When you cruise with Royal Caribbean Cruises, the dining experience is designed around variety, convenience, and high-energy innovation. Royal Caribbean’s culinary lineup ranges from multi-deck main dining rooms and casual grab-and-go spots to immersive, world-class speciality venues.
Read our guide below to find out what dining options are included in your fare, and which dining options incur an additional charge.
Dining Included in Your Fare
You can easily enjoy a full cruise vacation without spending anything extra on food. Royal Caribbean includes a wide selection of complimentary dining venues across its fleet, serving everything from three-course dinners to late-night pizza.
1. Main Dining Room
The centrepiece of complimentary cruise dining, serving freshly prepared multi-course meals for breakfast, lunch (sea days), and dinner every day.
The Experience: Rotating daily menus featuring global cuisine, classic steaks, seafood, pastas, regional dishes matching your itinerary, and kids' favourites.
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Dining Formats:
Traditional Dining (Assigned Seating): Choose between Early (approx. 5:15 PM - 5:45 PM) or Late (approx. 7:45 PM - 8:15 PM) seating. You are assigned the same table and dedicated waitstaff each evening.
My Time Dining (Flexible Seating): Eat in the Main Dining Room anytime during operating hours (typically 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM). Reservations can be made in advance via the app or by joining the line onboard.
Ships & Venues: Available fleet-wide. On older ships, you will find multi-level grand dining rooms (e.g., Opus, Rembrandt, or Romeo & Juliet), while newer ships feature multi-deck spaces unified under the Main Dining Room banner.
2. Windjammer Marketplace
The primary buffet destination onboard is open continuously from early morning through dinner.
The Experience: An expansive self-service food hall offering custom omelette stations, carving stations, fresh salads, international corners (Indian curries, Asian stir-fries, tacos), fresh pastries, and rotating nightly theme buffets.
3. Quick & Casual Venues (Sorrento’s, Cafe Promenade & El Loco Fresh)
Ideal for quick bites between activities, pool days, or late-night cravings.
The Experience:
Sorrento’s Pizza: Freshly baked New York-style pizza by the slice, open late into the night.
Café Promenade / Park Café: 24-hour casual hubs serving hot-pressed paninis, wraps, salads, pastries, and the iconic Royal Kummelweck roast beef sandwich.
El Loco Fresh: Poolside Mexican eatery with made-to-order tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and an extensive custom salsa bar.
Boardwalk Dog House: Custom gourmet hot dogs and sausages served boardwalk-style.
4. Coastal Kitchen (Exclusive to Suite Guests)
A private, complimentary restaurant reserved exclusively for Suite-level guests (Junior Suites and above) and Pinnacle Club members.
The Experience: A blend of Mediterranean flavours and California fresh cuisine, featuring high-end steaks, sea bass, and curated wines in an intimate, elevated setting.
Speciality Restaurants (Additional Charge)
For date nights, celebrations, or culinary variety, Royal Caribbean offers an array of speciality venues. You can pay à la carte or purchase pre-cruise Speciality Dining Packages (e.g., 3-Night Package or Unlimited Dining Package).
1. Chops Grille
- The Experience: Classic American steakhouse with rich wood accents and upscale decor. Prime cut steaks (filet mignon, ribeye), Maine lobster tails, truffle fries, and key lime pie.
- Ships: Available fleet-wide.
2. Izumi Sushi & Teppanyaki
- The Experience: Sleek, modern Japanese dining split into a sushi bar and an energetic Teppanyaki grill show. Fresh sashimi, signature rolls, and interactive hibachi cooking featuring steak, chicken, and seafood.
- Ships: Most Oasis, Quantum, Voyager, and Freedom-class ships.
3. Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen
- The Experience: Warm, rustic trattoria with a contemporary, family-style twist. Hand-tossed wood-fired pizzas, homemade pastas, charcuterie boards, and chicken parmigiana.
- Ships: Fleet-wide (rebranded as Jamie’s Italian on select ships).
4. Hooked Seafood
- The Experience: Casual yet refined New England-style seafood shack. Just-shucked oysters, Maryland crab cakes, lobster rolls, and clam chowder.
- Ships: Oasis-class and Icon-class ships.
5. Wonderland Imaginative Cuisine
- The Experience: Whimsical, Alice in Wonderland-inspired avant-garde dining venue. Molecular gastronomy, imaginative presentation based on elements (Sun, Ice, Fire, Earth).
- Ships: Quantum-class and select Oasis-class ships.
6. The Mason Jar / Portside BBQ
- The Experience: Relaxed Southern comfort food joint with live country music. Low-and-slow smoked brisket, pulled pork, fried chicken & waffles, cornbread, and craft cocktails.
- Ships: Select Oasis-class and Icon-class ships.