What food is included with your Royal Caribbean cruise?

When you go on a Royal Caribbean cruise, you have a choice of places to eat throughout the day. So which food is included and which cost extra?

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[stafforddecambra]

Well Done!! Very informative and spot on for all from the “1st time Cruisers & those that just Cruise for a Living!” Thanks for sharing!

[maries]

Refreshment Beverage package is always a must for us. MDR is our favorite, the food is good and we like having the same crew take care of us each night.

[carmeljackson]

My family and I, always do the Main Dining for dinner and sometime for breakfast. Windjammer is breakfast & lunch, also on embarkation day. I enjoy the meals that I get when I'm there!!

[tisawilliams]

I enjoyed the Taste of Royal as I was able to sample all specialty dining venues in one place. Now I know the dining package will be included on my next cruise.

[glent]

So an alcohol drink package works out to $2306.88 for two of us for an 8 day cruise. I cannot even begin to say how crazy that is. That is actually more than the cruise cost itself. Don't get me started on the RCL internet - $30 a day, vs $5 a day streaming on Princess.

[rachelfrank]

I've only been on one RC ship, but have two scheduled (Ovation then Mariner) for this year. I had a difficult time figuring out whether some of the smaller eateries were complimentary or charged a fee...places such as Cafe Promenade and Sorrentos. This video helped. :) My previous experience wasn't great in that I was told one thing by RC, but once on board the situation was different. I drink decaf coffee (including specialty) and Root Beer. Both were only to be found on place each on my previous ship.

[rosevalley]

Very honest and thorough review. Helpful for anyone who is new or has been curious about specialty dining. Thank you.

[joegayle]

We thoroughly enjoyed the included shipboard dining and splurged on shoreside meals.

[janaf]

For us, the menu appears to be fulfilling. The variety is so overwhelming. We will possibly eat at specialty restaurant twice, but look forward to all their options.

[angs]

Recently went on Quantum. My family ate at the main dining room for all our meals except for lunch on embarkation day when we ate at windjammer. We found the food at the MDR much better than that of windjammer's. As an Asian, I would say to avoid the Chinese food as they don't tend to get it right, e.g. stir fried noodles, Singapore noodles, Asian fried noodles, etc. Special shoutout to the Indian food though, they were awesome, and I fondly remember the fish curry from the MDR.

[MAB_]

Pro tip; eat breakfast in the formal dining venue for a great, warm, and more gourmet breakfast

[DCYote]

On my first RCI cruise, I did nothing but the buffet except for one night. I just was a bit intimidated by everything else, (I wish this channel had existed back then to inform me!) but I also found the times and varied selection more to my liking. Now that I've been on a few cruises, I usually do mostly the complimentary options, then maybe one or two nights will go to Izumi because I love sushi. Of course I always get a drink package as well, as I simply prefer to have a known, fixed cost.

[anndellaquila]

Hi Matt: just got off Wonder of the Sea 4/8/22, I see the dining room in your photos, Crew was Wonder-Full!! CoCo Cay Cuban Sandwich and Portobello Sandwich was good! Windjammer was a great venue, love the changes of flow traffic and washing at sinks, went to Solarium Bistro, Dog House, Wonderland, Giovanni’s, My Time dining, Cafe Promenade, on this trip. Could not get into Mason Jar :(…I loved two things: (1) vegetarian choices on windjammer walk in, and (2) lots of windjammer Indian food choices. Best thing ever… Lavazza coffee brand throughout the ship! I turned in my coffee card purchase —got a refund — when I saw the lavazza coffee brand in the windjammer! Windjammer Bakery near the entrance was a great idea!!! Donuts are freshest ever! Dining package was not available, would have bought one to visit Izumi and Chops…we have never been disappointed. I missed Playmakers, and Loco Taco.. looking forward to trying them in the future.

[jennekern]

We booked a Royal Caribbean cruise through Costco and one specialty dining was included. We did Chops Grille and it was wonderful!

[janaf]

This information is so helpful! Our cruise is in just over a month to Alaska and cannot wait! We have a balcony room and I plan on having breakfast on the balcony at sea.

[BrianSmith-phje]

We have only been on one cruise so far, Symphony right before covid. We were totally satisfied with the main dining room (and our wait staff!) and the Wind Jammer. I don’t think I could justify specialty dining. I know Matt loves Izumi, and I would probably enjoy the Hibachi, but we were totally satisfied without spending the extra.

[theressamurphy]

I am so looking forward to eating on Royal Caribbean this summer!🎉

[tmyers]

Top video! Excellent! Agree with all discussions!

[darploin]

One of the specialty darnings on Royal Caribbean I would love to try is Izumi

[ceo]

im not even going on a cruise. but these are so much fun to watch. good work