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Carnival Cruise Menu

Information about Carnival Cruise Lines menu. The Carnival cruise menu inclusions are the perfect example how the cheapest ship travel prices may, and should be inclusive of most exotic gourmet dishes, inspired by some of the world's best recipes. The FOOD don't have to be frugal to be cheap, just like the FUN don't have to be expensive to be well appreciated. After all, EATING IS FUN TOO. The best cruise dining options, with great choices of classic Italian-American cuisine. The BIGGEST CHEAPEST MOST FUN CARNIVAL AT SEA REALLY DO TASTE GOOD!

The Carnival Lines newest ships offer Fine Dining reservation-only venues - a Steakhouse, and a Supper Club on each vessel. The Carnival "specialty" recipe includes style, sophistication, first-class live entertainment, intimate experiences, fine wine selections and premium spirits, the gourmet cuisine classics, limited availability, at additional cost. The Carnival Line's Dining exclusiveness has its top price of around $80 with the special dining project called "The Chef's Table".

The Main restaurants on-board are huge (capacity up to 900 guests), on 2 levels. The MAIN Dining always offer "Create Your Own Burger" option, 5 great desserts, at lunch 4 starters (6 at dinner), 7 main courses at dinner (6 at lunch). The main dining facilities implement  the open seating concept, although with fixed dining schedules. The Lido decks serve Buffet-style breakfast and lunch (the Main restaurant's menu), while the pool-side grilles even offer steak sandwiches. The Bistro dinner alternative and the completely free of charge Sushi bar are open each night of your ship vacation, and the Promenade cafe is there for your perfect dinner ending. A 24-hr Pizzeria, a 24-hr Ice Cream shop, and if these 24s are not enough for you - there's also a 24-hr room service - complimentary as anything else.

The Special Requests are attended to with the En-Suite Dining option, a children menu (soups, hamburgers and hot-dogs, pizza and spaghetti, various desserts). The alternative SPA Menu always offers 4 courses, with vegetarian dishes, low cal-fat-sodium content, low and no-cholesterol choices with diet dressing, sugar-free desserts, salads. The Carnival Lines Menus always include fresh vegetables and tropical fruits, Indian and Med special herbs, classic salads and sauces,.several ice-cream flavors, and the signature "Warm Chocolate Melting Cake". The "heavy" choices include USDA prime beef, hand selected steaks, best veal, along with shrimps, lobster, salmon. As a rule, the menus may change by season, destination, chefs.

Carnival Cruise Dining

Information about Carnival Lines Dining policy and rules, the Carnival cruise ships dining options, schedules, menus, types of venues. The Carnival Line offers 3 general types of dining venues - Main, Club, and Bistro (all smoke-free), plus a complimentary 24-hour room-service menu.

MAIN Dining - "Total Choice", open seating (guests choose their own dining time). The MAIN dining rooms are 2 huge capacity restaurants on each ship (no surcharge, reservations are required). The dining room dress code is resort-casual (shorts and swimwear are not allowed, as well as jeans at dinner), formal dress code for the 2 formal dinners (per sailing).

• MAIN Dining Schedules. Breakfast Time (7.45 through 9.00 AM), Lunch Time (12:00 through 1:30 PM closed when the ship is on dock), 4 different luncheon menus. Dinner  Time (may slightly vary by itinerary; you must select one of two types seatings) - early (from 6pm) and late (from 8:15), always including 6 entrees, 2 salads, and 5 dinner menus each night of the voyage. The open seating at dinner is  5:45 through 9:30. The Carnival Dinner menus consist of offered nightly classic selections with steak, lobster, and salmon, grilled chicken, pasta, vegetarian dishes, and the classic dessert menu of 6 items, including the renown "Warm Chocolate Melting Cake". Selected wines are offered at the Formal Dinners ("Captain's Welcome", "Gala Dinner"). Spa and Kids menus are always available.

FINE (Club) Dining options. The specialty restaurants are located on the Spa decks of the newer ships. They serve dinner only, from 5:45 through 9:30, reservations are recommended (low capacity), formal dress code is required, live entertainment, surcharge $25 to $30 per passenger.

• The Carnival specialty dining venues are of two types - Steakhouses (mostly seafood and steaks), and Supper Clubs (classic gourmet recipes). The newest Carnival ships also offer the "Cucina del Capitano" family restaurant (Italian cuisine, surcharge $10, $5 for kids older than 11). The Carnival Lines fine restaurants rival many of the upscale chains, the main disadvantage being their small sizes compared to the ships total passenger capacity. For better availability - make pre-cruise reservations on-line, or early at embarkation.
• The most expensive and extravagant Carnival dining experiences pertain to the available on all ships "The Chef's Table" gourmet tour - a multi-course dinner with the ship's master chef. It requires on-board booking, costs around $80 per person for up to 12 guests.

BUFFET (Self-Service) Dining. The venues are located on each ship's Lido deck, breakfast and lunch only, at dinner time (5:45 -9:30) serve as bistros.

• The buffet dining on Carnival ships offer made-to-order dishes, and the signature Carnival sauces. The list of Bistro-type venues includes a NYC-style Deli, a cafe  (pastries and sundaes), and several pavilions for regional themed food (among which Asian, Mexican, Grill, Pasta, Chicken, a Salad Bar), pool grilles (the American classics hamburgers, chicken and steak sandwiches, hot dogs), a 24-hour Pizzeria (serving also 7 kinds of pies). The Buffet-Menus also offer fish and meatballs. The Carnival casual style dining couldn't go anywhere without the never-closing ice cream parlor, the pre-dinner complimentary Sushi bar, or the low-calorie /sugar-free desserts.

24-hour ROOM-SERVICE. Continental breakfast (until 10:00am), or served-on-deck full breakfast and lunch. Special Requests - a children menu, a vegetarian, and the Spa Fitness menu (low cal-sodium-cholesterol-fat).