Sunday, May 11, 2008

Carnival Cruise Lines Tests Flexible Dining Option

Last week in our Did You Know? blog entry, we shared some changes Carnival Cruise Lines had made in their evening dining room experience. While those dress code and dining time changes were implemented almost without notice, Carnival has now announced they will begin testing a new flexible dining option on board Carnival Legend. Beginning with the ship's June 29, 2008, departure, guests can choose an open seating option for dinner that will allow them to dine at whatever time they wish between 5:30 pm and 9:30 pm nightly in the ship’s main restaurant.

In no way does the new flexible dining pilot program aboard Carnival Legend replace Carnival’s popular classic dining system, which provides a choice of either main or late seating. Under classic dining, guests dine at the same table with service from the same wait staff throughout the full voyage. Instead, guests will be asked to designate either flexible/open seating or classic, assigned seating prior to departure and their choice will be in effect for the full cruise.

The new open seating dining initiative is the latest addition to Carnival’s Total Choice Dining and designed to provide guests with additional flexibility in their dinnertime options.

Later this month Carnival will begin contacting guests sailing on the Carnival Legend’s June 29 departure and beyond to advise them of the new dining initiative. Carnival Legend sails year-round seven-day western Caribbean cruises from Tampa.

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