Straws

[cincicruisers]

True or False

Straws are not given out anymore on NCL (Bliss)?

[cb at sea]

If you ask, they will give you one. Upon request.

[LHT28]

a lot of lines are doing away with plastic straws

[Shellbelle28]

Here is a comment about the Bliss from an entire thread about the elimination of straws on the NCL board.

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=56986222

 

 

"We were just on the Bliss and they still had straws for milkshakes at Coco's. But we survived the remainder of the cruise straw free. Even with frozen cocktails."

[NLH Arizona]

True and some of the ships are not giving them out even if you ask for them (my guess is that they are out of the plastic straws).

 

Rumor (from two ships) is that they have ordered paper straws, but they have not been delivered yet.

[zqvol]

True or False

Straws are not given out anymore on NCL (Bliss)?

 

True - NCL does not give straws or drink stirrers.

[OCruisers]

What about PAPER straws? :confused:

[LHT28]

What about PAPER straws? :confused:

on back order :D

[OCruisers]

Seriously, do ships that no longer have plastic straws have paper straws? :confused:

[cincicruisers]

Still a lot of speculations about the straws. I went ahead and ordered some paper straws. My hubby says I am nuts but I can't imagine having a mudslide without a straw.;p

[OCruisers]

Still a lot of speculations about the straws. I went ahead and ordered some paper straws. My hubby says I am nuts but I can't imagine having a mudslide without a straw.;p

 

:eek: The mudslide would be coming out of your nose if you tried to drink it without a straw! ;p

[CruiserBruce]

Why wouldn't you ask this on the NCL board?

[crystalspin]

Maybe because it's also true on HAL? Other lines?

[CruiserBruce]

Maybe because it's also true on HAL? Other lines?

 

The OP asked specifically about NCL...

[jocap]

Maybe because it's also true on HAL? Other lines?

Yes, paper straws on Fred Olsen this August.

[txflood33]

I'm not a fan of paper straws....just ordered a pack of stainless steel straws and silicone straws...4 stainless (with removable silicone tips so it doesn't get too cold) and 4 larger silicone straws for smoothies and frozen drinks. Comes with a brush to clean the insides and a carrying case. Less than $10 on Amazon. Toss them in my backpack and I'm good to go.

[OCruisers]

I'm not a fan of paper straws....just ordered a pack of stainless steel straws and silicone straws...4 stainless (with removable silicone tips so it doesn't get too cold) and 4 larger silicone straws for smoothies and frozen drinks. Comes with a brush to clean the insides and a carrying case. Less than $10 on Amazon. Toss them in my backpack and I'm good to go.

 

Great suggestion ... Thank You! (y)

[navybankerteacher]

Seriously, do ships that no longer have plastic straws have paper straws? :confused:

 

Seriously, are straws THAT important. Sure, I can see that some frozen drinks might be a bit easier to drink through a straw than by sipping — but can it ever be so much better that it would be worth getting metal straws, cleaning brushes, etc. and spending cruise (or any other) time cleaning them?

[OCruisers]

Actually, having a straw is important to me! :D

[Cruisin Trkrs]

Actually, having a straw is important to me! :D

 

Me also!

I've got sensitive teeth, sipping a frozen drink/soda/even water cold is painful oftentimes, without a straw it's pure torture.

 

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[K32682]

Plastic straws are the latest environmental panic. Many places are banning them. I don't use straws so it doesn't concern me. If it were that important I'd bring my own.

[DirtyDawg]

I'm not a fan of paper straws....just ordered a pack of stainless steel straws and silicone straws...4 stainless (with removable silicone tips so it doesn't get too cold) and 4 larger silicone straws for smoothies and frozen drinks. Comes with a brush to clean the insides and a carrying case. Less than $10 on Amazon. Toss them in my backpack and I'm good to go.

 

But can you attach them to your lanyard? I would need my personal straw right next to my seapass card.

[txflood33]

But can you attach them to your lanyard? I would need my personal straw right next to my seapass card.

 

they did have a single collapsible straw with high ratings with a case that could fit in your pocket

[dolittle]

STRAWS the new crisis of the looney left .

[txflood33]

STRAWS the new crisis of the looney left .

 

Way to make vacations political and reveal so much about yourself at the same time