Coffee grinder/maker on the Sun?

[GoHuskies!]

I have a question about coffee machines available on the Sun. We are partial to coffee of Starbucks quality, though it sometimes is a bit strong if drunk black. I always bring along a pound or two of coffee beans wherever we travel, along with a coffee grinder, and on a cruise we can drink coffee fresh from the grinder and maker, sitting on the balcony at dawn. When we were on the Pride of America I discovered their coffee machines at the outdoor buffet, which had one setting that would grind and brew a cup at a time--the machines at the inside buffet would not do this. Does the Sun have such machines? Or will I have to grind beans every time I want a really good cup?

[newlywedcruisers]

Most likely, if there is a grinder it is a blade grinder (eeww... http://www.coffeeam.com/grindingcoffee.html).

So why not grab http://www.coffeeam.com/lapavburgrin.html, grind the beans yourself and use the in-cabin coffee maker (which is probably a drip maker, eeww again so get a vacuum brewer http://www.coffeeam.com/bodsancofmak.html) next thing you do is set up shop out of your cabin w/ the best coffee on the ship (except for the suites) and sell out of your cabin... that is untill NCL discovers you and asks you nicely to leave the ship.

[GoHuskies!]

That's true, but I'd still like to know if the Sun includes the grind-and-brew machine. I'm not going to take a burr mill along, just my blade grinder which does a fair-to-middling job for brewing coffee in our cabin at dawn. Anyone know if the Sun has the machine?

[GoHuskies!]

And, BTW, I take along a french press for the brewing; only use the room coffeemaker for heating water (filtered).

[newlywedcruisers]

And, BTW, I take along a french press for the brewing; only use the room coffeemaker for heating water (filtered).

 

Mmm french press is good, but I still like vacuums. I'm on the Sun in OCT, so I don't know yet if there's a grinder, and I see that you're on it before me. Sorry I can't be of any real help.

[GoHuskies!]

I agree--vacuum is great too. If you use a blade grinder for french press you have to be really careful to pulse it and watch the grain size--any daydreaming and you've got opaque coffee!

 

Thanks for responding--and have a great cruise! Anxious to see what the waterfront looks like in the Big Easy.