Room Service

[skt4cruise]

I did search this, found nothing so help please.

We are in YC and want to ask if you have to pay for items on the room service menu? Does anyone pay and do you tip the waiter for this service? TIA

[JAGR]

You don't pay for anything on the room service menu. You can also get pizza through the Concierge desk (they have a menu). Food is delivered by your butler or assistant butler, so you don't have to tip per se, especially if you are doing personal service tips at the end of the cruise.

[skt4cruise]

You don't pay for anything on the room service menu. You can also get pizza through the Concierge desk (they have a menu). Food is delivered by your butler or assistant butler, so you don't have to tip per se, especially if you are doing personal service tips at the end of the cruise.

 

Aha, good question....so we should continue the little envelope at cruise end? We have of course pre-paid tips. We were just discussing this because on website it stated individual tipping was frowned upon.

[JAGR]

Tipping is always a personal issue. MSC is the first truly European-based line we have sailed with. I know tipping is not expected in Europe (as well as other areas, such as Australia), but DW and I were n the service industry in college, and we have always tipped well for service. On our MSC cruises, we have given envelopes to our butler, housekeeping, dining room personnel, and cash tips to recognized service by lounge bartenders and wait staff.

 

No tips were refused. I do know that MSC states no tipping, and that it is system wide. DW and I just feel differently, especially when sailing in the Caribbean where people on all the other lines are tipping their servers. I suspect this is one reason why MSC has a lot of employees trying to get on Caribbean cruises. Again, it is a personal decision. We have seen people on B2Bs who did not tip after week one, and didn't seem to be snubbed by any MSC employees.

[skt4cruise]

Thanks for your replies. I agree with what you posted, we'll keep up the norm.....only 28 days for us to Norway!:D

[JAGR]

Didn't notice you were doing European cruise. Tipping is definitely less expected.

 

Have a great time! We'll keep our eye on Ohio weather for you while you're gone!

[missthesea]

I second everything JAGR posted here. No charge for room service, keep in mind the menu is small though. We asked for tip envelopes from the concierge and tipped extra to our our butler and waitstaff. I didn’t think it was expected, but they all accepted graciously. If we were in Europe, I think we may have thought about whether we should tip. Enjoy the YC!

 

 

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[Beamafar]

Here's a photo of the YC room service menu from a European cruise

 

 

 

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[cruzkitty]

Thanks for posting the Menu! :)

[frank808]

Same room service menu on seaside.

 

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[missthesea]

I guess this is a little off post, but we recommend the cheese plate from room service

 

 

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[Beamafar]

Here's a photo of the chicken wrap; I enjoyed this so much, I ordered it 4 times on our 28 night Splendida cruise

 

 

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[skt4cruise]

OHH the cheese plate! We always order a cheese plate at dinner, served with starters, can we do this on YC?

[Beamafar]

Thanks for posting the Menu! :)

 

You're very welcome! :)

[perakcruiser]

Aha, good question....so we should continue the little envelope at cruise end? We have of course pre-paid tips. We were just discussing this because on website it stated individual tipping was frowned upon.

Feel free to do what you want to do, but do it discreetly.

[frank808]

OHH the cheese plate! We always order a cheese plate at dinner, served with starters, can we do this on YC?

Yes.

 

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