Recipes INSPIRED by ROYAL CARIBBEAN COCKTAILS

[PG_Cruiser]

 

Hi all!  I've been making “copycat” recipes from Royal Caribbean's drink menus and I wanted to share them here.

 

As much as I would love to have the actual recipes Royal bartenders use for these cocktails, I don’t have them at the moment.  So I’ve tried deconstructing and recreating the drinks from several sources - menu information, bar crawl videos, mixology websites and channels, common ingredient ratios, similar cocktail recipes among others - all made possible through Google, YouTube and cruising pages.

 

I do have many actual Royal recipes which you can find here:


https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2946409-royal-caribbean-cocktail-recipes/

 

 

Please note that I am not a mixologist or bartender by any stretch of the imagination, just a copycat who enjoys recreating the Royal Caribbean experience at home.  My presentation style is like jotting down the recipe on the menus themselves.



 

Let's all have fun making (and drinking) these cocktails.
 

[Sizzlechest]

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[PG_Cruiser]

OVERLOOK SPRITZ
The Overlook
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
This is the signature cocktail at The Overlook found only on Icon of the Seas.  They use the standard menu for the other drinks.  A guest on Icon got me this recipe but we were not sure about some of the measurements, so I “guess-timated” some of them based on other spritz recipes.

When I first saw this drink, I thought it had Blue Curaçao. It did not.  Instead it had Lagoon Bay liqueur, an aperitif from Iceland.

https://www.drinklagoonbay.com/

Edited June 29 by PG_Cruiser

[PG_Cruiser]

SNAP, CRACKLE, POP!
Dueling Pianos
Icon of the Seas

 

 

 

NOTE:

This is the signature cocktail at Dueling Pianos found only on Icon of the Seas.

 

To make a copycat version of this drink, I took inspiration from the Azalea Cocktail, the traditional drink of the Masters. It takes its name from the beautiful azalea bushes that are all over the golf course in Augusta, Georgia and are in full bloom just in time for this tournament.

 

Recipes I’ve found say gin can be used instead of vodka, lime juice instead of lemon juice, and from 1/2 to 1 oz of simple syrup can be added.

[Zark427]

Do any of the bars on the Oasis class make PIsco Sours?

[PG_Cruiser]

7 hours ago, Zark427 said:

Do any of the bars on the Oasis class make PIsco Sours?

I have only seen Pisco in a new cocktail on Icon of the Seas,

[Zark427]

28 minutes ago, PG_Cruiser said:

I have only seen Pisco in a new cocktail on Icon of the Seas,

Thank you

 

[PG_Cruiser]

LAVENDER HAZE
Spotlight Karaoke
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
This is the signature cocktail at Spotlight Karaoke on Icon of the Seas.

 

I am not sure if the Spotlight Karaoke on other ships serves this drink.

 

The inspiration for this recipe comes from Hipstirs, a company that makes craft cocktail syrups. Their recipe for “Bees Knees” matches the ingredients for this cocktail. The lavender syrup they sell is even named “Lavender Haze.”

 

https://hipstirs.com/lavender-haze-recipes/

[PG_Cruiser]

GARDEN BREEZE
Bubbles
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
I don’t know how this recipe got in my notes for Icon.  I can’t remember if I read about it, watched it in a video or someone shared it with me.

[PG_Cruiser]

SWEET HOME ALABAMA
Music Hall
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
On Icon of the Seas, this is the signature cocktail at Music Hall.

 

Googling the ingredients for this drink yielded Georgia Peach Tea.

 

https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2017/aug/01/lifes-peach/

 

Renaming it with name of another state was a clue.

[PG_Cruiser]

FUEGO FIESTA
Cantina Fresca
Icon of the Seas

 

 

 

NOTE:
This is the signature cocktail at Cantina Fresca on Icon of the Seas.

 

It is basically a Spicy Guava Strawberry Margarita. I started with a recipe on a TikTok video for a guava margarita and I added strawberry purée.

[PG_Cruiser]

SWAN SONG
Lou’s Jazz N’ Blues
Icon of the Seas

 

 

 

NOTE:
I took inspiration for this recipe from the Guava Aperol Margarita.  I simply replaced the tequila with vodka.

 

https://theboozyginger.com/guava-aperol-margarita/

 

[PG_Cruiser]

B-FLAT NEGRONI
Lou’s Jazz N’ Blues
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
I could almost call this an official Royal recipe because I saw a reel (video) of a bartender making it at Lou's. But I’ll keep it as a copycat because I only eyeballed the amounts he put in it.

 

https://www.facebook.com/reel/793062399280448

 

This is called a “White Negroni” but the Suze makes it quite yellow.  I make mine with Cocchi Americano.

Edited July 7 by PG_Cruiser

[PG_Cruiser]

JAZZY SAZ
Lou’s Jazz N’ Blues
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
This cocktail is a Bourbon Sazerac. The “Saz” in the name was a giveaway. The only tweak I made with the recipe I found online was to replace 1 oz of the bourbon with 1 oz of VSOP cognac. I may not be an expert mixologist but I am a very good Googler.

 

https://www.cakenknife.com/bourbon-sazerac/

 

[PG_Cruiser]

SOM’S SOLO SOUR
Lou’s Jazz N’ Blues
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
Royal’s version of the New York Sour. Instead of egg white for the foam, they used aquafaba (aka chick pea water), which seems to be a favorite ingredient of the Icon mixologists.

 

https://www.cocktailexplorer.co/.../new.../anders-erickson/

 

[PG_Cruiser]

On 6/30/2024 at 11:07 AM, Zark427 said:

Do any of the bars on the Oasis class make PIsco Sours?

Pisco Sour showed up on the Royal Railway menu on Utopia.

[PG_Cruiser]

HURRICANE
Lou’s Jazz N’ Blues
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:
Royal has had Hurricane on their menus for a long time, but for the Icon version at Lou’s, they’ve added passion fruit syrup.

[little britain]

Nothing beats the 404 on Anthem! 

[PG_Cruiser]

2 hours ago, little britain said:

Nothing beats the 404 on Anthem! 

 

How long ago was this picture taken?  Is it a current menu on Anthem?

I saw this on a post from 2019.  I don't think they carried over the 404 in the 2021 menus that came out after the shutdown.  I'm very interested in the old cocktails they used to offer.  If I could get their official recipes I would start a series/project on them.  I could not even get a recipe of the Purple Haze at the R Bar.

Edited July 10 by PG_Cruiser

[little britain]

2 hours ago, PG_Cruiser said:

 

How long ago was this picture taken?  Is it a current menu on Anthem?

I saw this on a post from 2019.  I don't think they carried over the 404 in the 2021 menus that came out after the shutdown.  I'm very interested in the old cocktails they used to offer.  If I could get their official recipes I would start a series/project on them.  I could not even get a recipe of the Purple Haze at the R Bar.

I took the photo last week! 404s are alive and well! 

[PG_Cruiser]

1 hour ago, little britain said:

I took the photo last week! 404s are alive and well! 

 

I need to go on Anthem to get the recipe!  lol

[PG_Cruiser]

COUNT BASEY CLOVER CLUB
Lou’s Jazz N’ Blues
Icon of the Seas

 

 

NOTE:

This is basically a Clover Club cocktail.  Most recipes use dry vermouth but Royal’s uses sweet vermouth.

 

I’m guessing they added “Count Basey” to the name for Lou’s jazz theme.  Count Basey (or is that Basie?) was a famous jazz piano player.

 

https://www.moodymixologist.com/blog/clover-club

 

[little britain]

On 7/10/2024 at 6:22 PM, PG_Cruiser said:

 

I need to go on Anthem to get the recipe!  lol

I took a video of him making it..looks like 1 1/2 shots gin

1 shot aperol

1 shot syrup

splash elderflower and fill it up with bitter lemon or tonic. 

[PG_Cruiser]

7 hours ago, little britain said:

I took a video of him making it..looks like 1 1/2 shots gin

1 shot aperol

1 shot syrup

splash elderflower and fill it up with bitter lemon or tonic. 

Thank you!  This is a bit of a mystery for me.   I have the list of all the cocktails on Royal's menus.  These three cocktails from the Gin Bar are not on that list.  I'm wondering if this is something that the bar staff only do on Anthem.

[PG_Cruiser]

*HOT OFF THE PRESS*   New cocktail at Mason Jar on Utopia of the Seas!

 

APPLE PIE OLD FASHIONED
Mason Jar
Utopia of the Seas