This is the last straw?

[luckyinpa]

Unsolicited I got a bendy plastic one at osheehans on getaway. Is this the last one and they gave it to me or are they out of sustainable ones ? The world n the 🐢 will never know 

[Cruising Lynne]

LOL I thought you were going to tell us how you were "done" with NCL.

[geegee1]

1 hour ago, weltek said:

...I'm a metal-or-nothing person. For restaurants that already wash glasses and utensils, I wish they'd get on the metal straw wagon and only have compostables as a back-up. 

Restaurants won't do this for the same reason places stopped using copper cups during the initial Moscow Mule craze, people will steal them.  A total cost loser for restaurants

[ClevelandCruisin]

I thought you could ask for these? 

[GeezerCouple]

5 hours ago, luckyinpa said:

Unsolicited I got a bendy plastic one at osheehans on getaway. Is this the last one and they gave it to me or are they out of sustainable ones ? The world n the 🐢 will never know 

 

You were really lucky!

 

You were able to have a chance to use the one "communal straw" per cruise that is shared, so it gets a *lot* of use before needing to go into the trash.

 

😱

 

GC

[david_sobe]

Great thread title.  You had me and probably everyone else.  Was expecting a fuel or covid complaint 😉

 

But it truly was the last straw 😆

[luckyinpa]

Gf got paper today in Haven with her drink. 🐢 Is safe!!

[CPT Trips]

On 3/10/2022 at 1:50 PM, geegee1 said:

Restaurants won't do this for the same reason places stopped using copper cups during the initial Kyiv Mule craze, people will steal them.  A total cost loser for restaurants

Fixed it for you . . . 😉

[PTC DAWG]

Not a straw fan, period..no issues drinking a frozen drink without one..

[eileeshb]

They stole my bamboo straw on epic… I brought a bunch of bamboo and steel straws with me, and the one evening I used one of the bamboo straws the staff in Manhattan took it when clearing my empty glass. I didn’t realise it was gone until I stood up to leave the table. 

[don't-use-real-name]

Gee I don't like my martinis shaken stirred or whatever but take away my quest to 

drink by straw paper plastic bamboo metal and there will be action taken - I don't

know just what - maybe some kind of rebellion of sorts. LOL !

[mailbroad]

On 3/16/2022 at 8:56 AM, PTC DAWG said:

Not a straw fan, period..no issues drinking a frozen drink without one..

Same. I am happy to drink without a straw.

 

[Greenpea2]

All I can say is that on all the many many cruises I have taken, and all the windy outside places I have been in my life while using a straw ... nope. Never had a straw blow away. Something just tells me I am not unique in that way.

[coffeebean]

17 hours ago, mailbroad said:

Same. I am happy to drink without a straw.

 

Even frozen drinks like a Pina Colada? 

[Bartfast]

I get straws are a hot topic and trash in the ocean is part of that. I have to say that I never use straws, even for Pina Coladas, so I am good. Out of curiosity, I have tried a paper straw once or twice before, and from that limited experience, those seem to change the taste of the liquid and they get soggy quickly. I also tried a metal straw once, again curiosity, but it didn't feel right ... not sure what I mean. Just drinking out of the glass seems to work for me, but I s'pose I am relying on the glass to be clean or the alcohol in the drink will take care of things for me. 😉 Anyway, can't we all just get along? 😄 

 

[CptBoatface]

Hmm, I wonder where the sources of plastic in the ocean really are?  Bet there's a study that shows where most of it comes from and it isn't cruise ship straws. In fact I bet one could find it. No dog in this fight, I drink coffee and water or tea only