I have been on four cruises, two Carnival and two Royal Caribbean. My last cruise was this April on a Carnival ship, and I must say I was less than pleased with the whole thing. However, when I was on the ship, something struck me as odd. In all my days of cruising, all food and drink on the ship (With the exception of liqour and soda) was free. When I went on this last cruise, only some food was free. You could get stale coffee, dry cheesecake, or nasty, tasteless desserts for free, or you could go to one of the cafe’s and pay for a really nice slice of cheesecake, or for a gormet cup of coffee. Every other ship I have been on has had all of those things for free. A friend of mine pointed out that maybe the cruise lines are trying to save money. My question is, was it just that one, crappy ship (Triumph of the Seas), or have all Carnival ships decided to rip people off and Royal Caribbean still keep food free, or have all cruise lines decided to charge for good food?