Cruise ships offer many different complimentary food options for guests to enjoy.
However, it’s not always obvious which options are included in your fare.
In this video, we’ll provide an overview of all of the venues that were serving complimentary
food aboard the Carnival Legend during our cruise in April 2022.
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Please keep in mind that hours may vary due to itineraries, days at sea, and port days.
If you’re an early riser, Room Service on the Carnival Legend offered a complimentary
continental breakfast starting at 5 am, except on the disembarkation day of our cruise.
To order, we simply needed to fill out the request form we got from our stateroom attendant
and hang it on our door before 4 am.
Breakfast in the Unicorn Cafe Lido Buffet on Deck 9 Aft – toward the back of the ship
– started with a continental breakfast for about 30 minutes.
The buffet then switched over to a full breakfast buffet, including made-to-order eggs and omelets.
Pizza Pirate is located near the back of the buffet and served their regular menu in the morning.
The venue was a favorite of our JellyBean.
“I recommend the Four Cheese Pizza!”
Just outside of the Lido Buffet on the starboard side – or right side – of Deck 9, the
Blue Iguana Cantina served made-to-order breakfast burritos for about 2 to 3 hours, depending
on the day.
Finally, if you prefer waiter service for your morning meal, the Truffles Main Dining
Room on Deck 2 Aft was also available.
On port days, breakfast was served from 7 am to 9 am and the same menu
was offered each day.
On days at sea, the dining room didn’t open until 8:30 am and a more extensive brunch
menu was served until noon.
The Carnival Deli inside the Unicorn Cafe Lido Buffet opened around 11 am and stayed
open until 11 pm.
The venue served hot and cold sandwiches, fries, and sides.
They also had Sea Salt Dark Chocolate Chip cookies available,
which were DaddyBean’s favorites!
“They were so delicious!”
At noon, even more complimentary eateries opened up.
The Blue Iguana Cantina re-opened to serve made-to-order tacos, burritos, and taco salads
until mid-afternoon.
A nearby salsa bar was available for adding fillings and salsas.
Interestingly, we found this bar to be the go-to place to find sliced watermelon.
On the opposite side of Deck 9 from the Blue Iguana Cantina, the very popular Guys Burger
Joint also opened at noon and offered fresh grilled burgers and hand cut fries until 6 pm.
A nearby condiment bar included a variety of toppings and sauces to further customize
your burger.
The Unicorn Cafe Lido Buffet served lunch from about noon to mid-afternoon, with a menu
that changed daily.
The buffet included a salad bar, a variety of hot and cold options, and a variety of
desserts.
The buffet also had an Asian-inspired station that was very popular.
And Pizza Pirate was open and serving a variety of fresh-made pizzas and Caesar salads.
Finally, although lunch was not served in the dining room during our cruise, Afternoon
Tea was served on days at sea.
The Truffles Main Dining room served dinner on Decks 2 and 3 Aft.
Guests with the flexible “Your Time” Dining had seatings available from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm.
For guests with fixed-time dining, seating for Early Dining started at 5:30 pm and seating
for Late Dining started at 7:45 pm.
The dinner menu changed each night and included a variety of soups, salads, appetizers, main
entrees, a vegetarian dish, and desserts.
A children’s menu was also available, but it was the same menu each night.
The Unicorn Cafe Lido Buffet served dinner from about 6 pm until 9:30 pm.
The food available was typically a sampling of the main dining room menu,
plus additional offerings.
And – of course – Pizza Pirate was open with fresh-made pizzas and Caesar salads available.
During our cruise, Pizza Pirate was open from 11:30 pm to 1 am for Pizza Plus.
In addition to the usual items, meatball sandwiches, lasagna, and some desserts were also available.
And now, a few more complimentary options.
Swirls had self-serve machines with soft serve ice cream and frozen yogurt that were available
24 hours a day.
The machines were located outside the buffet, on both the port and starboard sides of Deck 9.
Complimentary non-bottled water, lemonade, unsweetened iced tea, hot chocolate and non-specialty
coffee and tea were available in the Truffles Main Dining room and the Unicorn Cafe Lido Buffet.
Additionally, complimentary juices were available during breakfast hours.
Finally, Room Service had complimentary items available – such as salads, sandwiches,
sides, desserts, and beverages – from 6 am to 10 pm.
The Room Service menu was easily accessed by scanning the QR code found in our stateroom.