Can I reserve Teppanyaki for 8?

[scubamargie]

All our party of 8 have 2 specialty dining credits. Can just one of us make the reservation for a fixed price venue for everyone? Since we are Platnium we can reserve specialty dining 125 days before cruise, but the rest of the group can't. Will I be charged the cover fee for everyone?

[BirdTravels]

1 hour ago, scubamargie said:

All our party of 8 have 2 specialty dining credits. Can just one of us make the reservation for a fixed price venue for everyone? Since we are Platnium we can reserve specialty dining 125 days before cruise, but the rest of the group can't. Will I be charged the cover fee for everyone?

Yes. It needs to be the very first reservation you make. 

[scubamargie]

7 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Yes. It needs to be the very first reservation you make. 

Thanks! I made reservations for our party of 8 at Teppanyaki without a charge.

 

[PBM13]

On 10/30/2023 at 4:33 AM, BirdTravels said:

Yes. It needs to be the very first reservation you make. 

I have tried to book the TEPPANYAKI and the Moderno and it is try to get me to pay a cover charge. Why do I need to pay if I have specialist dining for 7 nights.  Why did I bother

[Two Wheels Only]

18 minutes ago, PBM13 said:

I have tried to book the TEPPANYAKI and the Moderno and it is try to get me to pay a cover charge. Why do I need to pay if I have specialist dining for 7 nights.  Why did I bother

 

How are you getting specialty dining "for 7 nights"? The SDP promo is a set number of meals and varies by stateroom type and length of cruise. Are you getting extra meals from a TA?

Edited November 1, 2023 by Two Wheels Only

[Russiamomm]

24 minutes ago, PBM13 said:

I have tried to book the TEPPANYAKI and the Moderno and it is try to get me to pay a cover charge. Why do I need to pay if I have specialist dining for 7 nights.  Why did I bother

As mentioned above, if you have the FAS dining package the fixed price restaurants (Teppanyaki and Moderno) need to be booked first or they will try to charge you if you’ve made other reservations already.  You should call NCL.  They will straighten it out,mor at least cancel the other reservations so you book these first.

[cruiser2015]

54 minutes ago, PBM13 said:

I have tried to book the TEPPANYAKI and the Moderno and it is try to get me to pay a cover charge. Why do I need to pay if I have specialist dining for 7 nights.  Why did I bother

The system seems to think that you have used up your complimentary dining slots.

Did you purchase additional slots beyond the FAS package?

[PBM13]

10 hours ago, Two Wheels Only said:

 

How are you getting specialty dining "for 7 nights"? The SDP promo is a set number of meals and varies by stateroom type and length of cruise. Are you getting extra meals from a TA?

It was an offer when we booked on the ship

[KeithJenner]

2 hours ago, PBM13 said:

It was an offer when we booked on the ship

Where was this offer from?

 

If it was NCL then it will only be for a few meals, not all 7.

 

If it was from a travel agent then I would guess that it hasn’t been applied to your account yet.

Edited November 2, 2023 by KeithJenner

[mjkacmom]

I think FAS is 2 nights of dining for a 7 day cruise.

[KeithJenner]

7 minutes ago, mjkacmom said:

I think FAS is 2 nights of dining for a 7 day cruise.

Yes, or 1 day if you are in a room without a balcony (although these things can vary depending on offers).

[cruiseny4life]

He may have purchased the specialty dining upgrade for all 7 nights. We had an offer for our Trans Atlantic to upgrade our specialty dining to all 11 nights. We're not doing that, but it is available for us to do. Not exactly the Free at Sea, but unless I missed something, he hasn't mentioned Free at Sea yet.

 

Or, it could be a misunderstanding of how Free at Sea dining works - when I booked my first Norwegian cruise, I thought I was entitled to specialty dining every night. I know that's not how it works now, but remember marketing to new cruisers may say something different than to more experienced NCL cruisers.

[mking8288]

Do a live chat with NCL and/or call into NCL's UK office for poster that has 7 SD package ??, they should be able to sort it out and book it. Depending on the specific NCL ship, the system might limit each dining reservation to 4 or 6 (i.e. Moderno on the Jewel/Gem/Dawn class) - which needs to an override, manually.  Or, book it once onboard.  Teppanyaki, typically not full or sold out on Day 1 ... not as popular as top choices vis-a-vis Cagney's or LeBistro.   As always, YMMV with evolving & new rules, terms & pricing ...