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SPARKLING BLUE HAWAIIAN Hideaway Beach Perfect Day at Coco Cay NOTE: This is one of the new cocktails served at Hideaway Beach on Coco Cay. Some may say this is more of a "Blue Hawaii" than a "Blue Hawaiian," but this is how Royal named it. If you use regular pineapple juice, the drink will be more green or turquoise than blue. I used clarified pineapple juice. I had to label this as a copycat recipe because I have not gotten the exact measurements for each of the ingredients. A cruising friend asked for them but she was only given ratios. The measurements on this recipe are based on several recipes from online sources. The search goes on for the "official" recipe.

PASSION FRUIT MAI TAI Hideaway Beach Perfect Day at Coco Cay NOTE: This is one of the new cocktails served at Hideaway Beach on Coco Cay. I had to label this as a copycat recipe because I have not gotten the exact measurements for each of the ingredients. A cruising friend asked for them but she was only given ratios. The measurements on this recipe are based on several recipes from online sources. The search goes on for the "official" recipe.

UPDATE: Susan Adams is now on Adventure (as of 5-4-24)

GRAND SABOR MARGARITA Sabor NOTE: This margarita is no longer on Sabor's current menu but they still serve it. The Cedilla Açai Liqueur was hard to find in my area, but I did find a store that carries it.

UPDATE: It will be Ana Ribeiro taking over on Odyssey tomorrow (5-5-2024), not Ricky Matthews.

That's the plan, but I still have a number of official recipe to work on. PISTACHIO MARTINI 2oz Baileys 2oz Amaretto 2oz Blue Curaçao Shake with ice and strain into a martini glass.

AVOCADO MARGARITA Sabor NOTE: Don't forget to add 1 oz of sugar syrup. The original recipe says to use 0.5 oz of avocado. That's about one tablespoon. It looked too thin and the lime juice overpowered the avocado flavor. Recipes I found online mostly used half an avocado per serving, so that is how much I used for this.

STRAWBERRY MARGARITA Sabor

I looked up some recipes online. I could only see Blue Margarita.

JALAPEÑO-CUCUMBER MARGARITA Sabor NOTE: Don't forget to add 0.5 oz of sugar syrup.

SIMPLY PERFECT MARGARITA Sabor NOTE: Don't forget to add 0.5 oz of sugar syrup.

PEG LEG WILLY'S PUNCH Captain Jack's Perfect Day at Coco Cay NOTE: This cocktail is not on the menu at Captain Jack's but it can be seen on signs at the bar. Has anyone seen this recently?

I’m sure I’ve posted more than one martini. Chops - Lavender Vodka Martini 150 Central Park - Cucumber Martini Fleet - Espresso Martini, Chocolate Martini, Pub - James Bond Martini

BEACH TEA Captain Jack's Perfect Day at Coco Cay I learned not to expect actual tea in bar menu items that say "Tea."

BEACH BUM Captain Jack's Perfect Day at Coco Cay

Bobby Broughton will be CD on Independence for the Tom Joyner Foundation Fantastic Voyage 2024 from April 27th to May 4th. Then, he'll be heading to the Mariner.

COCO CUVÉE Signature Cocktail Coco Beach Club NOTE: I could not find the Chandon Sweet Star (now Chandon Demi Sec) in my area so I just went with Asti (Spumante). This cocktail is served exclusively at the Coco Beach Club on Coco Cay. (... or is it?)

Except for the cocktails at 1400 Lobby Bar on Icon, you should be able to get these drinks. You will actually have a "bonus" bar called the "Bamboo Room" which is found only Mariner and Navigator. This bar has very unique cocktails. I haven't been able to make them yet because they have hard-to-find (and expensive) ingredients.

COCO LOCO Coco Cay's Signature Cocktail Perfect Day at Coco Cay NOTE: Although it's not on any menu, this signature cocktail is available at most, if not all, bars on Coco Cay. This recipe is based on the guide for Royal bartenders that came out in June 2023. It is a much simpler recipe using the Sunsational brand "Tropical Mix." Here is an (older) recipe for Coco Loco found online: 0.75 oz dark rum 0.75 oz coconut rum 0.5 oz cream of coconut 0.5 oz papaya juice 0.5 oz orange juice 0.5 oz pineapple juice 0.25 oz grenadine On Labadee, this same cocktail is served as the "Labadoozie."

WATERMELON 'RITA The 'Rita Collection Beach Bar Menu Perfect Day at Coco Cay NOTE: This cocktail is also on the menus at Coco Beach Club, Captain Jack's and Hideaway Beach.

I didn't try it at the MDR but I did bring a banana to one of the bars on the pool deck on Grandeur in November last year. The bartender said he had to use banana liqueur because there was some "compliance audit" going on at the time.

I have all the recipes from the list that came out in June 2023. Right now, I need the new ones on Icon. I heard there were 60 new cocktails made just for her, I have 13 of them... 47 to go.

I'll be easy to spot. I'll be the guy hanging out at the bars, bugging bartenders, with a cocktail napkin on hand. lol

For the week of April 21st