I had a few late-night things, too. It was nice to be able to go find some food when you wanted it.

(This is the second in a six-part series about my first cruise. I sailed on the Carnival Pride from August airline tickets to australia 4-11. It started and ended in Baltimore, making stops in Port Canaveral, Florida; Nassau, Bahamas; and Freeport, airline tickets to australia Bahamas. The other parts of this series are scheduled to run  over the next couple airline tickets to australia of weeks).
Top of the line, I heard. The choices are plenty and there s so much to try and experience. As a low-level foodie, this made me quite excited as I was ready to see what kind of things could be tried and what there was to be offered.
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I made it a point to eat, for the most part, in the dining room each morning. On sea days, it was a brunch. On port days, it was a smaller menu and breakfast. Either way, there was some excellent stuff offered each day.
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I enjoyed being able to come in, grab brunch and do my own thing. There was no set time to eat and no set table. That meant I had the chance to see a few different servers and different parts of the dining room, which was nice.
Often, I d go to the deli part of the food court. They made some fantastic sandwiches. One day, I had a corned beef and pastrami sandwich. Another, I had two sandwiches a grilled ham and a cheese and a mozzarella on Focaccia bread. Tasty.
I really was impressed with the speed and taste of the sandwiches I had, which was nice. I also always went a little later than the normal lunch rush, so I usually had a seat near a window to watch as the water went by.
With the entertainment given by the wait staff and having an assigned spot, which gave us the same staff (who, for the record, were awesome) and made it so all in the party ate together each night (well, for those who went), dinner was awesome.
Dinner was when the portion size really came into play. With things not too big, I wasn t afraid to have two appetizers or even two main courses. airline tickets to australia As much as I hate waste, if you didn t like something well, move along.
I had started writing down the items I ate each night, but I didn t remember to do it each night. I ate in the dining room in all but two nights. airline tickets to australia One was the night at the steakhouse and the other was a night I didn t think the menu really appealed to me. Funny enough, most of what was offered was easily grabbed in the food court area.
I tried things I likely never would have tried, such as cured salmon. I love salmon, but never having the chance with it before, I went for it as an app. Or spicy alligator fritters (which, airline tickets to australia honestly, weren t too bad) or frog legs (didn t really like these, to be honest). They had soups that were incredibly good, such as the strawberry bisque. I had three cold soups throughout the week, all fruity and sweet. They were amazing.
Maine lobster tail, shrimp, chicken you name it, I found it for the main course. Steak, of course. I split two entrees with another sailing with the wedding party one night, having half a burger and half of a dish with mussels, which was quite good, too. On the final night, they offered some comfort airline tickets to australia food in bacon macaroni and cheese, with chicken. It was quite good.
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As for dessert? A citrus cheesecake, which was out of this world. I couldn t even finish it that s how filling the meal was. But oh so worth the $35. I would encourage anyone who takes a cruise to look into things like this as it s definitely an experience worth having.
There were other places to eat, too. Besides airline tickets to australia the food court (I know that s not what it s really called, but that s what it can seem like at times), there were little snack stations and such. There was a dessert station where you could get some sweets, as well as coffee and things like that. One time I stopped for carrot cake (outstanding) and another time for a milkshake, airline tickets to australia which was OK.
Two times, I used room service. The first was on one of the port days, when I had breakfast sent up. I had a bagel and some cereal and fruit, which was nice. The same day, when getting back from the port, I ordered a couple of sandwiches. Room service is part of your cost, but tips are encouraged. The menu isn t in-depth, but it can be used 24 hours a day, which can be handy.
I had a few late-night things, too. It was nice to be able to go find some food when you wanted it. Most of the time, for me, that was pizza, which I had several times through the week. I also grabbed a couple of hot dogs one night. The pizza was really good and made to order. It wasn t just going and getting airline tickets to australia a slice you got a personal pizza made on the spot. Very cool.
Finally, airline tickets to australia I ll add drinks with other food items. I didn t indulge too much with beer, but I did have a few throughout the week. One beer I had more than others was Thirsty Frog, which is a beer brewed by Anheuser-Busch exclusively for Carnival. It s a red and had a really good taste. I figured with it being only on Carnival ships, I needed to take advantage of it and had a few pints of it throughout the week.
There s not much more I can say. I ve never ate this well for such a long stretch before. I can t imagine what kind of bill it would have been if it hadn t been all included in the price. The staff really does quite an awesome job when it comes to food and that s a good thing.
It has been awhile since I ve been on a cruise (April 1984), but I remember the maxim at that time. Expect to gain a pound a day just from eating the food on the cruise. It looks like it s no exception, even today. Although, I m surprised that it appears as if at least one of your meals you had to pay extra for. When we went on our cruise, all food was included in the price of the cruise ticket.
Paul most things were free. In fact, I could have gone the whole cruise without spending a dollar on food. But, the steakhouse is an added cost if you choose to do it, same with the one dessert/coffee stand. Outside of that, there was plenty of free food and I mostly went with that.