Free cucina and free Chibang

[Illbcruzn4life]

2 hours ago, AllgoodOnTheRoad said:

That is my personal estimation based on my experience with Carnival. 

And what is your personal experience with Carnival? 2 cruises, 20 cruises?

[AllgoodOnTheRoad]

2 hours ago, Illbcruzn4life said:

And what is your personal experience with Carnival? 2 cruises, 20 cruises?

34 cruises total, 18 with Carnival.

[DallasGuy75219]

On 8/1/2023 at 12:41 PM, AllgoodOnTheRoad said:

They are already doing this in a limited fashion on Mardi Gras. Within two years Chibang and Cucina will be fully paid venues. Low cost at first, but each year thereafter more expensive. 

Didn't Carnival make them free because the dining rooms weren't big enough to accommodate the whole ship (or at least everyone who didn't want to pay for specialty restaurants) for dinner?  Not sure they can get away with not making the "not as nice" specialty restaurants free on at least a limited basis without completely overwhelming the MDR. 

 

Unless they can find enough people willing to pay $8 for dinner vs. a free meal in the MDR, they may have to stick with making the "not as nice" specialty restaurants free on at least a limited basis.