Why doesn't Celebrity have coffee makers in their verandas?

[fstuff1]

I was on Apex in both sunset veranda and Aquaclass (doing a b2b).

No coffee maker.

 

I enjoy waking up, making coffee and drinking it in my balcony in my pajamas.

I dont want to get dressed and goto the spa cafe or the buffet just to get coffee. (I don't eat breakfast to cut down on weight gain on cruises.)

 

NCL has coffee makers in their balcony cabins. 

Why doesn't Celebrity?

 

[calicakes]

Probably the same reason there is no iron.  Fire hazard.   Vegas hotels never have coffee makers, they want you to go down, walk through the casino.  Or, order very expensive room service coffee.  You can bring a french press and order some hot water. 

[PTC DAWG]

They will delivery coffee for room service…

[PTC DAWG]

Just now, calicakes said:

Probably the same reason there is no iron.  Fire hazard.   Vegas hotels never have coffee makers, they want you to go down, walk through the casino.  Or, order very expensive room service coffee.  You can bring a french press and order some hot water. 

I don’t recall paying for coffee on my last Apex cruise with breakfast room service..maybe I just missed it. 

[davekathy]

Glad Celebrity doesn't have coffee makers in the staterooms. Limited counter space as it is. 

[jwlane]

Um, did you ask for one?  They'll bring a kettle if you ask.  Pretty standard for European sailings.

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by jwlane

[DCPIV]

Other than NCL, do many other lines have coffee makers in a standard veranda/balcony room?  I've only been on a few lines in recent history, but the only coffee maker I recall having in the room was a Lavazza in a suite.

[cruisestitch]

13 minutes ago, calicakes said:

Probably the same reason there is no iron.  Fire hazard.   Vegas hotels never have coffee makers, they want you to go down, walk through the casino.  Or, order very expensive room service coffee.  You can bring a french press and order some hot water. 

Room service coffee on Celebrity is free.   Perhaps you were thinking of some other line.

Edited June 6, 2022 by cruisestitch

[canderson]

14 minutes ago, calicakes said:

Probably the same reason there is no iron.  Fire hazard.  

Not true.  Upper suites have Lavaza coffee makers either there when you board or made available on request.

[calicakes]

6 minutes ago, cruisestitch said:

Room service coffee on Celebrity is free.   Perhaps you were thinking of some other line.

I know its free.  I'm saying if he wants to use his own coffee, he can bring a french press.  I like iced coffee.  My last cruise with X in 2019, I wasn't a fan of the room service coffee.  I'm going to bring a french aero press and make my own coffee the night before I want in. 

[DCPIV]

2 minutes ago, calicakes said:

I'm saying if he wants to use his own coffee, he can bring a french press.  I like iced coffee.

 

If I had a dollar for everyone I knew that travelled with an Aeropress, I could just live on the cruise ship year 'round.

[calicakes]

6 minutes ago, DCPIV said:

 

If I had a dollar for everyone I knew that travelled with an Aeropress, I could just live on the cruise ship year 'round.

This will be my first time.  When we travel, we usually stay in Airbnb's which always have a coffee maker.  I let my coffee cool down overnight and then have it iced.  Another CC member told me about it when I was complaining about the coffee on our last X cruise( september 2019)

 

[upwarduk]

34 minutes ago, jwlane said:

Um, did you ask for one?  They'll bring a kettle if you ask.  Pretty standard for European sailings.

 

Standard if you sail from Southampton

[weregoingcruising]

1 hour ago, calicakes said:

Probably the same reason there is no iron.  Fire hazard.   Vegas hotels never have coffee makers, they want you to go down, walk through the casino.  Or, order very expensive room service coffee.  You can bring a french press and order some hot water. 

I stay in Vegas hotels with coffee makers. Boyd Gaming hotels have them.

[hrhdhd]

Coffee makers are one more thing to maintain, clean (!), replace -- they'd be happy to bring you coffee at the time you specify in the morning. Just hang the room service breakfast menu on your door before bed.

 

(Also, not trying to talk you into breakfast, but studies show people who eat breakfast lose more weight when they are dieting. Of course, those people don't sample everything on a cruise ship buffet, but a little fruit and some eggs will tide you over to lunch, which can then be smaller.)

[hrhdhd]

1 hour ago, cruisestitch said:

Room service coffee on Celebrity is free.   Perhaps you were thinking of some other line.

The "Or, order very expensive room service coffee." remark refers to the Vegas hotels, not to Celebrity's room service.

[NutsAboutGolf]

Most Vegas hotels have in room coffee makers but perhaps not on the lower level rooms; Caesars was notorious for having an in room coffee maker but they charged you $15 for a minibar coffee kit which includes 4 pods, 2 regular and 2 decaf

[NutsAboutGolf]

The OV cafe supposedly has coffee 24/7 (I've never gone late).  The Spa Cafe also has it all morning long.

[calicakes]

59 minutes ago, weregoingcruising said:

I stay in Vegas hotels with coffee makers. Boyd Gaming hotels have them.

I've only stayed at hotels without them. LOL.  

[calicakes]

47 minutes ago, hrhdhd said:

The "Or, order very expensive room service coffee." remark refers to the Vegas hotels, not to Celebrity's room service.

Correct. 

[calicakes]

Does anyone really enjoy the coffee on X?  I didn't like it at all.  I had the caffe shakerato at the Bacio and I liked that, but the regular drip was not good(IMHO)

[canderson]

15 minutes ago, calicakes said:

Does anyone really enjoy the coffee on X?  I didn't like it at all.  I had the caffe shakerato at the Bacio and I liked that, but the regular drip was not good(IMHO)

The stuff in the Oceanview is swill (the ice tea out of the taps is actually worse).  They serve proper coffee at all of the Al Bacio counters I've tried, along with some decent teas.

 

[Cap_D]

Coffee on Edge was drinkable. Lavazza is a decent product, and used at many fine restaurants.  At least it's not GFS or Sysco brand!  Fresh coffee always helps, of course.  Recent room tour views of RCL showed low level suites with Nespresso pod machines.  So Celebrity should do the same, but only to supplement the room service experience.  All things considered coffee maker related trash, including pods, can stink and cause a mess.  

[CHEZMARYLOU]

I'm on vacation.  The last thing I want to do is make coffee. Even with a French press you have to deal with the coffee grounds. The machines in the upper suites only make expresso type coffee, not for me.  Bring me room service coffee, half and half, and real cups and I'm happy. 

[twodjs]

No, not a fire hazard, but a way to differentiate between thier regular balcony and their suite offerings which have additional perks 😁. Most lines do not offer makers in thier regular cabins.