While some first-time cruisers will enjoy the familiarity and personalized service that traditional dining brings, it’s not ...

In 2025, Carnival Cruise Line began testing a few popular new dining programs on its ships from a new Bagels at Sea menu of breakfast bagel sandwiches and Family Express lunch options at the Lido ...

Check-in happens through the Carnival Hub app, seating follows shortly after and courses arrive on a predictable timeline. It ...

In retooling its main dining rooms, Carnival Cruise Lines is returning to classic American dishes instead of the more exotic and fanciful fare that once captivated cruisers. At the same time, Carnival ...

The cruise line follows Royal Caribbean with a move that has passengers wary. Here’s when it will roll out. Many people cruise at least partly for the food. The family-friendly cruise lines give you a ...

Carnival Cruise Line won't be bringing back tablecloths in the main dining room, even if guests pack along their own.

Seafood Shack chefs serve up fresh seafood, with everything from lobster rolls to oysters. // Photo courtesy of Lynn and Cele Seldon This is part two of our two-part series on Carnival Cruise Lines’ ...

ABOARD CARNIVAL FREEDOM — Carnival Cruise Lines’ implementation of a new main dining room program is taking longer than anticipated, said the line’s chief marketing officer, Jim Berra. After a news ...

Building on a fleetwide initiative to add even more options for guests in its dining rooms, Carnival Cruise Line is introducing new vegan menus, that have just been added on board Carnival Freedom in ...

The cruise line is blaming inflation for an end to a long-standing cruise practice (and an increase in the cost of specialty dining). A typical main dining room (MDR) dinner on any of those cruise ...