Room Service as Crowd Control?

[coldflame]

Perhaps, I've missed this in the plethora of announcements/changes/protocols in the last 3 months (if so, my apologies), but it would seem to me that, at least temporarily, expanding the room service menu and furthermore making it wholly free of charge would be a pretty decent incentive to a fair number of people to stay off the MDRs and other crowded food establishments. They could even make it "structured" so that the staff isn't "killed by a thousand cuts" every one different times. 3 deliveries per hour at :20, :40 and :00 from 6-9 pre-assigned upon boarding the ship. It wouldn't mean you *have to* order room service at all, but a predictable escape valve/crowd overflow.

[reallyitsmema]

22 minutes ago, coldflame said:

Perhaps, I've missed this in the plethora of announcements/changes/protocols in the last 3 months (if so, my apologies), but it would seem to me that, at least temporarily, expanding the room service menu and furthermore making it wholly free of charge would be a pretty decent incentive to a fair number of people to stay off the MDRs and other crowded food establishments. They could even make it "structured" so that the staff isn't "killed by a thousand cuts" every one different times. 3 deliveries per hour at :20, :40 and :00 from 6-9 pre-assigned upon boarding the ship. It wouldn't mean you *have to* order room service at all, but a predictable escape valve/crowd overflow.

 

Pretty sure that announcement was made when they announced Adventures sailings.

[coldflame]

7 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

Pretty sure that announcement was made when they announced Adventures sailings.

Huh, was that change ship specific or fleetwide?

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, coldflame said:

Huh, was that change ship specific or fleetwide?

I don't believe there was any announcement about general free room service food. 

Edited June 1, 2021 by Biker19

[reallyitsmema]

8 minutes ago, coldflame said:

Huh, was that change ship specific or fleetwide?

 

It was on one of the announcements for the ships starting to sail.  I remember it saying free american room service breakfast and there was a thread back then.  

[Ken at the beach]

1 minute ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

It was on one of the announcements for the ships starting to sail.  I remember it saying free american room service breakfast and there was a thread back then.  

I think the OP was talking about dinner, not breakfast. 

[RCCL Fan]

I think it's a great idea.

[zekekelso]

Sounds good to me. 

[coldflame]

10 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I think the OP was talking about dinner, not breakfast. 

Indeed. Breakfast there are plenty of options including room service (which has always had free continental + coffee). My suggestion is for dinner.

[nelblu]

1 hour ago, coldflame said:

Indeed. Breakfast there are plenty of options including room service (which has always had free continental + coffee). My suggestion is for dinner.

I'll sign on.

[davekathy]

No us. 

[DirtyDawg]

🥳Yippie!

$5 Grand for a cruise and for a big bonus I can eat dinner in my cabin!!

 

Cruising's the best, isn't it!

 

 

[Luckynana]

 

 

No thank you!  I'll just stick with my morning coffee in the cabin.  

[dream2cruise]

I would be thrilled to order off the main dining room menu and pick it up to go.  🙂

[BirdTravels]

On 5/31/2021 at 8:55 PM, coldflame said:

Perhaps, I've missed this in the plethora of announcements/changes/protocols in the last 3 months (if so, my apologies), but it would seem to me that, at least temporarily, expanding the room service menu and furthermore making it wholly free of charge would be a pretty decent incentive to a fair number of people to stay off the MDRs and other crowded food establishments. They could even make it "structured" so that the staff isn't "killed by a thousand cuts" every one different times. 3 deliveries per hour at :20, :40 and :00 from 6-9 pre-assigned upon boarding the ship. It wouldn't mean you *have to* order room service at all, but a predictable escape valve/crowd overflow.

Only if I am quarantined in my room because one of the bargain basement rapid tests that RCCL purchased flags me with a false positive. 

[nancy2vues]

This reminds me of the spinach/artichoke dip and chips that used to be available via room service. My kids loved it!!!  Sorry if this is viewed as a hijack of the post (about maybe making room serivce complimentry during this restart), but you stirred up a memory:)

[time4u2go]

13 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Only if I am quarantined in my room because one of the bargain basement rapid tests that RCCL purchased flags me with a false positive. 

Do you know which ones they purchased?