Dining

WHAT KIND OF FOOD IN THE BUFFET??

yvillanua — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:47:17 GMT

Hello! we are going on the Paradise on December 14th...and this is my 3rd carnival cruise...however...

Ive always eaten in the Dinning Room...

what food do they have in the Buffett?? for dinner??

Thanks!

Wine list?

jamstew — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:48:03 GMT

I see where people have posted ship's menus, and I was wondering if anyone might have copies of any wine lists. I'm sure they vary from ship to ship and itinerary to itinerary, but I'd love to see what's offered on the Conquest cruises to the Caribbean.

Formal Night should be Formal?

CruisinPenguin — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:33:19 GMT

I would like to know how others feel about this. I can't stand those two nights getting all dressed up only to have someone refuse to dress right and ruining atmosphere in the room when it's suppose to be suit and tie only. You have a choice, don't dress up, then go somewhere else and eat. Some of us actually look forward to those two nights just to get all dolled up. Like I said, I was just hoping to get other peoples opinions of this.

Menus, Food Pictures, More Menus, More Food Pictures...

zydecocruiser — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:55:08 GMT

A work in progress....

http://www.zydecocruiser.com/menus/CarnivalCruiseLineMenus.htm

Supper Club

Platinum Cruiser — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:18:51 GMT

This question is for anyone who HAS eaten in the supper club before. Are you able to get more than 1 entree and dessert like the dining room?

Ribs

Lori — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:36:21 GMT

Does anyone know if the Inspiration ever serves Ribs either on the buffet or in the dining room? My son loves them and is really hoping that they have them on the cruise.

All Inclusive...?

Carmelicious — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:38:26 GMT

Hello All! Okay, I have an question about dining. Now, I have a friend that recently went on her first cruise with a cruise line that is known for having Daisy Fuentes as their spokesperson or whatever. Ok, so when she found out that I was going on a cruise in February, my first, she begin telling me about some of the things to expect on the cruise. She begin telling me about her dining experience on her cruise line and that some things that she wanted she had to pay for out of pocket. She told me about how her sister became upset with her niece because instead of eating in the dining rooms where the food was free, she ate at places where their room was charged for whatever she ordered. And they were simple things like a hamburger, a specialty pizza and simple things like that, not like going to the Supper Club or other restaurants where you know you will have to pay.

Well, I told her she must have been mistaken, because it was my understanding that food was all inclusive no matter what you had or where you ate unless it was one of the specialty restaurants or coffee places or gift shop. But she insisted that it was like this on all cruises and Carnival would be the same way.

So was it just her particular cruise line or is she right? If I just randomly want a slice of pizza will I have to pay for it out of pocket?

Thanks to all that reply!

Carnival Pride casual eating

Heatherpl — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:53:02 GMT

Hello I was wondering on carnival pride or on any carnival ships do they have during lunch time or dinner a seperate burger/frie line?? near the pool? i was just wondering because on RCL cruise ships all day long and into 3am they had near the pool deck burgers/fries and pizza which was good. but i read somewhere on pride they just have a 24 hour pizza and salad bar? where you can only get pizza and salads

Coffee Cards

catnap — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:53:59 GMT

I love the coffee shops onboard - the baristas are generally good and will make about anything. As such, I have always purchased a coffee punch card - getting a slight discount on 10 cups of java. Are the ships still offering the coffee cards? I sail 11/8.

How does Carnival assign you to a dining room?

travelgal — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:38:30 GMT

Is there any rhyme or reason to the way that Carnival assigns you to a dining room? On my Triumph cruise we were in the Olympic dining room (in the middle of the ship). When we went for the sit-down lunch though the only dining room open was the Paris (aft with big windows looking out). We really like the aft dining room.

Our group of 9 had 4 rooms spread from foward deck 8 to middle and aft deck 1. We had 2 rooms of previous cruisers. Does any of this play into how the dining room is assigned? Can you request a specific dining room? On our November cruise we'd like to be in the aft dining room.

table assignment

luvcruzn — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:37:49 GMT

Anyone know of a way to be sure we are given a table with other cruisers - not a booth by ourselves? - We eat together every day - enjoy meeting new freinds on the cruise - last time we were stuck in a booth and didnt get to interact with fellow passengers!

making sure

Nicole7109 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:36:48 GMT

making sure this works

Food on the Elation ???

Muse — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:28:02 GMT

Can any recent cruisers on the Elation tell me how the food was? Any recommendations of what to avoid or make sure we enjoy?

Galley Tour on the Glory

Patrick — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:03:11 GMT

This was offered on our last cruise. I got lots of answers to questions I wondered about but never asked.

ALL the food and beverages are purchased in the U.S.

Leftovers are ground up to about one millimeter and becomes fish food, with exception of some items (e.g., coffee, onion heads).

The food is loaded in 2-3 hours before the cruise in 4-hour window of time. IF the loading is not completed in that 4 hour window they sail as is. The officer told us that has never happened.

The crew does not eat the same food as the passengers because it is too rich (that it is!).

Storage of food is on 0 (Zero) deck and the water (potable, gray, and black waters) is used as ballast and is taken in and shifted as it is needed.

Galley inspections are conducted by staff on each cruise and an inspection and rating is given by the US Public Health 3 times a year. The Glory is the only ship in the world to receive 100% rating each time.

This concludes today's contribution to Trivia Pursuit.

steakhouse

Manon — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:04:53 GMT

How do you reserve in advance for that or can you reserve when you get on the boat????

Ordering multiple main courses in Dining Room

Walt — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 11:49:05 GMT

Is being able to order multiple main courses for dinner, documented anywhere as an official perk?

I have been reading this here, in both good postings and in bad (complaints), but I haven't been able to find it written down by Carnival itself.

One of the reasons I am bringing this up, is that on my cruise a few weeks ago, I went on the kitchen/galley tour. That started with a sit-down talk by the head of the food department on-board (I forget his title, but the maitre D's report to him). He was bragging about how great and advanced their computer ordering system is, and mentioned that one of things it does, is it will prevent a waiter from "accidentally" ordering more dinners than passengers he is assigned to serve.

So, I am wondering, when a single passenger orders for themselves, for example, 5 lobster dinners, how does the waiter get them?

One way, I guess, is that the extra dinners get assigned to "no shows". I mean, I am sure that every waiter as a few passengers who don't show up for a sit down dinner on any given evening.

Or does the waiter need to get an exception approved by someone? Possibly, the maitre D gets involved?

Or does the waiter just walk into the kitchen a grab a few extra plates, and no one officially knows a passenger is "pigging out".

Cigars

Martha C — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:38:25 GMT

Is it okay to smoke a cigar on your balcony??

Terrible Food for Breakfast and Lunch

jmg1450 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:53:35 GMT

I have been on other cruises that were not Carnival and have been very satisfied with the food during all times of the day. However, the cruise my husband and I took 6/7/09-6/14/09 from San Juan on the Victory had the worst food EVER for breakfast and lunch. We had one decent food service a day and that was during dinner service. All the food the other times was worse than school cafeteria food…I take that back…I did enjoy their BLT, PB&J, and Turkey wrap sandwiches from room service… but seriously who expects to eat that on a cruise? Breakfast consisted of runny scrabbled eggs, soggy bacon, and burnt highbrows….oh and if you want an extra treat you could add a dried out croissant! Lunch…well how does bland pasta with either hard or way over cooked noodles sound and add steamed fished that looks like something that would be served in a nursing home? Don’t forget dessert where you had a wide selection of dried out cakes, brownies, and cookies. Or you could enjoy a decent hamburger and some tough chicken strips which were mainly made up of over cooked batter and stringy meat. My husband and I had to look for restaurants on the islands just to find some decent food. There were other portions of the cruise (which was a our honeymoon we spent THOUSANDS of dollars on) we didn't enjoy, however, the food was the most disappointing of any food I have ever had in my life. Never again will we use Carnival! I will be calling customer service to have them try to offer a solution to try to make us more satisfied.

Casual Dining Dress for Men

ctate59 — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:13:21 GMT

My boyfriend and I leave in 6 days for the Bahamas!! He's packing nice jeans and polo shirts for casual dining. It doesn't state in the dress code if men are allowed to wear tennis shoes or not. Can someone please let me know if this is ok or if he has to wear nice dressy shoes. He would wear nice white shoes, nothing dirty of course.

Crab Legs??

KansasGirl — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:59:27 GMT

I will be going on my 3rd cruise in Jan. 2010 on the Carnival Dream, however I have never really paid to much attention to the sea food serve do to shell fish allergies and such.. I have a sister and friend cruising for the first time with us and had asked if there were crab legs served on cruises? I don't recall ever seeing them on the buffets or on the dinner menu. Does CCL serve crab legs?

Thanks!

How do you deal with a rude waiter?

CruisinPenguin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:44:51 GMT

We have been on a couple Carnival ships and have had some of the waiters get down right rude with their comments when you order more than one of anything in the dining room. On our last one it was awesome! Anything you wanted and she even brought things that we didn't order and told us to try it! Going again for Christmas and hoping for the best but wondering if anyone else has had this problem? We have had them act like we we're pigs and make some other very rude remarks. Now my parents are going with us and have not had a good experience, any ideas on how to handle a rude waiter?

Guava Juice

CruisinPenguin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:25:55 GMT

Do most all the boats still offer guava juice from the juice dispensers?? In june the Glory did, hoping the Triumph will in december, they got me hooked!

Lunch on Carnival Fantasy

ThinkTink721 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:16:38 GMT

We will be cruising on the Carnival Fantasy in Sept. 2009.

My hubby called Carnival & they explained the dinner dining set up. I understand that we can eat in the dining room casually each night except for one night that is the elegant dinner. I am still curious about lunch. If anyone could give me more info on the lunches & what types of food that are served I would greatly appreciate it!

Have you had an awesome head waiter?

CruisinPenguin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:22:52 GMT

Over the couple we have been on we fell in love with our last head waiter. Her name was Rosana and she was incredible, not only did she talk to us outside of the dining room when we saw her but she also had such a wonderful personality. after the first night we were getting more food than we could have ever eaten once she said she got a feel for our tastes on the first night, two to three shrimp cocktails, two deserts, more ice cream on each of the men's desserts because she knew all of us women would be "tasting" theirs. Hope others have had this wonderful of an experience. Is this a rarity or has this happened to other people, hoping we get an awesome waiter/waitress on Triumph in December. Has anyone else had her too? She was on ly Glory but was leaving in June for another ship to be with her husband, just can't remember which ship it was.

Iced Tea

nightnurse613 — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:32:12 GMT

Is iced tea free in the dining room? Any other drink free besides the water? I was going to buy a drink card but now I am having second thoughts-probably will just buy one for my son.