Five Unique Cappuccinos Around the World

Woke up realizing it’s a very important day for those of us who survive on caffeine. Today we celebrate the cappuccino. A coffee that has just the perfect amount of foam and demands to be in a classic 165 mL rounded cup that makes you feel loved. I wasn’t a coffee drinker until I started working on SeaDream. SeaDream is synonymous with Cappuccinos. Should there be any mechanical issue with one of the cappuccino makers onboard, repairing it took priority over all else. As a crew member I drank one morning, noon, afternoon and night. And my European guests and crew would not even move into evening mode until that late day cappuccino and cigarette. Beyond my coveted SeaDream “pick me up” (always sprinkled with cinnamon because that spice helps your circulation and if you don’t count the 8 glasses of wine I drank every night I was practically the picture of health while working on board) I can immediately recall my 5 favorite spots to enjoy a great cappuccino around the world. We all travel for various reasons – maybe your next trip will involve one of these coffee spots:

ROVOS RAIL

Gliding down the railways of South Africa I would sneak a moment in the lounge car and my favorite bartender would deliver the creamiest cappuccino. Rovos Rail offers 3-10 day train voyages. It is luxury train travel offering journeys throughout Africa. I highly recommend upgrading your room when you go. While there is plenty of space to roam and dine in the open areas, you might find their smallest cabins to be incredibly tight. Regardless of room size – your cappuccinos are always included!

KRAKOW, POLAND

Even in October it is already so chilly in Poland. With such a lively atmosphere in the town squares we spent quite a while meandering the streets. Finally popping in a restaurant that would eventually serve us the most delicious mushroom soup in a delectable bread bowl (move over Panera bread – Poland KNOWS what they are doing). But first I enjoyed TWO hot creamy cappuccinos and they even had cinnamon for me to sprinkle on top! NOTE: Nearby is the E. Wedel Chocolate Lounge and are we even friends if your mouth doesn’t water at the sound of chocolate?!

SAINT BARTHS

I don’t have any coffee photos to memorialize this but I adored working with the port authority in St. Barths and we would often meet in the cafe right in harbor where he would upend a shot of espresso while I would sip on my usual cappuccino. It was at one of these meetings that he informed me that Americans have completely missed the point of coffee. It is to be used to give energy and why are we wasting our time sipping fancy coffees that don’t have near the caffeine espresso does. A good critique from my Frenchman made me love my “american” sugared up cappuccino even more. It was also over another cup that he encouraged me regarding some other port authorty gals on another island that had given me trouble. In yachting there is a lot of crying and it’s always so nice when others that you only see a handful of times a year can cheer you up. NOTE: Despite what he said regarding espressos, the entire French island knows how to make all the fancy coffees. They cater to us ‘less dignified’ coffee drinkers. You can’t get a bad coffee on this island. 

EVA AIRWAYS

In what world does an airplane cappuccino ever pass a taste test? In business class on EVA Airways! I had sipped on Vueve most of the flight to Thailand so I decided to try a capuchino before we landed. Bless my heart it was delicious! I don’t know how they managed to make coffee so good at 30,000 feet but the Eclat de Valrhona chocolate they served with it probably helped. Oh ya, and I was still lounging in the PJ’s they gifted me upon boarding. If you can ever turn your airline miles into Biz Class on EVA do not turn back. Still a tough decision as to whether the actual flight or the time in Thailand was the better experience! It was that good!

SEADREAM

The beginning of my coffee drinking ‘career’. The best thing about coffee onboard SeaDream is that by day 2 the crew will have your desired coffee style memorized. Caffe Latte with 2 sugars and a shot of Baileys? You won’t wait but a few moments for it once you sit down for breakfast. Yes, you are allowed to change it up mid-voyage but just know that they love to please and will attempt to have your desired coffee fresh and hot the moment they see you depart from your stateroom. 

Hope you enjoyed this quick list! Where is your favorite capuchino from?

P.S. I have written the ‘C’ word about 20 times now and not one single time did it not have to get auto-corrected. Cappa. Cuppuchin. Cappuchino. Cappuccino: Easy to drink. Difficult to spell! In closing – I do realize that all 5 of my unique memories of sipping these have been void of my kids in tow. So maybe it’s more about savoring that peace and quiet vs the actual taste. Hope you travel to one of these spots and please let me know if you agree!