The Baked Alaska parade is back on Carnival cruise ships. The old-school tradition of uniformed servers parading the flaming dessert while diners twirl their napkins has returned to the line’s repertoire.

“It was a tradition for many years, and then we discontinued it for awhile, and then we brought it back after feedback from our guests,” Carnival spokesman Vance Gulliksen said in an email Monday.

And it’s been a hit with passengers.

Carnival also is revamping menus for on-board steakhouses, family-style Italian restaurants, delis and dining room breakfasts.

But back to the Baked Alaska. The cake, ice cream and merengue dessert is being revived on all 25 ships in Carnival’s fleet. Over the years, many cruise lines have celebrated this tradition.

A story posted on Frommer’s website says author John Maxtone-Graham wrote it was first served aboard a 1905 cruise on the Amerika: “[T]he lights were dimmed and from the kitchen came squads of waiters bearing overhead a sizzling combination of fire and ice.”