can you bring a coffeemaker onboard?

[sofiefleurie]

I thought I had seen this discussed before but cannot find thread.  Does anyone know if you are allowed to bring a small coffeemaker (like a Mr Coffee) onboard for cabin use?  Thank you 

[memoak]

No

[jasbo49]

Unfortunately, no. I think it's silly.

 

Soon you'll get replies about what a fire danger they are. But several cruise lines have them and I've yet to hear of one starting a fire.

 

Jim

Edited September 9, 2019 by jasbo49

[Potstech]

No heat generating device.  You can bring a French Press or something similiar and order hot water fron room service

[pms4104]

Suggest you familiarize yourself with Princess FAQs and their list of prohibited items

[skynight]

Prohibited Items from the FAQ’s

 Hookah and Water Hookah Pipes, candles and incense, strike-anywhere matches, clothing irons, heating pads, hot plates, kettles, coffee makers, toasters and other electronic cooking appliances.

[The Mikado]

We are bringing stainless french presses and pre-portioned coffee on our next cruise. Will probably get hot water at the buffet but explore any other options.

[Mom33]

No coffee pots......room service will bring you a filled pot at no charge.

[denmarks]

Nothing used for cooking.

[donaldsc]

No.

 

DON

[JimmyVWine]

My wife brings her "coffee maker" on every cruise.  It is call her husband. 😋  Of course, on a cruise, "making coffee" means getting up, getting dressed and going down to the IC. 

[sofiefleurie]

4 hours ago, pms4104 said:

Suggest you familiarize yourself with Princess FAQs and their list of prohibited items

yes, that is a good resource, one I often use,  but I like to hear what fellow cruisers have to say.  It is generally more interesting and informative than a list of policies.  Also, sometimes funny, charming and clever.  I have yet to see a list of prohibited items do that.

 

Thank you to all who responded.  I will either bring a French press or spend a lot of time at the coffee line.  Either way, I'll be on a cruise ship drinking coffee!  😊

[chengkp75]

5 hours ago, jasbo49 said:

Unfortunately, no. I think it's silly.

 

Soon you'll get replies about what a fire danger they are. But several cruise lines have them and I've yet to hear of one starting a fire.

 

Jim

The ones the cruise lines provide are taken out of service at least annually, and inspected and tested before being returned to service.  One you bring from home has not had this care, or the cruise line cannot verify the claim that it has.  We had a coffee maker that was under testing in the electrician's shop go up in flames, it does happen.  Mr. Coffee almost went out of business back in the 80's from all the lawsuits over home fires caused by their faulty "auto on/off switches".  These switches are the most common cause of failure and fires around, so when folks say "but it has an auto switch", I just shake my head.

[jasbo49]

1 hour ago, sofiefleurie said:

yes, that is a good resource, one I often use,  but I like to hear what fellow cruisers have to say.  It is generally more interesting and informative than a list of policies.  Also, sometimes funny, charming and clever.  I have yet to see a list of prohibited items do that.

 

Thank you to all who responded.  I will either bring a French press or spend a lot of time at the coffee line.  Either way, I'll be on a cruise ship drinking coffee!  😊

You haven't said what ship you're sailing. If you're on the Royal or Regal or one of the upcoming new ships, you can get brewed coffee in the buffet or any dining room.

 

No concentrate-bases coffee on these ships.

 

Jim

[MCC retired]

3 hours ago, JimmyVWine said:

My wife brings her "coffee maker" on every cruise.  It is call her husband. 😋  Of course, on a cruise, "making coffee" means getting up, getting dressed and going down to the IC. 

 

Just what we do.

2 Thermal cups ( with handles for ease of pushing buttons and opening doors  ) filled at the IC or Lido .

[sofiefleurie]

2 hours ago, jasbo49 said:

You haven't said what ship you're sailing. If you're on the Royal or Regal or one of the upcoming new ships, you can get brewed coffee in the buffet or any dining room.

 

No concentrate-bases coffee on these ships.

 

Jim

The Island, which doesn't have an international cafe.  We are early risers and I'm not sure what coffee options we will have .

[Donald]

8 hours ago, jasbo49 said:

Unfortunately, no. I think it's silly.

 

Soon you'll get replies about what a fire danger they are. But several cruise lines have them and I've yet to hear of one starting a fire.

 

Jim

Jim,

You may be surprised to learn that fires occur on ships quite regularly - from all sorts of sources and devices.

You might also be surprised to learn that cruise lines are not very fond of publicizing those fires.

In most cases, when we experience a fire onboard, most passengers are not even aware of it.

But the most surprising thing for most cruisers is who is responsible to pay for the damage when a cruiser starts a fire in their cabin. The cruise contract makes it very clear that the passenger who causes damage to the ship is fully responsible for the payment.

 

In my 37 years at sea, I have seen only a dozen or so fires caused by heat producing devices in guest cabins. Nearly every time, the guests who caused the fires were as surprised as anyone. The typical response was, "Gosh we have never done this before".

Next, when I inform them that they owe the cruise line $200,000 for repairs to the cabin, their responses are priceless - but cannot be repeated here.

[Colo Cruiser]

16 minutes ago, sofiefleurie said:

The Island, which doesn't have an international cafe.  We are early risers and I'm not sure what coffee options we will have .

La Patisserie deck 5 atrium and Amuleto at the front of the HC buffet deck 14 

[sofiefleurie]

Do you know if they are open before 6 am? I thought I had read the hours of operation as being later.

[Colo Cruiser]

4 minutes ago, sofiefleurie said:

Do you know if they are open before 6 am? I thought I had read the hours of operation as being later.

I think it was 6 for La Patisserie when we sailed the Island. Not sure about the buffet venue. Probably whenever the buffet opens.

[jasbo49]

18 minutes ago, sofiefleurie said:

Do you know if they are open before 6 am? I thought I had read the hours of operation as being later.

My recollection is that the coffee bar on the Island opened closer to 7 when we cruised the Panama Canal a few years ago. Maybe it's earlier now. I hope so. All I know is that I didn't consider it a good coffee ship.

 

Jim

[brisalta]

5 minutes ago, jasbo49 said:

My recollection is that the coffee bar on the Island opened closer to 7 when we cruised the Panama Canal a few years ago. Maybe it's earlier now. I hope so. All I know is that I didn't consider it a good coffee ship.

 

Jim

Are you implying there is no room service on that ship?

[jasbo49]

6 minutes ago, brisalta said:

Are you implying there is no room service on that ship?

No. I'm not implying that, and I'm trying to figure out what you mean.

 

Jim

[triple7tahoe]

I have to be the one opposing voice. On all of our cruises (over100) with Princess we have taken a THERMOSTATICALLY controlled kettle and had not had it confiscated once. That is as recently as this year (March/April) on the Majestic. We have  had our power strips taken (and returned at end of cruise). It is not hidden and sits on the shelf next to the refrigerator at all times. We take a French Press or use Starbucks VIA. Just our experience!

 

[jennybenny]

We bring pour over devices and use paper filters because cleaning a French press in not realistic on a cruise.

Order hot water from room service (we say for tea because it's easier).

Then we do our pour overs and toss the grounds and filters in a bag we bring.