Carnival Cruise Line will quickly reopen certainly one of its hottest specialty venues, Cucina Del Capitano, throughout the entire ships within the fleet which have it.
In a submit on his Fb web page, the road’s model ambassador John Heald stated “As of August sixth you’ll be able to eat dinner Italian household type once more at Cucina Del Capitano. Meaning you’ll be able to have passionate conversations, wave your arms within the air such as you simply don’t care after which on the finish of an exquisite meal nonetheless discover room for a cannoli.”
The specialty restaurant was closed for dinner in mid-Could on all ships however one resulting from staffing points. It remained open for lunch with a restricted menu, however didn’t supply dinner service. Nevertheless, some standard dishes from Cucina have been provided without spending a dime in the primary eating room throughout that point to make up for the closure.
The one Cucina Del Capitano that didn’t shut was the one on the road’s latest and largest ship, Mardi Gras. That is the one vessel within the fleet the place Cucina is presently free at dinnertime.
When Carnival Cruise Line briefly closed Cucina, it additionally paused the Chef’s Desk eating expertise and onboard events for the very best tiers of its VIFP loyalty program, and decreased the hours at its usually 24-hour pizza counter. This was so they might reassign crew members to different venues on the ships and keep good service in these areas.
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Between then and now, Carnival has been working with the U.S. State Division to course of crew members’ visas as shortly as attainable. Earlier this month, Heald stated “We have now to acknowledge the fantastic cooperation of United States customs and border safety who’re permitting many crew members from everywhere in the world… to return again to work with expired visas, after which they’re really renewing them whereas they’re on the ship.”
On the finish of June, VIFP events returned and the Chef’s Desk expertise resumed. Staffing enhancements have additionally made it attainable for Carnival to reopen Camp Ocean to its youngest passengers and lately restart its Evening Owls night and nighttime program for teenagers.
Cucina Del Capitano is a prix fixe restaurant; it prices $18 per grownup and $6 per little one (besides on Mardi Gras the place it’s free). Along with that ship, it may be discovered on Carnival Breeze, Horizon, Magic, Panorama, Radiance, Dawn, Sunshine, and Vista. It can even be included on Carnival’s subsequent two Excel-class vessels Carnival Celebration and Carnival Jubilee.
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Notice: John Heald’s Cucina Del Capitano quote has been edited for readability.
