Pink champagne upon boarding?

[39august]

I hope not on Equinox! On Silly in Dec. I saw only pink champagne offered. We don't drink pink wine of any sort. Hope for mimosas or regular "champagne" upon boarding July 7.

[Gonzo70]

In my experience there is complimentary Prosecco or mimosas upon boarding, but not Champagne. Have never seen sparkling rose (pink) available complimentary - in fact rose in general is often somewhat scarce on Celebrity in my experience (my wife loves sparkling rose and sometimes has had difficulty getting it in some venues). Must have been something out of the ordinary if they were using sparkling rose during your previous sailing.

[mom says]

They must have had a supply issue with their regular offering. Which I highly doubt would be champagne - just a cheaper sparkling wine.

[WestLakeGirl]

THe welcome drink has never been champagne. They normally pour sparkling white wine, “Celebrity Vintages”.

 

It wouldn’t be too much of a surpris to see a sparkling rose substitution on occasion.

[Lady Arwen]

Yes, it's just sparkling white wine and yes, the also offer Mimosas and straight up OJ.

[wendycook22]

I seen them once pour Henkell Rose. Which I enjoyed and wish I could get from the bars...i never asked, but never saw it on a menu. I also typically don't enjoy rose, or blush. I had only seen it once also on the Equinox, last October.

[gerelmx]

Past Eclipse cruise march 18 we have the 3 options, white & rose sparkling plus mimosas

[Cruise Junky]

This might actually be a first for someone to complain about not getting the usual swill upon boarding. And for the record, for true Champagne, the Rose is usually more expensive than the basic brut

[sdnich]

I love a good rose sparkling! On our Alaskan cruise 2016 they had a great rose sparkling from Domain Carneros I believe we drank everything that the Sommelier to get a hold of LOL [emoji38]

 

 

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[NCHPcruiser]

Last Saturday, upon boarding the Silhouette, we were offered sparkling rose (not chilled at all) or orange juice.

[Princess Fi]

Both Equinox cruises we were offered white bubbly, rose bubbly and mimosas. Enjoyed the rose bubbly and appreciated the change.

 

 

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[Gonzo70]

Nice to hear they are often offering sparkling rose as an option; I had only ever seen white. We have had beverage packages the past couple of cruises so just bypassed the complimentary bubbly as we boarded (as in the past when we did not have packages we appreciated the gesture, but did not find the sparkly they passed out particularly appetizing).

[Marelaine]

I've only seen sparkling white wine, mimosas and oj offered on boarding. I know it's not the highest quality wines, but it's still a nice gesture.

[Algebralovr]

I've seen them make the sparkling wine on boarding into a pink by adding a few drops of red wine to the glass before pouring in the sparkling wine. We were on a B2B, and I was chatting with my favorite sommelier while she was pouring. I had wondered how they got the color.

 

I've seen them turn it blue and green as well. It still isn't good sparkling wine.

[awhfy]

We didn’t have mimosas on Eclipse in late November. They were offering brut & hibiscuses (brut with cranberry juice). The hibiscus was ok but I prefer the mimosa

 

 

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[Cruise Raider]

I used to turn my nose up to any pink wine ... sparkling or still ...

But you know, there are some really good ones out there. They are not cheap either.

Try Domaine Carneros ... it's excellent! And ... it is PINK!

[davekathy]

I hope not on Equinox! On Silly in Dec. I saw only pink champagne offered. We don't drink pink wine of any sort. Hope for mimosas or regular "champagne" upon boarding July 7.

B2B Caribbean cruise March/April 2018 on the Equinox and the options were sparkling white, rose and OJ. The bars are also open.

[jaimevoyager]

I've seen them make the sparkling wine on boarding into a pink by adding a few drops of red wine to the glass before pouring in the sparkling wine. We were on a B2B, and I was chatting with my favorite sommelier while she was pouring. I had wondered how they got the color.

 

I've seen them turn it blue and green as well. It still isn't good sparkling wine.

 

 

 

On the Millennium a few weeks ago, I had to laugh. The told me it was Kir Royal. I didn't taste like any Kir Royal I have ever had.[emoji57]

 

 

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[CHEZMARYLOU]

It's a nice touch, whether white, pink or somewhere in between. Relax and enjoy it, or move on and order something from your beverage package.

[bigbenboys]

We boarded Millie March 18, 2018 in Hong Kong and we had pink sparking wine offered. I really did not look to see if there were any other options.

Edited June 29, 2018 by bigbenboys
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[hubofhockey]

They must have had a supply issue with their regular offering. Which I highly doubt would be champagne - just a cheaper sparkling wine.

 

Because they keep the pink champagne on ice or because they haven't had that spirit here since 1969?

[John182]

Because they keep the pink champagne on ice or because they haven't had that spirit here since 1969?

Lol

 

No matter what they offer I just take it and drink it - "We are just programmed to receive"

[ginak1112]

Rose and sparkling rose are very popular now. I have noticed that all the boozy brunches have added it to their offerings.

[Cruise Junky]

Lol

 

No matter what they offer I just take it and drink it - "We are just programmed to receive"

And sometimes upon disembarkation it does feel like you can check out but you can never leave :cool:

[cmhdoogalsatsea]

I hope not on Equinox! On Silly in Dec. I saw only pink champagne offered. We don't drink pink wine of any sort. Hope for mimosas or regular "champagne" upon boarding July 7.

 

 

--Hyacinth Bucket, Grand ( Elite ++) Patron of Celebrity Concierge class and other high class stuff.

Edited June 29, 2018 by cmhdoogalsatsea