NEW CHILDREN'S DINING PROGRAM NOW
AVAILABLE ABOARD CARNIVAL'S 'FUN SHIPS'
MIAMI (07/23/03) - Carnival Cruise Lines has introduced a new
children's dining program that provides kids with delicious supervised meals
with their fellow young cruisers in the ships' casual poolside restaurants
while parents enjoy a night to themselves.
The new children's dinners - the latest component of the line's
complimentary "Camp Carnival" program - are available fleetwide and take
place in the ships' Lido Deck eateries, the "Seaview Bistros." Dinners take
place from 6 - 7 p.m. after which children are welcome to partake in
regularly scheduled "Camp Carnival" activities until 10 p.m.
The children's dinners are available nightly on three- and four-day voyages
except for the first night of the cruise. On voyages of five days or longer,
the dinners are available nightly except for the first and last night of the
cruise.
A different menu is featured each night and includes items such as
spaghetti with meatballs, chicken quesadillas, hamburgers, hot dogs, roasted
chicken drumsticks, pepperoni pizza, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, roasted
turkey, and grilled salmon steak. Popular side dishes include French fries,
corn on the cob, mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese. A 35-item salad
bar is also available. Desserts include assorted ice cream and seasonal
fresh fruit.
"While we expect most children will dine with their parents in the
main dining rooms, this new program provides a wonderful opportunity for
kids to enjoy a delicious meal with the youth staff and other children on
board, while offering parents a leisurely and romantic dinner by
themselves," said Bob Dickinson, Carnival president & CEO.
Other popular dining options for children sailing aboard the "Fun Ships"
include 24-hour pizzerias, a grille serving hot dogs and hamburgers and
24-hour ice cream/frozen yogurt stations. Children's menus are available in
all main dining rooms. A special children's turn-down service offering
freshly baked chocolate chip cookies on the first and last night of the
cruise, and the "Fountain Fun Card," which, for a one-time fee, provides
unlimited soft drinks throughout the cruise, are also available.
The new children's dinners complement the wide variety of fun
morning-til-night activities included in the line's popular "Camp Carnival"
program, featured on all 19 "Fun Ships," which are expected to host some
400,000 children this year.
"Camp Carnival" activities are geared toward children ages 2-15, who enjoy
such amenities as indoor and outdoor play areas, computer labs, arts and
crafts centers, video game rooms, a new EduCruise science/geography program
and more.
