Now I’m not really a cocktail drinker, I leave them to my wife, she’s become quite the specialist on our cruise holidays, her favourite is an Aperol Spritz ! Here’s a few for you all to try when next on your sun lounger at sea.
The Martini Bar on Celebrity Cruises is always a popular choice for a get together. The Blue Wave martini is a popular choice amongst a huge choice of martinis available.
Celebrity Cruises – Blue Wave Martini Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 oz. blue curacao
- 3 oz. Hpnotiq liqueur
- 2 oz. coconut liqueur
- 2 oz. pineapple juice
- Orange peel garnish
Directions:
- Add ingredients into a cocktail shaker.
- Shake and strain into a martini glass.
- Garnish with orange peel.
Royal Caribbean – Infinity Recipe (Robot made!)
Royal Caribbean’s Bionic Bar is firm favorite and served to you by a “robot bartender.” Order your drink via an iPad; then watch a mechanical arm shake and pour the cocktail of your choice into a cup, ready for you to enjoy. You will find the Bionic Bar on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas, Anthem of the Seas and Quantum of the Seas.
Ingredients:
- 2 oz. Beefeater gin
- 2 oz. cranberry juice
- 2 oz. tonic
- 1 oz. lime juice
Directions:
- Add ingredients to cocktail shaker.
- Shake and strain into glass, over ice.
Carnival Cruise Line – Kiss on the Lips,
Carnival has an extensive menu of colorful cocktails. How about Kiss on the Lips; made with peach schnapps, mango mix and grenadine, the cocktail is one of the line’s most popular.
Kiss on the Lips Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1.5 oz. peach schnapps
- 5 oz. frozen mango mix
- 1 tbsp. grenadine
Directions:
- Add peach schnapps, frozen mango mix and crushed ice (2 cups) into a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour grenadine into cocktail glass.
- Pour blended mixture into cocktail glass with grenadine.
- Garnish with pineapple slice and cherry.
Royal Caribbean – Coco Loco.
Nothing says holiday more than a drink with coconut in it. Coco Loco — inspired by Royal Caribbean’s private island CocoCay but also served on the ships — made to perfection with coconut cream and coconut rum, as well as orange, pineapple and papaya juices, grenadine and dark rum.
Coco Loco Recipe
Ingredients:
- 0.75 oz. dark rum
- 0.75 oz. coconut rum
- 0.5 oz. orange juice concentrate
- 0.5 oz. pineapple juice concentrate
- 0.5 oz. papaya juice concentrate
- 0.5 oz. coconut cream
- 0.25 oz. grenadine
- Pineapple wedge garnish
Directions:
- Add ingredients, along with a half-cup of crushed ice, into a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Pour mixture into cocktail glass.
- Garnish with pineapple wedge.