smplybcause Posted May 15, 2018 #176 Share Posted May 15, 2018 OK, buying a thermal cup with lid and straw for our August cruise. I like to drink pina coladas and those types of "frou frou" drinks. What size do you think I should get? It comes in 12, 20 and 32 oz. https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Human-Insulated-Stainless-Cruisers/dp/B01I09ZXGS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1526415931&sr=8-3&keywords=insulated%2Btumbler%2Bwith%2Bstraw%2Band%2Blid&th=1 I think the cups they use are around the 12oz range so I guess it depends on if you want to order two and throw both in there or not. I have a 32oz for use at my pool and the beach and I probably wouldn't to lug one that size around the ship. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted May 15, 2018 #177 Share Posted May 15, 2018 This is great. The video is hilarious. Look at the amount raised vs goal. [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazV Posted May 15, 2018 #178 Share Posted May 15, 2018 OK, buying a thermal cup with lid and straw for our August cruise. I like to drink pina coladas and those types of "frou frou" drinks. What size do you think I should get? It comes in 12, 20 and 32 oz. https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Human-Insulated-Stainless-Cruisers/dp/B01I09ZXGS/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1526415931&sr=8-3&keywords=insulated%2Btumbler%2Bwith%2Bstraw%2Band%2Blid&th=1 I've bought something similar here in the UK that's 500ml size which equates roughly to your 20oz size. I plan to use it for coffee from the Solo Lounge coffee machine in the mornings, then my frozen cocktails later. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Computer Nerd Posted May 16, 2018 #179 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Let's put the planet first so that we can enjoy it in the future. ;p:');p:');p:') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fincherson Posted May 16, 2018 #180 Share Posted May 16, 2018 What a shame!! The poor turtle has a coke problem and we are fighting over plastic straws for 9 pages.:eek::eek:   LOL! Hilarious. It doesn't even look like a straw in its nose and even if it is, that's the tip of the iceburg. But yes, let's demonize the straws. :rolleyes::rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger-91 Posted May 19, 2018 Author #181 Share Posted May 19, 2018 An update: At the last Japanese port, the ship bought paper straws. Sometimes we get served frozen drinks with plastic straws (using them up?) And sometimes with the paper ones, which surprisingly do not get mushy. I even left a paper straw overnight in a bedside glass of water and no issues using it the next morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fshagan Posted May 19, 2018 #182 Share Posted May 19, 2018 An update:At the last Japanese port, the ship bought paper straws. Sometimes we get served frozen drinks with plastic straws (using them up?) And sometimes with the paper ones, which surprisingly do not get mushy. I even left a paper straw overnight in a bedside glass of water and no issues using it the next morning. Sounds like it will last long enough in the water to impale a poor fishy. Sounds like a resounding fail for the environmentalists around us. Here's the test: if new paper straws that dissolve immediately in sea water but are fine in some frozen concoction are invented, and they cost $0.00000001 more, will "saving the planet" be worth it for NCL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veryhotred Posted May 20, 2018 #183 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Wait, so you are on a cruise at this moment and took the time to complain about straws on an internet forum? they weren't complaining hey stated a fact and asked about it..geez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergeant655 Posted May 21, 2018 #184 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Royal has switched to by request and princess is trying that on the bars by the pool. NCL is now going to be the only cruise line in compliance with the straw Ban The city of Vancouver has recently introduced going into effect June 1, 2019 Royal and princess still provide straws for frozen drinks and on princess a reusable straw comes with the cup you get with the soda package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted May 21, 2018 #185 Share Posted May 21, 2018 I just read that MGM is eliminating straws at its resorts in Las Vegas. They own a good chunk of the strip. This is happening everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichL Posted May 24, 2018 #186 Share Posted May 24, 2018 NCL’s plastic straws are bad for the environment so they eliminate them, what about all those plastic drink cups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missingcruzin Posted May 24, 2018 #187 Share Posted May 24, 2018 McDonald's Corporate is having a meeting today about replacing plastic straws. It is all over the news. If you want a straw fore your drinks bring your own. It's a big deal. Sent from my SM-G930V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted May 24, 2018 #188 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On the Dawn last week you could not get a straw even if you asked. We therefore got some at a store and brought them on board. Really, you can't drink a frozen drink without a straw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gampy1967 Posted May 24, 2018 #189 Share Posted May 24, 2018 On the Dawn last week you could not get a straw even if you asked. We therefore got some at a store and brought them on board. Really, you can't drink a frozen drink without a straw! Did you lower the DSC by the cost of the straws you had to purchase? No straws is definitely a customer service issue that NCL is causing themselves.;p;p;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggie cruises Posted May 24, 2018 #190 Share Posted May 24, 2018 NCL’s plastic straws are bad for the environment so they eliminate them, what about all those plastic drink cups? What about all those ridiculous flyers they insist on leaving in your cabin everyday? Oops I forgot those flyers might bring some $$$ into ncl pockets so it's not an environmental issue plus they will argue they are recycled. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonaD Posted May 24, 2018 #191 Share Posted May 24, 2018 What about all those ridiculous flyers they insist on leaving in your cabin everyday? Oops I forgot those flyers might bring some $$$ into ncl pockets so it's not an environmental issue plus they will argue they are recycled. Sent from my iPad using Forums Exactly!!!! Between the art auction personal invites in individual envelopes and spa specials they must use up boatloads of reams of paper! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted May 24, 2018 #192 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Did you lower the DSC by the cost of the straws you had to purchase? No straws is definitely a customer service issue that NCL is causing themselves.;p;p;p LOL.... We didn't purchase them, they came with our food/drink order at a sub shop!! (just took a few extra) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamers2 Posted May 25, 2018 #193 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Totally understandable ..these straws hurt the sea life...get over your self people...is it to much trouble to bring a straw you can re use...you people are a disgrace to mankind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fincherson Posted May 25, 2018 #194 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Totally understandable ..these straws hurt the sea life...get over your self people...is it to much trouble to bring a straw you can re use...you people are a disgrace to mankind! Just for this I'm buying like 2000 straws instead of 200.:halo: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted May 25, 2018 #195 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Alaska Airlines is doing away with plastic straw stir sticks for their coffees. They are opting to clear cut trees and use wooden sticks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussievc Posted May 25, 2018 #196 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Plastic and paper straws can be recycled. This is just a ridiculously cheap cost cutting move and could backfire by becoming the poster child for NCL nickel and diming. Plastic is not recyclable when it lands in the ocean and ingested by marine life or floating around. If people would be responsible in not leaving their trash on the open decks to be blown overboard then this would reduce some of the trash that finds its way in the ocean/sea. Those of you that bring straws, or any other disposable item, please throw your own trash away instead of leaving it around your chairs for someone else to pick up. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElaineKeagy Posted May 25, 2018 #197 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Just purchased a box of 10k straws so I will have a lifetime supply. I’ve never in my life left my trash around for someone else to pick up. That too millennial for me. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted May 25, 2018 #198 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Totally understandable ..these straws hurt the sea life...get over your self people...is it to much trouble to bring a straw you can re use...you people are a disgrace to mankind! Oh my!!! :eek::'):') FYI... paper straws, get over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fincherson Posted May 25, 2018 #199 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Alaska Airlines is doing away with plastic straw stir sticks for their coffees. They are opting to clear cut trees and use wooden sticks. :') six in one hand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zitsky Posted May 25, 2018 #200 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Alaska Airlines is doing away with plastic straw stir sticks for their coffees. They are opting to clear cut trees and use wooden sticks. Some wood comes from managed forests, grown for making paper etc. But yes, we should care about the environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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