I don't know why people make such a big deal out of
free dining. Unless you only stay at value resorts, there are often better offers. I've had some people call in to make reservations when we have both free dining and a room discount. They demand free dining even when the room discount + dining would have been cheaper, all because they read that free dining was best. Even with me explaining that they are getting the same thing, just that free dining isn't the best offer, they insist on paying hundreds more. Oh well, to each their own I guess. Oh and about asking CM's for info, at least for DRC agents, we really don't know until about a week before if we are lucky, so any other answer we might give you is just a pure guess as good as your own.