Carnival cruise guests can't always request a private table in the dining room, but why not? John Heald explains.

Guests can still find tablecloths in the Main Dining Room on one Carnival cruise ship, but not for much longer.

Carnival Cruise Line will send someone away from the main dining room if they're wearing a bathing suit. In addition, crew ...

It also added gluten-free and vegan menus in its main dining room (MDR). "Carnival can provide our guests with meals suited to the following special dietary needs: vegetarian, low-cholesterol ...

On Carnival, the main dining room comes with less pretense than on ... Paradise, Pride, Radiance, Spirit, Sunrise, Sunshine, ...

That happened last year when Carnival Cruise Line overhauled its menu for the main dining room. Unlike the changes made by rival Royal Caribbean, which greatly thinned its nightly offerings ...