Coral International Cafe

[jimlouisesophie]

Is the 24 hours a day International cafe located on deck 14 and is the regular coffee/tea (not special) complimentary.  Looks like a good place to get a snack in between meals.

[Colo Cruiser]

19 minutes ago, jimlouisesophie said:

Is the 24 hours a day International cafe located on deck 14 and is the regular coffee/tea (not special) complimentary.  Looks like a good place to get a snack in between meals.

The IC is on deck 6 next to the casino.

No it is not 24 hours and it is very limited in choices because it was added to the ship after the fact.

It is not like Grand/Royal Class ships.

 

The HC buffet on deck 14 would have coffee stations 24/7 complimentary.

[waltd]

IC is on deck 6 connected to the Casino.   Not really 24 hours.    There are a couple of hours in the early morning that  they do cleanup.   

[waltd]

Don't think there has ever been complimentary coffee In the IC unless you have a coffee card or pay for it. 

[jimlouisesophie]

Thx 4 the replies

[elliair]

The IC on the Coral is nothing to write home about that's for sure.  As someone said, it's located right next to the casino and one can smell cigarette smoke coming from the casino.  Out of all the Princess ships we have been on, the Coral IC IMHO isn't up to par with the other Princess ships.  If you want coffee 24/7 go to HC on Lido.

[UpcountryTravelers]

But it does have something the others don't.  A separate sitting area with tables.  I like it.

[mevs904]

17 minutes ago, UpcountryTravelers said:

But it does have something the others don't.  A separate sitting area with tables.  I like it.

 

I agree.  I truly dislike the smell of cigarette smoke, but haven’t been troubled by the Coral IC’s proximity to the casino.  Perhaps it’s because we usually don’t go there during the time when the casino is really busy.  Despite the fact that we’ve been in the IC in other (bigger) ships we still enjoy the Coral’s IC.

[Leo37]

6 hours ago, jimlouisesophie said:

Is the 24 hours a day International cafe located on deck 14 and is the regular coffee/tea (not special) complimentary.  Looks like a good place to get a snack in between meals.

 

Hi, we were on the Coral just a few weeks ago. The International Cafe is smaller than on some other ships, but we found the staff attentive, the coffee good, and there were always some cakes, sandwiches, bites to eat stocked. Maybe a smaller selection than on newer ships. No smoke issue for us during the day from the casino, although maybe that's different at night when casino is busy.

[Tyskie]

We loved the IC on Coral - cozy I guess you would say and love the little tables and seating area. 

Was not bothered by the Casino smoke - usually no one is in the casino.  

Food choices were adequate for our needs.

Coral is still one of my favorite Princess ships.

[lstone19]

13 hours ago, waltd said:

IC is on deck 6 connected to the Casino.   Not really 24 hours.    There are a couple of hours in the early morning that  they do cleanup.   

 

We were on Coral last summer and the IC was listed as 24 hours. But I was never up at 3am to see what was available at that hour.

[jondfk]

7 hours ago, lstone19 said:

 

We were on Coral last summer and the IC was listed as 24 hours. But I was never up at 3am to see what was available at that hour.

 

lol

 

I'm an early riser and can say that while coffee drinks seemed to be available 24 hours, they were stocking the pastry case somewhere between 4:30 and 5:00AM daily.  For some brief period before they were cleaning up / getting ready for the day ahead.

 

Squeezed into the casino space such as it is, the IC on Coral these days is miles ahead of the original Plaza Deck "La Patisserie' " which was nothing more than a tray of pastries & pot of coffee.  

 

Coral remains a favorite.

[CruiseVA]

I thoroughly enjoyed the IC on the Coral on the 2 cruises we did on her (Alaska & Panama Canal)

 

[hobbyfarmer2]

The Coral IC on the 6'th deck is smallish but has a seating area.  Not as much choice as the bigger ships with fewer sandwices and salads but just fine if you are not very fussy.  You can get any kind of coffee or tea as well and the staff is very nice.

[jimlouisesophie]

Is regular coffee free?

[lstone19]

14 minutes ago, jimlouisesophie said:

Is regular coffee free?

 

No, all coffee is an extra charge at the IC. However, coffee is included at the buffet - while, some people find that coffee far inferior, you can always go to the buffet and just grab a cup (there are self-serve coffee dispensers in the buffet).

[Steelers36]

15 minutes ago, jimlouisesophie said:

Is regular coffee free?

From Horizon Court - not from Int'l Cafe.

[jimlouisesophie]

Thx