Carnival’s vegan menu has more in common with the standard dinner menu than you might think, with the caveat that all of the proteins it features are plant-based. For example, there was a shrimp cocktail and Caesar salad on Heald’s vegan menu, but with some crucial ingredient substitutions.

Although there will always be people who like to complain, this huge change has been met with major approval from the cruise line’s passengers.

Who to tip and whether you should tip extra at all is something passengers seem to all have their own opinion on.

From the varying experiences that passengers shared, it seems that Carnival doesn’t have one specific thing that it does to celebrate passengers’ birthdays. It’s easy to see though that crew members are eager to go out of their way to help make the day special when they know a passenger is celebrating a special occasion on board.