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| "It's a sweet trip to a candy shop"... at Candy Beach on Allure of the Seas |
“On the Good Ship Lollipop
It’s a night trip into bed you hop
And dream away
On the Good Ship Lollipop.”
It’s a night trip into bed you hop
And dream away
On the Good Ship Lollipop.”
When chocolates started disappearing
from our pillows, was that the end of our candy on cruises?
Nah! Those little silver-coated bedtime
treats may be gone, but there’s still “good & plenty” of sweets on your
next Good Ship Lollipop.
Why, you many wonder, with all the food onboard, do we really need candy too?
Why, you many wonder, with all the food onboard, do we really need candy too?
Well, the kids want it. And sometimes,
we do too. So, while our pillows no longer come sugar-coated, the cruise lines
still find ways to deliver the goods:
Onboard
shops
Princess:
The Celebration shop on Regal and Royal Princess – Visibly planted in the atrium, the store’s shelves
are lined with boxes of creamy Norman Love chocolates and Godiva. Some are in
just-for-cruisers packaging and make great gifts.
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| "Happy landing on a chocolate bar"...on the Regal Princess |
Royal
Caribbean (RCI): Candy Beach Sweets –
The Boardwalk neighborhood shop on Oasis class ships is chock-full of penny-candy-ish
and carnival-style colorful sweets.
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| "On the sunny beach of Peppermint Bay"...on Allure of the Seas |
Disney:
Vanellope’s Sweets and Treats – The Disney Dream features a dessert shop
with gelato, baked treats, chocolate lollipops and other confections.
The
convenience stores
Craving a Snickers? A bag of Gummy
Bears? You might just find one in the convenience store shop. You know which
one I mean—where all the shirts have the ship’s logo and the first aid cream is
twice what it costs at Walgreens.
The
buffets
Celebrity’s Oceanview Café buffet is
legendary for its ice cream bar, where you can get several flavor choices, with
M&Ms and other goodies to top off your scoop. In fact, according to Cruise Critic, you can hold the ice cream completely and just get a
cup ‘o candy.
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| "See the sugar roll do the tootsie roll"...in Celebrity's Oceanview Cafe |
Our last trip on RCI’s Allure of the Seas surprised us with a
chocolate breakfast bar in the Windjammer,
complete with chocolate fountain and chocolate-covered strawberries.
Sweets
in a package
RCI, Princess and Disney all feature
celebration packages* you can order online to enjoy onboard to celebrate an
event, a romance or add something special to your trip. Here’s just a sampling
of what they offer:
Princess
Anniversary package – Dinner for two at a specialty restaurant, champagne, framed photo, roses
and a box of Norman Love chocolates.
“Kid’s Party Package” – Stanley the Stowaway Bear, inflatable Princess ship
and a pack of Gummy Bears.
Royal
Caribbean
“Decadent Romance Package – Champagne, chocolate-covered strawberries, Belgian
truffle collection and a bouquet of roses.
Disney
“Romance for 2”
– Two Disney Cruise Line robes, a bottle of sparkling wine, a box of chocolate
and a rose.
“Ahoy Matey”
– Edible dark chocolate treasure chest filled with candy coins, an edible
Mickey pirate head, chocolate bark treasure map and more.
Still not convinced that cruising and
candy go together like chocolate and peanut butter? Consider this: the new Symphony of the Seas will not only still feature the Boardwalk
candy store, but like the ship itself, it will be bigger than ever.
* Not available on all ships
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