Carnival Cruise Line puts a lot of effort into catering to special diets.
Over the past two years, the company has added gluten-free, vegan and vegetarian options throughout its ships. It has also added gluten-free and vegetarian menus to its main restaurant (MDR).
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“Carnival can provide our guests with meals that cater to the following special dietary needs: vegetarian, low cholesterol, low fat, low carb, low sugar and gluten-free. Our chefs will do their best to accommodate your requests and will be happy to prepare them Fresh dishes to suit your dietary needs,” the cruise line shared on its website.
In addition, Carnival (copper clad laminate) Added Menu Mate, a technology designed to help people with food allergies stay safe.
“Our ships are equipped with the Menu Mate food ingredients program across the fleet to accommodate guests with food allergies. The Menu Mate food ingredients program is powered by the award-winning CertiStar software and can be easily operated on touch tablets in catering venues , to reduce the risk of allergic reactions,” Carnival said.
According to Carnival, no other major cruise line has similar technology.
“Our staff will ask guests about food allergies and enter any restrictions into the program. The software will then sort all available options and show which items are free of allergens and which options can be modified to exclude specified allergens, and which options should be avoided,” it added.
Passengers can also use Menu Mate tablets on their own. There is a Menu Mate available near the Lido Buffet Restaurant.
Despite these efforts, some passengers still have complaints.
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Carnival travelers worried about food safety
Cruise lines can have the right menus to accommodate people’s dietary needs and top-of-the-line technology to share allergy information, but passenger safety still depends on the people.
Sara White shares her experience with Carnival brand ambassador John Heald.
“The rest of the time it was the main restaurant and occasionally the Lido Buffet, and I was happy to be able to have gluten-free pizza at Miami Slice and a sandwich at The Deco deli. The gluten-free Quattro Fromaggi was very tasty and I could see them treating me Be very careful with gluten-free foods,” she wrote.
Not every restaurant is so careful.
“I get gluten-free food at the Pig and Anchor or Guy’s Burger and feel safe and have no problem eating it. On the Lido Deck, I have a lot of concerns about gluten contamination. A lot of people don’t realize this is a problem for people How dangerous.
White is also concerned about how another food station is being handled.
“The other worrying part was with the ice cream, the spoon goes under the cone so when someone takes the cone out all the crumbs go into the spoon. No big deal, I just went to a coffee station and I Sometimes I do feel nauseous after eating,” she added.
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Carnival takes food issues seriously
Heard made it clear that Carnival takes the issue of food allergies seriously.
“Thank you so much for this really valuable feedback. I know we’ve been working hard over the past year, especially with rolling out gluten-free menus and other things we have, like the ones we have on the Lido Deck for those Extra help is provided in person for guests who have allergies or who really need to eat gluten-free foods,” he wrote.
Brand ambassadors pledged to share White’s concerns with the appropriate people.
“I will share this with the executive chef and I promise you that going forward we will continue to work hard to make sure that there is no cross-contamination and that we take the care that we need to take, and most of that I’m already doing so, I do Hope you had a great time, please leave this with me, if you need anything else I’m here for you, happy new year.
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White also noted that she didn’t learn about Menu Mate until later in the voyage.
“On about the fifth day on the cruise, I discovered the counter at the Lido, Menu Mate. I talked to the lady there and she even had a chef come and talk to me. I don’t know how I didn’t know about the office The table was right there and we had the best time,” she shared.
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