De-Decaf

(We are underway for a ‘friends and family’ cruise (just one day underway). At the time I am working on the mess decks when I have this conversation with another sailor’s mother:)

Woman: “Oh, coffee! There’s regular and… is that decaf?”

Me: “No, ma’am… that’s Navy Brew.”

Woman: “What’s that?”

Me: “About twice as strong as regular.”

Woman: *gasps*

(Eventually they switched the setup to allow for decaf, but for that first year or so we only had regular and double-strength coffee.)