Free Dining

I am thinking of booking on the Escape, and taking the offer of the free dining. I looked at the menus on some of the restaurants that we would want to eat at, Cagneys, Le Bistro, etc; and see they now have A La Carte pricing. Does this mean we would still have to pay at those spots with the free dining? If that is correct, what benefit is the free dining?

Thanks.

Cagneys, Le Bistro and La Cucina are included with the dining package at no extra charge (you are restricted to one entree).

Do you know if Modeno Churrascaria, Teppenyakki or any of the others are included?

Moderno and Teppenyaki are both included, yes.

Quite a few others like Bayamo and the show with a meal are also included with an upcharge.

If you go to the NCL website and click on where the offer is shown you should find the T&Cs which list any upcharges.

Cagneys, Le Bistro, La Cucina, Moderno and Teppenyaki are the ones that are no extra charge.

Yes, all of those are included. The set price ones (eg Moderno) are just included as standard, the a la carte ones are included but with the restriction that you can only order one main course per person. You can order multiple sides etc included in the dining package.

There are some exceptions- on the Escape these are Food Republic, Bayamo and Pincho Tapas. Dinner shows that are charged for are also generally excluded. Sometimes you can pay an upcharge to eat at these (Bayamo), sometimes they are excluded alltogether (Food Republic).

I did this spreadsheet quite a while ago, don't think anything significant has changed.

Escape Dining Plans:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M2fq7q2sMMrqLdCPAfaA-JHrBd1qxjtdX4MjpFm1NjA/edit?usp=sharing

Keith Jenner, who posted above, did this great guide that will answer all of your questions.

http://boards.cruisecritic.co.uk/showthread.php?p=51770633#post51770633

I did this spreadsheet quite a while ago, don't think anything significant has changed.

 

Escape Dining Plans:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M2fq7q2sMMrqLdCPAfaA-JHrBd1qxjtdX4MjpFm1NjA/edit?usp=sharing

Loonbeam, that is amazing. Thanks for sharing!

I did this spreadsheet quite a while ago, don't think anything significant has changed.

 

Escape Dining Plans:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M2fq7q2sMMrqLdCPAfaA-JHrBd1qxjtdX4MjpFm1NjA/edit?usp=sharing

Thanks for the spreadsheet, very helpful!

We have been to the LeBistro twice on different ships and was disappointed both times. Our priorities would be Cagneys, Teppanyaki, Moderno, LaCucina and then LeBistro.