Island - where to get coffee?

[phabric]

I will be on the Island.  The Island does not have the International Cafe.

I have read you can get coffee at one of the bars.

 

Which bar can I get coffee?

[hpeabody]

Hmmmmm, I am surprised no one has answered.  The coffee place on the Island is Good Spirits At Sea on deck 5 in Piazza.  I understand specialty coffee is also available in the area outside

buffet as well

Edited November 1, 2023 by hpeabody

[sultan_sfo]

3 hours ago, phabric said:

I will be on the Island. 

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Which bar can I get coffee?

I assume you want specialty coffee.

Also at Casino Bar Deck 6(less crowded -- you may see a sign at Good Spirit when it is crowded suggesting Casino Bar).

Also at Amuleto inside Horizon Ct.

[DCThunder]

25 minutes ago, sultan_sfo said:

I assume you want specialty coffee.

Also at Casino Bar Deck 6(less crowded -- you may see a sign at Good Spirit when it is crowded suggesting Casino Bar).

Also at Amuleto inside Horizon Ct.

All of the above are correct.  I'm not a coffee drinker, but the Amuleto in Horizon Court on Lido was always busy during breakfast hours making lattes etc.  In fact one of the bartenders we got to know did double duty as a supervisor of the coffee bar there during his mornings.  It made for a long day for him, he said. 

[SargassoPirate]

I wonder who the genius was that removed the International Cafe from the Piazza on the Island?

 

Probably the same one who came up with the motion sensors and timers on the closet lights.

 

 

Edited November 1, 2023 by SargassoPirate

[BabySarge]

Island and Coral have never had an International Cafe in the Piazza.  Coral does currently have a small version of an International Cafe on Deck 6 next to the Casino.  Maybe someday the Island will get one there also especially if they continue to use it for the World Cruises.

[SargassoPirate]

21 minutes ago, BabySarge said:

Island and Coral have never had an International Cafe in the Piazza.  Coral does currently have a small version of an International Cafe on Deck 6 next to the Casino.  Maybe someday the Island will get one there also especially if they continue to use it for the World Cruises.

You're right.  The Island used to have La Patisserie. I'm not sure when it was removed.  From a Google search:

" La Patisserie. Café Style to Go. For cappuccino, espresso and other coffee specialties, as well as fresh pastries"

 

 

[Loveh2ofl]

12 minutes ago, SargassoPirate said:

You're right.  The Island used to have La Patisserie. I'm not sure when it was removed.  From a Google search:

" La Patisserie. Café Style to Go. For cappuccino, espresso and other coffee specialties, as well as fresh pastries"

 

 

 

As mentioned in post #2 - Good times bar has coffee, fresh pastries, mini sandwiches etc.

Also as mentioned the casino bar as well as Amuletto have coffee

[SargassoPirate]

On 11/1/2023 at 4:27 PM, Loveh2ofl said:

As mentioned in post #2 - Good times bar has coffee, fresh pastries, mini sandwiches etc.

Also as mentioned the casino bar as well as Amuletto have coffee

The description of the Island on Princess.com shows La Pastisserie as of this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kywildcatfanone]

On 11/1/2023 at 9:44 AM, phabric said:

I will be on the Island.  The Island does not have the International Cafe.

I have read you can get coffee at one of the bars.

 

Which bar can I get coffee?

Which Island?

[phabric]

5 minutes ago, kywildcatfanone said:

Which Island?

The Island Princess ship

[Loveh2ofl]

41 minutes ago, SargassoPirate said:

The description of the Island on Princess.com shows La Pastisserie as of this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree the description is there - but there is not Patisserie - just Amuletto at bow of Horizon Court and Good Times on deck 5.

[cruiseNYer]

Does anyone know if the Island Princess switched over to Lavazza coffee in the Horizon Court Buffet (for a non-specialty coffee drinker)? Thanks

[MJC]

23 hours ago, SargassoPirate said:

The description of the Island on Princess.com shows La Pastisserie as of this morning.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was on the Island in October, and even though its gone, there are still signs in some places for La Patisserie. I looked for it several times before realizing it's now a bar.

 

Yes to Lavazza in the Amuletto section in the HC. As a decaf drinker it is a HUGE improvement over the dregs they used to call decaf.

 

 

[hsmom]

15 minutes ago, MJC said:

 

Was on the Island in October, and even though its gone, there are still signs in some places for La Patisserie. I looked for it several times before realizing it's now a bar.

 

Yes to Lavazza in the Amuletto section in the HC. As a decaf drinker it is a HUGE improvement over the dregs they used to call decaf.

 

 

Non coffee drinker here, do you know if Amuletto has soda? Is it open the same hours as the buffet? Thanks.

[rj59]

Thanks for the info, I'll be on Island in a few weeks and was expected la patisserie as a version of international cafe. That's a bummer, because I like to get up early, like 5, and hit the IC for light breakfast and coffee, but I doubt that Good Spirits would be open 24 hours, like the IC. I'll be jet lagged and probably waking up at 3 am anyway, so more of a bummer. I remember on Royal last month they had some canned Lavazza coffee that would be interesting to try, if it's included in Plus. 

[SargassoPirate]

9 hours ago, rj59 said:

Thanks for the info, I'll be on Island in a few weeks and was expected la patisserie as a version of international cafe. That's a bummer, because I like to get up early, like 5, and hit the IC for light breakfast and coffee, but I doubt that Good Spirits would be open 24 hours, like the IC. I'll be jet lagged and probably waking up at 3 am anyway, so more of a bummer. I remember on Royal last month they had some canned Lavazza coffee that would be interesting to try, if it's included in Plus. 

I too booked a cruise on the Island, partially based on what was and what still is listed as features of the ship - such as La Pastisserie.  I'm not cancelling the cruise on just that, but it does leave a bad taste in my mouth.  However, I can usually find a work around for most anything Princess throws at us, so I'll take my travel mug and find early morning coffee somewhere on the ship.

 

 

[Benpointer]

36 minutes ago, SargassoPirate said:

I too booked a cruise on the Island, partially based on what was and what still is listed as features of the ship - such as La Pastisserie.  I'm not cancelling the cruise on just that, but it does leave a bad taste in my mouth.  However, I can usually find a work around for most anything Princess throws at us, so I'll take my travel mug and find early morning coffee somewhere on the ship.

 

 

It's not the only thing that will leave a bad taste in your mouth...  Having just been on the Island Princess for the 12 night 'Oktoberfest' cruise #2319, I can tell you that the coffee is awful. no matter where you get it from.    I was shocked how bad it is tbh.  Why don't they just franchise their cafes out to Starbucks or similar?  (Cunard used Costa last time we were onboard IIRC - very acceptable coffee).

 

I have fed back the same message to Princess via the cruise feedback.

Edited November 7, 2023 by Benpointer

[SargassoPirate]

27 minutes ago, Benpointer said:

It's not the only thing that will leave a bad taste in your mouth...  Having just been on the Island Princess for the 12 night 'Oktoberfest' cruise #2319, I can tell you that the coffee is awful. no matter where you get it from.    I was shocked how bad it is tbh.  Why don't they just franchise their cafes out to Starbucks or similar?  (Cunard used Costa last time we were onboard IIRC - very acceptable coffee).

 

I have fed back the same message to Princess via the cruise feedback.

One of my workarounds is to carry a tin or two of International Foods Cafe Mocha instant.  Depending on how bad the on board coffee is, I'll add a teaspoon or two of the instant before I head out for coffee. I can buy a whole tin of the instant for what one chi chi coffee on board costs.

[Benpointer]

22 minutes ago, SargassoPirate said:

One of my workarounds is to carry a tin or two of International Foods Cafe Mocha instant.  Depending on how bad the on board coffee is, I'll add a teaspoon or two of the instant before I head out for coffee. I can buy a whole tin of the instant for what one chi chi coffee on board costs.

I don't understand why they can't get a basic like that right.  

 

We had 6 or 7 great coffees on our cruise, every one of them was in a cafe in a port.  Haarlem, Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Oslo, etc. we didn't find a cafe serving bad coffee.  On the ship though, it was terrible.

 

Our previous experience on P&O and Cunard was that the dining room coffee was meh but the speciality coffees were fine.  Not this time.

Edited November 7, 2023 by Benpointer

[MJC]

23 hours ago, hsmom said:

Non coffee drinker here, do you know if Amuletto has soda? Is it open the same hours as the buffet? Thanks.

DH just asked the waiter for a diet coke and they would bring it. If there was a dispenser we didn't look for it.

 

Amuletto was always "open" but had snacks and other food only at certain times, check the patter for that. But the buffet always had good snacks except when closed for dinner setup.

 

There was an area for specialty coffees in Amuleto on the starboard side, with usually a line. I make my own lattes at home but we both just had the Lavazza on the ship so can't comment on those.

[kywildcatfanone]

2 hours ago, Benpointer said:

It's not the only thing that will leave a bad taste in your mouth...  Having just been on the Island Princess for the 12 night 'Oktoberfest' cruise #2319, I can tell you that the coffee is awful. no matter where you get it from.    I was shocked how bad it is tbh.  Why don't they just franchise their cafes out to Starbucks or similar?  (Cunard used Costa last time we were onboard IIRC - very acceptable coffee).

 

I have fed back the same message to Princess via the cruise feedback.

They are rolling out Lavazza, which is okay coffee but unsure when it will be done fleetwide.

[hsmom]

31 minutes ago, MJC said:

DH just asked the waiter for a diet coke and they would bring it. If there was a dispenser we didn't look for it.

 

Amuletto was always "open" but had snacks and other food only at certain times, check the patter for that. But the buffet always had good snacks except when closed for dinner setup.

 

There was an area for specialty coffees in Amuleto on the starboard side, with usually a line. I make my own lattes at home but we both just had the Lavazza on the ship so can't comment on those.

Thank you!

[doradoolittle]

I just came off the Island recently.  The Good Spirits Bar had a glass covered food cart next to the windows near the bar that had pastries and small sandwiches throughout the day.  Not easy to see when walking by.

[SargassoPirate]

9 hours ago, doradoolittle said:

I just came off the Island recently.  The Good Spirits Bar had a glass covered food cart next to the windows near the bar that had pastries and small sandwiches throughout the day.  Not easy to see when walking by.

Thanks, Dora.  Did the selections change or was it the same thing every day?