Denisern2 Posted October 13, 2006 #1 Share Posted October 13, 2006 I fell in love with lemon cello in italy this past summer. Is it available on princess. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katscruise Posted October 15, 2006 #2 Share Posted October 15, 2006 We sailed to Alaska last year on Princess and the waiter offered us a lemoncello and we all tried it & loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joanna627 Posted October 16, 2006 #3 Share Posted October 16, 2006 I love limoncello and actually make my own. It takes some time, but its really delicious and I get rave reviews and requests all the time. Here's a link to the recipe if you're interested. http://whatscookingamerica.net/Beverage/Limoncello.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ab0si Posted October 19, 2006 #4 Share Posted October 19, 2006 "Real" limoncello is homemade hooch. It is real rather recent that commercial versions started to become popular. Back in the good old days (you remember those, right? Everything was perfect and your body still worked.) if the staff liked you (this only happned to me Rome and south), you would be offered a limoncello after dinner. It was always made by someone at home. Quality varied from superb to paint thinner replacement. Occasionally, this lead to a fun night hanging out with the locals. It was amazing what wearing the scarf of the local football (soccer) club could do. :) Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach2sea Posted October 29, 2006 #5 Share Posted October 29, 2006 My brother introduced us to it a few years ago. Now, our bar is never without a bottle. I guess in an emergency I could make my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motherchic Posted November 4, 2006 #6 Share Posted November 4, 2006 we also like it over fruit (watermelon, assorted berries ) salad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribbean dreams Posted November 4, 2006 #7 Share Posted November 4, 2006 I also make my own, I have heard that Vanilla vodka is also good to make it with so i think i will try it next time. My neighbor has a lemon try so i think i'll go raid it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melodyrg Posted November 4, 2006 #8 Share Posted November 4, 2006 if you go to sabatini's, some waiters will offer you some. make sure it ask for it if it is not offered. and ask for as much as you want. it was quite tasty. enjoy & good luck. so much of the sabatini experience depends on the waiter you get. hope you get a good one! melody:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quincytoo Posted November 14, 2006 #9 Share Posted November 14, 2006 We just finished out Diamond princess cruise this last saturday....sigh....what a wonderful time :) We had Lemoncello in The Savory (wrng spllng) and I loved it my husband didn't.....April (our jr server loved her) noticed that I liked it and poured me a free refill!!! The shot glasses were included in the price...... Thanks for the recipe I am going to be making this :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyMtnMama Posted November 18, 2006 #10 Share Posted November 18, 2006 "Real" limoncello is homemade hooch. It is real rather recent that commercial versions started to become popular. Back in the good old days (you remember those, right? Everything was perfect and your body still worked.) if the staff liked you (this only happned to me Rome and south), you would be offered a limoncello after dinner. It was always made by someone at home. Paul I didn't know this! We were offered it a couple times (once in Rome and also in a tiny fishing village on the Amalfi Coast) and both times were were surprised when it didn't show up on our bill. Anyways, I love limoncello too and am not a drinker beyond the very occasional glass of wine. Dh brought a bottle home as a gift for his boss. It was very well recieved. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingo21401 Posted November 23, 2006 #11 Share Posted November 23, 2006 On the Golden Princess last year we entered the dining room and saw this decanter of yellow liquid on ice at the waiters station (this was Italian night). It was limoncello and we were told buy the shot glass and your waiter will fill it up as many times as you want. In fact our waiter encouraged us to drink as much as we wanted. As soon as the glass was empty it was quickly refilled. I could only stomach 2 glasses but others loved the flavor and had a few more. This year on the Crown Princess they only offered the Limoncello after dinner and we needed to ask for the free refills. I'm not sure if the protocol had changed or if it was just the difference between ships and crews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liplike Posted November 29, 2006 #12 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We bought some of this in St Maarten last week - do you all drink it straight? The kind we got is 64 proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyMtnMama Posted November 29, 2006 #13 Share Posted November 29, 2006 We bought some of this in St Maarten last week - do you all drink it straight? The kind we got is 64 proof. Yes, but in very small quantities. It is considered an digestif and typically drank after the meal. It is served in a very tiny glass. I don't know what it is called, but it is slightly taller than a shot glass, but more narrow. You could probably fit a pinkie finger in the glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanuckCurlers Posted December 5, 2006 #14 Share Posted December 5, 2006 It should also be served well chilled. We just leave the bottle in the freezer. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mezzaluna Posted December 29, 2006 #15 Share Posted December 29, 2006 There's a bottle in our freezer too! Just tonight my husband wanted to make room in the freezer by finishing off that bottle. :D We tasted it for the first time on our anniversary in Rome, but I'd heard of it from a friend who's a chef in Florence, Italy. Here's her site: http://www.divinacucina.com/. She has a recipe too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkly Posted December 31, 2006 #16 Share Posted December 31, 2006 We make our own also, and DD made up a triple batch to give as Christmas gifts. Best served icy cold straight from the freezer. DH is from Italy and we travel often. His relatives make a delightful after dinner refresher with limoncello, Prosecco and sorbet....ahhh summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mek Posted October 22, 2007 #17 Share Posted October 22, 2007 It wasn't cold enough on the Crown last month. It's just not the same as when it's as cold as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel0 Posted October 29, 2007 #18 Share Posted October 29, 2007 What a great thread--such wonderful memories. I did a study abroad in Malta, so I could be in Italy every weekend. One evening in Santa Margherita Ligure we had dinner in a tiny little place with a great waiter who turned out to the owner as well. My girlfriends and I loved the long leisurely meal with the super flirtatious owner. He sat down with us and introduced us to limoncello. Thus began a lifelong love for the lemony libation. Ah limoncello. And (at least last time we cruised) when you had the limoncello, you got little apertif glasses too--we've got a little collection going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monakayk Posted November 5, 2007 #19 Share Posted November 5, 2007 Yes, it was available in the dining room...that I know for sure. On the 'Italian' night, our wait-staff offered it to us in special (very delicate and nice) shot glasses. The price with 15% gratuity was around $5.00 each and we could keep the shot glass. In fact our head waiter offered us a second glass free. I am not sure if it was offered else where on the ship, but would assume it would be in the inside bars. BTW, we sailed on the Golden Princess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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