Tea loving cruise passengers will now be able to pick up their perfect brew onboard after one cruise line expanded their tea range to include British tap water from different regions of the UK - including Southampton . Whether accustomed to hard tap water from Southampton or soft water from Dundee, MSC cruise passengers will be sorted at teatime. Guests boarding MSC Virtuosa in Southampton this summer will benefit from an extensive tea library featuring hundreds of brands from Yorkshire Tea to Tetley, PG Tips to Twinnings and even Asda supermarket must-haves.
READ MORE: Meet the New Forest couple with a lazy and lovable pet raccoon It comes after a survey discovered that 76 per cent of British travellers said that tea never tastes the same aboard. More than half bring their own tea bags when they leave England and 37 per cent even go as far as bringing their own kettle and mug. Antonio Paradiso, VP of International Sales and Managing Director of MSC Cruises UK and Ireland, said: "Brits are very particular about their tea, and they should be.
When it doesn’t taste right abroad it can change the whole experience. “It might be that the tea bags are wrong, or the water tastes off or it might be the UHT milk – it’s very hard to replicate the components that make the perfect cuppa when you’re not at home. “Whether accustomed to very hard tap water from London, moderate water from Birmingham or soft water from Dundee, we know that even the water can affect the taste.
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