Embarkation lunch

[PhillyFan33579]

1 hour ago, Honolulu Blue said:

 

That's not quite true.  On sea days on Carnival's longer cruises, the brunches alternate with breakfast and lunch in the MDR.

 

I assume you are talking about longer cruises like journey cruises. I know on 7 and 8 day cruises the MDR is never open for lunch, although the sea day brunch hours overlap with what most people would call lunch hours. 

[RandomUser123]

Guys Burgers. Try to get on as early as I can and hit that up for lunch!

[mredandchis]

On 5/17/2019 at 7:38 AM, grandmarnnurse said:

Exactly what I thought, as I have not seen it opened on embarkation day, or ANY day at lunch. 

They are open for sea day brunch and i think that goes thru the normal lunch hour.  I love the seaday brunch.

[phoneman69]

Yes they are open for normal lunch as well. Sea Day Brunch is a treat though

[Tracey.kinney425]

My blue card butt 😉 will be on deck 11 for embarkment lunch and steakhouse for dinner and free bottle of wine, figure I will have plenty of other days to try the offerings on Lido when it won't be as busy because people will be eating at all different times.

[grandmarnnurse]

7 minutes ago, Tracey.kinney425 said:

My blue card butt 😉 will be on deck 11 for embarkment lunch and steakhouse for dinner and free bottle of wine, figure I will have plenty of other days to try the offerings on Lido when it won't be as busy because people will be eating at all different times.

Smart, because the buffet is a ZOO on embarkation day! I wish the MDR WAS open for lunch on that day! I tried the Pasta Bar on my last cruise, and I really wasn’t impressed. I’m sure the dinner offerings (for a fee) are better, but the Caesar salad was way too fishy for my liking. 

[Allura_317]

17 hours ago, Tracey.kinney425 said:

My blue card butt 😉 will be on deck 11 for embarkment lunch and steakhouse for dinner and free bottle of wine, figure I will have plenty of other days to try the offerings on Lido when it won't be as busy because people will be eating at all different times.

Don't get the free bottle of wine, it is not a good wine.  Instead, get a significant discount on a bottle of your choice.

[dlphn501]

17 hours ago, Tracey.kinney425 said:

My blue card butt 😉 will be on deck 11 for embarkment lunch and steakhouse for dinner and free bottle of wine, figure I will have plenty of other days to try the offerings on Lido when it won't be as busy because people will be eating at all different times.

I’m curious what’s there to eat on Deck 11?

[davy jones]

On 5/14/2019 at 12:14 AM, Saskmountain said:

Greetings! On our last cruise with RCL we had lunch in Chops on embarkation day. It was great, and avoided the inevitable crowds in the buffet. What’s the equivalent with Carnival (we’ll be on the Sunrise) - what’s usually open for embarkation day lunch?

How much did you pay for Chops?

[coevan]

1 hour ago, dlphn501 said:

I’m curious what’s there to eat on Deck 11?

 

 

on some ships Pasta Bella, a pasta bar

[Tracey.kinney425]

4 hours ago, dlphn501 said:

I’m curious what’s there to eat on Deck 11?

  On the horizon the Italian and Asian places, both free for lunch.

[Saint Greg]

4 hours ago, dlphn501 said:

I’m curious what’s there to eat on Deck 11?

 

It seems to be BBQ on Conquest Class. It was on Freedom and looks to be on my upcoming Glory cruise. On Dream Class it's an Italian Restaurant with pasta for lunch. Vista it's split in half with half being the Italian restaurant with pasta for lunch and the other half being JiJi's asian with Mongolian Wok for lunch.

[phoneman69]

Embarkation lunch will start with BBQ on deck 5 of the Magic. Then i am told Red Frog does 1/2 price drinks between 12pm and 2pm.

[Shaded Lady]

On 5/17/2019 at 9:46 AM, Squadleader said:

Saying blue cards hit a wall at the buffet is funny and actually true (good humor has to have a grain of truth). Just like everyone else here, my first few cruises revolved around the buffet because it's the easiest and most obvious target of opportunity when it comes to eating. 

 

I agree!

 

On 5/17/2019 at 9:46 AM, Squadleader said:

So I encourage everyone to not to let other people govern how they express themselves. The fun of all this is seeing other points of view, we may not have even considered. These boards are an incredible wealth of information for making your cruise experience better by understanding how the complex picture of all amenities of a ship work together, and also understanding the behavior of the other passengers. Hopefully, we're all dodging left when they're dodging right! If I can't figure out how to dodge crowds, I just wouldn't even go.

 

Wise words to live by! Let's all just learn to get along, to share and to be nicer to each other!

[Bookbug53]

We always head to Cucina del Capitano. Deck 10 aft, above the buffet AND the inevitable crowds. FYI  - Wine menu is very restricted at lunch if you order off the provided menu but we grab something at atrium bar and head up.

[coevan]

isn't it Pasta Bella in the daytime? 

[DallasGuy75219]

2 hours ago, coevan said:

isn't it Pasta Bella in the daytime? 

Dream has the Pasta Bella venue because it wasn't built with a full galley to cook the range of dishes that Cucina serves.  

 

On the other ships with Cucina, the made to-order pasta lunch is called The Captain's Pasta Bar but is held in the Cucina venue.

[Wheels87]

14 hours ago, phoneman69 said:

Embarkation lunch will start with BBQ on deck 5 of the Magic. Then i am told Red Frog does 1/2 price drinks between 12pm and 2pm.

 

Wow, 1/2 price drinks? I find that really difficult to believe. I've been on 20 Carnival cruises and have never heard of anything like that. 

 

Anyone else have an opinion? 

[PhillyFan33579]

41 minutes ago, Wheels87 said:

 

Wow, 1/2 price drinks? I find that really difficult to believe. I've been on 20 Carnival cruises and have never heard of anything like that. 

 

Anyone else have an opinion? 

 

I find it hard to believe you have been on 20 Carnival cruises and don’t know this. I have seen half price drink specials multiple times at the casino bar and Red Frog Pub. 

[Wheels87]

1 minute ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

 

I find it hard to believe you have been on 20 Carnival cruises and don’t know this. I have seen half price drink specials multiple times at the casino bar and Red Frog Pub. 

 

Well then, thanks for the information. Now I know where to go!