Trish Berry, May 2025
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We don’t always look pretty and spiffy first thing in the morning, but it is okay as long as that just-sprung-out-of-bed look is confined to your stateroom.
Royal Caribbean offers free continental room service for breakfast from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. each day, except departure day. The American Breakfast has a service fee of $7.95 per room delivery. The American Breakfast offers eggs, omelets, pancakes, and a variety of sides (meat products). I always order from the free continental menu, have never used the American Breakfast menu where I would be required to pay, but I always tip the delivery person.
You fill out the menu and hang it on the outside of your door handle before 3:00 a.m. for delivery during your requested time.
I highly recommend the free continental breakfast foods. The coffee is hot, any bread item is warm, the milk cold.
It is a luxury to have your food delivered to you. I rarely use this service, but on days that I do not get to bed until midnight, I will order room service for breakfast. I do this maybe two times during a 10-day sailing.
I have never had a late delivery. It has always been delivered at my requested time, which is within a 30-minute time frame. I usually request delivery between 7:00 and 7:30.
After taking your time while indulging in your breakfast, cover your tray with napkins and place outside your door on the floor. In no time, that covered tray has disappeared. The crew on any Royal Caribbean ship is very efficient.
A cruise is a time in your life when you can pamper yourself by having someone deliver your food to you. You just sit down and relax.
But a lot of work was spent in getting that breakfast to you on time and with everything that you ordered. All crews on any Royal Caribbean ship go above and beyond to see that the passengers are well taken care of. They treat us with kindness. They are all efficient. They all smile and always ask if there is anything they can do to help us. Don’t create a close bond with any of the crew members, though, as that is against the rules. Treat them with the dignity and respect that they deserve. Don’t delay their work. Appreciate them. Always thank them with a smile. Always be kind to them. They are away from their families for approximately seven months out of a year. They get to speak with their families daily, even zoom, but that is different from being in the same home with them. The crew give up a lot of home life to work on the cruise ships. But they can support their families by working the way they do.
Kindness, smiles and genuine appreciation for the crew. And always tip!!