Is The Food Included on a Disney Cruise?

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One very important thing to know before you book a Disney Cruise is exactly what is included.

There are many food options that are included with your Disney Cruise fare.

Although there are upgraded dining experiences available, it is very possible to sail on a Disney cruise and not pay anything extra for food.

There are more than enough included food choices on a Disney cruise to keep everyone happy without having to pay any extra!

What Food is Included on a Disney Cruise?

All your breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks are included. Food is available from one of the following sources onboard.

• Food in the main dining rooms
• Food in the buffet
• Room Service
• Counter Service

There are also some food and dining experience that do cost extra.

• Adult Only Restaurants
• Some Bar Food
• Some Extra Charge Deserts and Ice Creams (such as Dole Whip)

Disney Cruise Line Does Dining Differently

Disney does main dining a bit differently from every other cruise line.

On each Disney ship, you will find three main dining restaurants with different themes.

On all Disney cruises (except the rare 2-night sailings) each guest will visit all the dining rooms on the ship at least once.

This is called Rotational Dining.

Another unique feature of Rotational Dining is that your serving team will “rotate” with you to each restaurant. This means that you will have the same servers every night.

This gives your serving team the chance to get to know your dining preferences so that you can have an even better experience.

There are two different seatings each night for the main dining room. Each seating time is designed so that you can have dinner and also have the opportunity to see the show in the Walt Disney Theatre.

Disney Cruise Dining Times – What You Need to Know

What are the Main Dining Rooms on Each Ship?

Each of the five Disney ships has three main dining restaurants.

These are also known as Rotational Dining Restaurants.

Each restaurant will be open for dinner and guests will find out from the Navigators App where they are dining that evening.

One of the restaurants will be open for breakfast and lunch if you want an alternative to the buffet.

Disney Magic Restaurants

• Animator’s Palate
• Lumiere’s
• Rapunzel’s Royal Table

Disney Wonder Restaurants

• Animator’s Palate
• Tiana’s Place
• Triton’s

Disney Dream Restaurants

• Animator’s Palate
• Enchanted Garden
• Royal Palace

Guide to the Disney Dream Restaurants

Disney Fantasy Restaurants

• Animator’s Palate
• Enchanted Garden
• Royal Court

Disney Wish Restaurants

• Arendelle: A Frozen Dining Experience
• 1923
• Worlds of Marvel

Guide to the Disney Wish Restaurants

Disney Cruise Special Dietary Needs

I have sailed many times on Disney Cruise Lines, and for a large proportion of that time, I have traveled with someone who has special dietary needs.

I have always found DCL to be exceptionally good at catering to special diets.

You will always find gluten-free, vegetarian, no-sugar-added, dairy-free, and lighter-note offerings on Disney’s table-service restaurant menus.

See more details on how to inform Disney of your special dietary requests before you board.

When you visit the buffet or quick service restaurant inform a Cast Member of your dietary requirements and they will assist you.

Dining in the Buffet on a Disney Cruise

Each of the Disney ships has a buffet.

On Disney Magic, Wonder, Dream, and Fantasy this is called Cabanas.

On Disney Wish, it is Marceline Market.

The buffet serves breakfast and dinner. Unlike many other cruise ships, DCL does not have a dinner buffet.

Room Service

Room service is available 24 hours a day on a Disney Cruise.

Make sure you order at least once from the Room Service Menu.

Always remember that whilst room service is free, it is customary to tip the server who brings you food. An amount of at least $1 is considered reasonable. You can do this in cash or by putting the money on your account on the check that your server will have for you.

• All Hands on Deck (Cheese Plate)
  A special selection of international cheese served with crackers
• Chicken Caesar Salad
  Crisp Romaine lettuce with Grilled Chicken, Baguette Crouton, and creamy Caesar Dressing
• Greek Salad
  Cucumber, Red Onions, Kalamata Olives, Feta Cheese, Oregano, and a Red Wine Vinaigrette
• Mixed Garden Salad
  Mixed Leaves with Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Carrots, Peppers, and Red onions with a choice of dressings (Ranch, Raspberry, Italian, and Balsamic)
• Grilled Salmon Salad
  with Iceberg Lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Vidalia Onions, Cucumber, and Lime Marinated Cracked Wheat
• Creamy Tomato Soup with Herbed Crostini
• Chicken Noodle Soup
• Fresh Fruit Bowl
• All American Fare
• Baked Macaroni and Cheese
• Crispy Chicken Tenders served with Barbeque Sauce
• Grilled Hot Dog served with French Fries
• Cheeseburger/Hamberger served with French Fries and Coleslaw
• Buffalo Chicken Wing served with Blue Cheese and Honey Mustard Dip

ll pizzas baked with Mozzarella Cheese and Tomato Sauce

• Pepperoni
• Cheese
• Margarita

The room service pizzas are delicious! We all love ordering pizza when we come back too late for the buffet when we have been on a Port Adventure.

Freshly Made-to-Order Sandwiches

All sandwiches served with a side of Coleslaw and Chips

• New York Steak Panini with Caramelized Onions and Horseradish
• Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Panini
• BLT Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato, and Mayonnaise on Tasted Bread
• Grilled Cheddar Cheese Sandwich

Disney Cruise Room Service Desserts Menu

Daily Cake Selection

• Key Lime Pie
• Chocolate Chip Cookie
• Oatmeal Raisin Cookie

Don’t forget the daily cake selection which changes every day. You can also ask for vegan desserts.

Quick Service Locations on Disney Cruise Ships

Each Disney ship also has a number of Quick Service locations that have a large selection of food and snacks.

Most are located on the pool deck of each ship.

Many items are included but some are an additional charge.

Disney Magic Casual Dining

All of these are located on Deck 9

• Duck in Diner – Middle Eastern-inspired shawarma and classic American food like hamburgers and hot dogs.
• Pinocchio’s Pizzeria – conveniently located next to Goofy’s Pool
• Eye Scream Treats – complimentary soft serve ice cream
• Cove Cafe -an extra charge for coffee and alcoholic beverages, but pastries and cakes are complimentary
• Frozone Treats – extra charge for smoothies and Dole Whip

Disney Wonder Casual Dining

Many are the same as on Disney Magic but just have different names.

• Pete’s Boiler Bites – Middle Eastern-inspired shawarma and classic American food like hamburgers and hot dogs.
• Daisy’s Delites – Choose from salads, sandwiches, wraps, and fruit
• Pinocchio’s Pizzeria – conveniently located next to Goofy’s Pool
• Eye Scream Treats – complimentary soft serve ice cream
• Cove Cafe -an extra charge for coffee and alcoholic beverages, but pastries and cakes are complimentary
• Frozone Treats – extra charge for smoothies and Dole Whip

Disney Dream Casual Dining

• Eye Scream Treats – complimentary soft serve ice cream
• Flo’s Cafe – burgers, chicken, pizza and salads
• Frozone Treats – extra charge for smoothies and Dole Whip
• Senses Juice Bar – extra charge juice bar located near the spa
• Vanellope’s Sweets & Treats – extra charge for confectionery and ice cream

Disney Fantasy Casual Dining

• Eye Scream Treats – complimentary soft serve ice cream
• Flo’s Cafe – burgers, chicken, pizza and salads
• Frozone Treats – extra charge for smoothies and Dole Whip
• Senses Juice Bar – extra charge juice bar located near the spa
• Sweet on You – extra charge for confectionery and ice cream

Disney Wish Casual Dining

Mickey & Friends Festival of Foods is located on the pool deck of the Wish and has the following choices:

• Mickey’s Smokestack Barbecue
• Donald’s Cantina
• Daisy’s Pizza Pies
• Goofy’s Grill
• Sweet Minnie’s Ice Cream
• Joyful Sweets – extra charge for confectionery and ice cream

Food on Castaway Cay

All the food is included when you visit Disneys Private Island, Castaway Cay.

The food is barbecue style – and you can choose from three different locations.

Cookies One is located closest to the ship on the Family Beach and tends to be less busy than Cookies Two which is further in but also on the Family Beach.

They both serve the same menu.

There are plenty of places in the shade to sit down and eat.

There is also a Serenity Bay BBQ – if you can go here then this really is the best choice, even though it is the furthest away from the ship.

It’s the least crowded and sometimes has dishes you won’t find at the other locations.

All of the Castaway Cay BBQ venues serve the same menu (although you may get lucky at Serenity Bay).

What Food is Not Included on a Disney Cruise?

Whilst most food is included on a Disney cruise, and you really can very easily sail with DCL without spending any extra money at all on food, there are some options that have an extra cost.

As we have seen, there are some Casual Dining options that have an extra charge. If you want a specialty ice cream or a Dole Whip these are not included.

Want some popcorn or candy before a movie or show? All the ships have a concession stand where you can buy snacks for an extra charge.

The main area where food is not included is in the adult-only restaurants.

Adult Dining on the Disney Ships

There are a number of restaurants on each Disney ship that are only open to those 18 and over. There is an extra charge for each and they have to be booked ahead of time.

All of the Disney ships have the restaurant Palo.

On Disney Wish it is known as Palo Steakhouse and has a slightly different menu to the other ships.

Disney Wish Palo Steakhouse Dinner Review

Palo serves a very popular Brunch on Sea Days, and Dinner every evening.

Disney Dream and Fantasy both have Remy, named after the lovable rat and talented chef in Ratatouille.

Remy is recognized as one of the very best restaurants at Sea.

Remy Restaurant on the Dream and Fantasy offers a number of different experiences:

• Remy Champagne Brunch
• Remy Dessert Experience
• Petites Assiettes de Remy
• Dinner at Remy

Disney Wish offers fine dining at Enchante, a restaurant inspired by Beauty and the Beast.

Enchante Menus on the Disney Wish

Currently, there are three different dining experiences offered:

• Enchante Brunch
• Enchante Just Desserts
• Enchante Dinner

Enchante Champagne Brunch Menu

The Enchante Brunch is a prix fixe menu that includes a glass of bubbly and a decadent dessert for $75.

• Tomato Pie
• Braised Pork with Salad
• Halibut with Creamy Scrambled Eggs, Herb Condiment
• Chicken with Gnocchi, Poulette Sauce and Lemon

Enchante Just Desserts

This is a 5-course dessert menu served with coffee for $60 per person.

This event will include an in-depth discussion with the Executive Chef and Pastry Chef of Enchante who will discuss the history and evolution of each sweet selection.

Enchante Dinner Menu

Here you have a choice of one of two experiences – either The Collection or Passion.

The Collection is priced at $195 per person and is a dinner menu that combines both new creations and Enchante Signature Dishes.

It will change according to what is best in season that the market has to offer at the time that you dine.

The Passion option is $125 per person and offers:

• SOIL GROWN TOMATOES / 12-Hour Confit / Tomato Water
• JOHN DORY / Sea Urchin / Plankton
• WILD HALIBUT / Onion Confit / Vermouth Sauce
• SQUAB PIDGEON FERMIERE / Turnip Relish
• CHEESE CART
• DESSERT

MENU

You can also order a la carte

• SOIL GROWN TOMATOES / 12-Hour Confit / Tomato Water 25
• LANGOUSTINES / Finger Lime / Creamy Broth 50
• CAVIAR / Smoked Haddock / Finger Potatoes 85
• MAINE LOBSTER / In Homage to My Father 65
• WILD HALIBUT / Onion Confit / Vermouth 45
• TURBOT / Sloe-Cooked Celery / Vin Jaune 50
• POULARDE FERMIERE / Vegetarian Confit / Poulette Sauce 45
• GRILLED BEEF / Poivrade Artichoke / Beef Jus 45
• SQUAB PIDGEON FERMIERE / Turnip Relish 50

Desserts at Enchante

Chocolate Valrhona, Praline 19.00

Raspberry Honey, Red berry juice 19.00

Apricot Almond, Natural apricot juice 19.00

Diners can add a Champagne Journey for $140 or a Wine Experience for $115 Per Person.