<p><span style="color:#0000CD;"><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">6 Free Dining Venues on Carnival</span></strong></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">Every time I sail on a Carnival ship I get excited. Why? Because not only am I&nbsp;on a cruise ship, but also experiencing a ton of&nbsp;awesome food.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">Across different cruise line brands you’ll find a variety of restaurant surcharges ranging from $5 to $50, depending on what you’re hungry for. Steak, Italian, Asian – it all depends on your mood. But if you’re going for budget friendly (free), Carnival offers a lot&nbsp;those dining options too.</p><h2 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 3rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><span style="font-size:18px;">I found these six fabulous free eats onboard:</span></h2><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">*Note: not every Carnival ship has these venues. I was on Carnival Liberty.</em></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 2.4rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">1. Guy’s Burger Joint</h3><div id="attachment_22943" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto 2rem; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; width: 560px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="size-full wp-image-22943" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BURGER-EDIT.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BURGER-EDIT.jpg" alt="Straight Up burger at Guys Burger Joint. " width="550" height="413" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px;">Straight Up burger at Guy’s Burger Joint.</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">I love Guy’s Burger Joint. When Carnival first announced the partnership with Guy Fieri, I was doing backflips because that means I could get a Guy burger without spending $18.50 in his Time Square restaurant. The venue is typically open til about 6p and has signature burgers like: Plane Jane, Straight Up, The Ringer, Chilius Maximus, and the Pig Patty. You can<a data-cke-saved-href="http://cruiseradio.net/guys-burger-joint-1000s-of-burgers-served-menu/" href="http://cruiseradio.net/guys-burger-joint-1000s-of-burgers-served-menu/" target="_blank" style="box-sizing: border-box; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; -webkit-transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out; color: rgb(44, 127, 159); text-decoration: none;">&nbsp;see the menu here</a>.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 2.4rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">2. Blue Iguana Cantina</h3><div id="attachment_22944" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto 2rem; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; width: 560px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="size-full wp-image-22944" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BUR-EDIT.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BUR-EDIT.jpg" alt="Burrito from Blue Iguana Cantina. " width="550" height="413" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px;">Burrito from Blue Iguana Cantina.</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">This lido deck southwestern joint offers tacos/burritos and is open into the late afternoon. In four easy steps you can have the burrito or taco of your choice:</p><ul style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Choose your tortilla</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Select your meat</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Add your stuffing</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pick your toppings</li></ul><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">Oh, and they have an awesome toppings bar.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-22942" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BLUE-BAR-EDIT.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/BLUE-BAR-EDIT.jpg" alt="BLUE BAR EDIT" width="550" height="413" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0px auto 2rem;"></p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 2.4rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">3. Fish and Chips</h3><div id="attachment_22941" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto 2rem; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; width: 560px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="size-full wp-image-22941" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FISH-EDIT.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/FISH-EDIT.jpg" alt="FIsh and Chips with Tuna Watermelon. " width="550" height="413" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px;">Fish and Chips with Tuna Watermelon.</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">This is a secret that not a lot of people know (until now). There’s a fish and chips bar on deck 10, one deck above the lido deck marketplace. You can also get watermelon tuna and a couple other seafood delights in this area. The hours are typically the same as the lido deck marketplace. Also, there is plenty of seating on deck 10 which makes it a great place to retreat during crowded dining times. I like to camp out&nbsp;in the booth by the drink machine.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 2.4rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">4. Pizza</h3><div id="attachment_22938" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto 2rem; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; width: 490px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="size-full wp-image-22938" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PIZZA-EDIT.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PIZZA-EDIT.jpg" alt="Cheese pizza from Pizza Pirate." width="480" height="640" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px;">Cheese pizza from Pizza Pirate.</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">One thing I love about a cruise is that the pizza joint is normally open 24/7. Making it&nbsp;a great place to soak up the alcohol before calling it a night. At Carnival’s&nbsp;<em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Pizza Pirate</em>&nbsp;you’ll find margherita pizza, funghi pizza, pepperoni, roasted garlic, prosciutto and ceasar salad there.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 2.4rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">5. Mongolian Wok</h3><div id="attachment_22939" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto 2rem; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; width: 560px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="size-full wp-image-22939" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_7309-1.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_7309-1.jpg" alt="Mongolian wok aboard Carnival Liberty." width="550" height="413" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px;">Mongolian wok aboard Carnival Liberty.</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">First, select your noodles and veggies. Then tell the chef which sauce and meat you want in the wok.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">Beef and Thai barbecue? Chicken and black bean?</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">This is located in the lido deck dining room on most ships and usually has a substantial line – but well worth the wait! Get there early.</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 2.4rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">6. Sea Day Brunch</h3><div id="attachment_22936" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto 2rem; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; width: 560px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="size-full wp-image-22936" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PORK-CHOP-EDIT.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/PORK-CHOP-EDIT.jpg" alt="Grilled pork chops served up at sea day brunch. photo: flickr creative" width="550" height="358" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px;">Grilled pork chops served up at sea day brunch. (photo: flickr)</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">On the ships I’ve been on, the sea day brunch has been offered between 10a and 1p in one of the Main Dining Rooms. My favorite entree is the flame roasted, double cut thick pork chop, topped with caramelized onion, gorgonzola cream, side of fries and blistered beans in bbq sauce. I get it every time!</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">You can get breakfast and lunch, or both, and no reservations are required. Oh, and the Bloody Mary bar is also amazing!</p><h3 style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.2; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-size: 2.4rem; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">Bonus Ice Cream</h3><div id="attachment_22945" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="box-sizing: border-box; max-width: 100%; margin: 0px auto 2rem; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; width: 490px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><img class="size-full wp-image-22945" data-cke-saved-src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ICE-CREAM-EDIT.jpg" src="http://cruiseradio.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/ICE-CREAM-EDIT.jpg" alt="Strawberry ice cream on lido deck." width="480" height="640" style="box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p class="wp-caption-text" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px;">Strawberry ice cream on lido deck.</p></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);">Frozen yogurt or ice cream on lido deck. Enough said.</p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 2.4rem; padding: 0px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 26px; background-color: rgb(246, 245, 242);"><br></p>