No straws, what are my options?

[Gampy1967]

Wha happens to plastic https://www.scubadiving.com/scuba-diver-films-wave-trash-and-debris-in-bali?src=SOC&dom=fb

 

Yes, Improperly disposed of plastic is bad. Now show the natural forests and animal habitats destroyed forever due to the clear cutting of trees to make paper bags or the hazardous storage of leftover chemicals from making the coated-reusable bags that are so popular.

[pieshops]

Yes, Improperly disposed of plastic is bad. Now show the natural forests and animal habitats destroyed forever due to the clear cutting of trees to make paper bags or the hazardous storage of leftover chemicals from making the coated-reusable bags that are so popular.

When i am on the Yogi the Bear forest message board I will post about clear cutting trees and everything you mentioned but we are on a cruise message board, cruise ships go in the ocean not in forests last I checked so I will keep my comments to the oceans

[friendlyshuswapbc]

We brought stainless steel, and they worked great. No, we never ran back to our room to clean them. We would clean them at the end of the day, or if we happened to be back at our room in the middle of the day. The rest of the time, it would mostly move directly from one drink to the next, or get tossed into my wristlet. No big deal. I knew I wasn't going to die of some disease from my own straw if I wasn't completely sanitizing it after every use.

My husband just bought us both stainless steel straws and no lol we won't die of some disease from using the straw over and over again, then yes we'll clean them at night and get ready for our next day adventure! The straw bends four times into a small plastic carrying case ... even then we'll still use them till the end of the day. Happy sailing! Gloria & Rob (Sept 8 Bliss)

[Crissy699]

Buy the "smoothie" stainless ones. They're nice and big so that nothing gets stuck in them, and a quick rinse in any sink gets them perfectly clean. I always have one in my bag on land-I will now keep up the habit on the boat! The thin or curved ones are not as easy to clean.

[DZcreature]

Just bought a dozen colorful 'polka dot' reuse-able BPA free straws at World Market for $3.99.

 

I've also found an inexpensive travel tooth brush tube that will hold the straws nicely in my purse.

And to answer the question above, if someone will make me a Mudslide at home tonight, yes....I will need a straw! (Sensitive teeth)

 

Great idea about the toothbrush holder! I was wondering how to carry some paper straws around without them getting crushed. Also perfect for re-useable straws, especially if they just came out of a drink and need a place to go until you get back to your cabin.:)

[Buttwig]

Eeewwww NO WAY would I use a straw after it's been in a guy's pocket.

 

What, you don't like pocket lint garnish? ;p

 

Might I suggest a nice straw necklace instead? Cut them longer. :loudcry::loudcry:

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[miaminautigal]

106 Comments on a first world problem! I'm just concerned about brain freezes!

[yankees111]

Straws aren’t banned. You can bring any type of straws you want to on the ship. They just aren’t being distributed by NCL!

 

 

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[MsSoCalCruiser]

Plastic bags are going away whether you like it or not. Ca. has already banned them and it is working it's way across the US. I would love to see that scientific proof that I bet was paid for by a manufacturer of plastic bags.:D

Pat

This is incorrect. CA has not banned plastic bags. We no longer receive them for free in the grocery stores but we can purchase them for around .10 a bag. The money from the purchase goes into an environmental fund. I always purchase one when I have raw poultry/meat. The bags are actually thicker than the free bags used to be.

[MsSoCalCruiser]

 

I've also found an inexpensive travel tooth brush tube that will hold the straws nicely in my purse.

 

Great idea, thank you! This would work with both paper and plastic straws :)

[friendlyshuswapbc]

I bring a little detergent and clean the glass in my cabin; the same way I clean it back home.

Yes that's what my husband and I are doing, by pouring a bit of Dawn in a shampoo squeeze 3 oz bottle, to clean our straws in the sink. Happy sailing! We're 2 days away from the Bliss and Alaska!

[CruisingNole]

Close this thread. How many pages need to be devoted to straws?

[nikkiw60]

Even infant school children are being taught how bad plastic can be here in the U.K. which is brilliant!

 

 

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[Shoppie124]

How about twizzler licorice. Bite off both ends. Instant edible straw!

 

 

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[Shellbelle28]

I've got some paper straws I found on Amazon ready to take next week to have stashed in my bag. They are wide gauge and heavier than average because my only drink of concern will be the thick frozen kind. In hoping they'll not collapse! DH gave me the giant eye roll when he saw them [emoji41]

[cruisy]

 

 

Is this LAMINATED?

[nikkiw60]

 

 

Is this LAMINATED?

 

 

 

No I noticed them through a window and thought they were worth photographing. They are posters and the sheen is the window!

 

 

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[cruisy]

I don't know, it looks like it is laminated to me...

[nikkiw60]

I don't know, it looks like it is laminated to me...

 

 

 

I didn’t notice that they were. As I said we were visiting the town and I saw them.

 

 

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[ColeThornton]

Just when you thought this thread had disappeared.... :')

[BirdTravels]

We were on the Getaway a couple of weeks ago. 4500 passengers seemed to get along just fine without straws. I can personally attest to the fact that it did not reduce or slow our consumption of frozen and non-frozen beverages :) yum.

[marktwothousand]

I want to bring my own straws and a silver-coloured straw case on my next NCL cruise. The case is to prevent the straws from breaking or bending in my pocket. This way I can still carry around disposable straws with me and not have to worry about losing metal ones or bringing them back to my cabin. Also, I can impress people by opening up a shiny case of straws and handing them out :)

[fridaythe13th]

On the Dawn in May they had no straws, not even if you asked for one! We ended up stopping at a pizza/sub place and taking a handful of their straws (we did purchase many items). We needed the straws for frozen drinks. For some reason they just aren't the same without a straw.

[PTC DAWG]

Straws in frozen drinks...brain freeze....

[BigNance]

I want to bring my own straws and a silver-coloured straw case on my next NCL cruise. The case is to prevent the straws from breaking or bending in my pocket. This way I can still carry around disposable straws with me and not have to worry about losing metal ones or bringing them back to my cabin. Also, I can impress people by opening up a shiny case of straws and handing them out :)

 

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