Carnival Cruise Line reveals food and beverage options for Celebration Key

Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled the food and beverage offering for Celebration Key, its new exclusive destination in Grand Bahama, opening July 2025.

Guests will be able to choose from 30 outlets, including four full-service restaurants, a food hall, nine food trucks, five snack shacks, two counter-service kiosks and 12 bars, including local Bahamian specialities, beachside favourites, seafood and barbeques.

Located in the Calypso Lagoon area, Mingo’s Tropical Bar & Kitchen, a full-service restaurant, will offer waterfront dining, with Bahamian dishes such as fried fish and conch fritters, as well as classic burgers, seafood, tacos, steak and sandwiches. Mingo’s bar will serve tropical frozen drinks and cocktails. Located just outside the restaurant, Mingo’s Express food truck will provide a casual option for guests on the go.

Diners will find slow-smoked meats at Surf N’ Sauce BBQ & Brews, which is also at Calypso Lagoon. At its full-service bar, guests can enjoy craft beer from local Bahamian breweries. Calypso Lagoon will also include the Long Necks Bar and Sunshine Swings Bar.

At the family-friendly Starfish Lagoon, Gill’s Grill, a full-service restaurant and full bar, will specialise in Caribbean seafood including seafood baskets, local fish, lobster, steamed crab and shrimp, along with land-based favourites such as chicken, burgers and kid's meals.

Also at Starfish Lagoon, the Captain’s Galley Food Hall will feature five outlets serving burgers, hot dogs, fried chicken, pizza, Mediterranean bowls, tacos and burritos. The Parrotfish Swim Up Bar will serve frozen cocktails and mocktails. Guests will also find a variety of food trucks in both Calypso and Starfish Lagoons.

The Suncastle Grounds Coffee will be located at the Paradise Plaza welcome area, serving hot, cold and frozen coffees along with snacks, as will the ice cream bar, Yumshine Scoops.

Celebration Key’s adults-only area, Pearl Cove Beach Club, will have a full-service restaurant and a swim-up bar at the infinity pool. Access to Pearl Cove Beach Club includes three options: club access plus a welcome drink; club access plus open bar (maximum of 10 drinks); and club access all inclusive (open bar, maximum of 10 drinks, and lunch from the Pearl Cove restaurant).

Carnival has also introduced the ‘Island Eats’ offering, where each guest, via their Sail & Sign card, can enjoy one complimentary ‘Island Eats’ meal at casual outlets, snack bars and food trucks across Celebration Key, or choose instead to receive 25% off one entrée per person at full-service restaurants (excluding the Pearl Cove Beach Club restaurant).

Christine Duffy, president at Carnival Cruise Line, said: “Great food and beverage options are essential to the Carnival experience, and we’ve designed Celebration Key with an array of dining opportunities, whether our guests want a casual snack, a quick meal or a full dining experience. Just like there will be no shortage of ways to enjoy their day in paradise, there will also be something for everyone to eat and drink at Celebration Key.”

Celebration Key will be on more than 500 itineraries, via 18 Carnival ships sailing from nine US homeports. Up to two Carnival ships will dock at an adjacent cruise pier that allows guests direct access to the island.

For more information, visit carnival.com