Dorset Cruiser Posted March 10, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Is gelato available on all Princess ships now? Have been told that it is now on Ruby, Caribbean and Emerald. Thought it was just on the Royal and Regal. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonaperson Posted March 10, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Is gelato available on all Princess ships now? Have been told that it is now on Ruby, Caribbean and Emerald. Thought it was just on the Royal and Regal. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD I was able to gelato on the Ruby Princess November 2015. You get three scoops for $1.50 and you can mix-and-match the flavors. I really enjoyed it.You get this at the international café Julie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2BeOnaBoat Posted March 10, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I was able to gelato on the Ruby Princess November 2015. You get three scoops for $1.50 and you can mix-and-match the flavors. I really enjoyed it.You get this at the international café Julie I saw the same thing on the Emerald. They wouldn't take coffee card punches like the Royal did but that was a different set up. On the Emerald gelato was on the side of the sandwich/salad case by the coffee bar and easy to miss. On the Royal, it was a separate area across from the coffee bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2cruise Posted March 10, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 10, 2016 I saw the same thing on the Emerald. They wouldn't take coffee card punches like the Royal did but that was a different set up. On the Emerald gelato was on the side of the sandwich/salad case by the coffee bar and easy to miss. On the Royal, it was a separate area across from the coffee bar. Just off the Emerald and they do indeed have the gelato and did take the coffee card when we purchased it:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 10, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Gelato is available on the Ruby/Crown/Emerald/Royal/Regal/. This is because the IC/(Gelato Ice Cream Venue on Royal/Regal) was built when the ship was built. It is not available on the Caribbean/Golden/Star/Grand/Sapphire/Diamond/Coral/Island. The reason being when the IC was added to the ships after the fact there was no additional room for the Gelato machine. Its only the Regal/Royal that take punches (coffee card for gelato). Edited March 10, 2016 by Colo Cruiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2cruise Posted March 10, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Its only the Regal/Royal that take punches (coffee card for gelato). The Emerald took coffee card punches for gelato on our cruise 2/27-3/5/17 cruise;) Edited March 10, 2016 by Happy2cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 10, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 10, 2016 The Emerald took coffee card punches for gelato on our cruise 2/27-3/5/17 cruise;) Thanks..... I was not sure about that but now that you mention it its probably that way on the Crown/Ruby too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorset Cruiser Posted March 10, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Well that sounds good 😀 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjrmather Posted March 10, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 10, 2016 And if you have the all inclusive beverage package, is gelato included since a coffee card punch can be used? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigenna Posted March 10, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) Just off the Emerald and they do indeed have the gelato and did take the coffee card when we purchased it:confused: Good to know. On my Transatlantic cruise on Emerald in October they said they could not use coffee card punch(Es) for gelato. Had to be charged to your onboard folio. Hopefully this will become consistent across the ships that have gelato. I know, I know, lol! Edited March 10, 2016 by bigenna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 10, 2016 #11 Share Posted March 10, 2016 And if you have the all inclusive beverage package, is gelato included since a coffee card punch can be used? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app No its not. However I think there was mention that it was on the Royal/Regal only? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted March 10, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 10, 2016 The Emerald took coffee card punches for gelato on our cruise 2/27-3/5/17 cruise;) I was able to gelato on the Ruby Princess November 2015. You get three scoops for $1.50 and you can mix-and-match the flavors. I really enjoyed it.You get this at the international café Julie On the Emerald the coffee card could be used but the price was 1 punch for 1 "small" scoop. On the other ships (Ruby and Royal) as I can remember it was 1 punch for 3 scoops. It seems that the Emerald is setting their prices apart from the other ships. btw- I didn't think it was all that good compared to any gelato I've had on land. You can also get gelato in the DR on some evenings at no extra cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishywood Posted March 10, 2016 #13 Share Posted March 10, 2016 (edited) On the ships with gelato in the International Cafe (which are Crown, Emerald and Ruby; no gelato on Caribbean) the cash price of a scoop or even three is less than the discounted value of one punch on the Coffee Card. If it were me I would save any extra punches for my next cruise rather than give Princess back the difference in value. Though I guess some would prefer to use all their punches up if they don't expect to sail Princess again soon--or know they would never remember where they put the old card when packing for their next cruise. And a few years ago on Grand Princess (which has no gelato stand) there was gelato on the MDR menu for dessert one night. But what the waiter brought me was the consistency of the soft serve on deck--with even less flavor; I think it was supposed to be Vanilla/Mascarpone? If Princess tried to charge for something that quality the Gelato stands wouldn't last a week. Edited March 10, 2016 by fishywood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2cruise Posted March 10, 2016 #14 Share Posted March 10, 2016 On the Emerald the coffee card could be used but the price was 1 punch for 1 "small" scoop. On the other ships (Ruby and Royal) as I can remember it was 1 punch for 3 scoops. It seems that the Emerald is setting their prices apart from the other ships. That was not our experience when we were on the Emerald the end of February, we got 3 scoops for 1 punch on the coffee card;). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted March 10, 2016 #15 Share Posted March 10, 2016 That was not our experience when we were on the Emerald the end of February, we got 3 scoops for 1 punch on the coffee card;). There must have been one confused person serving the gelato. We were on the same trip & when I heard the price as 1 punch for one one scoop I explicitly asked him why. I told him that the other ships had it as 3 scoops for 1 punch & he was adamant about the 1 scoop. Evidently his boss must have straightened him out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 10, 2016 #16 Share Posted March 10, 2016 There must have been one confused person serving the gelato. We were on the same trip & when I heard the price as 1 punch for one one scoop I explicitly asked him why. I told him that the other ships had it as 3 scoops for 1 punch & he was adamant about the 1 scoop. Evidently his boss must have straightened him out. Are you sure he didn't "know" you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNTLAMB Posted March 10, 2016 #17 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Word of warning if you are on the CB..... They have absolutely the cutest young gal (she looks about 15) working the pools and Horizon court early afternoons wearing a paper "gelato hat" and pushing a cart with a fresh can of Coffee gelato. She impossible to say no to. It also takes TWO punches one for the gelato and one for the bottled espresso that goes on top. She must work on commission because she found me very single day no matter where my wife had me hidden................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted March 11, 2016 #18 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Are you sure he didn't "know" you? Had he go to "know me" he would have give me his portions would have been double size. :p I tip well. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyaxn Posted March 14, 2016 #19 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I was told 1 scoop for one punch also on the emerald in Febuary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingEA Posted March 14, 2016 #20 Share Posted March 14, 2016 I have received 3 scoops for one punch on Ruby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BratDet Posted March 14, 2016 #21 Share Posted March 14, 2016 We had the gelato on Royal Princess during our Grand Med cruise. It did not compare to the gelato we were enjoying in Italy. It almost seemed too rich. Any cruise since, we never bother to have any on board. It was tasty, but it just wasn't what we expected. Bernadette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floridalover5623 Posted March 14, 2016 #22 Share Posted March 14, 2016 We had the gelato on Royal Princess during our Grand Med cruise. It did not compare to the gelato we were enjoying in Italy. It almost seemed too rich. Any cruise since, we never bother to have any on board. It was tasty, but it just wasn't what we expected. Bernadette Princess would have you believe that their gelato is comparable to that of the gelato served in Italy, but it's not even close. What they serve at the gelato bar is equivalent to just the regular ice cream in the dining room. Not that it isn't tasty but it's not like the real gelato anywhere we've had it. It's no wonder they throw away most of the left over gelato in the case each night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseyaxn Posted March 20, 2016 #23 Share Posted March 20, 2016 My wife says bryers is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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