By now you’ve probably seen Carnival’s Christmas dinner menu for 2025 and have either booked yourself on a Christmas cruise or become increasingly resentful of those who will be onboard. Well today I’m back with Carnival’s New Year’s dinner menu for 2026 (which is actually for 2025 as it will be served for dinner on December 31, 2025…sorry for any confusion!). So those on a Christmas cruise will need to book a back-to-back and those who couldn’t book a Christmas cruise should rejoice at another opportunity to enjoy a special Carnival holiday dinner menu. And if you can’t book either a Christmas OR New Year’s cruise? May I suggest a land-based trip to the outskirts of Whoville to commiserate with that green, revenge-seeking Grinch.
Anywho (see what I did there), here’s Carnival’s New Year’s Eve gala dinner menu for 2025 (going into 2026):
And with that, Happy New Year (in a few weeks) and…
Class Dismissed!
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Homework (10 points): If you’re cruising over New Year’s, share to the comments what you plan to order!
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