Did someone say Cocktails?
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.
All cruise ships have the standard cocktails such as Margaritas, Strawberry daiquiris, Pina Coladas, Mojitos, and more. In addition, cruise ship bars serve classic pre-dinner cocktails, including martinis, highballs and Manhattans, as well as after-dinner concoctions. Here’s just a few you can try on board some of your favourite cruise lines!
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.
Let me know any of your favourites for us to try we go on Princess Cruises to the Caribbean in 2 weeks, were open to suggestions! Enjoy an endless summer with these delicious cocktails. Whether you’re at a BBQ or the beach, you’ll find these will keep the current heatwave at bay!
About Me
Hello everyone, My name is Haydn , I live in Caerphilly South Wales with my wife and 2 young sons. I have been in the Travel Industry for just over 23 years now, specializing in cruising for the last 13 years. I have been on a variety of Cruise ships,…
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