Head to the Cove Cafe - they can make you Latte's and they have some really yummy one's on the menu, or ask them for a recommendation. They can do hot or iced. I blew through 2 coffee cards on my last 7 day cruise because I found out the adult coffee drinks count too!
OH yes! I have a lot of "notches" in my Cove Cafe cards too!
They have a hot coffee drink with Amaretto or Frangelico that is yummy!! It's just a great hang out too, isn't it?
The islands do have the best coffee. I think the main one farm/plantation is on the big island. How does the Kona coffee you get at the Polynesian Villiage compare to Hawaiian Kona?
You know, Dis_Mike, I'm not sure what brand they carry at the Poly. Isn't Big Island Candy's coffee? If so it is quite good! I've been to BI Candies store in Hilo and they hand you a sample of chocolate at the door and then offer you a little sample of their coffee and both DD#2 and I thought it delicious!
There are a LOT of coffee farms in Hawaii, most on the BI of course. I have ordered from Greenwell Farms on the BI. There is an annual coffee festival where they have contests for the public's favorites, and then a chef's favorite category. Kind of fun to order from those lists!
The other Hawaiian islands grow some coffee as well, especially Maui. We have a favorite place we get our coffee each time we are on Maui, its the one under the smokestack in Lahaina! MauiGrown Coffee. Mmmmmm. Maui Mokka is my fave. It is not flavored coffee but has a natural hint of a chocolate taste. DH loves their "Lava Flow" beans.
The BI and Oahu's coffee farms have recently been hit by some sort of beetle infestation and Maui & Kauai are trying VERY hard to keep it off of their islands. I would look for Hawaiian coffee to be a lot MORE expensive because of this. Last Hawaiian coffee hint: almost all "Kona" or Hawaiian coffees one finds on the shelves, even in Hawaii are BLENDS, not 100%. The 100% beans will be pricey. Like $30/lb or easily more. But they are DIVINE. They converted me from just a frappe or latte girl to drinking "real" coffee! (and sorry folks, I do not like Joffrey's at all. Sorry.
ONLY exception I have tried is a blend they have for the California Grill. It was actually rather nice. )
And there is no extra charge for all the worthless coffee trivia here!