victory2020 Posted September 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Hi All, Few questions about coffee card on Crown. Is the only place to get brewed coffee at the IC? Also, does anyone have the prices for espresso & cappuccino. I know the Crown has gelato but I read that it only costs $1.50. Is that still the price? I'm also assuming I can get a brewed coffee at the IC & take it into the dining room with me in the morning. Probably wouldn't be able to get it refilled though, correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted September 13, 2014 Author #2 Share Posted September 13, 2014 OK, now I'm getting paranoid. I never get responses on most of my posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
long cruiser Posted September 13, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 13, 2014 The coffee card for brewed coffee is only good at the I.C as far as i know. long cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shutterbug12 Posted September 13, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 13, 2014 The IC is the only place with brewed coffee, as far as I know. The buffet and dining rooms serve the syrup stuff. I always take a coffee from the IC into the dining room for breakfast. I get it in a large cup so I don't need a refill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted September 13, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Calypso Bar on Lido deck, forward of the Horizon Court has brewed and specialty coffees. Your coffee card is good there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted September 13, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Calypso Bar on Lido deck, forward of the Horizon Court has brewed and specialty coffees. Your coffee card is good there. Thanks. I thought I had seen somewhere with coffee up on the Lido deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted September 13, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 13, 2014 At the International Café and some lounges: Brewed coffee is $1.25/cup, most specialty coffees are $2.50-$2.75 for a regular size, espresso $1.75. $33.35, including gratuity, buys a coffee card with fifteen punchouts for specialty coffees, and unlimited brewed coffee at the cafes and lounges that have brewed coffee. You can also use it in the dining rooms for specialty coffees. The server is directed to take two punch outs for double shot orders, some do, some don't. Since the coffee card is for a discrete quantity it's not time limited. If there are punch outs remaining at the end of the cruise the card will carry over to the next cruise. The “unlimited” brewed coffee does not carry over. __________________ If you are accustomed to good quality coffee, you definitely will want a coffee card. The vile concoction in the Horizon Court (buffet) is syrup based. Room service is also syrup based. Not that syrup-based coffee is always a bad thing. My hometown source, http://www.javacoffee.com/, informs me there are different grades for syrup coffee, just as with ground coffee. Regardless of grade, the taste of syrup based is always going to be somewhat inferior to an equivalent grade of ground. Based on flavor, Princess must use the lowest grade (cheapest) available. Not all ships have the Int'l Cafe. They do, however, have a Coffee Bar for regular and specialty coffees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted September 13, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Thanks. I thought I had seen somewhere with coffee up on the Lido deck. We find the coffee in the DR fine. ;) I think if I carried coffee around with me I would need a microwave, I have to have it hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnieslady Posted September 14, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Hi All,Few questions about coffee card on Crown. Is the only place to get brewed coffee at the IC? Also, does anyone have the prices for espresso & cappuccino. I know the Crown has gelato but I read that it only costs $1.50. Is that still the price? I'm also assuming I can get a brewed coffee at the IC & take it into the dining room with me in the morning. Probably wouldn't be able to get it refilled though, correct? Does the Crown have gelato???? Can we pay for the gelato with the coffee card???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drisinger Posted September 14, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Does the Crown have gelato???? Can we pay for the gelato with the coffee card???? Ahhhhh yes... let's also find out about GELATO! Is the Gelato on Crown good???? Many different flavors?? How big are the single servings and how much does it cost? Oh shoot... am I highjacking? :cool: (They are related to prior question on coffee card payments)!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted September 14, 2014 Author #11 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Ahhhhh yes... let's also find out about GELATO! Is the Gelato on Crown good???? Many different flavors?? How big are the single servings and how much does it cost? Oh shoot... am I highjacking? :cool: (They are related to prior question on coffee card payments)!! :D That's quite alright! I would like the answers to these questions also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsqrl Posted September 15, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ahhhhh yes... let's also find out about GELATO! Is the Gelato on Crown good???? Many different flavors?? How big are the single servings and how much does it cost? Oh shoot... am I highjacking? :cool: (They are related to prior question on coffee card payments)!! :D I thought the Crown's gelato was quite good -- not as good as you'll get in Rome, but, to my tastes as someone who doesn't really like ice cream, far better than any ice cream you can buy in the grocery store. There were about six to eight flavours (Nutella, stracciatella, lemon I think?, and I don't remember the rest). For $1.50, you get three very good sized scoops -- I shared mine with a kid who belonged to a family on the Roll Call, but if you have a healthy appetite, you can probably eat it all yourself. Only on the Royal and Regal can you/may you use the coffee card to purchase gelato, because it's more expensive on those two ships. On the Crown, you'll just sign for it like any other incidental onboard expense. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickie_bernie Posted September 15, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 15, 2014 was on the Crown for an extended period this year and yes there is gelato and it was quite good. I did try to see if I could use my coffee card for gelato but they had no idea what I was talking about so I guess it is only on the Royal/Regal. I will be on her in two weeks, can't wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted September 15, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 15, 2014 was on the Crown for an extended period this year and yes there is gelato and it was quite good. I did try to see if I could use my coffee card for gelato but they had no idea what I was talking about so I guess it is only on the Royal/Regal. I will be on her in two weeks, can't wait They did you a favor because for 3 scoops it's only $1.50 on the Crown and $2.75 or a coffee card punch on the Royal & Regal. To me it's worth a coffee card punch for the sundaes & crepes but not for only 3 scoops of gelato on the Crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted September 15, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Gelato (Italian pronunciation: [dʒeˈlaːto]; plural: gelati) is the Italian word for ice cream, derived from the Latin word "gelātus" (meaning frozen). In American English this word commonly refers to varieties of ice cream made in a traditional Italian style. Gelato is made with milk, cream, various sugars, and flavoring such as fresh fruit and nut purees. It is generally lower in calories, fat and sugar than ice cream.[1] Gelato is a type of soft ice cream containing a relatively small amount of air.[2] By statute, gelato in Italy must have at least 3.5% butterfat, with no upper limit established. The sugar content in homemade gelato, as in traditional ice cream, is balanced with the water content to act as an anti-freeze to prevent it from freezing solid. Types of sugar used include sucrose, dextrose, and inverted sugar to control apparent sweetness. Typically, gelato—like any other ice cream—needs a stabilizing base. Egg yolks are used in yellow custard-based gelato flavors, including zabaione and creme caramel, and non-fat milk solids are also added to gelato to stabilize the base. Starches and gums, especially corn starch, are sometimes also used to thicken and stabilize the mix. In the United States there is no standard of definition for gelato set forth by the United States Food and Drug Administration, as there is for ice cream. Whereas ice cream in the U.S. is defined by the Federal Code both by its ingredients, which includes milk fat (also known as butterfat) of 10% or more, gelato in the U.S. covers a wide range of products including frozen desserts eaten like ice cream; products that are identical to ice cream with the exception of their butterfat contents; and premium ice cream containing butterfat far exceeding the minimums set forth in Italy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catergirl Posted September 15, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 15, 2014 you can use the coffee card 'punches' in the dining room. they will get you a cappacino or latte with your card, no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princessmich Posted September 15, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I'm on the Crown now and was even pleasantly surprised that they took a leftover coffee card! We use it in the dining room for after dinner coffee all the time :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wants2cruise2 Posted September 15, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 15, 2014 if I'm understanding correctly, the coffee card gives complimentary brewed coffee, and the web site says also premium tea too for the duration. Is tea not always free? what do they mean by 'Premium'? and, if I use the 15 punches, I can still use the card till my cruise is done for brewed right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanersts Posted September 15, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Was on the Crown last week. When I had a white chocolate latte and ordered my wife a brewed tea from the IC they did not punch my card for her tea. Brewed coffee in the dinning room is free. I was never charged for brewed coffee only my espresso's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingus Posted September 15, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 15, 2014 if I'm understanding correctly, the coffee card gives complimentary brewed coffee, and the web site says also premium tea too for the duration. Is tea not always free? what do they mean by 'Premium'?and, if I use the 15 punches, I can still use the card till my cruise is done for brewed right? No free tea at the IC, but is about the same cost as brewed coffee. The "premium" teas are not like the ones at Horizon Court. They are much better and some very different flavors......the ginger tea is the best :) Once all 15 punches are used, no more free brewed coffee, therefore leave one unpunched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted September 15, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) If you sit down at the IC (with your coffee card) they will bring you a small pot of the flavor tea that you choose. Edited September 15, 2014 by Jadn13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted September 15, 2014 Author #22 Share Posted September 15, 2014 If you sit down at the IC (with your coffee card) they will bring you a small pot of the flavor tea that you choose. There will be no charge just like brewed coffee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadn13 Posted September 15, 2014 #23 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) There will be no charge just like brewed coffee? Correct, No charge or punches from the card. Edited September 15, 2014 by Jadn13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnieslady Posted September 15, 2014 #24 Share Posted September 15, 2014 you can use the coffee card 'punches' in the dining room. they will get you a cappacino or latte with your card, no problem. Then, can you get a cappacino or latte after dinner in the Crown Grill with our coffee card punches???? Do they have to get from the IC????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro Flyer Posted September 16, 2014 #25 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Then, can you get a cappacino or latte after dinner in the Crown Grill with our coffee card punches???? Do they have to get from the IC????? You can use it at the CG or Sabatini's however just like in the dining room they go to the IC to get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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