TSB_Herobear Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 I have a cruise booked with the Allure of the Seas next year and thinking about the Dining package. Is it a good deal? Has anyone tried it on Allure of the Seas? If so what are your experiences compared to say the Main Dining Hall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFishII Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 When I traveled with my family on a 6 night cruise, we selected the 3 Restaurant package and added the Chef's Table. Our reason: Chef's table was not included in the UDP and we were ok with visiting just a few specialty restaurants. Our price was cheaper than getting the UDP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 If this is your first Royal cruise, I suggest sticking to the MDR and other free convivences. IMHO any and all specialty restaurants will be a major step up in food, service and quality compared to the MDR. You are paying a premium for that. If this isn't your first cruise maybe, you want to do either a 3N package or Chops +1. If you have any plans to eat in the MDR more than once on your 6/7N cruise the UDP might not be for you. I am doing Allure in Oct 2023 and I have the UDP booked because I prefer specialty dinning over the MDR. I have also been on enough Royal cruises to tire of the MDR. stevendom57 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 I will be trying the UDP on Allure in 3 weeks. (Jan 15th) This will be my first time trying UDP after many cruises. I actually think that it will be way too much food but Allure has a variety of specialty restaurants and I wanted to cross it off my list of things to try. I will definitely post a review here for you. FireFishII 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterScott22 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 We did Star Class, included UDP, on Allure this past fall. Have had it on Wonder, Harmony, and Navigator in 2022 and would say that it most viable on Wonder and Allure. The Oasis class has the most specialty dining options and those two are just different enough that it seems more valuable. For Allure specific, the addition of the Samba Grill, Brazilian steakhouse, gives one more option for the UDP. Also if you do Chef's Table, it is one of the better venues for CT in the fleet (minor drawback of noise/traffic in DL early in the meal). Personally I would prefer Playmakers to Sabor but both make a good UDP lunch. We missed Johnny Rockets on that trip but it is one more UDP option. We did Coastal Kitchen once on an eight day cruise and didn't really repeat so there are plenty of choices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseGus Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 12/27/2022 at 12:54 PM, Ampurp85 said: If this is your first Royal cruise, I suggest sticking to the MDR and other free convivences. IMHO any and all specialty restaurants will be a major step up in food, service and quality compared to the MDR. You are paying a premium for that. If this isn't your first cruise maybe, you want to do either a 3N package or Chops +1. If you have any plans to eat in the MDR more than once on your 6/7N cruise the UDP might not be for you. I am doing Allure in Oct 2023 and I have the UDP booked because I prefer specialty dinning over the MDR. I have also been on enough Royal cruises to tire of the MDR. I whole heartedly agree with @Ampurp85 comments on 1st cruise. We have done a few 3 night packages and are currently on Wonder with a UDP and it is a lot of food, rich food. We are enjoying it but probably will stick to a 3 night from here on out. Great trying every restaurant though as now we know which we prefer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSB_Herobear Posted December 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 No it's not my First Cruise. This will be my 2nd Cruise with Royal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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