Changes Cafe al Bacio

[whirlybird3]

I just noticed that the Cafe al Bacio is now serving Bigelow tea. 😮

[sbcs5390]

A change for sure, or a supply chain issue?

[bama4cruisin]

Which ship did you find this?

[whirlybird3]

12 minutes ago, sbcs5390 said:

A change for sure, or a supply chain issue?

Not sure as my husband had the same for his green tea.  We could have had the same in the lido buffet without the charge. 

10 minutes ago, bama4cruisin said:

Which ship did you find this?

Edge 😞

[C4HCG]

What’s bigelow tea?

[Jim_Iain]

I have a feeling it is a Supply Chain issue.    We had their regular teas in those little Pyramid but near the end of our Summit cruise they ran out and started using Bigelow.   The next cruise the little Pyramid's were back.

[Northern Aurora]

20 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said:

I have a feeling it is a Supply Chain issue.    We had their regular teas in those little Pyramid but near the end of our Summit cruise they ran out and started using Bigelow.   The next cruise the little Pyramid's were back.

 

Well — Jim  posts about his walks and his coffee, and now we all know that he is not a tea drinker.  The tea in the pyramid sachets is Tea Forte.

 

 I am posting from the Solstice, and the Solstice is serving Tea Forte in the Cafe al Bacio and also the Michael’s Club/Retreat Lounge.  Bigelow  is the brand used for room service.  

 

I am also guessing that this is a supply chain issue.

[hcat]

Usually they have/ had Fields and Select or similar restaurant brand tea bags in little packets at the cafes and buffet..Bigelow is a nice tea but not special like the Tea Forte..We look forward to it on Celebrity at Baccio.

 

.Wonder if Tea Forte is still in business..?

Is it truly a supply chain issues or yet another  down grade by X to cut costs.?

[Cruise Gopher]

I hope this is a temporary supply chain issue, as I LOVE the Tea Forte raspberry nectar tea!

[Cruise Gopher]

Looking at the tea forte website a lot of stuff is out of stock so I bet they are having supply chain fulfillment issues. 

[Lastdance]

I am going to bring some of my own brew, just in case!😋

[NantahalaCruiser]

2 hours ago, C4HCG said:

What’s bigelow tea?

Bigelow is a family-owned USA specialty tea company formed in 1945 with the creation of the "Constant Comment" brand of blended tea.

 

 

 

 

[MamaFej]

I was recently on the Summit B2B2B. Near the end of cruise 3, they ran out of Earl Grey Tea Forte, and were serving Bigelow. It was back at the beginning of cruise 3. 

 

Bigelow is better than most "tea dust" teas, but nowhere near as good as the Tea Forte or other leaf teas. I strongly dislike the Field Selects teas, as the plastic taste permeates the tea. 

 

Tea Forte is among my favorite bagged leaf teas. 

[Arizona Wildcat]

53 minutes ago, hcat said:

Usually they have/ had Fields and Select or similar restaurant brand tea bags in little packets at the cafes and buffet..Bigelow is a nice tea but not special like the Tea Forte..We look forward to it on Celebrity at Baccio.

 

.Wonder if Tea Forte is still in business..?

Is it truly a supply chain issues or yet another  down grade by X to cut costs.?

Forte is in business and appears to have production issues as many flavors are not currently available.

[canderson]

1 hour ago, NantahalaCruiser said:

Bigelow is a family-owned USA specialty tea company formed in 1945 with the creation of the "Constant Comment" brand of blended tea.

The decaf version is still one of our family favorites in the late evening, and we always bring some of it along on cruises.  Have always liked the mellow spice blend in Constant Comment.

[bigbenboys]

We were on Solstice Sept 8th sailing and the Oceanview Café had mostly Bigelow teas.

[sbcs5390]

9 minutes ago, bigbenboys said:

We were on Solstice Sept 8th sailing and the Oceanview Café had mostly Bigelow teas.

I don’t think I’ve seen tea forte there before. Hard to recall. 

[MamaFej]

14 minutes ago, sbcs5390 said:

I don’t think I’ve seen tea forte there before. Hard to recall. 

I've only ever sween Tea Forte at Cafe al Bacio.

 

Bigelow and field Selects elsewhere onboard Celebrity ships.

[Cruise Gopher]

Tea Forte is an extra cost (or included in beverage package). They don’t just leave it out for anyone to take. 

[Germancruiser]

Bigelow- are they out of whats left of their minds? Oh my Celebrity you are going cheaper and cheaper each year. They can built all the fancy ships they like- no longer the right cruise line for me it seems- and not just because of Bigelow. Modern Luxury- my word... !

Edited September 30, 2022 by Germancruiser

[sunviking90]

Tea Forte was served at Al Bacio last week on the Millenium. Sorry if I used it all up.

[Germancruiser]

Hehe- so I have still hope for my Infinity voyage next week. LOL.

[NMTraveller]

Edge has jumped the shark ...

 

It is kind of difficult to advertise as a coffee/tea specialty shop serving Bigelow and Folgers.

Edited September 30, 2022 by NMTraveller

[wineoclock]

I always take my own tea. Usually Fortnums or PH tips depending on my mood! 

[the penguins]

10 hours ago, whirlybird3 said:

I just noticed that the Cafe al Bacio is now serving Bigelow tea. 😮

Same issue on Silhouette in May where they served a another much cheaper English Breakfast tea brand but everything else was the Forte. They said it was a supply issue.