Anyone care to work on Royal Caribbean's new Allure of the Seas cruise ship? It's set to debut in Florida -- with a Starbucks on board -- on December 5th. || Read "Starbucks sets sail on the high seas"
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October 28, 2010
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Meh... its a licensed store not a corporate store. it will be staffed by cruise ship personnel who were "trained" by Starbucks... not the same standards as corporate starbucks.
Posted by: dan | October 28, 2010 at 11:16 AM
Cruisers won't care, they'll go for it. I'm not a cruiser but there are many times in life when the only SBUX is a licensed store, and the can make some mighty find coffee.
Posted by: Coffee Drinker | October 28, 2010 at 11:46 AM
Gotta say, I've been to quite a few licensed stores that I'd call "bad," but I'd take a bad licensed store over VIA any day.
Posted by: CD | October 28, 2010 at 12:31 PM
I think in order to make the partners more knowledgeable about this partnership, Howard should send us all on cruises.
Posted by: slaw275 | October 28, 2010 at 12:47 PM
I agree with slaw275. :)
Posted by: cafenoir | October 28, 2010 at 02:15 PM
When I first read this subject line I thought it meant at Starbucks was going in the sky.
Maybe people who live on the "Floating Continent" would visit?
http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Floating_Continent_%28Final_Fantasy_VI%29
Posted by: Sheik | October 28, 2010 at 02:43 PM
I have been on many cruises. The coffee always sucks! At every port, I look for the nearest Starbucks. Even bring my own Starbucks for my cabin.
I think this is a fantastic idea!!
Posted by: Coffee Lurker | October 28, 2010 at 03:15 PM
All Aboard! Cha $$$ Ching!
Posted by: energybolt | October 28, 2010 at 10:32 PM
Keep in mind that you would be working for a cruise line which follow the labor laws of the country it is based in. You would more than likely be contracted for 6 months at a time, working 6-7 days a week and a lot of split shifts. You would also share a small room with no real privacy.
Posted by: usorthem3 | October 29, 2010 at 04:12 AM
starbucks already tried this floating/flying on an enclosed vessel stick. It had an agreement with United Airlines where they served only Starbucks. If my memory is correct Howard choose not to resign that contract agreement when it was up because the coffee did not taste as it should and was misrepresenting us. The problem was coffee sitting on warmers way past 30 minutes and the water to make the coffee was not of good quality, (had a tank taste) so that impacted how often the coffee was brewed and the flavor. How would this be different on a cruise ship?
Posted by: meme | October 29, 2010 at 07:06 AM
whoops, did I write stick I meant schtick. So avoid the illiterate jabs please.
Posted by: meme | October 29, 2010 at 07:14 AM
meme: the water on a gigantic ship is way different than what is found on an airplane. They can literally install the same filtration system they install in their conventional stores there.
Also, taste buds are not altered by altitude on a ship.
Posted by: caraz | October 29, 2010 at 09:43 AM
I've been on cruises with coffee shops/cafes that had some pretty great stuff. I got a really good soy chai on a cruise about 2 years ago, not a starbucks. As a cruiser, I don't really find this neccesary. Plus cruises are supposed to be all inclusive, minus alcohol, so I find it so annoying when they add other restaurants like Friday's and charge you more. why would I want to pay more to eat at a Friday's when I can have some of the finest cuisine on the planet.
Posted by: Jazz | October 29, 2010 at 11:11 AM
I'm not a partner anymore, but one of my ex co-workers left Starbucks to go on a cruise. I wonder if she'll be tempted to ditch her current job and work for Starbucks again.
Posted by: Chris | October 29, 2010 at 11:18 AM
wasn't the whole idea behind so many store closures that we had over-saturated the market? i am becoming increasingly frustrated by the increasing number of these licsenced stores...glorified coffee slaves with none of the company benefits getting paid minimum wage, and charging more for drinks...they're gonna replace us all. this company has sold it's soul!
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