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If you want to bring home something from Carnival Celebration, the onboard shops have plenty of Carnival-branded merchandise, from inexpensive magnets and lanyards to clothing, mugs and a detailed model of the ship. During my Carnival Celebration cruise, I photographed several displays and sale signs inside the shops, giving a useful look at both the…
Chibang ended up being one of the best dining experiences we had during our Carnival Celebration cruise. We visited on the first night of the sailing, and between the excellent food, extremely fast service and ability to order from both the Chinese and Mexican menus, the restaurant impressed us from beginning to end. Our dinner…
Carnival Cruise Line gets into the Halloween spirit with special seasonal activities, decorations, entertainment, and themed drinks during its October sailings. One of the seasonal offerings is the Spooky Seasonal Creations drink menu, featuring colorful Halloween cocktails along with a non-alcoholic option. The menu shown here includes four drinks: Witches Brew, Ghostly Spirits, Green Goblin,…
Ji Ji Asian Kitchen is Carnival Cruise Line’s full-service Asian specialty restaurant, with a menu that draws inspiration from cuisines and regional dishes across Asia. Rather than focusing on one country, the restaurant brings together Chinese-inspired dishes, dumplings, soups, seafood, meats, noodles, rice and desserts in one dinner experience. Ji Ji Asian Kitchen is currently…
A Carnival Fun Times daily program is one of the best resources for seeing what actually happens aboard a Carnival cruise from morning through late at night. This complete set of Carnival Liberty Fun Times covers a seven-night Western Caribbean cruise from New Orleans, with three sea days and port calls at Isla Tropicale, Belize…
Carnival Valor offers a packed entertainment lineup on its five-night cruises from New Orleans, with production shows, karaoke, family activities, deck parties, Dive-In Movies and game shows spread throughout the sailing. This Entertainment Spotlight provides an especially useful overview for passengers who want to plan their evenings without searching through the full daily program for…
Theme nights and deck parties are a big part of the evening entertainment on Carnival Splendor, giving passengers a chance to dress for the occasion, dance, and take part in special events during their cruise. Exactly which parties you can expect depends largely on the length of the sailing, and Carnival recommends checking the daily…
If you’re sailing on Carnival Sunshine and want to know what a typical cruise might look like from morning through late night, these Carnival FunTimes daily programs provide a detailed example. The programs come from an 8-night Carnival Sunshine cruise that departed Norfolk on August 16, 2026, with three days in Bermuda and multiple sea…
Carnival Cruise Line passengers on select sailings are getting a reminder of what cruise embarkation day used to look like. Carnival is conducting full, in-person muster drills on selected cruises, requiring all passengers to gather at their assigned muster stations before the ship departs. Five Carnival ships were selected for the traditional safety briefings between…
After sailing Carnival Celebration, I walked away with a very different impression than the one you often hear about Carnival. People love to trash Carnival. The ships are too crowded. The food isn’t good enough. The experience is too chaotic. And after our embarkation day, I honestly wondered whether some of those complaints were about…