Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted August 25, 2019 #1 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Do the bars give you straws and if so, what are they made of/what type are they? Did you find some bars not having straws, should we bring our own on the Navigator? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eeyore1962 Posted August 25, 2019 #2 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Paper straws on all the ships now. I bring my own insulated cup for my frozen drinks now and no straw required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepcman Posted August 25, 2019 #3 Share Posted August 25, 2019 They now offer paper straws to go with the plastic water bottles. You could probably make 1000 straws out of the plastic bags they use for trash. 🤦♀️ 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nashirak Posted August 25, 2019 #4 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Paper straws. You have to drink your drink fast before the straw comes apart. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserking Posted August 25, 2019 #5 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Paper straws on Empress, no big deal at all. They do not disintegrate, they are perfectly fine. A little harder to draw on for frosty drinks if they are thick but, no biggie. Really. Jonathan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdthird Posted August 25, 2019 #6 Share Posted August 25, 2019 I agree..had no problem on the Liberty in March. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted August 25, 2019 #7 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Straws are plentiful. We often ask for two. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruisegirl6 Posted August 25, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Thank you, paper straws are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookish Angel Posted August 25, 2019 #9 Share Posted August 25, 2019 4 metal straws with a cleaning brush are about $5.00 at Target. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joebucks Posted August 25, 2019 #10 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Paper straws suck. The average person thinks their cruise is now environmentally friendly because they don't use plastic straws 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaniDanielle Posted August 25, 2019 #11 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, cruiserking said: Paper straws on Empress, no big deal at all. They do not disintegrate, they are perfectly fine. A little harder to draw on for frosty drinks if they are thick but, no biggie. Really. Jonathan Jonathan, how are you? I was just telling someone how you ran the best roll call for our five day Liberty cruise. Lately roll calls have been quiet, I guess the other forums have taken over. Have to disagree with you about paper straws, margaritas dissolve them!! Marietta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted August 25, 2019 #12 Share Posted August 25, 2019 20 minutes ago, Joebucks said: Paper straws suck. The average person thinks their cruise is now environmentally friendly because they don't use plastic straws So does the person using them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted August 25, 2019 #13 Share Posted August 25, 2019 3 hours ago, nashirak said: Paper straws. You have to drink your drink fast before the straw comes apart. I used the paper straws with my virgin peach daiquiris and such on Symphony in March and had no problems with them falling apart or collapsing... including one time when I took an unscheduled nap in my pool deck lounger and woke up to find that my daiquiri had melted completely. The straw still worked fine, even after sitting in the liquid that long. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare vacationlover_mn Posted August 25, 2019 #14 Share Posted August 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Cruisegirl6 said: Do the bars give you straws and if so, what are they made of/what type are they? Did you find some bars not having straws, should we bring our own on the Navigator? They are gross paper straws now. I try to remember to bring my own 🙂 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goofyfanatic Posted August 25, 2019 #15 Share Posted August 25, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, nashirak said: Paper straws. You have to drink your drink fast before the straw comes apart. Not sure what some domto the paper straws but I had one in an iced tea for well over an hour and was still like new. I wouldn’t think they would work in frozen drinks though but from other posts I guess I am wrong. Edited August 25, 2019 by Goofyfanatic Adding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugtech Posted August 25, 2019 #16 Share Posted August 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Joebucks said: Paper straws suck. The ones I have used do not suck. I had to supply the sucking myself. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted August 25, 2019 #17 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Before plastic straws, all there WERE were paper straws....the world is still revolving! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted August 25, 2019 #18 Share Posted August 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, cb at sea said: Before plastic straws, all there WERE were paper straws....the world is still revolving! Not really.. First paper straws were manufactured in 1888, plastic straws we manufactured in 1870. Late 1700's the ryegrass straw was used, unfortunately it turned to mush quickly just like last years paper straws. happy cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matj2000 Posted August 25, 2019 #19 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Bring one of these Along.... 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadaboutgal Posted August 25, 2019 #20 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Paper straws-yuk! As disgusting at eating ice cream with those little wooden paddles. I'll bring my own plastic straws. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted August 25, 2019 #21 Share Posted August 25, 2019 5 hours ago, cruiserking said: Paper straws on Empress, no big deal at all. They do not disintegrate, they are perfectly fine. A little harder to draw on for frosty drinks if they are thick but, no biggie. Really. Jonathan Agreed. Paper straws have come a long way from what many people probably remember. They have greatly improved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taglovestocruise Posted August 25, 2019 #22 Share Posted August 25, 2019 22 minutes ago, matj2000 said: Bring one of these Along.... Living in California straws are going the way of the dodo bird. Last Christmas I bought a pack of 5000 black and red commercial plastic straws that are individually wrapped. Gave them to my adult kids as shocking stuffers. Now my wife always has a few wrapped straws rolling around in the bottom of her purse. All this started for us last year when we went to a new opening of Cheesecake Factory, ordered ice tea and no straw, waiter said we have to ask for a straw, asked for a straw and was told they had run out. All this over one turtle that a green peace activist found and shoved a straw up it's nose. happy cruising 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiserking Posted August 26, 2019 #23 Share Posted August 26, 2019 6 hours ago, DaniDanielle said: Jonathan, how are you? I was just telling someone how you ran the best roll call for our five day Liberty cruise. Lately roll calls have been quiet, I guess the other forums have taken over. Have to disagree with you about paper straws, margaritas dissolve them!! Marietta Hi Marietta, Nice to see you on the boards, thank you that was a fun roll call. Just back from Empress, loved it. I enjoyed several frozen drinks with the paper straws, a little tough to draw on them as they are narrow, but, otherwise not so bad. Maybe, the salt in the Margaritas dissolves them. Jonathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted August 26, 2019 #24 Share Posted August 26, 2019 9 hours ago, nashirak said: Paper straws. You have to drink your drink fast before the straw comes apart. A frozen drink takes two to three straws. I asked for at least two straws when I ordered. If it required a third I just dumped the drink and ordered a fresh one with 2 more straws. I had the drink package so it didn't matter to me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted August 26, 2019 #25 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Here in California you can still buy plastic straws...Target & Walmart. Perhaps it depends on where your RCI ship is sailing but on Vision this past May (Med/Greece) they still had plastic straws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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