Can You Reorder Menu Items on Disney Cruise Line?

Chloé Ferreira

The short answer? Yes, and there’s no official limit.

On Disney Cruise Line, you can order as many items as you’d like from the menu each night. Appetizers, entrées, desserts, multiples of the same dish, or even the entire menu if you’re feeling ambitious. Want to order three escargot… and then another two more servings? Your serving team will not bat an eye.


Can You Reorder Menu Items on Disney Cruise Line

But here’s the part you might not realize:

You’re Not Limited to That Night’s Menu

Thanks to Disney’s rotational dining, your dedicated servers follow you from restaurant to restaurant throughout the cruise. They quickly learn your preferences, allergies, and favorites. That means if you fall in love with a dish on Night 2, there’s a very good chance you can have it again later in the cruise — even if it’s not listed on the menu.



All you have to do is kindly ask.

For example, my servers tend to figure out pretty quickly that the Grand Marnier soufflé and the farmhouse salad from the Royal menu on the Magic and Dream class ships are two of my all-time favorite Disney Cruise Line dishes.

If those items are available in the kitchen, or from another dining room, they will often show up at my table on non Royal menu nights without me even asking. Salad ready. Soufflé already working its way through the oven.

That level of service is not unusual on Disney Cruise Line.

Can You Reorder Menu Items on Disney Cruise Line

A Few Exceptions…

Like always, it’s all based on availability. If an item requires specialty ingredients or is tied to a specific themed menu, it may not always be possible. Pirate Night is the most common exception. That menu is usually prepared for all dining rooms on one specific night, so substitutions or throwbacks from previous nights are less likely.



Can You Reorder Menu Items on Disney Cruise Line

On a Disney Cruise, the answer to “Can I order this again?” is almost always a yes. You can reorder items from the same night, request favorites from earlier menus, and customize your dining experience far beyond what’s printed on page in front of you.

By looking ahead at your rotational dining menus via the DCL Navigator app once you board, you’ll have a good idea of what you’re going to enjoy each night. Not seeing something you’d like from Animator’s Palate or Worlds of Marvel? Request something from another night’s menu. Another option is to try an allergen-friendly or Indian dish the kitchen can prepare just for you (they just need to know a night in advance). When all else fails, or if you’re feeling super picky, you can always order from the kids menu. It’s really not that bad!



Can You Reorder Menu Items on Disney Cruise Line

Bottom line: If there’s something you loved, tell your servers. Disney Cruise Line dining is designed to feel personal, indulgent, and a little more magical. Sometimes that magic looks like your favorite soufflé showing up when you least expect it.


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Theme Park Correspondent for The DIS | Chloé loves kitschy dark rides, roller coasters, a good background area music loop, hot Butterbeer, and all things Halloween. You’ll mostly find her wandering around Orlando’s biggest theme parks snapping pics and sharing tips… or probably talking about The Great Movie Ride.
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