Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 13, 2022 This post was recognized by CC Help Jenn! ""Thanks for generously sharing your time at sea with everyone at Cruise Critic!"" Ripheus was awarded the badge '"Live from...."' My fiance and I are taking our first cruise together aboard the Millennium tomorrow. We've decided to post a review together of all the drinks and cocktails we have. We missed a good picture of the first one, but hopefully this will suffice. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #2 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Jack Daniels Honey went down smooth as we wait for our flight at DCA. Nothing fancy but always solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weregoingcruising Posted April 13, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Have a great cruise with drinks(how long have you had this problem?😉) and stay safe healthy and happy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #4 Share Posted April 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, weregoingcruising said: Have a great cruise with drinks(how long have you had this problem?😉) and stay safe healthy and happy. Oh, I'd say it's become a passion over the past 2 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weregoingcruising Posted April 13, 2022 #5 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Ripheus said: Oh, I'd say it's become a passion over the past 2 years ago. The drinking or cruising? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted April 13, 2022 24 minutes ago, weregoingcruising said: The drinking or cruising? Definitely the drinking...ever since the beginning of the pandemic. But I hope cruising becomes a passion too. This is my first cruise, so we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochi Posted April 13, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 13, 2022 The fiancé in green shirt here. Smuggled some rye onto the airplane and enjoyed it with the in flight cheez-it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgman1 Posted April 13, 2022 #8 Share Posted April 13, 2022 What drink package do you have ( Classic or Premium)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted April 13, 2022 26 minutes ago, padgman1 said: What drink package do you have ( Classic or Premium)? Premium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoz Posted April 13, 2022 #10 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Looking forward to this thread. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capecodmercury Posted April 13, 2022 #11 Share Posted April 13, 2022 If you don't mind, I'd be interested in finding out which single malt scotches they were stocking. (And which bars were likely to stock it). I'm cruising on the Summit in a few months and starting to do the research. BTW, make sure you check out the Martini Bar. Usually the best atmosphere of any bar on the ship for a pre dinner cocktail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #12 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, capecodmercury said: If you don't mind, I'd be interested in finding out which single malt scotches they were stocking. (And which bars were likely to stock it). I'm cruising on the Summit in a few months and starting to do the research. BTW, make sure you check out the Martini Bar. Usually the best atmosphere of any bar on the ship for a pre dinner cocktail. Will do. I'll be scoping out the good stuff when we get on board tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Margarita and Naked & Famous at El Camino. Both were delicious. I would highly recommend happy hour here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #14 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Smoked old fashioned and a margarita riff at YOLO. Happy hour here was very good, though about twice as expensive as El Camino. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted April 13, 2022 House old fashioned and Moscow mule at Del Frisco. Super inexpensive and solidly mediocre. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 13, 2022 Author #16 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Free Cosmo and the OG Manhattan at Harbor wood inside our hotel, Hyatt Centric Las Ola's. Both tasty and surprisingly affordable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochi Posted April 14, 2022 #17 Share Posted April 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, Ripheus said: House old fashioned and Moscow mule at Del Frisco. Super inexpensive and solidly mediocre. Free pour old fashioned on cloudy ice. Built Moscow mule. Drinkable but not great. Really cheap though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochi Posted April 14, 2022 #18 Share Posted April 14, 2022 32 minutes ago, Ripheus said: Margarita and Naked & Famous at El Camino. Both were delicious. I would highly recommend happy hour here. Price was so good on food and drink. Naked and famous was not double stained and full of ice chips and pulp. Dehydrated blood orange wheel garnish was a nice touch. 50/50 tequila and mezcal margarita was really good for $5. Will definitely go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davy jones Posted April 14, 2022 #19 Share Posted April 14, 2022 It would be a great public service if you could say if your cocktail is available on the classic package? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ripheus Posted April 14, 2022 Author #20 Share Posted April 14, 2022 23 minutes ago, davy jones said: It would be a great public service if you could say if your cocktail is available on the classic package? That's a great idea. We'll include that info when we post our reviews on the ship. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochi Posted April 14, 2022 #21 Share Posted April 14, 2022 First drink of the cruise, bubbly at the retreat lounge. There will be 1,500 passenger on board, compared to 900 last sail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted April 14, 2022 #22 Share Posted April 14, 2022 (edited) For those drinking on Los Olas…they have a nice happy hour or two at the bar inside Riverside Hotel..5-7 food, drinks. 3-7 per the link. https://www.goldenlyonpub.com/?_ga=2.218850269.534172522.1649951112-1732645817.1649951112 Edited April 14, 2022 by PTC DAWG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ferry_Watcher Posted April 14, 2022 #23 Share Posted April 14, 2022 I really liked the Gingertini at Sushi on 5 when I was onboard in Sept 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padgman1 Posted April 14, 2022 #24 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Any idea what the bourbon base was for the pre-cruise old fashioneds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moochi Posted April 14, 2022 #25 Share Posted April 14, 2022 Sorry for the first negative report. Got a lobster roll at Luminae for lunch. There was exactly one piece of lobster in it, in the size of picky nail. OP got NY strip and it was very good. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were decent. Then we headed to Cellar Masters for cocktails. OP got an olds fashioned. it was made with BT bourbon, muddled bright red cherry and orange slice, bright red cherry syrup, soda water, and simple syrup. Drink was spilled a little bit and the glass was not wiped clean. I was not interested in tasting it at all. I wanted a Manhattan but they only had the bright red cherry and Martini & Rossi sweet vermouth. So no thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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