Do Disney Cruises have buffets?

Buffet-Style Dining Options on a Disney Cruise. The buffet aboard the Disney Magic, Disney Wonder, Disney Dream and Disney Fantasy is called Cabanas; it's located on the open deck beside the main pools.



Yes, Disney Cruises feature extensive buffets, with the most famous being Cabanas (located on the Disney Magic, Wonder, Dream, and Fantasy) and Marceline Market (on the Disney Wish and newer ships). These venues serve a massive variety of options for breakfast and lunch, including custom omelet stations, fresh seafood, carved meats, and a dedicated kids' section. During dinner hours, these spaces typically transition from a self-service buffet to a more casual, sit-down table service restaurant for those who want to skip the main "rotational" dining rooms. Disney has also maintained high health standards; while the "buffet" remains, you will often find crew members serving specific items to passengers to minimize contact. Additionally, the pool decks offer "Quick Service" windows—which are essentially mini-buffets for pizza, burgers, and soft-serve ice cream—ensuring that food is available nearly 24 hours a day without the formality of a dining room.

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Cabanas offers buffet-style breakfast and lunch and waiter-served dinner most days on each sailing. (Dinner is not offered on the first or last day of any sailing, so plan accordingly.) The buffet closes between meals.

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What time is dinner served on board a Disney Cruise? Each night with rotational dining, there are 2 seating times for dinner. For European sailings, the Main Seating begins at 6PM, with the Second Seating beginning at 8:30PM. For USA sailings, the Main Seating begins at 5:45PM, with the Second Seating beginning at 8PM.

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At the time of booking, you may specify other people to sit with who will also be on board. Otherwise, assignments will be made to fill all the tables. We do our best to match dining groups. For instance, adults without children will dine together, while families will be seated with other families.

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While you're sailing, there are a few optional services and activities that do require an additional charge, including Port Adventures excursions, spa and salon services, babysitting in our ship's nurseries, onboard photography service, phone calls, video games, alcoholic beverages, and our adults-only dining venues, ...

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Bottled water and canned sodas are available for purchase in lounges and bars throughout the ship. Specialty coffees and more can be purchased in the Cove Cafe alongside complimentary treats and snacks. You will be able to stay well-hydrated, refreshed, and well-fed throughout your entire sailing!

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You can order more than one dish. You read that right: if you'd like more than one dish, you are more than welcome to order them. No one will shun you; this is part of your cruise fare, and you're the captain of your ship (well, not really, but you know what I mean).

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Dining on a Disney cruise is a fabulous experience and Disney will do their best to accommodate you if you want a private table. It is very easy to request a private table on a Disney cruise.

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Feeding Yourself on Debarkation Day Even though you're leaving the ship, you're still entitled to breakfast onboard. These are your options: Eat in a Dining Room You'll be assigned to the same dining room you had dinner in on the last night of your cruise.

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Lunch is a three-course meal with French and American food choices. Dinner is part of the rotational dining on the Disney Fantasy. It's a four-course meal with appetizers like duck breast, spinach soufflé, and shrimp cocktail. Entrées include grilled beef tenderloin, lobster medallions, wild boar tenderloin, and more.

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Onboard Beverage Service Many of the beverages served during your cruise are complimentary. However, all alcoholic beverages and certain other drinks will be charged to your stateroom folio.

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Yes, but there is an alcohol limit. Let me repeat that: the wine or champagne you can bring MUST be in your carry-on bags. Additionally, any alcohol you bring on the cruise can't be enjoyed in any lounge or public areas. So, you need to plan to drink it in your stateroom or on your balcony.

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You'll see Characters around the ship, in stage shows and during kids' activities in our youth clubs. And if one of your ports of call is Castaway Cay, you'll have a chance to meet Disney Characters during an onshore Dance Party.

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Room service: Complimentary Disney Cruise Line Room Service included in the price of your cruise is available 24 hours a day, for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks. On the final night of your cruise, Room Service is available until 1:30 a.m. Gratuity is not included.

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It is recommended to bring around $200 to $500 in cash on a Disney Cruise to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Alaska, and the Mediterranean. And if you don't plan on getting off the ship, then you honestly won't need to bring any money.

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Currently, there are only a few stateroom categories that sleep six to eight castaways in a single stateroom. Among them are the Concierge 2-Bedroom Suite with Verandah on the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder as well as the Concierge 1- and 2-Level Royal Suite with Verandah options on the highly-anticipated Disney Wish.

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Disney Cruise Line is the first major cruise line to provide this complimentary service. Crew members with iOS and Android devices will be able to send and receive text messages while onboard for free. The service will launch today onboard the Disney Magic and will be available fleet wide in the next few weeks.

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The easiest option is to order the water prior to your cruise through Onboard Gifts. Water is available in quantities of 6, 12, and 24, ranging in price from $13.75 - $55.00 (prices subject to change plus tax and gratuity). Pre-purchased water will be waiting in your stateroom when you arrive.

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