The Sunset Glow Posted July 25, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 25, 2018 We usually buy vanilla in Cozumel but forgot last time and now we are just about out. Our next cruise stops at Nassau, St. Thomas and St. Maarten - can I get vanilla at either of those ports? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfantum Posted August 22, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 22, 2018 You can get vanilla on St. Maarten at the spice market in Marigot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunset Glow Posted August 23, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted August 23, 2018 You can get vanilla on St. Maarten at the spice market in Marigot. Thank you:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbmr Posted August 27, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Is the vanilla really that good? I’ve seen bottles in all the port shops, been really tempted, but never bought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memecakes Posted August 27, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Please please please just buy your vanilla from Costco. You can trust how it is made if you buy it there not so much from the cruise ports. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora407 Posted September 1, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Please please please just buy your vanilla from Costco. You can trust how it is made if you buy it there not so much from the cruise ports. Sent from my iPad using Forums Sams Club has it too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora407 Posted September 1, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Is the vanilla really that good? I’ve seen bottles in all the port shops, been really tempted, but never bought. We've bought it in Cozumel before and it is good vanilla. You can get pure vanilla from Costco and SAMS too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daytona_MAc Posted September 2, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 2, 2018 And you can purchase Mexican or Tahitian vanilla products from Amazon. it's not as much fun as buying it while out of the country, though perhaps a bit easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunset Glow Posted September 4, 2018 Author #9 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Sams Club has it too And you can purchase Mexican or Tahitian vanilla products from Amazon. it's not as much fun as buying it while out of the country, though perhaps a bit easier. Where I am in Canada the vanilla at Costco is $46.99 a bottle. That's not happening:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunset Glow Posted September 4, 2018 Author #10 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Sams Club has it too Unfortunately, we don't have Sam's Club up here. How much is Vanilla in the US right now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunset Glow Posted September 4, 2018 Author #11 Share Posted September 4, 2018 And you can purchase Mexican or Tahitian vanilla products from Amazon. it's not as much fun as buying it while out of the country, though perhaps a bit easier. I didn't realize you could get it on Amazon - some things we can't get on Amazon when ordering from Canada but I will definitely check it out. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylors Posted September 6, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Unfortunately, we don't have Sam's Club up here. How much is Vanilla in the US right now? I bought Vanilla at our Sams club around May. It was $24 for an 8oz bottle! Prior to that I bought it on our last trip to Paris. Half as much, larger bottle and tastes so much better! How is the Vanilla from Cozumel? Do you have somewhere you suggest getting it? We will be there in about 3 weeks. So I would like to pick some up. How about vanilla beans? Making your own extract is supposed to be inexpensive and you can control the taste. But it takes several months unless you have a pressure cooker. Then its just a few weeks. But single beans here can be $10 each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memecakes Posted September 6, 2018 #13 Share Posted September 6, 2018 http://www.palladiumaddict.net/AddictForum/viewtopic.php?t=26260 If you were thinking of buying Vanilla in the Caribbean or Mexico please read this link or do some searching on your own. I am not a professional baker but I love to bake. I am picky about my ingredients so I know a little bit about vanilla. I would never ever use any of the stuff that they sell in Mexico or the Caribbean. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisejunkie2 Posted September 7, 2018 #14 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Yes Sent from my SM-G965U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibbitz Posted September 8, 2018 #15 Share Posted September 8, 2018 just as an FYI, I used to buy Vanilla at Costco.....now it is $35.00 for an 8 ounce bottle. So buying it on a cruise would be so much more fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomsPaPa Posted September 11, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 11, 2018 You can buy awesome pure vanilla extract or beans made/grown in the US ... Hawaii! They have a couple of vanilla farms there. http://www.hawaiianvanilla.com/ We did the tour with lunch and it was amazing! To see how much effort goes into growing the orchids that produce the vanilla bean was so awesome indeed. I bought two bottles with 3 beans in each and am making my own vanilla. First batch will take 8 months ... patience needed. We learned fat removes vanilla flavouring from the beans the best (cooking/baking etc.) alcohol is second best. Usually clear/flavourless alcohol is used, like vodka! The owner has been experimenting for years now and his favourite (according to his son) is Lambs Dark rum. I used Grey Goose in one bottle of beans and Crystal Head vodka for the second. Each bottle makes 12 ounce of vanilla. Each bottle with 3 beans cost $30. After 8 months the instructions say to pour out 4 ounces of vanilla, and top up the 12 oz bottle again. In 3 months you can take out 4 oz again, and repeat. You can carry on doing this for over 2 years in total, closer to 3. The growers actually suggest you don't take it out the second time at 3 months if you haven't used the first 4 oz because as it ages it gets better and stronger flavoured! dh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niele da Kine Posted September 21, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Not sure if the cruise ships that stop in Hilo go to the vanilla place in Pauuilo or not? It's not that big of a place, a whole bus full of folks could overwhelm them. They do have good vanilla and a lovely lunch. Vanilla is an orchid and the beans are the seed pods. We don't have the insect (I think it's a type of moth) that pollinates vanilla orchids here in Hawaii so all the Hawaiian vanilla is hand pollinated. I've heard the blossoms are only open for a day, so someone has to pollinate the flowers every day in order to get the seed pods. We also bury vanilla pods in a bottle of sugar and then use the sugar for baking and making ice cream and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyLori Posted September 23, 2018 #18 Share Posted September 23, 2018 We are going to the spice farm in Belize and I was planning on buy some vanilla there. Now I wonder if this information is true in Belize, does anybody know? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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