Kettle on Med Cruises

[Denmal]

We had a kettle in our room for our British Isles cruise and loved it for tea in the afternoon on the balcony.  Does anyone know if we will get one for the Med Cruise leaving from Barcelona to Rome??  Has anyone received one on a previous cruise?  And / or can we ask for one??

 

Thanks

[Rick&Jeannie]

Your previous cruise was on Princess?

[kiwimum]

Nope, we have only had jugs (kettles) on cruises out and back to Southampton.  Our April TA from FLL to Southampton nothing.   Southampton to Southampton jugs were available with sugars, sweetener, instant coffees and creamers.  

[karatemom2]

1 hour ago, Rick&Jeannie said:

Your previous cruise was on Princess?

Not the OP, but per your question Princess does appear to provide kettles on British Isles cruises out of Southampton. We just were on the Emerald and had one in our cabin. We never made use of it, but it was a nice touch considering the very large number of Brits on the ship. I have never seen one on any of our other Princess cruises. It must just be for those cruises based in the UK. 

Edited September 19, 2022 by karatemom2

[Kay S]

32 minutes ago, karatemom2 said:

Not the OP, but per your question Princess does appear to provide kettles on British Isles cruises out of Southampton. We just were on the Emerald and had one in our cabin. We never made use of it, but it was a nice touch considering the very large number of Brits on the ship. I have never seen one on any of our other Princess cruises. It must just be for those cruises based in the UK. 

Maybe electric kettles are not a fire hazard when they are in British waters. 🙂

[caribill]

1 hour ago, Kay S said:

Maybe electric kettles are not a fire hazard when they are in British waters. 🙂

 

Princess uses kettles that should not be a fire hazard.

 

Passengers are not allowed to bring their own kettles because it is likely not all of them would not be a fire hazard.

 

Of course this does not explain why Princess will not put those kettles in the cabins for itineraries that do not originate in the UK.

[Hammoandnads]

The diamond princess had stateroom kettles in Japan. Will be interesting to see if they remain when in San Diego

[Leo37]

Currently on board the Regal in the Mediterranean. No kettles. 

[wowzz]

38 minutes ago, Leo37 said:

Currently on board the Regal in the Mediterranean. No kettles. 

And yet we were on Regal in the Med in May and they had them. If you want one, ask your steward.

[MissP22]

1 hour ago, Hammoandnads said:

The diamond princess had stateroom kettles in Japan. Will be interesting to see if they remain when in San Diego

Maybe they don't trust the US passengers to be responsible? 😉

[wowzz]

4 hours ago, MissP22 said:

Maybe they don't trust the US passengers to be responsible? 😉

I can't see how it is possible to use an electric kettle irresponsibly !  

[MissP22]

8 minutes ago, wowzz said:

I can't see how it is possible to use an electric kettle irresponsibly !  

Neither can I but Princess has their reasons. 

Possibly they might not have sufficient business if they didn't have kettles in the rooms? 

[Denmal]

5 hours ago, Leo37 said:

Currently on board the Regal in the Mediterranean. No kettles. 

Can you ask if they would provide one of you wanted ??  Thanks

[CCFC]

Regal Princess cabin with kettle out of Southampton.

 

[wowzz]

1 hour ago, MissP22 said:

Neither can I but Princess has their reasons. 

Possibly they might not have sufficient business if they didn't have kettles in the rooms? 

Not sure how they would lose business?  Tea and coffee are free.

[MissP22]

5 minutes ago, wowzz said:

Not sure how they would lose business?  Tea and coffee are free.

❓ ❓ Got me.

I drink coffee and don't care to make it in my room anyway.

[mtnesterz]

1 hour ago, wowzz said:

I can't see how it is possible to use an electric kettle irresponsibly !  

@MissP22 has a point. You have no idea how creative Americans are in getting themselves into hot water. Pun intended.

Occasionally, I would cover the emergency room. As soon as I thought I'd seen everything, I'd be astounded at what would come in. If we think of tea at all, it's something to throw overboard. 😁 And while you Brits, if you drink coffee, drink instant, we drink brewed coffee. A hot-pot doesn't work for us.

[Kay S]

4 hours ago, mtnesterz said:

@MissP22 has a point. You have no idea how creative Americans are in getting themselves into hot water. Pun intended.

Occasionally, I would cover the emergency room. As soon as I thought I'd seen everything, I'd be astounded at what would come in. If we think of tea at all, it's something to throw overboard. 😁 And while you Brits, if you drink coffee, drink instant, we drink brewed coffee. A hot-pot doesn't work for us.

Well, a nice little French press would be good...  I'm doing a cruise out of Southampton next year (round trip on the Sky) so I wonder if I'll get a kettle?  

[mtnesterz]

4 minutes ago, Kay S said:

Well, a nice little French press would be good...  I'm doing a cruise out of Southampton next year (round trip on the Sky) so I wonder if I'll get a kettle?  

I forgot about a French Press. I've heard that folks ask and receive on the kettle. I like my Starbucks Via, but get my hot water from the barista.

[Leo37]

6 hours ago, Denmal said:

Can you ask if they would provide one of you wanted ??  Thanks

Yes, they will. It's even something you can just order through the App.

[wowzz]

2 hours ago, Kay S said:

Well, a nice little French press would be good...  I'm doing a cruise out of Southampton next year (round trip on the Sky) so I wonder if I'll get a kettle?  

Yes, you will get a kettle.

A French Press is what the rest of the world calls a cafetiere.  The problem is getting rid of the grounds.

We use decent "instant " coffee. Carte Noir for example - far better than the likes  of  Starbucks,  which has no taste at all. 

[SiliconCruiser]

8 hours ago, CCFC said:

Regal Princess cabin with kettle out of Southampton.

 

That looks a lot like a Black and Decker kettle that I had about 10 years ago.  I'm sure it would be confiscated if I tried to bring it on board myself.

[triple7tahoe]

On all of our Princess cruises (more than 100) we have taken a THERMOSTATICALLY controlled kettle. I think, if you read the fine print, the restriction of NON thermostatically controlled. That being said, we just took 5 Princess cruises out of Southampton and only the Island Princess did not provide a kettle in our stateroom. I am guessing that was because of a lack of 220 Volt outlets on the Island?

[Kay S]

6 hours ago, wowzz said:

Yes, you will get a kettle.

A French Press is what the rest of the world calls a cafetiere.  The problem is getting rid of the grounds.

 

You can call your French press any pretentious name you like, but I will be happy to use mine if they give me a kettle (which the rest of the world calls an electric tea pot) and I think I can figure out what do with the grounds.  I'm very smart that way.

[SiliconCruiser]

4 hours ago, triple7tahoe said:

On all of our Princess cruises (more than 100) we have taken a THERMOSTATICALLY controlled kettle. I think, if you read the fine print, the restriction of NON thermostatically controlled. That being said, we just took 5 Princess cruises out of Southampton and only the Island Princess did not provide a kettle in our stateroom. I am guessing that was because of a lack of 220 Volt outlets on the Island?

Understood, but Princess definitions are often left to the discretion of their crew members (including security) and English is not always their primary language.

 

Edited September 20, 2022 by SiliconCruiser