Stating that it will bring Carnival Cruise Line’s fleet in line with industry practices, the Miami-based cruise line is introducing several changes to its onboard products.
The changes include modifications to complimentary room service offerings for breakfast, including more a la carte options and an increase in onboard WI-FI prices.
On a positive note, the cruise line will bring back the ever-popular Dr. Seuss Green Eggs & Ham Breakfast. The changes will be effective beginning with all cruises departing on or after October 1, 2022.
Carnival implements some changes to onboard products
Carnival Cruise Line has been especially busy this past year changing its onboard offerings. In a letter sent to all travel agents on September 9, the cruise line says it is implementing even more changes, starting October 1, 2022.
According to the cruise line, it has carefully studied guest patterns on board since its July 2021 relaunch. This includes dining and food options that have been popular versus those that have been less popular.
As a result of this market research, Carnival is updating its room service menu to add more à la carte options while maintaining a complimentary breakfast offer each morning.
Complimentary options include continental breakfast options, and the a la carte option consists of breakfast sandwiches, which will now be expanded.
According to Carnival Cruise Line, these changes are in line with industry trends and provide the company with opportunities to continue working toward meeting sustainability goals.
Which complimentary items would be removed from the breakfast menus and which items would be placed on the a la carte menu is not clear at this time. The new menus will start appearing on October 1. What is clear is that guests will have a greater variety to choose from, but at an additional cost.
Carnival said the following: “Effective with all cruises departing on or after October 1, 2022, we will be rolling out the expanded room service menu across our entire fleet. In addition to complimentary breakfast choices, we will be adding choices that reflect what we believe will best meet guest preferences.”
of Complimentary à la carte continental selections will be available from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and for the rest of the day, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., there will be only one à la carte selection available.
More Changes on the Way
In addition to the changes we’ve seen over the last few months and weeks from Carnival, such as cutting one wide range of dining serviceslocations and hours of operation, which the company announced in August, will see some other changes.
First of all, Carnival Cruise Line is finally bringing back the ever-popular Dr. Green Eggs and Bacon Breakfast. Seuss. As with the room service menu changes, this event will return on October 1st.
of Dr. Seuss Green Eggs & Breakfast lets kids and the young at heart enjoy a fantastic party with the Cat in the Hat and Friends, brightly colored fruit, stacks of gravity-defying pancakes, French toast, Moose ‘n’ Goose Juice, … even more.
Recently, Carnival is also implementing a price increase for onboard WIFI packages. Due to the rising costs of Internet connections at sea, the company has implemented a small price change. How small the price increase would be is unclear. However, purchases made prior to the price change effective October 1st will be at current rates.
Unfortunately, Carnival Cruise Line has not yet announced if they will be moving to SpaceX’s Starlink Maritime internet service, offering a much more stable and cheaper connection while on board.
