Rare Tree_skier Posted August 23, 2022 Author #26 Share Posted August 23, 2022 9 minutes ago, DirtyDawg said: Drink faster. 🧉 Problem solved. 😁 This is the only legitimate alternative suggested so far... Thank you Dawg. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolicromaSol Posted August 23, 2022 #27 Share Posted August 23, 2022 10 hours ago, Tree_skier said: I'm boarding Ovation this week and was wondering what kind of straws are currently being used on board. I despise those paper straws but was sure that I had read somewhere here on CC that they had changed to some sort biodegradable plastic straw that didn't disintegrate in your mouth before you could finish your drink. Should I bring straws or will I be fine. The kind of straws they're talking about are plastic, but have a different texture and are more translucent than transparent. There's a coffee shop a block from me that favors them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysail2 Posted August 23, 2022 #28 Share Posted August 23, 2022 I’m from Canada, if that makes a difference. My most favourite drink is Strawberry Frutopia which I buy at McDonalds. They supply a paper straw, and I do buy the large sized drink. That straw is as good at the end as it was at the beginning. I might go into the restaurant and pick up a few extra for my upcoming cruise, wink wink. You might want to check them out as a comparison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted August 23, 2022 #29 Share Posted August 23, 2022 2 hours ago, zap99 said: Straws to drink with?. I remember them from when I was a child. No thanks. Lol same here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxgoodrich Posted August 23, 2022 #30 Share Posted August 23, 2022 The straws are no big deal to me. What I do miss are the plastic swizzle sticks! It's a good thing I still have a bunch of them...I can still make more earrings... 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellwingri Posted August 23, 2022 #31 Share Posted August 23, 2022 The new straws are great! They’ve been available on my last few recent cruises on Anthem, Vision, and Harmony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted August 23, 2022 #32 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Last 3 ships I have been on recently — Anthem, Oasis, and Enchantment — all had the new biodegradable straws. They were great. True story — my first trip back on Oasis I met up with a passenger with whom I had sailed on Grandeur. His first words — I remember you and your sister bringing your own straws! 🍹🥤 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellwingri Posted August 23, 2022 #33 Share Posted August 23, 2022 13 minutes ago, foxgoodrich said: The straws are no big deal to me. What I do miss are the plastic swizzle sticks! It's a good thing I still have a bunch of them...I can still make more earrings... Someone gave us these earrings (without the pearls) during a Cruise Critic Meet and Mingle a few years ago. I wear them on every cruise and get so many comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted August 23, 2022 #34 Share Posted August 23, 2022 42 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: Please post a video of you drinking a Frappe without a straw. I need a little morning entertainment. 🙂 If a straw doesn't work, a spoon does. I'm one that never uses a straw. Well, I use one to stir in my sweetener into my ice tea as most restaurants don't provide those long tea spoons anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxgoodrich Posted August 23, 2022 #35 Share Posted August 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, sellwingri said: Someone gave us these earrings (without the pearls) during a Cruise Critic Meet and Mingle a few years ago. I wear them on every cruise and get so many comments. We are in the pearl business, so I always make them with pearls, and always took a pair for an M&M door prize back in the old days. I also used them to tip the bar staff (with wives/girlfriends) in the DL, thus guaranteeing me a good supply of swizzle sticks - haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelGirlinDallas Posted August 23, 2022 #36 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: Paper on Ovation July 8 to 15. Yes...they are terrible. Same for me on the Ovation cruise directly following. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted August 23, 2022 #37 Share Posted August 23, 2022 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted August 23, 2022 #38 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Tree_skier said: Yes, frozen drinks for sure... That shade is too pink for me. I prefer a darker, more ruby shade. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted August 23, 2022 Author #39 Share Posted August 23, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, molly361 said: I could go with that... It's bold but I'm nothing if not adventurous. Edited August 23, 2022 by Tree_skier 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loman Posted August 23, 2022 #40 Share Posted August 23, 2022 My juice boxes come with a straw 😂 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loman Posted August 23, 2022 #41 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Allow Kramer to demonstrate 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jk04 Posted August 23, 2022 #42 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Tree_skier said: I could go with that... It's bold but I'm nothing if not adventurous. Too red? 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 23, 2022 #43 Share Posted August 23, 2022 The new brand of biodegradable straws onboard are "StrawFish" and they work great. I always prefer a straw and had no trouble getting this new brand recently onboard that last few ships I've been on even including Jewel out of Amsterdam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherylc Posted August 23, 2022 #44 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Just off the Harmony. Had a combination of the biodegradable plastic straws (nice) and paper straws - not so nice when that bar or restaurant didn't have the plastic ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted August 23, 2022 #45 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Here are some nice straws, even comes with a cleaning brush. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Set-of-Stainless-Steel-Metal-Reusable-Straws-Silicone-Tips-Cleaning-Brush-10-5/855154725 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted August 23, 2022 #46 Share Posted August 23, 2022 5 hours ago, ONECRUISER said: For some us old enough to remember, are they like Paper Straws that we'd get in Kindergarten? Three sucks on them in our Milk Cartons and Soaked/Flattened But then we used to chew on them - LOL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted August 23, 2022 #47 Share Posted August 23, 2022 @Tree_skier Dave you could also bring a hotdog as a straw with you. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiselvr04 Posted August 23, 2022 #48 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Liberty had the new straws a couple of weeks ago. Not paper, not sure what they were but they held up over 2 hours in a drink. ( No my drinks don’t usually last that long. Lol.) Much better then those awful paper ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wineaux007 Posted August 24, 2022 #49 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Be careful of those metal straws -- they could kill you: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/09/metal-drinking-straw-fatally-impales-woman-england/1684768001/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted August 24, 2022 #50 Share Posted August 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, Wineaux007 said: Be careful of those metal straws -- they could kill you: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/07/09/metal-drinking-straw-fatally-impales-woman-england/1684768001/ Or perhaps it was the 10 vodka tonics she had in her mason-jar style drinking glass that was the real culprit. Folks, don't mix! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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