Re: Our First Cruise: Carnival Valor. I've got some questions...
You may get off and on the ships as many times as you like. BUT, ships are about 3 football fields long. You get on and off near the middle, then you often have a walk of 100 to 200 yards from the front of the ship to the port security gate. Then another 100 yards to any shops or a taxi ride into town. [ports are working areas, not just for cruise ships] So there is usually not much opportunity to get on and off very many times.
Dining options:
FREE
The assigned main dining room,
OR,
Name: Rosie's Restaurants
Location: Lido Deck 9 - midship and aft / Panorama Deck 10 - aft
Seating: 1396
Hours: open for breakfast-lunch-dinner
Pizzeria open 24 hours
hot/cold beverages open 24 hours
Function: Self-Service Casual Restaurant
Late Night Bistro - dinner
Buffet / Specialty Stations: salad bar; pasta; carving station
The Grill: hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, steak sandwiches and fries
Taste of Nations: food from different regions each day
Asian: Variety of Asian food, including Sushi
Mongolian Barbeque: Mongolian wok where guests select vegetables, seafood, meat and spices and have it prepared right before their eyes.
Fish N' Chips: Fish and seafood
New York Deli: Deli Sandwiches piled-high and favorite sides
Desserts: including soft-serve ice cream
Pizzeria: pizza, calzone and ceasar salad
$30.pp
Name: Scarlett's
Location: Panorama Deck 10 - midship
Seating: 108
Hours: 6:00pm-9:30pm
Function: Supper Club and Bar
Reservations-only; reservations fee; sit down waiter service; display cooking area stage and dance floor for nightly entertainment
Plus there is a burger grill out by the pool. [free]
Also there is room service 24/7, free, but a limited menu, mostly sandwiches.
Around 5PM they serve Sushi by the casino, free
And there is a themed party [Mexican?] by the pool one night at 11:30PM and the buffet area has one or 2 serving lines open each evening at 11:30, free
And the is a specialty coffee, dessert bar on the promenade, xtra charges.
