ULCajunCruiser Posted August 1, 2015 #1 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I am generally an early riser, DW is not. I like to go for a walk and stretch my legs once I'm up. I know that I'm not supposed to bring my own coffee cup or thermos. I also know that room service will bring me some. But my problem is I wouldn't want to hang around waiting on them, and even worse, I wouldn't want them to show up while I wasn't there and wake the wife. So my question is there somewhere I can pick up a carafe of coffee to bring back to my room so I can enjoy 2 or 3 cups on my balcony??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinaviking71208 Posted August 1, 2015 #2 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I am generally an early riser, DW is not. I like to go for a walk and stretch my legs once I'm up. I know that I'm not supposed to bring my own coffee cup or thermos. I also know that room service will bring me some. But my problem is I wouldn't want to hang around waiting on them, and even worse, I wouldn't want them to show up while I wasn't there and wake the wife. So my question is there somewhere I can pick up a carafe of coffee to bring back to my room so I can enjoy 2 or 3 cups on my balcony??? I don't see the problem with bringing a small thermos of your own coffee cup. There is coffee available 24hrs on the lido. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted August 1, 2015 #3 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Bring your thermos to lido. Fill up one of their cups and than pour into your thermos, repeat as necessary. In other words no problem at all:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomarvin Posted August 1, 2015 #4 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I bring a coffee tray from my local coffee shop (and throw it away at the end of the cruise) and either a reusable coffee mug or the disposable paper ones all the time. No problems. Their "mugs" are tiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyGal4 Posted August 1, 2015 #5 Share Posted August 1, 2015 A small thermos like you would use for travel is totally fine. We've take our 32 oz water bottle and filled it with the tropical fruit juice. No one cared First Cruise - Carnival Dream 2011, 7 nights Eastern Carribean Carnival Fantasy - 10th Anniversary Cruise to Nassau/Freeport, 5 nights Carnival Liberty - 7 nights with the whole family. Western Caribbean Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raxter54 Posted August 1, 2015 #6 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Bring your thermos to lido. Fill up one of their cups and than pour into your thermos, repeat as necessary. In other words no problem at all:) Good idea. I think the prohibition on the thermos is contamination. If you use one of their cups and pour it into you thermos, that is usually OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otowncruiser Posted August 1, 2015 #7 Share Posted August 1, 2015 On the last cruise I bought the disposable coffee cups from the dollar tree. The mugs on the ship are way too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finzup-kt Posted August 1, 2015 #8 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I order room service the night before to be delivered early in the AM...I use the knock on the door as my wake up call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJzink Posted August 1, 2015 #9 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I order room service the night before to be delivered early in the AM...I use the knock on the door as my wake up call Re. room service coffee orders - sounds like the ship's coffee cups are "tiny", when you put 2 orders of coffee on the hang tag, do you get 2 carafes? Or 1 carafe with 2 "tiny" cups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cincicruiser Posted August 1, 2015 #10 Share Posted August 1, 2015 1. Order some coffee from Room Service on day 1. You will receive a coffee pot full of coffee with some mugs. 2. Drink coffee. 3. Rinse coffee pot and keep in your closet to reuse all week. 4. As long as you keep the empty in your closet the steward will not take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBARA J.W. Posted August 1, 2015 #11 Share Posted August 1, 2015 (edited) I am generally an early riser, DW is not. I like to go for a walk and stretch my legs once I'm up. I know that I'm not supposed to bring my own coffee cup or thermos. I also know that room service will bring me some. But my problem is I wouldn't want to hang around waiting on them, and even worse, I wouldn't want them to show up while I wasn't there and wake the wife. So my question is there somewhere I can pick up a carafe of coffee to bring back to my room so I can enjoy 2 or 3 cups on my balcony??? You can bring your own coffee cup/thermos........... Here is Ideal,,,,,after the Wife wakes up, order coffee from room service and keep the carafe ,,,,so you can use it for coffee from the Lido.......... Take the Carafe to the Lido fill it up with Coffee................. Edited August 1, 2015 by BARBARA J.W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULCajunCruiser Posted August 1, 2015 Author #12 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Thanks to all, really good ideas!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N2Mischief Posted August 1, 2015 #13 Share Posted August 1, 2015 We went to Bed Bath and Beyond and bought the large Tervis tumblers (32 oz?). We use them all cruise to fill with coffee, tea etc. We wash them constantly but are always careful to fill them only using the carnival cups at the drink stations. I LOVE having my huge coffee to take with me around the ship. The Tervis keeps it very hot for quite awhile. Or very cold depending on what's in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carol louise Posted August 1, 2015 #14 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Re. room service coffee orders - sounds like the ship's coffee cups are "tiny", when you put 2 orders of coffee on the hang tag, do you get 2 carafes? Or 1 carafe with 2 "tiny" cups? I have used, and highly recommend, the night-before, hang-on-the-door room service order card on all my Carnival cruises, and there has always been enough coffee for each person to have several cups. And it was always delivered exactly when I ordered it for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krmckee Posted August 1, 2015 #15 Share Posted August 1, 2015 1. Order some coffee from room service on day 1. You will receive a coffee pot full of coffee with some mugs. 2. Drink coffee. 3. Rinse coffee pot and keep in your closet to reuse all week. 4. As long as you keep the empty in your closet the steward will not take it. brilliant!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe13 Posted August 1, 2015 #16 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I, too, am an early riser and when they had trays (not sure if they still have trays or not) I would get up earlier than DW. Like 4 am early, I had the run of the ship and despite the posted hours I found that they usually had a continental type breakfast set up near the buffet starting like around 5 am. I would get a tray and grab two or three mugs of coffee and some pastry and fruit and quietly sneak back in our cabin and quietly open the balcony door and sit out there for an hour or so enjoying what I like to call pre-breakfast. Good times!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
love my grandkids Posted August 1, 2015 #17 Share Posted August 1, 2015 You can bring your own coffee cup/thermos...........Here is Ideal,,,,,after the Wife wakes up, order coffee from room service and keep the carafe ,,,,so you can use it for coffee from the Lido.......... Take the Carafe to the Lido fill it up with Coffee................. Keep the carafe. Brilliant:):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIENA6334 Posted August 1, 2015 #18 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I wish they would put small K Cup coffe makers in room. When I get coffee from room service it isn't very hot or very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SATXLady Posted August 1, 2015 #19 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Re. room service coffee orders - sounds like the ship's coffee cups are "tiny", when you put 2 orders of coffee on the hang tag, do you get 2 carafes? Or 1 carafe with 2 "tiny" cups? I sail with my mother. When we order coffee from room service, we order coffee for 4 and it is just the right amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising maniac Posted August 1, 2015 #20 Share Posted August 1, 2015 I usually get a carafe of coffee from room service as suggested. However, I simply ask the room steward not to take it so I can use it all week. I would not put it in my closet or hide it in any way. I wouldn't want the steward to think my intentions were in anyway dishonest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finzup-kt Posted August 2, 2015 #21 Share Posted August 2, 2015 (edited) Re. room service coffee orders - sounds like the ship's coffee cups are "tiny", when you put 2 orders of coffee on the hang tag, do you get 2 carafes? Or 1 carafe with 2 "tiny" cups? they'll bring it in one carafe.... But then you could go refill your carafe for round two Edited August 2, 2015 by finzup-kt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARBARA J.W. Posted August 2, 2015 #22 Share Posted August 2, 2015 I usually get a carafe of coffee from room service as suggested. However, I simply ask the room steward not to take it so I can use it all week. I would not put it in my closet or hide it in any way. I wouldn't want the steward to think my intentions were in anyway dishonest. That's a good Ideal............:) Letting the Cabin Steward know that you want to keep Carafe to get coffee from the Lido.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springs741 Posted August 2, 2015 #23 Share Posted August 2, 2015 1. Order some coffee from Room Service on day 1. You will receive a coffee pot full of coffee with some mugs. 2. Drink coffee. 3. Rinse coffee pot and keep in your closet to reuse all week. 4. As long as you keep the empty in your closet the steward will not take it. I am guilty of doing this too. I drink coffee all day long. Regular in the morning and decaf in the afternoon. I don't feel guilty doing this. It save RS multiple trips to my room, dishwashing of either several carafes or a ton of coffee cups. The only draw back is a few nasty glares when filling. (Yes, using Carnival cups.) The carafe hold about 4 mugs worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbsteve Posted August 2, 2015 #24 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Fair warning the coffee machine coffee they use on the lido is aweful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roscoe13 Posted August 2, 2015 #25 Share Posted August 2, 2015 Fair warning the coffee machine coffee they use on the lido is aweful. Very subjective!! I like industrial coffee from an urn, I really do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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