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23rd July 2008, 02:42 AM

bringyagrogalong wrote:
>
> If food, which is included in the fare, is of good quality and
> variety, why do they also have restaurants on board where you can eat
> at an additional cost?
>
> Is the food really that bad that you would willingly pay to eat
> anywhere else?

The simple answer is that the specialty restaurants have a
somewhat higher quality of food and/or preparation that some
people are willing to pay for. And it's not a matter of that the
dining room food is "bad" (except for NCL, IMHO), it's just that
the specialty restaurants are better, or at least different.
Some folks are happy to in the dining room for their entire
cruise and don't feel the need for anything else. Some people
would probably even be happy to eat at the pool grill. It's all
personal taste. Think of it as eating at Applebee's vs. eating
at a higher end restaurant when you're at home.

23rd July 2008, 02:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bill Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Is on-board food really that bad bringyagrogalong wrote: > > If food, which is included in the fare, is of good quality and > variety, why do they also have restaurants on board where you can eat > at an additional cost? > > Is the food really that bad that you would willingly pay to eat > anywhere else? The simple answer is that the specialty restaurants have a somewhat higher quality of food and/or preparation that some people are willing to pay for. And it's not a matter of that the dining room food is "bad" (except for NCL, IMHO), it's just that the specialty restaurants are better, or at least different. Some folks are happy to in the dining room for their entire cruise and don't feel the need for anything else. Some people would probably even be happy to eat at the pool grill. It's all personal taste. Think of it as eating at Applebee's vs. eating at a higher end restaurant when you're at home.