Carnival Cruise Line tests new dining option for families originally appeared on TravelHost. The wide variety of unlimited ...

Carnival's changes were less drastic. The cruise line did not shrink its menu. Some items were dropped but new ones were added with help from Chief Culinary Officer Emeril Lagasse.

Carnival Cruise Line, for example, recently had to outlaw portable speakers, including white-noise machines. Those did not exist 10 years ago, but they were creating a nuisance on the pool deck.

Even when a cruise line gives passengers more choices, any dining changes will anger some passengers. That happened last year when Carnival Cruise Line overhauled its menu for the main dining room.

Carnival, for example, no longer has a custom omelet station at its buffet and only rarely offers escargot in its main dining room. These are not easy decisions for the cruise line to make.

Carnival Cruise Line has done away with long lines for late-night pizza, closing pizza counters at midnight and directing guests to the Lido Marketplace for late-night dining. The lido buffet is ...

Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Venezia, marks some culinary firsts for the line. The Venice-inspired ship, which set sail from the U.S. this month, has dining options including Il ...

Carnival, for example, no longer has a custom omelet station at its buffet and only rarely offers escargot in its main dining room. These are not easy decisions for the cruise line to make.