First time on Oceania, question on coffee

[LHT28]

1 hour ago, PhD-iva said:

Agree, if from Baristas. MDR coffee is awful. The best coffee I ever had on a cruise was this past July on a uniworld river cruise in Germany.

I have ordered cappuccino in GDR  it is fine

If plain coffee it depends on who makes it  just like the food 😉

 

[PhD-iva]

50 minutes ago, LHT28 said:

I have ordered cappuccino in GDR  it is fine

If plain coffee it depends on who makes it  just like the food 😉

 

Yes, I should have more clearly specified brewed coffee (I assume it’s brewed).

Cappuccinos are fine.

[rbtan]

8 hours ago, LHT28 said:

What other brands do they use??

Have only seen Illy

not sure what's offered elsewhere on the ships()we do the Riviera)

[LHT28]

2 minutes ago, rbtan said:

not sure what's offered elsewhere on the ships()we do the Riviera)

I do not think they use different coffee on different ships or in other areas 

Before Illy they had Lavazza   & usually in all the restaurants  unlike some main stream lines where they use  that yucky syrup

 

[Acrusa]

A steaming hot double espresso a sprinkle of sugar a drop of annaset a few biscotti after dinner at Toscana the best.

[jackdeb]

What is annaset ?

[halfapair]

Probably “Anisette,” a sweet, anis flavored liquor from the Mediterranean.

[Acrusa]

1 hour ago, halfapair said:

Probably “Anisette,” a sweet, anis flavored liquor from the Mediterranean.

Thanks my text spelled it 4 ways LOL

[wcGma]

Speaking from my past experiences of three Oceania cruises and with the caveat that I like fairly strong brewed coffee. Think Peets, Intellegensia, Starbucks bold only if nothing else available. Most European restaurants and hotel know how to brew coffee the way I like  and I am not a fan either of many lower end Nespresso machines. Oceania MDR and buffet coffee is terrible. As previously mentioned,  it is like brown water with no taste. Think watered down MacDonalds. . However, you can  request (or go the the machine in the buffet area to get) a latte or cappuccino with an extra shot. This works for me for breakfast and lunch. The specialty coffees  at Baristas is fine though not of the same caliber as PEETS or what you would at a cafe in Paris or Florence. This summer on my first Viking cruise, I found the coffee much better though their was still a difference in the Nespresso coffee you could brew in the cabin from the espresso and lattes  in the restaurants and buffet. On Oceania I have a concierge cabin so can go the the lounge to get my cappuccino with an extra shot from the machine there or do an americano.