regnig Posted September 12, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I'm taking DD on a 1 year breast cancer remission cruise, her very 1st cruise :D, and since I've never sailed on Carnival I'm trying to get all my ducks, so to speak, in a row. We will definitely be using the door hanging menu card to order "wake up" coffee for her and tea for myself. My question deals primarily with quantity to order. We each will want 4 cups liquid of our chosen beverage although we certainly don't need a total of 8 physical cups & saucers. I know how to fill out the card on HAL and Princess to get only what is desired but can you advise how to fill out Carnival's. Additionally since I want multiple cups of tea does Carnival deliver a pot or carafe of hot water with tea bags on the side? If so can I request Breakfast Tea? Thanks bunches for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehpride Posted September 12, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Typically, with room service, you get a small pot. I can usually get 2 cups of tea out of 1 pot. Typically, the tea from room service is Lipton although they do have other choices at the buffet. I usually bring my own because I'm particular about what I like. If you think you'll want more, you can certain request 2 of each item and put that you only need 2 cups. Don't forget to request jelly, sugar, etc if you need it for your drinks or a meal. Jelly won't come automatically if you order toast. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan555 Posted September 12, 2014 #3 Share Posted September 12, 2014 And since you enjoy tea, be sure to attend afternoon tea on sea days - it's a great little break mid-day and there are snacks and lots of teas to choose from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bptex Posted September 12, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 12, 2014 On most ships you can order through the TV btw, I've never actually filled out the cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadieN Posted September 12, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 12, 2014 FYI Room Service uses the same carafes for coffee and hot water. So water will have a bit of coffee taste. For those of us who HATE the taste of coffee this is a big concern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckysll Posted September 12, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 12, 2014 And since you enjoy tea, be sure to attend afternoon tea on sea days - it's a great little break mid-day and there are snacks and lots of teas to choose from! Second the recommendation for tea time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patz Posted September 12, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 12, 2014 You will each need to order 1 carafe to get 4 cups each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regnig Posted September 12, 2014 Author #8 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) FYI Room Service uses the same carafes for coffee and hot water. So water will have a bit of coffee taste. For those of us who HATE the taste of coffee this is a big concern. Oh YUK I absolutely hate coffee! :eek::mad::eek: Strange that HAL & Princess keep them separate but Carnival can't. :confused: May have to wander up to the Lido just to get hot water. Edited September 12, 2014 by larsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapaddo Posted September 13, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Oh YUK I absolutely hate coffee! :eek::mad::eek: Strange that HAL & Princess keep them separate but Carnival can't. :confused: May have to wander up to the Lido just to get hot water. On the lido deck back by the buffet you will find wooden tea boxes with different tea's. We get some of the ones we like and take them to our cabin. Room service tends to mess up the orders a bit. We always laugh when we get our order to see what came wrong, too many cups not enough, only one spoon. I end up running up to the lido to get what was missing. Just adds to the fun of the trip.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin 4 Ever Posted September 13, 2014 #10 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I've noticed on the last few cruises that ordering the night before doesn't work out so well. IN January we ordered room service each morning when we arose. It arrived each day within 10 minutes. My in-laws ordered every night and left the card on the door. Sometimes it came early sometimes it came late. Their coffee was never hot. Ours came piping hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruadhin Posted September 13, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I've noticed on the last few cruises that ordering the night before doesn't work out so well. IN January we ordered room service each morning when we arose. It arrived each day within 10 minutes. My in-laws ordered every night and left the card on the door. Sometimes it came early sometimes it came late. Their coffee was never hot. Ours came piping hot. Can you order room service that morning? I thought you had to fill out the card and leave it out? Do you just call? We've never really ordered room service, but I'm thinking this time ordering some coffee to start the morning with would be nice. For some reason, I've always loved the coffee on the lido deck. Always good and strong without being bitter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funinthesun1964 Posted September 13, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Can you order room service that morning? I thought you had to fill out the card and leave it out? Do you just call? We've never really ordered room service, but I'm thinking this time ordering some coffee to start the morning with would be nice. For some reason, I've always loved the coffee on the lido deck. Always good and strong without being bitter. You can just call whenever you want it. Depending on how busy they are, they will get it to you as quick as they can. They usually tell us it will be longer than what it actually is. Sometimes we have had hot coffee, other times not very hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted September 13, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 13, 2014 FYI Room Service uses the same carafes for coffee and hot water. So water will have a bit of coffee taste. For those of us who HATE the taste of coffee this is a big concern. Totally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinettecruiser Posted September 13, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 13, 2014 God bless you both. So happy to see you celebrating life. Have a cup of tea on me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosefloater Posted September 13, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 13, 2014 On the lido deck back by the buffet you will find wooden tea boxes with different tea's. We get some of the ones we like and take them to our cabin. Also, by the end of the cruise, they might run out of some of the teas. We always take a few we like at the beginning of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guemmerzeng Posted September 13, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I usually bring my own because I'm particular about what I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkinman Posted September 14, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 14, 2014 We just got off the Liberty yesterday, and used the card on the door every day. Our orders were always on time. We put in a 15 minute window on the serving time (630a-645a for example). The orders were correct 95% of the time. We write in "2 large pots" for the quantity of the coffee. The card asks the number of people the order is for, and we write in "2". Always got 2 coffee cups and 2 sets of utensils. 2 large pots of coffee worked out to about 5-6 full cups per person. Salmon, bagels and cream cheese are on the menu, and they are good. One morning I wrote on the card a "BLT on white toast w/mayo", and it came correctly, and made a good breakfast as well. Don't know how the hot water tastes in the pots, but the hot water coming out of the bathroom sink is HOT. It may even be hotter than what comes already poured into the pots. Mrs. Walkinman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookbug53 Posted September 14, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Also, by the end of the cruise, they might run out of some of the teas. We always take a few we like at the beginning of the cruise. I am sure everyone else does also. Which goes a long way to explaining why they run out. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare patrice1 Posted September 15, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 15, 2014 We always order a large pot with 2 cups and that takes care of things!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusinpsychRN Posted September 15, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 15, 2014 We just got off the Liberty yesterday, and used the card on the door every day. Our orders were always on time. We put in a 15 minute window on the serving time (630a-645a for example). The orders were correct 95% of the time. We write in "2 large pots" for the quantity of the coffee. The card asks the number of people the order is for, and we write in "2". Always got 2 coffee cups and 2 sets of utensils. 2 large pots of coffee worked out to about 5-6 full cups per person. Salmon, bagels and cream cheese are on the menu, and they are good. One morning I wrote on the card a "BLT on white toast w/mayo", and it came correctly, and made a good breakfast as well. Don't know how the hot water tastes in the pots, but the hot water coming out of the bathroom sink is HOT. It may even be hotter than what comes already poured into the pots. Mrs. Walkinman Thank you for your succinct post! It reminded me of when I called for the BLT and said bacon, lettuce, tomato and it arrived on white bread...not toast! and with no mayo! I learned to be specific after that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosefloater Posted September 15, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I am sure everyone else does also. Which goes a long way to explaining why they run out. :p I was talking to the guy refilling the tea box and mentioned about the shortage of the kind of tea I like at the end of the cruise. He suggested I take a few extra for the end of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regnig Posted October 12, 2014 Author #22 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Just as a follow up to my original post question I ordered 4 cups of coffee for DD and received a large pot and 4 cups of tea for myself and received 2 of the smaller pots. Fortunately there was NO coffee taste in the smaller cups at all. :D I skipped asking for Breakfast Tea but there was always ample supply of many varieties out at the Lido to choose from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehpride Posted October 12, 2014 #23 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Great! I hope you had a wonderful cruise with your daughter! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizonagirl14 Posted October 12, 2014 #24 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Congrats on her remission. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy.capitan Posted October 12, 2014 #25 Share Posted October 12, 2014 My BLTs always come toasted (some darker tan others) and with mayo without asking. I do sometimes ask for extra bacon, however. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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