Dining Options

I have us set up for "Late" dining.  Please let me know if you would like to change this to "Early" or "Your Time" dining.

 

 

 

Your Choice Dining provides a selection of three different dinner seating options. In addition to Early and Late assigned seating, Carnival is rolling out “Your Time” open seating to accommodate individual guest preferences. By popular request, all dining rooms are smoke-free. 

At time of booking, guests will be able to confirm their preferred dining choice. If their preference is not available, they may confirm an alternate time and be waitlisted for their preferred choice. Waitlists will be cleared prior to the sailing and guests will be notified by email. Parties traveling together who are waitlisted will be cleared on the same dining time.

Lunch and dinner are also available bistro-style on the Lido Deck. Spirit-class, Conquest-class, Carnival Splendor, Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic have the added convenience of a reservations-recommended steakhouse (nominal $30 fee per person will apply).

For those guests who choose Early or Late dining, the assigned dining room and table number will be printed on the Guests’ Sail & Sign card which they receive when they check-in on embarkation day. 

Dining times are subject to change due to conflict of time with port stays or other scheduled activities. Accurate times are listed in the daily "Carnival Capers".

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

For breakfast and lunch, the main dining rooms are organized as "open seating". During the specific hours the dining rooms are open for service, the guests may dine at any time. If the guest is assigned to Early or Late dining for dinner, during breakfast and lunch, they are not obligated to sit at their regular assigned table nor with their assigned tablemates.  

	Breakfast	Lunch
Port Days	7:00am-9:00am	Closed
At Sea Days	8:00am-10:00am	12:30pm-2:00pm

DINNER

Guests may choose Early dining at 6:00pm, Late dining at 8:15pm or “Your Time” open seating, which is currently offered on select ships but will be rolled out fleet wide by Summer 2010 (see schedule below). 

In addition, guests may opt for Casual Bistro Dining in the Lido Deck Restaurant.

Assigned Seating - Early Dining and Late Dining

This dining option offers guests a pre-set dining time for the duration of the cruise as well as the same table assignment each evening in the Main Dining Room. Guests who choose this option will not be able to reserve “Your Time” open seating once on board.

Early Dining / Late Dining
Early Dining	6:00pm
Late Dining	8:15pm

“Your Time” Open Seating Dining
Guests on “Your Time” open seating may dine any time in the Main Dining Room between 5:45pm and 9:30pm and are able to request any table size or waiter. Guests are seated on a first come, first served basis depending on party size. Pagers are provided if a modest wait time is required so guests may relax elsewhere on the ship until their table is ready; in most cases, guests are accommodated within 20 minutes.

Due to the limited number of large tables available, parties greater than 10 guests may need to be accommodated at different tables. It is important to advise accordingly as to manage expectations and avoid disappointment once on board.

“Your Time” open seating is currently available on 12 ships and will be implemented one ship at a time as modifications in dining room table configurations are completed on each ship. The implementation will be completed fleet wide by summer 2010. As “Your Time” dining is implemented on each ship, we will send Travel Agents/direct guests notification via email/fax so we can provide the guests an  opportunity to switch to this option or retain their original choice.