I am trying to decide which package to get. Not sure they will have the coffee drink I like. I am looking for something like McDonald's Carmel frappe our Starbucks vanilla bean frapichino. Then getting the package that contains coffee drinks would be worth it.
Is there a Starbucks on the explorer???
The only ships that have a proper, branded, Starbucks are Oasis and Allure. And you cannot use the beverage packages at the proper, branded, Starbucks "stores".
But you CAN use the packages (the ones that include speciality coffees that is) at the other espresso locations. The ones that are called Latte-tudes, or "the espresso bar that's part of Cafe Promenade", etc. And those tend to serve Starbucks-brand espresso and they (on Freedom at least) had Starbucks cups and even Starbucks straws.
I don't know how elaborate their drinks get, but DH get a mocha frappuccino on our cruise on Freedom, so they at least go that far.
Does anyone know if the freestyle soda machines are like the ones in the US, where they also serve fruit punch type drinks. I have a child that will not drink carbonation but I would purchase the soda package for the lemonaid and fruit punch so she has the same location to grab beverages as the other kids in our party.
TIA
First, make sure the ship you're going on HAS a Freestyle machine. For instance, Freedom does, but Vision does not.
I'm sorry that I don't know beyond that about what's in the machines; I kept thinking about sneaking off to try the machines (DH and DS cannot have American soda b/c of their reactions to HFCS, and I almost never have it out of respect for that, and because American soda doesn't taste right to me) but never got a chance.
You can, however, wait until you're on the ship to buy the package for her. That way you can check out the machines and see if it's worth it.