Coffee?

[generaltso23]

Disney...bad. Coffee on Carnival...bad. Coffee on Celebrity...bad. Coffee on RCI...bad. I'm seeing a trend here.

Don't some of the Royal Caribbean ships have real Starbucks stores?

 

[331LXEric]

The coffee in Cove Cafe is still a base of Nescafé. They just try to cover it with with steamed milk or creamers.

Seriously? I can't believe the Cove Cafe doesn't have real coffee beans with a real grinder. Shocking for a $900 million cruise ship.

I may have to look into the Starbucks VIA thingys...never had them, hope they're good.

 

[ilovetexas]

Don't some of the Royal Caribbean ships have real Starbucks stores?

Not sure about some of the others but the one I was on (Monarch) had a Seattle's Best.

 

[Lisa Lisa]

You can get pretty good espresso drinks at the coffee bar in Cabanas. I stopped by for a cappucino each morning when we were on the Dream. Prices were about the same as at Starbucks.

 

[kcmbrooks]

Has anyone ever brought their own mini coffeemaker aboard? Is that even possible to do??

 

[jship210]

How about the coffee at Cove Cafe? Is it high quality like what I would get at my local Starbucks or Caribou?

Thanks for the replies,
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Better ! It's at sea!!!!!!!

 

[HermanTriplets+1]

Yes, they have regular and decaf. I didn't think the coffee there was all that bad.

Thanks - I'm pretty flexible on my coffee needs, so I'm sure it will be good for me, too!

 

[jcarwash]

Has anyone ever brought their own mini coffeemaker aboard? Is that even possible to do??

I don't think you're supposed to bring your own coffee maker on board.

 

[MillauFr]

I was going to bring a french press. Not sure why they serve such lousy coffee although all the cruise lines seem to do it. You can get better coffee at McDonalds than you can from Disney.

 

[abbyar]

What would you use for the French Press? I love the idea, not sure if I can swing it by the dh though. What kind of coffee do you use/ how would you get water that's hot enough?

 

[Sinderelly]

Thanks - I'm pretty flexible on my coffee needs, so I'm sure it will be good for me, too!

We thought the coffee in the MDR and at Palo was good. It's not gourmet but pretty darn good. I think Starbucks coffee tastes "burnt" <ducking> well excpet for the peppermint mocha frap. We have a Keurig at home and are accustomed to the K Cups

 

[MillauFr]

What would you use for the French Press? I love the idea, not sure if I can swing it by the dh though. What kind of coffee do you use/ how would you get water that's hot enough?

Most of the grocery stores have whole bean coffee and grinders. I haven't been on Disney yet but on NCL I would just go to the beverage station and they had a tap for hot water. Like you said as long as the water is very hot a french press works great.

 

[Disney922]

Good idea, maybe we'll try this. Coffee on Disney...bad. Coffee on Carnival...bad. Coffee on Celebrity...bad. Coffee on RCI...bad. I'm seeing a trend here.

What is is with these cruise lines? They've managed to create such a great product that keeps us all coming back for more but can't serve a decent cup of coffee to save their lives. I'm convinced it's a conspiracy to make us buy their specialty coffees.

RCI Allure has Starbucks now

 

[Disney922]

We did the Starbucks VIA for our October WDW trip and they were STRONG and I like strong coffee.

The only time I enjoyed the WDW coffee was at French Quarter. Loved walking through CS area and getting my morning cup of coffee and smelling the benigent (spelling?) and getting on the bus.

ahhhh....