How's the iced tea on Princess?

[LadyLeo84]

 

We will be going on our first Princess cruise this June. We are avid iced tea drinkers and have had a lot of really bad-tasting tea on the different ships that we've been on. So, we would like to try and find out in advance what to expect before we get on board this summer. Does the tea on Princess taste more like real brewed tea or more like the syrup stuff that's dispensed from a fountain?

[cdngrl]

it tastes like real brewed tea, to us anyway. (we are fans of the syrup kind! :)) we call it american iced tea.

[Toto2Kansas]

 

We will be going on our first Princess cruise this June. We are avid iced tea drinkers and have had a lot of really bad-tasting tea on the different ships that we've been on. So, we would like to try and find out in advance what to expect before we get on board this summer. Does the tea on Princess taste more like real brewed tea or more like the syrup stuff that's dispensed from a fountain?

 

Well, let me just say that what we do is brew hot tea onboard and then pour it over ice. The iced tea ranks about the same as the syrup coffee in our opinion. :(

[Nana G]

I am addicted to ice tea and Princess passes. I make better at home year round but ob board it will due. Not sweet and tea tasting.

[sealegs9]

Well, let me just say that what we do is brew hot tea onboard and then pour it over ice. The iced tea ranks about the same as the syrup coffee in our opinion. :(

Ditto! Bring a plastic bottle, fill it with ice and then pour in your freshly brewed hot tea! We do it all the time.

[davidnsteph]

The plain iced tea has not been great on any of our cruises with Princess. But after doctoring it up with lemon and Equal/Splenda, it ends up tasting pretty good.

 

DavidnSteph

[rcacace]

My wife is always brewing her green ice tea & pouring it on ice every time we're in the Horizon. She can't stand the taste of the regular stuff. Me, I can't see the difference.

[Colo Cruiser]

Tastes fine to me.

 

Oh yeah I like the coffee too. :D

[captainron]

On my Princess vouages I have found both the quality and taste of the iced tea standard from one vessel to another.

 

The taste itself is similar to "Sun tea" that you see a lot in Arizona, but ther are no sweeteners added. As another poster has indicated adding lemon and a sweetener might be more suitable to some folks' tastebuds. Cheers.

 

Ciao for now!!!

[readytogo2]

I fill the glass with lots of lemon and ice and then add some sugar ....Better than the premixed powdered stuff that so many people buy:)

[Coracii]

I haven't been overly impressed with the tea on any cruiseline, but it would take a lot to impress me since I brew my own from loose leaf jasmine tea on a very regular basis. I am a bit of a tea snob, anything that comes in little bags with a string attached just doesn't cut it, has to be leaf tea... Like all my cruises, I'll be bringing along my own.

[readytogo2]

I haven't been overly impressed with the tea on any cruiseline, but it would take a lot to impress me since I brew my own from loose leaf jasmine tea on a very regular basis. I am a bit of a tea snob, anything that comes in little bags with a string attached just doesn't cut it, has to be leaf tea... Like all my cruises, I'll be bringing along my own.

I wouldn't call you a tea snob...you just like specialty tea and that's what you got used to:)

[Ethel5]

Actually, the iced tea is pretty good. It has improved greatly in the past few years.

[SingerEsq]

If you like brewed iced tea, you probably will not like the tea on Princess. My partner drinks his iced tea without sweetner or lemon or anything else. (Blick). He's a hard core tea drinker (Starbucks black, no added water, little ice). Like Toto, he orders hot tea and a glass of ice every time. Takes a little longer, but he cannot stand the syrup kind.

[dmlee1990]

Do you have to pay extra for iced tea, like you do for fresh brewed coffee? Thanks!

[Toto2Kansas]

Do you have to pay extra for iced tea, like you do for fresh brewed coffee? Thanks!

 

I have never seen fresh brewed tea offered onboard a Princess ship. Unless you just make it yourself as described below.

[dmlee1990]

Perhaps I didn't phrase my question correctly. I've read that the coffee made with the syrup is free, but you have to pay extra for freshly brewed coffee. Is there an extra charge for iced tea, or is it complimentary throughout the day, as well as in the buffet and Main Dining Room? Thank you!

[Toto2Kansas]

Perhaps I didn't phrase my question correctly. I've read that the coffee made with the syrup is free, but you have to pay extra for freshly brewed coffee. Is there an extra charge for iced tea, or is it complimentary throughout the day, as well as in the buffet and Main Dining Room? Thank you!

Sorry, misunderstood. The 'from syrup' Iced Tea is available 24/7 complimentary. ;)

[D&N LUV 2 TRAVEL]

I just add a few pieces of lemon to it with lots of ice and it tastes fine. My friend just added sugar and he enjoyed it.

[dmlee1990]

Thanks, Toto2Kansas!

 

I love lots of lemon in my iced tea too. Hopefully, it will taste fine.

[JoeysMama]

I love ice tea and drink a lot but like lots of lemon. We were on the Crown over Christmas and I thought it was pretty good.

[DonMar]

I found the iced tea (and coffee) to be OK. I do not use lemon or sugar. I also found that the hot water - to make your own cup of tea - was nearly hot enough to make a good cup of tea - never mind iced tea.

 

PS - you pay for brewed coffee at the International Cafe.

[kendon]

It doesn't taste bad...it just doesn't have any taste at all. Kinda like colored water.

[flamomo]

I find the iced tea beverage on Princess ships too strong for my taste. I dilute it with about 1/3 glass of cold water to make it more palatable.

[Buddy2004]

 

We will be going on our first Princess cruise this June. We are avid iced tea drinkers and have had a lot of really bad-tasting tea on the different ships that we've been on. So, we would like to try and find out in advance what to expect before we get on board this summer. Does the tea on Princess taste more like real brewed tea or more like the syrup stuff that's dispensed from a fountain?

 

I did not like ice tea at all. Tasted like cold strong tea to me. Even with sugar in it. I guess in Canada we are use to a different kind.

Maybe bring some of the kind you like that is what I am going to do on next cruise. And then just order a jug of cold water to your room. I always try and bring a travel mug with us for drinks.

 

KIM :):)