Carnival Cruise Lines

Food

Carnival ships have both flexible dining options and casual alternative restaurants. Although the tradition of two set mealtimes for dinner prevails on Carnival ships, the line's experiments with an open seating concept—Your Time Dining—have proved so successful that it has been implemented fleet-wide.

Choices are numerous, and the skill of Carnival's chefs have elevated the line's menus to an unexpected level. Although the waiters still sing and dance, the good-to-excellent dining room food appeals to American tastes. Upscale supper clubs on certain ships serve cuisine comparable to the best midrange steak houses ashore.

Carnival serves the best food of the mainstream cruise lines. In addition to the regular menu, vegetarian, low-calorie, low-carbohydrate, low-salt, and no-sugar selections are available. A children's menu includes such favorites as macaroni and cheese, chicken fingers, and peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches. If you don't feel like dressing up for dinner, the Lido buffet serves full meals, including sandwiches, a salad bar, rotisserie chicken, Asian stir-fry, and excellent pizza.