cathi007 Posted November 26, 2018 #26 Share Posted November 26, 2018 2 hours ago, monctonguy said: I have never cruised NCL before or cruised on a ship with no straws..it seems a little crazy?! I was just on Royal back in Oct and while they were trying to cut back on straws and only use them when needed, they weren't banned and removed. Frozen drinks with no straws would seem to be a bit of a challenged once your about half way done your drink...... Heading on Sky in 11 days...should be interesting Just buy the reusable ones on Amazon, that's what I did. It even came with a case and 2 brushes to clean them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathi007 Posted November 26, 2018 #27 Share Posted November 26, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Straws-Tumbler-Complete-Bundle/dp/B01N45XUAD/ref=sr_1_11_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1543251041&sr=1-11&keywords=straws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mizLORInj Posted November 26, 2018 #28 Share Posted November 26, 2018 We were not served drinks with straws on Escape last week. We did not ask for them so I don't know if they had them. There was a little paragraph in the Freestyle Daily about this eliminating of plastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyTMo777 Posted November 26, 2018 #29 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Got off the Bliss on Nov. 17. Straws were not served with the drinks, but when I asked for one, I was given a paper straw. I had brought reusable straws with me, but found that it was more hassle to carry one around and use than to just do without. I did way better than expected without a straw. It made me drink my frozen drinks more slowly, waiting for them to melt a little so they were easier to drink. The only other time I had difficulty was with too much ice in a drink and not being able to get to the liquid in the bottom. I ended up taking out a couple of ice cubes with my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OceanBlueWaters Posted November 27, 2018 #30 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Ahhh...The Straw issue continues. Cruise lines are being fined for dumping/and violating safe air requirements almost yearly. Bring your own straws. You won't hurt anyone and neither will I. I LOVE my straws. Problem solved. Shhhh. Our secret... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopiko Posted November 27, 2018 #31 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Just got off the Dawn on Sunday; they had no straws on board. I brought some with me the first day, than picked up some at every port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.C05 Posted November 27, 2018 #32 Share Posted November 27, 2018 We found that no straws have been provided on NCL in August when we went, nor did Carnival last week. My husband bought reusable straws he can throw in his pocket (has a case, cleaning brush and is collapsible). He has sensitive teeth so drinking a frozen drink is not so fun for him without a straw. He tried asking for one on NCL in August but they said they don't have them anymore. I personally wouldn't like paper straws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fridaythe13th Posted November 27, 2018 #33 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Dawn didn't have any back in May so I just picked some up at a sub shop we stopped at. I can't drink a frozen drink without one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kollegekreed Posted November 29, 2018 #34 Share Posted November 29, 2018 On the epic now. Can confirm all frozen drinks come with paper straws on board. GSC did not seem to have them though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateQ22003 Posted November 29, 2018 #35 Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 10/18/2018 at 9:34 PM, BirdTravels said: We were recently on the Getaway and 4500 passengers did perfectly fine without any straws. Did you poll them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpjb Posted December 6, 2018 #36 Share Posted December 6, 2018 Getaway had paper straws as of last week, but you had to ask for them. I never use them anyway, but my kids had some virgin daquiris and were given straws no problem when requested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17cruisesnsl Posted December 8, 2018 #37 Share Posted December 8, 2018 On EPIC now - haven't seen any straws but haven't ordered any frozen drinks attached blurb from freestyle daily advising of eliminating use of plastic straws but it may be too large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17cruisesnsl Posted December 8, 2018 #38 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Had to validate- yes frozen drinks come with paper straws Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLadyBlue Posted December 9, 2018 #39 Share Posted December 9, 2018 On the Sun in November. Asked for a straw with my frozen drink and was given a paper straw which worked fine. If you don’t ask, you are not given a straw. No straws on GSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zqvol Posted December 9, 2018 #40 Share Posted December 9, 2018 23 hours ago, 17cruisesnsl said: Had to validate- yes frozen drinks come with paper straws Cheers I can verify that this is also the case on Getaway. Regular drinks (non frozen) did not come with straws today, at the atrium bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyJen Posted December 10, 2018 #41 Share Posted December 10, 2018 No straws on Norwegian Bliss as of our Nov 24 2018 cruise. We brought along metal straws we bought on Amazon. No big whoop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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