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Explorer of the Seas: Dining and Entertainment

Dining Options

Dining

From your favorite dishes to a world of new flavors, our restaurants are an adventure plate by plate. Italian, Japanese, Brazilian steakhouse and pizza faves – take your taste buds around the world. Add a beverage package for big (and refreshing) savings.

From cupcakes to California rolls, finger foods to a five-course gourmet meal, a Royal Caribbean cruise is a journey of culinary discovery. Our innovative chefs, each trained and certified, will take your palate global with a lineup of complimentary and specialty options. Pair your meals with a beverage package and save on your favorite drinks.

Once onboard, you will enjoy dining options that are rich in flavor and ambience. Savor dish after dish of fine cuisine, casual plates and snacks prepared by our chefs in a variety of venues from deck to deck.

Reserve a night at a specialty restaurant for an intimate fine dining experience – or one packed with colorful personality. There’s a range of cuisines and atmospheres for every taste. Pay one cover charge and order anything you’d like off the menu, or sample from a la carte menus at select venues.

Quench your thirst onboard with a beverage package that gets you the best value on your favorite drinks, from Coca-Cola® to fine wine, premium and frozen cocktails to a full selection of beers, fruit juices to Evian® water. Purchase onboard or pre-reserve before you set sail.Dining-2

  • Main Dining Room – Sweeping, multi-level ambience, world-class cuisine and extraordinary personal service from a dedicated wait staff. Our main dining room serves exceptional, multi-course meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
  • Windjammer Café – A culinary destination loaded with an array of delicious food for every meal and snack time – all with spectacular views and a comfortable, casual atmosphere. Browse multiple serving stations featuring pastas, omelettes made-to-order, global cuisine, salads, soups, sandwiches, meat-carving, and tons of tantalizing desserts.
  • Café Promenade – The multi-level Royal Promenade is the heart of our ships – and the best spot for people watching. Pick a table with a view at Café Promenade, serving Starbucks or illy coffee, snacks, pastries and sandwiches throughout the day and into the night – so you can enjoy the action when you please.
  • NEW Giovanni’s Table Italian trattoria (Additional charge) – A casual Italian trattoria with indoor and al fresco seating, Giovanni’s Table offers rustic dishes with a contemporary flair, including toasted herb foccacia, pastas, braised meat dishes and stews, served family-style. Fee applies.
  • NEW Izumi Japanese Cuisine (Additional charge) – The traditional Japanese dishes at Izumi will impress you with pure, delicate flavors, freshness of ingredients and impeccable presentation. Choose from sushi rolls, sashimi, hot rock (ishi-yaki) plates, and more. Fee applies.
  • NEW Chop’s Grille (Additional charge) – Royal Caribbean’s popular signature steakhouse, featuring grade-A premium cuts of steak cooked to your specifications, plus fresh seafood, hearty side dishes and signature desserts in an upscale, contemporary setting. Fee applies.
  • Johnny Rockets (Additional charge) – Get the family together for good old-fashioned hamburgers and fries at Johnny Rockets—complete with authentic 1950s décor, a menu filled with all-American favorites and a jukebox at every table.
  • Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream (Additional charge)
  • Room Service – Morning, noon, night, whenever you like – order up room service 24/7. Enjoy breakfast in bed, cheesecake on your balcony, or a delicious dinner right in the comfort of your stateroom. Complimentary except between midnight and 5 a.m., when a $3.95 service charge applies.

*Specialty beverages, beer, wine and soda are charged separately and are offered at current bar menu prices.

Entertainment & Shopping

CasinoFrom standing ovations to hot dance clubs, we keep you on your feet. Only Royal Caribbean brings Tony Award®-winning Broadway musicals to sea. Plus ice-skating shows, high dive spectaculars, live comedy, live music, bars and nightlife.

Let’s hear a round of applause for an unrivaled entertainment lineup at an unbeatable value – an amazing array of shows and performers, included with your cruise fare. Picture Broadway shows just steps from your stateroom. Memorable moments with Shrek, Po and other DreamWorks friends. World-class performers that wow on stage, ice and in the water. And when the sun goes down, the night heats up with high-stakes thrills at the casino, energetic parades, live music, comedy shows and much more.

Royal Caribbean International® sets the cruise industry standard with dazzling, full-scale productions, every night on every cruise – all included in your fare. We’re the only cruise line offering awe-inspiring Tony Award®-winning Broadway musicals, as well as ice skating, dive shows and original productions with a live orchestra, sweeping lights, intricate costuming and incredible talent culled from across the globe.

Royal Caribbean Productions, our own in-house production company, brings together world-class performers to star in awe-inspiring original shows from contemporary dance to headline musical acts, high diving, aerial acrobatics and more.

We supplement a full-time roster of amazing singers and dancers with special guest performers that are loaded with talent – from well-known bands and vocalists to standup comedians, dance troupes, jugglers, magicians and more.

The only “play” button we press is on an ensemble orchestra, accompanying every main theater performance on every ship.

*Venues, performers and events vary by ship.

  • Complimentary Broadway-style entertainment – Sail with the only cruise line that offers Tony Award®-winning musicals at sea! As an official sponsor of the Tony Awards, we’re proud to bring you the best of Broadway, including CATS, Mamma Mia!, We Will Rock You and Grease.
  • Complimentary ice-skating shows – Royal Caribbean is the first and only cruise line with ice skating rinks right onboard Oasis-, Freedom-, and Voyager-class ships – and complimentary ice spectaculars featuring professional skaters that amaze with jumps, lifts, and spins.
  • 9,623 square foot Vegas-style Casino Royale® with 287 slots and 16 tables – Whatever your game, Casino Royale has it. Poker. Blackjack. Craps and Roulette. Hit the slots for a shot at the jackpot and load up on thrills. With late hours, action-packed tournaments, and Lady Luck on your side, this is where you play to win.
  • 15 bars, clubs, and lounges that never have a cover – Including R Bar and Crown & Kettle Pub.
  • Variety of name-brand, duty-free shopping on the Royal Promenade including jewelry, perfumes, apparel and shopping for teens and kids – Discover your favorite new boutiques at the Royal Shops, featuring premium designer brands and onboard exclusives at prices you won’t find on land. Enjoy tax and duty free shopping and special sales events on Swiss timepieces, liquor, fine jewelry, beauty, fashion and more. Best of all, you can shop confidently, thanks to our price match guarantee and the knowledgeable guidance of our retail specialists.
  • NEW Digital Wayfinders and signage

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