Tea & Coffee Making Facilities on Equinox

[abigailuk]

Is there a hospitality tray in your cabin and if not are you allowed to bring a travel kettle on board

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[Lsimon]

No.

 

There is no facility or way to make coffee or tea in your cabin.

 

However your cruise fare includes room service at no-extra charge which is available around the clock. Sometimes this is very quick for just coffee or tea and sometimes not.

 

We find it more expedient to run up to the buffet and make our own and bring it down to the cabin. We typically bring our own instant coffee (Starbucks Via) which we prefer over the ship's coffee and our own brand of organic tea bags. There are beverage stations in the buffet open 24 hours which have hot water which seems sufficiently hot to me although I know some prefer water at a full boil. There are nice quality, good sized, take away hot cups in the buffet in the morning and sometimes later in the day - but if you don't see any just ask one of the staff and they'll get some for you.

 

We used to bring a coffee press for our own coffee but it was too much of a hassle to clean in the stateroom and the Starbucks Via instant coffee is good enough and much better than the ships coffee. If this is your first cruise do try the ship's coffee as some find it just fine while others, such as us, find it sorely lacking. As for tea bags - the ship has a decent variety of very basic quality teas at the buffet beverage stations, room service, and all dining areas at no extra charge.

 

Premium organic teas and espresso based coffee is available at Cafe al Bacio and can be had in take-away cups to bring back to your stateroom or to enjoy elsewhere on the ship.

[cruisestitch]

When Celebrity ships depart from Southampton there is a kettle in the stateroom. But not from any other departure port, so no, there will not be a kettlenin your stateroom. Kettles and coffee makers are forbidden and may be confiscated.

[Cruiser Susie]

Is there a hospitality tray in your cabin and if not are you allowed to bring a travel kettle on board

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Welcome to Cruise Critic! I am sorry that you are not allowed to bring a travel kettle on board (they are considered a fire hazard, I believe). If you like, take a look at the list below (taken directly from the Celebrity site) and this will list the "forbidden" items that are not allowed on board. You may, however, order hot water from room service for tea, or order coffee, or both are available in the dining room, in the buffet area and, for a fee, in Cafe Al Bacio.

 

Ask away if you have any other questions and have a wonderful cruise.

 

 

What not to Pack

For the safety of our guests and crew there are certain items that are not allowed onboard. If these are found they will be confiscated. Alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, flammable liquids, explosives, and dangerous chemicals will not be returned.

 

Firearms & Ammunition, including realistic replicas

Sharp Objects, including knives and scissors*

Illegal Drugs & Substances

Candles & Incense

Coffee Makers, Clothes Irons, & Hot Plates

Baseball Bats, Hockey Sticks, Cricket Bats, Bows and Arrows

Skateboards & Surfboards

Martial Arts Gear

Self-Defense Gear, including handcuffs, pepper spray and night sticks

Flammable Liquids and Explosives, including lighter fluid and fireworks

HAM Radios

Dangerous Chemicals, including bleach and paint

Alcoholic Beverages**

 

*Personal grooming items such as safety razors are allowed. Scissors with blade length less than 4 inches are allowed.

 

**Two bottles wine per stateroom are allowed on embarkation day, subject to corkage fees.