Additional meal costs.

[wayIgosailing]

If there are 10 restaurants advertised on an NCL ship, do many of them charge additional cost to eat there? I expect alcohol drinks to cost additional, but does the food too?

[wayIgosailing]

My question is about Alaska Cruises.

[LisaP]

Some, but not all, of the restaurants impose a surcharge. There is no extra cost to have dinner in the main dining rooms, for example.

Which ship are you considering?

[Cruise Fanatic]

On NCL'S newer ships that have 10 restaurants usually three of them have surcharge. On all NCL ships the Le Bistro is a surcharge.

[wayIgosailing]

Considering Pearl or Star

[wayIgosailing]

Is a surcharge a percentage, like a tax. 15%?

[Raoul Fiebig]

wayIgosailing,

on NCL it's a bit complicated. There are fixed "cover charges" for some restaurants, with some selected items still being extra beyond that (those are charged a la carte), while in other restaurants, the surcharge you pay fully depends on what you plan to eat. Some of the alternative restaurants are included, on the other hand.

[ute_fan]

This is from an old "Freestyle Daily" for the Jewel, so the retaurants might be slightly different on the Pearl or the Star.

The restaurants with a cover charge include:

Cagney's (Steakhouse) $15
Le Bistro (French) $10
Chin Chin (Asian) ala carte pricing or all you can eat Sushi for $5

No-charge specialty restaurants

Mam'a Italian Kitchen (Italian)
Tango's (Tex-Mex) -- maybe a Tapas bar?
Blue Lagoon -- fish & chips, etc.

Main restaurants:

Tsar's Palace
Azura

Buffets:

The Great Outdoors
Garden Cafe

I haven't actually been on the Jewel yet -- coming up in 7 weeks, but I've been trying to gather information, and this is what I've found so far.

[wayIgosailing]

Just curious, any of the restaurants have entertainment?

[Ron Clark]

Originally posted by wayIgosailing:
Just curious, any of the restaurants have entertainment?

Some do have entertainment. For example, Henry's Pub on the Spirit, and the Tapas Bar on the Sun have entertainment after dinner. One isn't required to eat to sit and enjoy the entertainers.

But, they're more bars/lounges than they are restaurants. The main or traditional style restaurants don't have entertainment.