skt4cruise Posted July 12, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 12, 2018 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGR Posted July 12, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 12, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skt4cruise Posted July 12, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted July 12, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGR Posted July 12, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 12, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skt4cruise Posted July 12, 2018 Author #5 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Thanks for your replies. I agree with what you posted, we'll keep up the norm.....only 28 days for us to Norway!:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAGR Posted July 12, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 12, 2018 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare missthesea Posted July 12, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 12, 2018 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! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted July 12, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Here's a photo of the YC room service menu from a European cruise Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzkitty Posted July 12, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Thanks for posting the Menu! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted July 12, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Same room service menu on seaside. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare missthesea Posted July 12, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I guess this is a little off post, but we recommend the cheese plate from room service Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted July 12, 2018 #12 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Here's a photo of the chicken wrap; I enjoyed this so much, I ordered it 4 times on our 28 night Splendida cruise Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skt4cruise Posted July 13, 2018 Author #13 Share Posted July 13, 2018 OHH the cheese plate! We always order a cheese plate at dinner, served with starters, can we do this on YC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Beamafar Posted July 13, 2018 #14 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Thanks for posting the Menu! :) You're very welcome! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perakcruiser Posted July 13, 2018 #15 Share Posted July 13, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank808 Posted July 13, 2018 #16 Share Posted July 13, 2018 OHH the cheese plate! We always order a cheese plate at dinner, served with starters, can we do this on YC?Yes. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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