{"id":19528,"date":"2013-12-04T01:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T09:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=19528"},"modified":"2013-12-04T01:00:37","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T09:00:37","slug":"wednesday-66","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=19528","title":{"rendered":"A Taste of Carnival's Food Concept Branding"},"content":{"rendered":"

This one's for carnies. Not the people who coax you into trying to toss a ring around the neck of a Coke bottle or deflate a balloon with a dart to win a four-inch stuffed pig for the little one in your family…but the people who make <\/span>Carnival<\/a> their cruise line of choice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The dictionary defines carnies as employees of a Carnival, but what do dictionaries know anyway? Every cruise line has its loyalists, so Carnival's are going to be Carnies, for better or for worse.<\/span><\/p>\n

This news is for them…<\/span><\/p>\n

Because Carnies have been asked for their feedback on food, the cruise line is floating a change in concept for dinner. Actually, two concepts. One is called<\/span>\"Carnival<\/a>American Table<\/i>, the other American Feast<\/i>. More than anything, it appears to be an attempt at branding Carnival's food offerings, the way many cruise lines do with styles of eateries.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carnival's doing it with menus in the dining rooms of four ships: Glory<\/a> now, Liberty<\/a> in January, Imagination<\/a> and Inspiration<\/a> in February. If it's a success — and that's where you Carnies can continue to have a say — the concepts will blanket the entire 23-ship line by the end of 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

American Table<\/i> is being offered on Cruise Casual <\/em>nights, which is most of them, and will feature an "exceptional American cuisine" like a modern restaurant with menus that the patrons designed. The entrees are being inspired by the ports of call…most of which are in the Caribbean.<\/span><\/p>\n

American Feast<\/i> is simply kicking it up a notch. It's scheduled for Cruise Elegant<\/em> nights, once or twice a voyage. No mention of black ties and long gowns, because such things are rarely in the luggage of Carnival cruisers, but Carnival is promising a "more elegant, more elaborate" style of serving. That will be reflected in the menus (mojito cured ham, broiled Maine lobster, etc.) and it's safe to assume if you did wear a black tie, you would be more than welcome.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the final analysis, Carnival is saying the decision to take American Table <\/i>and American Feast <\/i>fleet-wide will be made by its people.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes, the Carnies.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

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\n\tInside: $149<\/span>
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This one's for carnies. Not the people who coax you into trying to toss a ring around the neck of a Coke bottle or deflate a balloon with a dart to win a four-inch stuffed pig for the little one in your family…but the people who make Carnival their cruise line of choice. The dictionary… Continue reading A Taste of Carnival's Food Concept Branding<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,32,25,19,15],"tags":[143,931,154,660,442,738,912,1477,72,1478,35,231,1479,360,542,302],"class_list":["post-19528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cruise-industry-news","category-deals","category-people","category-ships","category-stories","tag-azamara","tag-azamara-quest","tag-carnival","tag-carnival-glory","tag-carnival-inspiration","tag-carnival-liberty","tag-cruise-bargains","tag-cruise-casual-nights","tag-cruise-deals","tag-cruise-elegant-nights","tag-cruises","tag-dining-on-ships","tag-imagina","tag-main-dining-room","tag-mexican-riviera","tag-specialty-dining","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}