Room Service Cost

[MaryAnn261]

Is the $7.95 service charge per item or per order?  If you order food for 2 people is it double?

 

TYIA.

[WeLuvVacation]

Per order.

[MaryAnn261]

Thanks

 

[ptf2009]

Isn't an 18% gratuity charge automatically added on to the $7.95?

[WeLuvVacation]

20 minutes ago, ptf2009 said:

Isn't an 18% gratuity charge automatically added on to the $7.95?

Yes that is correct.

[George C]

Book a grand suite or higher and it’s free

[not-enough-cruising]

3 minutes ago, George C said:

Book a grand suite or higher and it’s free

Or pay for several hundred orders and still save money 🤪

[Merion_Mom]

20 minutes ago, George C said:

Book a grand suite or higher and it’s free

 

Not free.  Included.   🙂

 

 

[grapau27]

50 minutes ago, ptf2009 said:

Isn't an 18% gratuity charge automatically added on to the $7.95?

Not on our last cruise on Explorer 10-5.

You can get continental breakfast free and $7.95 for as much as you want hot American breakfast.

Edited October 22, 2019 by grapau27

[Merion_Mom]

11 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Not on our last cruise on Explorer 10-5.

You can get continental breakfast free and $7.95 for as much as you want hot American breakfast.

 

Highly unusual.

[grapau27]

7 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

Highly unusual.

Why?

We get room service breakfast every day and never have a problem getting anything or as much as we want off the menu.

This was only our starters,the rest was in the cabin ready to bring out.

Room service always ring us a couple of minutes before they turn up so we are ready and our food is hot.

I always give $2-3 dollars cash tip as well.

Graham

 

 

Edited October 22, 2019 by grapau27

[blackshirt]

1 hour ago, ptf2009 said:

Isn't an 18% gratuity charge automatically added on to the $7.95?

 

23 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Not on our last cruise on Explorer 10-5.

You can get continental breakfast free and $7.95 for as much as you want hot American breakfast.

 

11 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:

 

Highly unusual.

 

5 minutes ago, grapau27 said:

Why?

We get room service breakfast every day and never have a problem getting anything or as much as we want off the menu.

 

 

I think the “unusual” comment was in reference to not paying the 18% gratuity.

[grapau27]

5 minutes ago, blackshirt said:

 

 

 

 

I think the “unusual” comment was in reference to not paying the 18% gratuity.

Explorer Oct 2019. $7.95

Independence May 2019 $8.40

These were our last 2 RCCL cruises and the breakfast cost.

P&O Ventura August 2019 breakfast free.

Edited October 22, 2019 by grapau27

[karena1]

2 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said:

Or pay for several hundred orders and still save money 🤪

For sure!  I never even order room service, but I certainly would not book a suite just to get it - lol!

[voyager70]

Initially it was a flat $7.95 per order.  Then they decided to add an additional 18 percent service charge on top of the $7.95 service charge to make it $9.38 total.

Continental breakfast remains complimentary.

 

Edited October 22, 2019 by voyager70

[mcatmcat]

7 hours ago, George C said:

Book a grand suite or higher and it’s free

and you can also order food form the MDR 

[George C]

16 minutes ago, mcatmcat said:

and you can also order food form the MDR 

Although we always at least recently booked suites we rarely order room service maybe once a cruise for breakfast on balcony 

[kernow]

12 hours ago, grapau27 said:

Explorer Oct 2019. $7.95

Independence May 2019 $8.40

These were our last 2 RCCL cruises and the breakfast cost.

P&O Ventura August 2019 breakfast free.

Graham do you think the price is without the additional service charge because these were Southampton sailings?

 

We didn't book any speciality restaurants while we were onboard but I'm sure I've seen people say they also don't add the service charge to the price like they do if you book onboard other ships.

[grapau27]

41 minutes ago, kernow said:

Graham do you think the price is without the additional service charge because these were Southampton sailings?

 

We didn't book any speciality restaurants while we were onboard but I'm sure I've seen people say they also don't add the service charge to the price like they do if you book onboard other ships.

Yes I think so.

There was no service chargers for chops grill or Giovanni's restaurant.

Not sure why breakfast was $7.95 on Explorer but $9.40 on Independence.

Edited October 23, 2019 by grapau27

[MaryAnn261]

Thanks for all the information.

[SRF]

11 hours ago, George C said:

Although we always at least recently booked suites we rarely order room service maybe once a cruise for breakfast on balcony 

 

Same here.

 

Breakfast on the balcony on a sea day is magical.

 

But most days, up to the WJ is faster and more choices.

[Tulsacoker]

2 minutes ago, SRF said:

But most days, up to the WJ is faster and more choices.

and you can pick out better pieces of bacon