Carnival Cruise Line reveals Chefs Table revamp, new cooking classes and more

Carnival Cruise Line is undertaking a series of enhancements across the fleet ahead of the New Year, with a revamped Chef’s Table, a new dedicated cooking class, and online improvements.

The enhancements include a dedicated cooking class involving favourite dishes from Chef Lagasse, and new menu and wine selection at the Chefs Table dining experience, and new ship tour experiences and HUB app upgrades.

Debuting onboard the Carnival Jubilee as part of the Carnival Kitchen offerings, the Carnival Culinary Center features a dedicated cooking class curated by Chief Culinary Officer Emeril Lagasse. 

Guests will learn to create a three-course meal with recipes selected by Emeril, including his New-New Orleans Pasta, Shrimp and Okra Gumbo with Filé and Strawberries Romanoff.

The Chef’s Table, a VIP culinary experience featuring a multi-course dinner hosted by the Executive Chef onboard, has also been upgraded. 

The experience starts with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres for a group of 14, followed by a tour to see the galley in operation and a dinner of appetizers, entrees and desserts. The Chef’s Table 2.0 menu offerings are available fleetwide.

Carnival’s “Behind The Fun” tours will also now be available for bookings pre-cruise on Carnival.com starting January 1st. To book, guests need to select the tour as a shore excursion under their ship’s homeport. 

An accessible, abbreviated tour is also now available for guests with disabilities.

And finally, the cruise line is simplifying debarkation with a new feature on the HUB App. Guests no longer need to pick up zone tags for their luggage but can indicate a debarkation time via the app. 

Guests should list the number of bags to be placed outside their stateroom so the tags can be delivered directly to them.

VIFP members and suite guests will still receive special tags with priority debarkation as normal, and travellers who prefer not to use the app can still follow the traditional debarkation process.