Soda questions

[Dug720]

This! We had to notify one of the CMs that the syrup on the sprite was out as all we were getting was seltzer

That is a common issue everywhere. Unlike the colored sodas, you cannot tell by looking when the clear-colored ones are out. There is not a light that blinks somewhere.

 

[ivanp91]

Wait, aren't you suppose to use a fresh cup each time, not reuse the same cup "a couple of times"???

Re-read the post a little closer:

Sorry, but it isn't. There are signs around the soda fountains saying not to use your own cups. It is a hygiene issue. You are supposed to use a fresh cup each time, not refill cups. So use a clean cup and fill it a couple of times to pour into your bigger cups. The paper cup is clean, with no germs on the lip and no backwash to transfer or splash back on the dispenser.

They are saying use a clean cup to tip the drink into a larger cup/bottle/whatever, and then continue using that clean cup to transfer until the other container is full. It will remain clean as long as the person doesn't drink out of it or puts it in contact with whatever they are transferring the beverage into.

 

[Mighty Mouse Mama]

This is slightly but, is juice available for free too? And what kind do they have if it is?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

This is slightly but, is juice available for free too? And what kind do they have if it is?

At breakfast they have apple, orange, and cranberry juice


From the drink station - they have Minute Maid Light Lemonade and Lemonade Pomegranate.

 

[elvispursley]

And some of the dispensers at breakfast will have POG (pineapple orange guava)...our favorite! But you have to look for 1 or 2 dispensers that have it

 

[Mighty Mouse Mama]

And some of the dispensers at breakfast will have POG (pineapple orange guava)...our favorite! But you have to look for 1 or 2 dispensers that have it

Hurray! I love POG! Thanks.

And thanks Princess Shmoo!

 

[Geomom]

Also, at the beverage station they have lots of types of tea bags, and dispensers of hot water, cocoa, coffee, milk, and creamer!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Also, at the beverage station they have lots of types of tea bags, and dispensers of hot water, cocoa, coffee, milk, and creamer!

 

[lucas]

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Whoa! You've got pictures of everything. Don't know how you find them so fast.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Whoa! You've got pictures of everything. Don't know how you find them so fast.

https://www.disboards.com/threads/is-rice-milk-available-on-the-ships.3592286/#post-57319148

 

[WeLoveStitch42]

Wait, aren't you suppose to use a fresh cup each time, not reuse the same cup "a couple of times"???

Fill your bigger cups with the paper cups. If you need more than one paper cup to fill your larger cup, that's easy enough to do. Yes, it will take a little longer than just pressing your bigger cup to the spigot, but it hopefully prevents some germ transfer.
As ivanp91 said, in my original post, I assumed you could pour from one to the other without touching them together. As long as the paper cup you are using doesn't come into contact with your personal cup, there is no germ transfer. If you need to touch them together to pour it in, just get a fresh paper cup.

 

[MUN]

Re-read the post a little closer:



They are saying use a clean cup to tip the drink into a larger cup/bottle/whatever, and then continue using that clean cup to transfer until the other container is full. It will remain clean as long as the person doesn't drink out of it or puts it in contact with whatever they are transferring the beverage into.

I did. I still see conflicting information. Also, I see DCL is using the word please. I see it as a request, not as a demand. I still plan on continuing to fill my large cup directly from the fountain.

MUN

 

[phinz]

I did. I still see conflicting information. Also, I see DCL is using the word please. I see it as a request, not as a demand. I still plan on continuing to fill my large cup directly from the fountain.

MUN

Of course you do.

 

[Billinaz]

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[Billinaz]

I did. I still see conflicting information. Also, I see DCL is using the word please. I see it as a request, not as a demand. I still plan on continuing to fill my large cup directly from the fountain.

MUN

Its please as in wanting it done for health reasons. Same way as saying please wash your hands after using the bathroom.

Seems like you are one of those non hand washers intent on spreading germs and illnesses as a treat to your fellow cruisers!

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1418894

 

[cruiser21]

If you've ever eaten at any fast food restaurant you will notice customer after customer refills their drinks with the same cup. People do it on cruise ships too. On a scale of things I have to worry about in life drink refill stations don't even make my list.

 

[FigmentSpark]

If you've ever eaten at any fast food restaurant you will notice customer after customer refills their drinks with the same cup. People do it on cruise ships too. On a scale of things I have to worry about in life drink refill stations don't even make my list.

While I agree, the difference is that at McDonalds, people go home to their lives in different parts of the city and generally are near a hospital if they catch something nasty. Of course, on a ship, you are 'attacked' by the same pathogens for the week (or whatever) you're there and if it's significant enough to need medical care, you're on the ocean, not just the other side of town from the hospital.

 

[phinz]

Obviously some here have never been afflicted with the Bazooka Bug while onboard because of nasty people passing their nasty germs. Unwashed hands, people who board even though they've been sick with some form of AGE the week before at the World, children handling food on the buffet and then putting it back, etc. lead to some really bad stuff going around. If you can just be inconvenienced for a couple of extra steps to actually use a separate cup, as requested, to refill your 64 oz. Guzzler with sugary syrup water instead of passing your microbes on to the next person it would be much appreciated. It's called common courtesy. The main problem is that common courtesy doesn't seem to be all that common anymore.

 

[cruiser21]

While I agree, the difference is that at McDonalds, people go home to their lives in different parts of the city and generally are near a hospital if they catch something nasty. Of course, on a ship, you are 'attacked' by the same pathogens for the week (or whatever) you're there and if it's significant enough to need medical care, you're on the ocean, not just the other side of town from the hospital.

It's just not something I care to worry about. I'm guessing the number of people hospitalized from soda fountains is pretty low.

 

[Minnie & Daisy]

I would think that there are worse germs on the soda fountain push buttons. I just wonder how often cast members wipe those down, as well as the elevator buttons!?