Champagne card ?

[jules815]

Okay...that does it. I can't take it anymore...suddenly I have the taste for a Mimosa and I have to leave for work in 10 minutes! I'll daydream about the champagne bar and punch cards while I'm walking dogs today. :D

 

Thanks for posting the pics!

[ChristieNJ]

No prob! :D

And if they DO have Asti onboard, that will be the cherry on top! :p

[trishalee]

Does anyone know whether the Champagne Bar is a smoking or non-smoking venue? I know it can vary by ship, and am particularly interested in the Brilliance.:rolleyes:

[cdillon23]

So let me clarify something here, as long as a ship has a champagne bar you can get this card? Do you get it at the bar itself?

[Puffinater]

Thanks for all the responses. Once again these boards come through.

[KarinaGW]

trishalee - dom't know about Brilliance, but Explorer it was a smoking area, but rarely saw somebody smokin there pre-dinner which was when I went.

 

cdillon23 - see my response in post #48 above. But, if it is available, it is bought at the bar.

[jules815]

Also if you want to save a couple of extra $$$ buy it after you set sail otherwise you will have to florida state tax.

 

Another good tip! Thanks! :D

[Merion_Mom]

trishalee - dom't know about Brilliance, but Explorer it was a smoking area, but rarely saw somebody smokin there pre-dinner which was when I went.

 

cdillon23 - see my response in post #48 above. But, if it is available, it is bought at the bar.

I'm sure that it varies, depending on the passenger mix on that particular cruise. When I would walk past the Explorer's Champagne Bar, I almost always saw people smoking in there. :(

[patkat]

This is the best news I have heard all day...and I am having a beer at work (the benefits of living in Germany) ;-) Hope this champagne card is on the Jewel as my future DH is not much of a champagne drinker but I am. I found a new champagne cocktail here in Munich that I had not seen anywhere else - a champagne mojito (champagne, rum, crushed mint and sugar) - very refreshing on a warm day!

[ChristieNJ]

This is the best news I have heard all day...and I am having a beer at work (the benefits of living in Germany) ;-) Hope this champagne card is on the Jewel as my future DH is not much of a champagne drinker but I am. I found a new champagne cocktail here in Munich that I had not seen anywhere else - a champagne mojito (champagne, rum, crushed mint and sugar) - very refreshing on a warm day!

 

Mmmm...that Mojito sounds goooood!!!!! I'll bet at the Champagne Bar they would make you up whatever you requested.

Genießen Sie Ihr Bier! :p

[KarinaGW]

3 Champagne and Rum Mojito recipes:

 

Mojito recipe

Scale ingredients to servings

3 fresh mint sprigs

2 tsp sugar

3 tbsp fresh lime juice

1 1/2 oz light rum

club soda

 

In a tall thin glass, crush part of the mint with a fork to coat the inside. Add the sugar and lime juice and stir thoroughly. Top with ice. Add rum and mix. Top off with *chilled* club soda (or seltzer). Add a lemon slice and the remaining mint, and serve.

 

 

OLD CUBAN

*Original recipe by Audrey Saunders

 

The Old Cuban (Champagne Mojito) A white rum would lose its' identity combined with champagne, so I used an anejo rum, and added bitters to it . The combination of the heftier, aged rum and bitters is a perfect compliment to the champagne. For a festive effect, garnish with a split vanilla bean rolled in sugar.

 

¾ oz. Lime Juice

1 oz. Simple Syrup

1 dash Angostura Bitters

6 Mint Leaves

1 ½ oz. Bacardi 8 Year Rum

2 oz. quality Champagne (Veuve Clicquot or Tattinger)

Garnish: Floating Mint Leaves & (Optional) Sugar-coated Vanilla Bean Glass: Chilled Martini

 

Shake all (except champagne) and strain into a chilled martini glass. Top with champagne, and garnish with a vanilla bean

 

 

The Mojito

 

-2 to 4 lime wedges, depending on the size of the lime

-6 fresh mint leaves, plus a sprig of mint for garnish

-1 tablespoon granulated sugar

-2 ounces white rum

-Club soda

 

1. In a tall, slim glass, muddle together the lime wedges, mint leaves, and sugar as described above.

2. Fill the glass with crushed ice, and add the rum and club soda. Stir briefly.

3. Add the mint sprig for garnish.

[ChristieNJ]

Mmmm...thanks Karina :D:D:D

[peteukmcr]

Thanks KarinaGW you've just made me wish I was onboard FOS this Sunday and didn't have to wait until 22nd! If Boleros on FOS are like those on MOS and NOS - here I come. The Mojitos there were just fantastic - can't wait!:cool:

[Pisti]

Karina : Will be on the Explorer in 2 weeks, love the champagne card idea. You have said many times you have to buy it and USE it in the Champagne Bar . Question , can you get your drink before dinner or whatever and take it with you to the dining room etc or did you mean you had to DRINK the drinks in the bar?

[caviargal]

Also if you want to save a couple of extra $$$ buy it after you set sail otherwise you will have to florida state tax.

 

Huh? No taxes on a ship....

[ranchingal]

So does the Splendour have a Champagne Bar?

[ranchingal]

Never mind y'all. I found the info on the rccl website.

[KarinaGW]

Karina : Will be on the Explorer in 2 weeks, love the champagne card idea. You have said many times you have to buy it and USE it in the Champagne Bar . Question , can you get your drink before dinner or whatever and take it with you to the dining room etc or did you mean you had to DRINK the drinks in the bar?

I guess i meant it's only valid for drinks in the champagne bar. I never did take 'em out, but I don't see why you couldn't take a drink with you....there's no guy with a machete at the exit.

[Merion_Mom]

I guess i meant it's only valid for drinks in the champagne bar. I never did take 'em out, but I don't see why you couldn't take a drink with you....there's no guy with a machete at the exit.

WHAT?!?!??!?!? No buff guy, naked from the waist up, gold hoop earring in one ear, scarf around his curly locks, machete hooked in his belt, arms crossed, scowling menacingly in the entranceway?!?!?!?!?!?

 

Dang, I guess that it's just not worth going there, then.

 

:D

[KarinaGW]

WHAT?!?!??!?!? No buff guy, naked from the waist up, gold hoop earring in one ear, scarf around his curly locks, machete hooked in his belt, arms crossed, scowling menacingly in the entranceway?!?!?!?!?!?

Well, not anymore....;)

[Merion_Mom]

Well, not anymore....;)

He actually FIT into your suitcase, Karina?!?!??!?!:eek: :eek: :D ;)

[ChattieKathy]

The card (if available) is only purchasable and usable in the Champagne Bar. It can, however, be shared since as noted above it's for a certain number of drinks.

 

What number of drinks is the card good for?

Thanks

ChattieKathy

[just4kixx]

WHAT?!?!??!?!? No buff guy, naked from the waist up, gold hoop earring in one ear, scarf around his curly locks, machete hooked in his belt, arms crossed, scowling menacingly in the entranceway?!?!?!?!?!?

 

Dang, I guess that it's just not worth going there, then.

 

:D

 

WOW!!! I LOVE your imagination! Hopefully his replacement will be showing up soon ;)

 

A~

[KarinaGW]

What number of drinks is the card good for?

Thanks

ChattieKathy

The card is good for 10 drinks.

[WindinmySails]

Is the card available on Rhapsody?