In most cases, there is one or more specialty (read: additional charge) restaurants to pick from. Most ships have one of ...

Carnival Cruise Line will soon be releasing more details on the fourth Excel class ship, but when will we learn more and what ...

If you're considering a cruise with Royal Caribbean or Carnival Cruise Line, you're looking at a big-ship experience with ...

Carnival Cruise Line typically rotates the same (or very similar) dinner menus on its cruises. For example, the formal night menus are typically the same on cruises of comparable length. However, ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

With 12th Night on Jan. 6 marking the start of Carnival, the 2025 season lasted 58 days. The 2026 season won't be quite as long, with 43 days from Jan. 6 to Fat Tuesday on Feb. 17.

Mardi Gras comes to a close on Tuesday night, and soon, those who celebrate will exclaim “Laissez les bons temps rouler,” or “Let the good times roll” for the last time this Carnival season.

Finally, Carnival’s newest Excel-class ships – Mardi Gras, Celebration, and Jubilee – have some new dining options of their own. There’s the ChiBang Mexican-Asian fusion restaurant ...