TomBeckCruise Posted August 14, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hopepfully by 6 a.m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare POA1 Posted August 14, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Just order a pot from room service. You can have it as early as you want. Just make sure you order your creamer and sweetener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Shoes Posted August 14, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Explorations Cafe.. I think it doesn't open till 7:00am. I'll be wanting good coffee too on the Volendam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Dobro Posted August 14, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Lido has coffee 24 hours a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted August 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Some have tried a really good thermos and stock up the night before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevingastreich Posted August 14, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Some have tried a really good thermos and stock up the night before. Nothing worse than getting stuck behind several people in the Lido who are filling up their "Bubba Cups" and by the time it's your turn at the coffee dispenser...it's empty! I hate that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 14, 2018 #7 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Don't know what you mean by the best coffee as we all have different tastes. Best coffee -- JMO -- Explorations Cafe which doesn't open until 7 AM. Lido and room service coffee -- just okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted August 14, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Agree with 24/7 on Lido. And the description of 'a good cup of coffee' begs the question of how does one describe that. Of course, you will get 20 different definitions of 'good' from 20 different people asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VennDiagram Posted August 14, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 14, 2018 We take Starbucks instant for an early morning coffee that we know we will enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avian777 Posted August 14, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 14, 2018 Hopepfully by 6 a.m. Your only hope (for fairly good, fresh-brewed coffee) at 6am is Room Service ... otherwise it's wait until 7am for Exploration Cafe to open ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomBeckCruise Posted August 14, 2018 Author #11 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I prefer coffee shop type coffee. I have no problem waiting to 7 in the Explorers lounge while reading a book. Maybe HAL is different. We haven't sailed with them since 2005, but the other lines we have sailed on usually have poor coffee in the cafeteria, but somewhat better if ordered using room service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEmerson Posted August 14, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 14, 2018 I have brought a Vietnamese Coffee filter to make single cups of coffee. The metal filter is only $3-4 bucks, takes up little space, easy to clean. If it gets damaged, stolen, given as a present for a Royal Wedding when you get invited at the last minute, it is easy to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoL Posted August 16, 2018 #13 Share Posted August 16, 2018 If you order a pot of hot water (e.g., for tea) from room service, you could bring your own “pour over” device (with filters, either reusable gold or disposable paper), a French press (press pot), or an Aeropress coffee device. You’d bring your own (ground) coffee as well, of course. Or, if you’re extremely discriminating, your beans AND a grinder. If, like me, your brew of choice is espresso, the Aeropress will give you the closest approximation to that drink. I only drink one or two coffees per day, but I am picky about quality. The Lido/buffet coffee has *never* been what I want to drink, on Carnival, HAL, or Crystal Cruises. Not even when the vat of coffee is freshly filled. It’s just not what I like. I could order espresso in the dining room on all of these lines, mass market & luxury, and it was at least fair. I will drink a machine made espresso, preferentially over machine made drip coffee. Specialty coffee bar espressos (on ships) are almost universally better, but no ship has had the kind of coffee I seek out on land: single origin espresso. (Most coffee shops, EVEN specialty coffee shops, also fail to offer what I really hope for, EVEN on land, so this is no surprise to me.) There really is a lot of room for the definition of “good coffee”! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlsSalt Posted August 16, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I.......Specialty coffee bar espressos (on ships) are almost universally better, but no ship has had the kind of coffee I seek out on land: single origin espresso. (Most coffee shops, EVEN specialty coffee shops, also fail to offer what I really hope for, EVEN on land, so this is no surprise to me.) There really is a lot of room for the definition of “good coffee”! :D Our definition of good (great) coffee is thanks to a HAL cruise port stop in Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. And our shore excursion to Finca Argovia - DH loves that single origin coffee so much he special orders it directly from the Argovia plantation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KroozNut Posted August 16, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Our definition of good (great) coffee is thanks to a HAL cruise port stop in Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. And our shore excursion to Finca Argovia - DH loves that single origin coffee so much he special orders it directly from the Argovia plantation. Thanks for that tidbit, and I'm positive that there are 1,000 additional anecdotes about what 'good' / 'great' coffee is. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willoL Posted August 17, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Our definition of good (great) coffee is thanks to a HAL cruise port stop in Puerto Chiapas, Mexico. And our shore excursion to Finca Argovia - DH loves that single origin coffee so much he special orders it directly from the Argovia plantation. Oof! Now I am so jealous and really wish I were joining my parents on their Panama Canal cruise next spring! I don’t think I can imagine a better souvenir of a trip than a new favorite coffee to be ordered direct from the grower... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjarrett7 Posted August 17, 2018 #17 Share Posted August 17, 2018 If you snag a Neptune Suite you can have great coffee at any time in your room. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 17, 2018 #18 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Neptune Lounge opens about 8 A.M. They have a WONERFUl self-srvice coffee machine grreat, cappucino espresso, cofffee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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