Emerald Princess 02/08/09

Any of you 'Freeks' going on this sailing?

finally found this, yes we are going, people just don't know what they are missing when they don't sail with us, right ndjollymon

wow! I posted this in back in June...and you are my first bite!

Good to hear. Emerald isn't getting the best reviews right now. Mostly staff issues I guess. Everyone seems to love the ship, but not the entertainment and crew. I guess I'll find out for myself!

Did you get a coffee card or drink coffee for the piazza area? (the brewed coffee...not esspresso stuff)

How is the coffee on princess? I dont drink coffee but I keep hearing horror stories. We were on carnival in oct and DH didnt mind but I get the impression princess is worse. We will be on princess in 2 weeks and wondering if the coffee card is worth it...I know you can use it on future sailings but not sure when we would do princess again.

This is coming from a COFFEE FREEK as well, but
Here's my 'cruise coffee' opinion:

Princess Coffee: Sux!
Carnival Coffee: Sux!
Royal Carbbean: Coffee: Sux!

It's all horrible, to undrinkable. They should all be ashamed to serve it and call it COFFEE. They use a horrible coffee syrup to make the stuff for the masses in most buffets and eating places. Occasionally...you can find a bar or coffee bar that actually brews coffee in a pot. Cruise lines know the coffee sux...and they make money selling cards to get lattes or better brewed coffee. Most people just drink the swill, change to tea...or buy a coffee card or latte.

Does that mean you will be buying a coffee card? What is your itinerary..I know it's a 10 day cruise

NDJollyMon wrote:

Good to hear. Emerald isn't getting the best reviews right now. Mostly staff issues I guess. Everyone seems to love the ship, but not the entertainment and crew. I guess I'll find out for myself!

Did you get a coffee card or drink coffee for the piazza area? (the brewed coffee...not esspresso stuff)

Pete: Didn't get a coffee card, but one of my cruising buddies had one and I tasted the coffee...It was good, but so was the coffee in the dining room!! I drink mine black and I did not have a problem with it...I also do not have a problem with RCI coffee!!!

One word of advice, if you want to see the shows get there approx 45 min early or you will not get a seat...The older folks tend to get there very early and think they own the seat they are sitting in for the whole cruise!!!

Well...yes. I will be buying a card.

I will tell you...I'm a coffee lover. Like wine people like their wines...if you know what I mean. I can sometimes sip a coffee...and tell you where the bean was grown. I moderate a coffee forum, and regularly....
Roast my own green coffee beans at home!

The reason many like dining room coffee is they usually serve brewed coffee there. Usually.

I sometimes book a cruise to get at the source of the coffee bean! (ie...Jamaica, or Kona Hawaii!) That's why I'm mad at Princess for dropping Kona from the itinerary!

My name is pete...and I love my coffee.

I too found RCI coffee terrible the first couple times and then i bought a travel mug with me and put in about 1/2 to 3/4 of coffee and the rest hot water and finally the cream was a cream color instead of gray. Now I don't mind the coffee too much at all. But they give you those small cups and it's hard to mix so I bring a travel mug with me now all the time. Plus by the time you get the small cup to your table in rough seas you only have 1/2 cup anyway.

shhhhh. Don't tell the ship staff on me....
but I usually bring a coffee maker with me on cruises!

I had to on the Hawaii trip! No way was I drinking crappy coffee for 15 days!
As soon as we hit KONA, HAWAII...people were lining up outside my cabin for REAL 100% fresh brewed Kona Coffee!

...and it was sooooooooooo good.