Royal Caribbean has no scarcity of meals on its ships. Nonetheless, the following time you are on a cruise and hankering for lasagna, hen parmigiana or soup that may make you’re feeling like your nonna is crusing with you, try specialty restaurant Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen.
Once you’re there, you are by no means removed from a terrific bottle of wine, and every little thing from the penne to the steak can have you yelling, “Mangia!”
This is every little thing it is advisable to know concerning the restaurant, its menu, how a lot you may pay to dine and which ships have it on board.
Be aware: Menus and pricing have been correct on the time of publication, however they’re topic to vary with out discover.
What’s Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen?
Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen is just not the identical as Giovanni’s Desk. Though each are extra-fee Italian eateries on choose ships, Giovanni’s Desk serves a family-style menu meant for sharing. On choose ships, Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen additionally homes the onboard wine bar.
The environment is upscale however with an off-the-cuff costume code, so it is nice for a household gathering, an important day or simply as a result of — with out making you’re feeling like it’s a must to costume to the nines.
The kitchen is open each evening for dinner and for lunch on sea days. Reservations aren’t required, however they’re advisable.
A particular nod goes out to the situation on Utopia of the Seas. Not solely is the wine bar housed contained in the restaurant on that vessel, however the venue’s two-story setup additionally gives fabulous views over the ship’s Boardwalk neighborhood, which is especially gorgeous after darkish.
On some ships, Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen is positioned proper subsequent door to the wine bar, whereas different ships have mixed the 2 into one outpost.
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Giovanni’s menu
The one distinction between the lunch and dinner menus is that Giovanni’s widespread osso buco and filet mignon picks are solely out there throughout dinner hours. (Click on right here for a PDF of the menu, in addition to a children menu.)
Each meal begins with garlic knots, that are completely scrumptious. From there, company select from a choice of starters that embrace an assorted platter of meats and cheeses, Italian sausage soup, salami and mozzarella stromboli, and calamari with polenta. My favourite starter, although, is the big meatball, which comes with marinara sauce and a aspect of crispy breadsticks. There are additionally home, Caesar and truffle caprese salads out there on this part.
Mains comply with; the choices all sound so tasty that you just should not be stunned you probably have hassle deciding what to order. Select from hen parmigiana, fettuccine Alfredo with hen, linguine with clams or shrimp, salmon with penne, spaghetti carbonara, spaghetti pomodoro and grilled filet mignon. Gadgets designated as “Nonna’s favorites” are marked with hearts and have osso buco, lasagna and steak muffuletta. I ordered the fettuccine with out hen, and it was incredible.
Diners who’re within the temper for a slice of pizza can go for a complete pie as their entree. Choose from requirements like Margherita, pepperoni and meat lovers, or go together with one thing a bit extra daring like mushroom, truffle and egg, or prosciutto. Giovanni’s pizza is phenomenal. Nonetheless, bear in mind how a lot you are paying to dine there, and resolve whether or not you’d reasonably get your tacky repair at no cost on the ship’s Sorrento’s location as an alternative.
In case you nonetheless have room for dessert — and, imagine me, that is an enormous “if” — you possibly can’t go improper with the ricotta cream-filled cannoli, pistachio panna cotta with raspberries or chocolate ravioli (fried pasta dough with Nutella filling and chocolate sauce).
Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen additionally has a menu for kids ages 3 to 12. Many of the objects are merely kid-size parts from the grownup menu. They embrace the enormous meatball, Margherita pizza and hen parmigiana, in addition to spaghetti Bolognese. For dessert, they will select from tiramisu, Nutella and banana stromboli, and recent fruit.
Though a number of vegetarian-friendly objects are on the menu, vegans will probably wrestle. You probably have dietary restrictions, make sure you converse with Royal Caribbean forward of time about your eating plans.
What does Giovanni’s price?
Lunch at Giovanni’s is $25 per individual, and dinner will set you again $55 per individual. For youngsters who order off the children menu throughout both meal, the value is $15. Kids 3 and youthful eat free.
The meals at Giovanni’s is constantly wonderful and, for my part, effectively definitely worth the added payment to dine right here.
Alcohol and most different drinks price additional until you could have a beverage bundle that covers them.
Which Royal Caribbean ships have Giovanni’s?
Passengers on the next Royal Caribbean ships can take pleasure in Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen and Wine Bar.
- Odyssey of the Seas
- Marvel of the Seas
- Icon of the Seas
- Utopia of the Seas
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