Carnival Celebration Dining: What Restaurants are Complimentary?

Carnival Celebration launches in November 2022 with a huge array of dining venues to choose from. In this Carnival Celebration Dining Guide, we take a look at the complimentary restaurants available to cruisers at no extra charge. I hope you’re feeling hungry because there are A LOT!

How many restaurants are on Carnival Celebration?

There are 21 restaurants and food venues on Carnival Celebration. Some have an additional charge and others are complimentary.

The complimentary restaurants and food venues on Carnival Celebration are:

• Big Chicken
• Guy’s Burger Joint
• BlueIguana Cantina
• Street Eats
• Miami Slice
• Guy’s Pig and Anchor Bar-B-Que
• Lido Marketplace
• Two Main Dining Rooms: Carnivale Restaurant and Festivale Restaurant
• Swirls
• Deco Deli
• Cucina del Capitano
• Chibang!

The restaurants with an additional charge on Carnival Celebration are:

• Carnival Kitchen
• Rudi’s Seagrill
• Bonsai Teppanyaki
• Fahrenheit 555 Steakhouse
• Seafood Shack
• Bonsai Sushi
• The Chef’s Table
• Java Blue Cafe
• Emeril’s Bistro 1397

Carnival Celebration Dining: Complimentary Breakfast Venues

To begin the day, you have a number of breakfast options available that are included in your cruise fare.

• Big Chicken serves classics like chicken biscuits, a three-cheese omelette and a biscuit/egg combo with bacon or sausage. Breakfast is served until 3pm, so it’s perfect for brunch or if you sleep late!
• BlueIguana Cantina serves complimentary breakfast burritos, arepas and huevos rancheros from 7.30am to 10.30am daily – see BlueIguana menu
• The Lido Marketplace is the buffet on Carnival Celebration offers a wide variety of breakfast options
• If you want to have ice cream for breakfast, you can! Swirls soft-serve ice cream is available 24 hours
• The Main Dining Room (Festivale Restaurant) is where you can order omelettes, Eggs Benedict, pancakes, waffles, French toast, oatmeal, granola and a selection of fresh fruits and cereals. You can have bacon, sausage, ham or opt for some lighter choices. Breakfast is served from 7.30am to 9.30am. On sea days, brunch is served from 8.30am til noon
• Miami Slice serves hand-tossed, thin-crusted pies made in a traditional pizza oven from 9.00am.

Carnival Celebration Complimentary Lunch Venues

More complimentary restaurants open for lunch so there’s plenty of choice, depending on your mood.

• Big Chicken serves fried chicken sandwiches and traditional sides such as fries, potato salad and jalapeno slaw until 5.00pm – take a look at the Big Chicken menu
• BlueIguana Cantina serves complimentary burritos and tacos from 12 noon
• The Lido Marketplace buffet on Carnival Celebration serves lunch between noon and 2.30pm (approximately) with special stations serving: pasta, stir-fry, carving station, salad bar and a dessert station
• If you want to have ice cream for breakfast, you can! Swirls soft-serve ice cream is available 24 hours
• Grab fresh pizza from Miami Slice on Deck 8 mid-ship
• Deco Deli offers complimentary deli sandwiches and sides all on Cuban bread for a handy grab and go lunch option
• Guy’s Pig and Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse serves smoked-on-board barbecue, traditional sides and desserts for lunch on sea days
• Street Eats features three complimentary open-air stations: Steam Dream, featuring bao buns and pot stickers, Mad Sizzle for kebabs and satay, and Time Fries, which serves loaded fries
• If you fancy burger and fries, you can head to Guy’s Burger Joint on Deck 17

Complimentary Dinner Options

For dinner, the Main Dining Rooms are always available for a three-course meal but you could also try:

• The Lido Marketplace serves dinner between 6.00pm and 2.30pm (approximately) with late night snacks available from 11.30pm to 1.00am
• Guy’s Pig and Anchor Bar-B-Que Smokehouse serves smoked-on-board barbecue, traditional sides and desserts from 5.00pm
• You can get deli sandwiches from Deco Deli until 11.00pm
• Miami Slice is open until 4.00am

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Complimentary Carnival Celebration Dining Guide

Restaurant/Food Venue	Location	Opening Times	Sample Menu
Big Chicken	Deck 16 aft	7.00am – 5.00pm	Big Chicken menu
Guy’s Burger Joint	Deck 17 mid-ship	Lunch – 6.00pm	Guy’s Burger Joint menu
BlueIguana Cantina	Deck 16 mid-ship	7.30am –	BlueIguana Cantina menu
Street Eats	Deck 16 mid-ship	Lunch	Changes daily
Miami Slice	Deck 8 mid-ship	9.00am – 4.00am	Likely to be the same as Pizza Pirate menu on other Carnival ships
Guy’s Pig and Anchor Bar-B-Que	Deck 8 aft	noon – 2.30pm 5.00pm – late	Guy’s Pig and Anchor menu (drinks not complimentary)
Lido Marketplace	Deck 16 mid-ship/aft	7.00am – 1.00am	Changes daily
Carnivale and Festivale MDRs	Carnivale: Deck 6 mid-ship Festivale: Deck 6/7 aft	Carnivale: assigned seating at 6.00pm and 8.15pm Festivale: various times from 7.30am – 9.30pm	Sample MDR menus
Deco Deli	Deck 8 mid-ship	Lunch – 11.00pm	Unknown
Swirls	Deck 16 by Lido Marketplace	24 hours	Chocolate/vanilla/strawberry

Does Carnival Cruises Cater for Special Diets?

If you are interested in what Carnival has to offer for vegans, I’d highly recommend taking a look at Vegan Cruiser’s experience on Carnival Cruises.

If you have special dietary requirements such as vegetarian, gluten-free, Indian vegetarian, or a diet low in carbs, fat, sugar or cholesterol you can speak to the headwaiter or dining room host once you get onboard.

Kosher meals can be provided as long as you contact Carnival Cruises at least two weeks before your cruise.

Carnival Cruises uses special software called Menu Mate to allow the menus to be sorted for food allergies. Waiting staff can help eliminate and dishes containing ingredients you are allergic to to ensure you only choose dishes that are safe for you.

Check out my dedicated Cruise Food Section for more cruise ship food information!