing. For the free at sea, can you order anything off the menu or is there a maximum dollar amount? We have one free meal for two. We have two young kids. Can they come to the restaurant with us and not eat at no charge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted January 7 #2 Share Posted January 7 1 minute ago, grossguy said: I haven't sailed NCL in a decade. The specialty restaurants used to have a cover charge and now the menus have a la carte pricing. For the free at sea, can you order anything off the menu or is there a maximum dollar amount? We have one free meal for two. We have two young kids. Can they come to the restaurant with us and not eat at no charge? Dinners are for two. Depends on the restaurant. I think it stipulates an app, an entre and a dessert, or some combination. Kids are not included! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beentolong Posted January 7 #3 Share Posted January 7 I think the kids 12 and under are free if they order off the kids menu. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffire Posted January 7 #4 Share Posted January 7 Some of the specialty restaurants do have a few entrees that you have to pay an extra charge for. We went to the seafood venue, and I used our FAS but had to pay extra for the lobster, (was not worth it). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare luv2kroooz Posted January 7 #5 Share Posted January 7 (edited) You can order anything on the menu. However, some items contain what NCL calls a dining package upcharge. A 20% service charge is also on top of the surcharge, for your and my convenience. These upcharges seemingly change with the seasons. It might be shrimp one year, then crab cake the next, then a porterhouse, then a filet, a lobster tail....you get the idea. Rarely is the upcharge worth it's price. You'll likely find better quality at your local Mortons and Ruth's Chris. Edited January 7 by luv2kroooz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macewank Posted January 7 #6 Share Posted January 7 No maximum dollar amount, but as others have stated, sometimes certain things will have an upcharge (a tomahawk ribeye in Cagney's for me once, as an example). You're generally allowed to order an app, a soup, an entree, and a dessert. The wait staff are usually a little flexible on this. I've never been denied a 2nd appetizer if i asked nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare destar Posted January 7 #7 Share Posted January 7 5 hours ago, graphicguy said: Dinners are for two. Depends on the restaurant. I think it stipulates an app, an entre and a dessert, or some combination. Kids are not included! Right on, each person get an appetizer, soup/salad, entree and dessert. For the kids you have to pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted January 8 #8 Share Posted January 8 6 hours ago, grossguy said: I haven't sailed NCL in a decade. The specialty restaurants used to have a cover charge and now the menus have a la carte pricing. For the free at sea, can you order anything off the menu or is there a maximum dollar amount? We have one free meal for two. We have two young kids. Can they come to the restaurant with us and not eat at no charge? Ditto to all of the above comments. Also note that generally, there are 2 specialties that are still flat rate for the meal. Teppanyaki is one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted January 8 #9 Share Posted January 8 Just a small clarification. The free at sea meals aren’t dinners for two. They are individual dinners that are given to the first two people on the booking and are linked to their individual accounts. Its only a small difference, but it can make a difference when you are combining free at sea with other payment methods, or if people want to dine in different places (maybe if travelling as part of a larger group). For example, we would sometimes just use one dining package meal whilst the other person shares a latitudes voucher with our son. I don’t think this is particularly relevant to the OP, but may be useful to others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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