First Time on NCL

[MarilynTX]

This is my first time cruising with NCL and I have a few questions. This will be my 6th cruise but the others were on Carnival and Disney. We are cruising on the Star to Alaska in August. I am trying to understand the restaurant situation. These are my questions.

1. How many restaurants have a fee?

2. Which restaurants require a reservation?

3. Can you just show up at your designated restaurant whenever you want and eat?

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This is my first time cruising with NCL and I have a few questions. This will be my 6th cruise but the others were on Carnival and Disney. We are cruising on the Star to Alaska in August. I am trying to understand the restaurant situation. These are my questions.

1. How many restaurants have a fee?

2. Which restaurants require a reservation?

3. Can you just show up at your designated restaurant whenever you want and eat?

 

Here's a list of restaurants aboard the Star.

 

Versailles Main Restaurant (Main Dining Room)

Cuisine: Continental

Dress Code: No shorts after 6:00 p.m. in the dining rooms.

Surcharge: No

Reservations Required: No

 

Aqua Main Restaurant (Main Dining Room)

Cuisine: Light Modern Continental

Dress Code: No shorts after 6:00 p.m. in the dining rooms.

Surcharge: No

Reservations Required: No

 

The Soho Room

Cuisine: California, Hawaiian, Asian

Dress Code: No shorts after 6:00 p.m. in the dining rooms.

Surcharge: Yes, $15 per person

Reservations Required: Yes

 

Ginza Restaurant

Cuisine: Asian (Sushi, Sashimi, Teppanyaki)

Dress Code: No shorts after 6:00 p.m. in the dining rooms.

Surcharge: Yes, $12.50 per person

Reservations Required: Yes

 

Le Bistro French Restaurant

Cuisine: French

Dress Code: No shorts after 6:00 p.m. in the dining rooms.

Surcharge: Yes, $15 per person

Reservations Required: Yes

 

Cagney's Steakhouse

Cuisine: Steak

Dress Code: No shorts after 6:00 p.m. in the dining rooms.

Surcharge: Yes, $20 per person

Reservations Required: Yes

 

Salsa

Cuisine: Mexican, Tex-Mex Tapas Bar

Dress Code: No shorts after 6:00 p.m. in the dining rooms.

Surcharge: No

Reservations Required: Yes

 

Market Café/Kids' Cafe

Cuisine: Assorted Buffet, Food Stations, Kid-Sized Buffet

Dress Code: Casual

Surcharge: No

Reservations Required: No

 

La Trattoria

Cuisine: Casual Italian

Dress Code: Casual

Surcharge: No

Reservations Required: No

 

Blue Lagoon

Cuisine: Food Court, Grill

Dress Code: Casual

Surcharge: No

Reservations Required: No

 

You don't have a designated restaurant. All restaurants are available for you every night. Some require reservations in advance, some don't. Some require surcharge fees, some don't.

[CruisnGram]

This is my first time cruising with NCL and I have a few questions. This will be my 6th cruise but the others were on Carnival and Disney. We are cruising on the Star to Alaska in August. I am trying to understand the restaurant situation. These are my questions.

 

1. How many restaurants have a fee?

It varies from ship to ship. Most NCL have 2 main dining rooms, a buffet, a 24 hour diner type restaurant plus room service that are free. Some have 1 other that is free and then there are the specialty restaurants which charge a fee. A steak house, french bistro, Asian, etc. Go to ncl.com, click on "Star". Then "explore the public rooms". That will show you all the restaurants onboard and which ones have a surcharge.

2. Which restaurants require a reservation?

Specialty (fee) restaurants require a reservation.

3. Can you just show up at your designated restaurant whenever you want and eat?

 

Don't know what you mean by your "designated restaurant". If you are talking free (included) dining venues, you can show up at any of them, at any time, when they are open. Their hours will be listed in the Freestyle Dailey. If you are talking about specialty (fee) restaurants, you have to make a reservation and show up at your reservation time.

 

Enjoy your trip!

[Toyz711]

the versailles and aqua are the 2 main dining rooms...no reservations, unless a group of 8 or more. they share a kitchen and use the same menu..you can see the menu for the day at the reservations desk or on display in front of the versailles.

use these like a regular restaurant at home, just go (during their hours open) and they will seat you.

cagney's is the steakhouse,reservation/surcharge ($20 for regular menu, $30 for steakhouse specials)

le bisto is the french dining, reservation/surcharge..not sure of the recent surcharge

all the asians are reservation/surcharge.

la trattoria is italian, endless summer is a type of mexician..haven't heard if they have added a surcharge yet, or not. when i was on her, there wasn't a surcharge for these. reservations are requested, but (sometimes) you can do a walk-up late.

blue lagoon..24hr diner, comfort foods..hamburgers/wing and such. i loved the chili when coming back from town in alaska. no fees

then check the dailys for other food offers for that day, casino often has a snack or buffet after 11pm, nice weather they do a BBQ by the pool,

fish and chips at one of the bars..no fees for any.