Balloon Man Posted July 29, 2012 #26 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Nothing like being caught out by you own jokes. I don't take ice in my scotch. Maybe a little water, but then it has to be from the source used by the distillery, of course. Now that might be a challenge for a butler ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook1 Posted July 29, 2012 #27 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Opinion? Laphroaig Quarter Cask...Laphroaig 10 year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balloon Man Posted July 29, 2012 #28 Share Posted July 29, 2012 Laphroaig and Talisker (was at the distillery on Skye in April) are two of my favourites, but the flavour of peat is a little too strong for some palates. Don't know the Quarter Cask but I'm sitting here holding a bottle of Lafrog 10 yewar old in mi rite handd while tiping with my other hand who is name I kant remember. Cheers :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenMurphy Posted July 31, 2012 #29 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Hi do you think it would be easy enough to order coffee each morning in our PH3 on Regatta? We usually have coffee first thing,would we be able to place a regular order?:rolleyes: regards Josie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrammieK Posted July 31, 2012 #30 Share Posted July 31, 2012 We never had a problem getting coffee sent to our room. For service during breakfast hours, I would suggest that you fill out the breakfast order form and place it in holder on door the nite before with your desires and time to be delivered. Always worked for us. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted July 31, 2012 #31 Share Posted July 31, 2012 If you are in a PH just dial your butler and he will bring you whatever you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook1 Posted July 31, 2012 #32 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Laphroaig and Talisker (was at the distillery on Skye in April) are two of my favourites, but the flavour of peat is a little too strong for some palates. Don't know the Quarter Cask but I'm sitting here holding a bottle of Lafrog 10 yewar old in mi rite handd while tiping with my other hand who is name I kant remember. Cheers :confused: Balloon Man you are a man who knows a good drink. I have only had ONE Talisker on QM2 in the Commodore Club but Laphroaig is an old friend. I found a fantastic selection of single malts in the Commodore Club and as I recall all in the $8 range.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veranda View Posted July 31, 2012 #33 Share Posted July 31, 2012 Can any recent PH occupants answer a quick question for me?? I've just received the the new edition of "Your World" (UK version with £ pricing & on page 42 in the "Butler Services" panel it states that the "order in" facility from the speciality restaurants is only available to Owners/Vista/Oceania Suites' date=' yet in the Cruise Vacation Guide (blue folder with shore excursions etc), which I received 3 days ago it clearly states that I can "order in" from Polo & Toscana as part of Butler service. This is a facility we enjoyed on Marina last September in a PH & fully intended to do the same for a couple of nights on our forthcoming Regatta trip. I hope this is a misprint & not a downgrade :eek: ......can anyone clarify??:)[/quote'] You can order in from any restaurant you like, and have it served course by course. We did this on a recent cruise, and invited another couple to join us. Another day we picked up a number of cheeses, wine and a selection of baklava in port and invited our friends over for a sort of picnic thing. Our butler prepared everything and served it for us. As an American I was a bit uneasy about having a butler, but I came around after a while. We're just not used to people doing things for us. Here are some of the things we used our butler for, and some that he offered but we did not use: Unpack / steam / press your clothes Shine your shoes Make dining arrangements Serve meals in suite, course by course Have a cocktail chilled when we arrived from our shore excursion Draw a bath for you Fix / mend items Send bottles of our wine to various restaraunts Re-configure our mini-fridge to always have what we wanted in there, and nothing that we don't drink I'd definitely opt for a butler on our next cruise, as well. Remember that your butler also has at his disposal your room steward and the steward's assistant, too. So there are three people able to respond to whatever comes up. I'm not sure if this is the case with other lines, but Oceania sends all their butlers to butler school in England to be trained and certified as butlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted August 1, 2012 #34 Share Posted August 1, 2012 And don't forget to bring all your silver from home for the butler to polish, just like on Downton Abbey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balloon Man Posted August 1, 2012 #35 Share Posted August 1, 2012 What? Got to bring one's own silver? Just think of the excess baggage costs. In any case (please note the play on words) my wife probably wouldn't be strong enough to carry it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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