Rare Shelly97060 Posted January 18, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 18, 2023 I am on Royal Princess and they have changed the protocol to trade mini bar items. Now instead of calling room service to request the changes your cabin steward handles it. I was told the change was made because room service is very busy with the Ocean Now deliveries. I don’t know if this is fleet wide or unique to Royal. Just FYI 😄 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted January 18, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, Shelly97060 said: I am on Royal Princess and they have changed the protocol to trade mini bar items. Now instead of calling room service to request the changes your cabin steward handles it. I was told the change was made because room service is very busy with the Ocean Now deliveries. I don’t know if this is fleet wide or unique to Royal. Just FYI 😄 Thanks for the heads up. We'll ask Stewart when we are on the Sky in a few weeks. The Room Service line is usually very busy that first day, but then so are the stewards, so we'll see if this improves things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunk Posted January 26, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Just off the Discovery, and it was handled by the steward. Much easier/quicker. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted January 26, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 minutes ago, Dunk said: Just off the Discovery, and it was handled by the steward. Much easier/quicker. Maybe easier for alcohol/soda switch, but assume if you switch for coffee packages, it would have to be RS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdiebill Posted January 26, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Enchanted Princess mini bar switch done by room steward also January 18th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dog Posted January 26, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Last May- Discovery, October Enchanted - done by room steward for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starshine95123 Posted January 26, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 hours ago, PacnGoNow said: Maybe easier for alcohol/soda switch, but assume if you switch for coffee packages, it would have to be RS. My steward had no problem switching our mini bar to 2 coffee packages. This was on January 6, 2023. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ldtr Posted January 26, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Dunk said: Just off the Discovery, and it was handled by the steward. Much easier/quicker. I was just off the Dicovery with B2B from Jan7 to 21. and in both cases it was handled by room service. The person that picked up the items was also from room service. Edited January 26, 2023 by ldtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollingjay Posted January 26, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Can anyone tell me exactly what is included in the mini bar setup? This is our first time receiving it. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimmyVWine Posted January 26, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 26, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 4:38 PM, Shelly97060 said: I was told the change was made because room service is very busy with the Ocean Now deliveries. While I can see how Room Service was too busy, it now seems as if this guy named Stewart is even busier! 😁 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted January 26, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 26, 2023 1 hour ago, rollingjay said: Can anyone tell me exactly what is included in the mini bar setup? This is our first time receiving it. Thanks! What is "theoreticlly" included in the mini bar setup and what is "actually" delivered these days can be very different. From the original Princess Mini Bar FAQ: Elite Mini-Bar FAQ Elite Mini-Bar Question: What will my mini-bar consist of?Answer: Elite members will get a one-time complimentary mini-bar set-up (1 per Elite stateroom) which consists of two (2) miniature bottles each of Cognac, Gin, Vodka and Scotch Whisky, two (2) 12 ounce cans of beer, two (2) 12 ounce cans/bottles of tonic water, two (2) 12 ounce cans of Coca Cola, two (2) 12 ounce cans of Sprite, two (2) 0.5 liter bottles of water, two (2) 11 ounce bottles of Perrier. The contents of the mini-bar are subject to change. In the past, people got this setup. We haven't received this setup ever. We only cruised as Elite one time before the shutdown and we got a weird setup with lots of beer and no Cognac. We have only cruised twice since the restart and both times have received a "mystery" setup. There has been a lack of at least one type of liquor with extra beer instead. The Scotch provided with the setup is only fit for mixed drinks. If you are a straight scotch drinker you will be disappointed. You can swap out for other things but may be told they aren't available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted January 26, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2 hours ago, JimmyVWine said: While I can see how Room Service was too busy, it now seems as if this guy named Stewart is even busier! 😁 😂 Yes, Stewart really gets around. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenp123 Posted January 28, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Carribean princess...done by room service yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted January 28, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 12:12 PM, birdiebill said: Enchanted Princess mini bar switch done by room steward also January 18th. On 1/26/2023 at 12:15 PM, dog said: Last May- Discovery, October Enchanted - done by room steward for us. We used room service & never realized that the cabin steward did the change. 🤨 Having know that I would have had him done it since just getting through to room service is a job in itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antsp Posted January 28, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 28, 2023 To be fair, when passengers are arriving, how busy can the room steward really be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Times Prince Posted January 28, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 3:19 PM, Thrak said: What is "theoreticlly" included in the mini bar setup and what is "actually" delivered these days can be very different. From the original Princess Mini Bar FAQ: Elite Mini-Bar FAQ Elite Mini-Bar Question: What will my mini-bar consist of?Answer: Elite members will get a one-time complimentary mini-bar set-up (1 per Elite stateroom) which consists of two (2) miniature bottles each of Cognac, Gin, Vodka and Scotch Whisky, two (2) 12 ounce cans of beer, two (2) 12 ounce cans/bottles of tonic water, two (2) 12 ounce cans of Coca Cola, two (2) 12 ounce cans of Sprite, two (2) 0.5 liter bottles of water, two (2) 11 ounce bottles of Perrier. The contents of the mini-bar are subject to change. In the past, people got this setup. We haven't received this setup ever. We only cruised as Elite one time before the shutdown and we got a weird setup with lots of beer and no Cognac. We have only cruised twice since the restart and both times have received a "mystery" setup. There has been a lack of at least one type of liquor with extra beer instead. In the 13 cruises since turning Elite (all pre-Covid) the list of drinks shown above is what we've gotten almost every time. On one occasion we got Canadian Club instead of Scotch. We tend to swap out for our beverages of choice. We'll see what we get on our next cruise ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted January 28, 2023 #17 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 9:40 AM, PacnGoNow said: 😂 Yes, Stewart really gets around. Perhaps most Cabin Stewards' have Stewart as a christian name? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbiegentry Posted January 29, 2023 #18 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Great! One more thing added to that overworked soul’s tasks. SMH 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalTexCruiser Posted January 29, 2023 #19 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Thanks for heads up If I ever have Stewart as my steward I will ask Stewart to change out my minibar, and if done well I will give my steward Stewart a 10* rating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa1974 Posted January 29, 2023 #20 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Can I change out all the liquor for beer and 2 extra cokes instead of sprite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cr8tiv1 Posted January 29, 2023 #21 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Yes, you may exchange all the liquor for 10 beer (uses Dos Equis). You will also have to exchange 2 of the non-alcoholic cans/bottles for the extra Sprite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDENBONNY Posted January 29, 2023 #22 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Our mini Bar was empty on Regal. nothing in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissP22 Posted January 29, 2023 #23 Share Posted January 29, 2023 13 hours ago, antsp said: To be fair, when passengers are arriving, how busy can the room steward really be Very. We sometimes don't see his until late afternoon and just to request wire hangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jwattle Posted January 30, 2023 #24 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 1:41 PM, antsp said: To be fair, when passengers are arriving, how busy can the room steward really be They are turning over rooms, introducing themselves, handling specific requests, getting sparkling wine and wine splits as well as canapes to suites and mini suites ( plus explaining all of the amenities and the hand holding required to those rooms)... On 1/28/2023 at 9:19 PM, GOLDENBONNY said: Our mini Bar was empty on Regal. nothing in it. Were you either elite or in a suite? If not it would be empty... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDENBONNY Posted January 31, 2023 #25 Share Posted January 31, 2023 7 hours ago, jwattle said: either elite or in a suite No we are not but its weird to have mini bar empty . Maybe its common now after Covid but I never saw it on other cruise lines . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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