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✔️Carnival Splendor Cruise Buffet and Free Food Tour

Northern Viking Explorer
Northern Viking Explorer
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👁️ 63K views📅 7 years ago⏱️ 7:09

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Editorial Summary

Ken from Northern Viking Explorer provides a comprehensive tour of the complimentary dining options available on the Carnival Splendor. The video begins with a breakfast overview, highlighting the variety of traditional items like eggs, bacon, and pancakes, alongside a custom omelet station. For lunch, the creator explores several specialized stations, including a burrito bar, a Mongolian wok where guests select toppings and meats, an Italian area, and a carvery station featuring rotating meats such as roast leg of pork. He also identifies a quiet barbecue area upstairs that serves smoked beef, chicken, and pulled pork. The tour continues to the poolside areas, noting the off the grill station for burgers and hot dogs, a 24 hour pizza station, and the Carnival Deli near the adult pool which offers sandwiches and wraps. Additionally, the creator points out an Indian food station that serves fresh naan and butter chicken. Dinner service is described as having extensive options including carving stations, casseroles, and a wide array of desserts at the sweet spot. The video concludes by noting that all featured food and beverages are included in the cruise fare and highlights the various beverage stations and seating options available throughout the buffet areas.

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How This Review Compares

This review's score for Carnival Splendor
Seriously Tasty
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A Nibble

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What This Creator Said
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Creator's Key Takeaways

they will make custom omelets for you with all sorts of different toppings really talented

it is very delicious they've also got an Italian area with pastas and different things lots of breads

this is my favorite secret place is the barbecue and it's always quiet up here so a great place to to come and eat your meal

all the food and beverages that you see in this video are free of charge with your cruise fare

Creator's Tips & Advice

Visit the barbecue area upstairs for a quiet meal
Try the custom omelets at the breakfast station
Check out the Mongolian wok for a custom stir-fry

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat food options are available at the Carnival Splendor buffet?
QAre the buffet and complimentary restaurants free with the cruise fare?

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