Every Royal Caribbean cruise offers a 24-hour room service menu, where you can get breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and dessert delivered to your cabin. Extremely convenient, room service is something many cruisers come to appreciate, especially those who love to enjoy a private meal on their balcony.
Understanding the ins and outs of Royal Caribbean’s room service offerings and policies is good to know before your cruise begins.
Let’s dive in to our guide and tips for ordering room service on a Royal Caribbean cruise.
How much does Royal Caribbean room service cost?
Royal Caribbean room service (aside from complimentary continental breakfast) comes at a cost of $7.95 USD per order, per room. This is a fixed-cost, so you will pay the same fee whether ordering one dish for one person in a cabin or ten separate items for four people in a cabin.
An 18% gratuity is added on top of the $7.95 fee for a total cost of around $9.40.
In addition, while tipping is not required, it’s customary to give a small cash tip ($1-5) to the crew member delivering room service to your room.
When and how can I order room service?
Room service breakfast is from 6AM - 11AM each day of the cruise except disembarkation day. All other room service is available from 11AM to 6AM.
Ordering room service from the breakfast menu can be ordered through Royal Caribbean’s door hanger menus or by calling room service from your stateroom’s telephone.
The door hanger menu is a breakfast menu where you put a checkmark next to which items you would like to order, the quantity of each item, and the time you would like breakfast delivered. After selecting your order, hang the menu on the outside of your stateroom door. Menus should be placed on your stateroom door no later than 3AM on the morning you would like room service breakfast.
When you arrive in your stateroom on the first day of the cruise, you should find a stack of breakfast room service menus in the cabin’s drawer or desk. If you do not see any, ask your stateroom attendant to deliver the menus to your room.
The door hanger menu only exists for breakfast, so all other room service orders should be placed over the phone.
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Does Royal Caribbean have free room service?
Royal Caribbean’s continental breakfast menu is complimentary, and while the menu is limited, this can be a great perk for passengers onboard.
The continental breakfast menu offers the following, although is subject to change from sailing to sailing:
- Toast (wheat, white, gluten-free)
- Plain bagel
- English muffin
- Donuts (glazed, chocolate)
- Baked pastries (Croissant, blueberry muffin, assorted pastries)
- Assorted jams & spread (strawberry jam, honey, cream cheese, butter, etc.)
- Cereals (Special K, Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Raisin Bran, granola, oatmeal, grits)
- Fruits (apples, oranges, bananas, fruit plate)
- Yogurts (plan, fruit)
Continental breakfast beverages include juices (apple and orange), caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, tea (black, green, and herbal), and milk (regular, chocolate, fat free, lactose free, and half & half).
Continental breakfast is the only free room service option available on Royal Caribbean for most guests. However, those passengers in Grand Suites and above (any suite except a Junior Suite) have 24-hour complimentary room service available.
American breakfast menu
Outside of continental breakfast is an American breakfast menu which comes with the standard $7.95 room service cover charge. Items from the American breakfast menu can be ordered in conjunction with the continental breakfast menu.
The American breakfast menu features more cooked-to-order meals:
- Scrambled eggs
- Scrambled egg whites
- Scrambled egg beaters
- Omelets (plain, ham, and cheese)
- Fried eggs (sunny-side up, over medium, over easy, over hard)
- Buttermilk pancakes (plain or blueberry)
- Hash browns
- Bacon
- Pork sausage
- Chicken sausage
All day room service menu
Aside from breakfast, all-day room service is available from 11AM - 6AM, and features a variety of lunch and dinner options as well as dessert. Whether for an afternoon snack, dinner, or late-night meal, you’re sure to find something that interests you on the room service menu.
Here is a sample of what may be included on the room service menu, although this is subject to change:
- Soups (chicken noodle and tomato)
- Salads (cobb, Greek, caesar)
- Chicken tenders
- The Royal Burger
- Grilled cheese
- Hot dog
- Philly cheesesteak
- Rigatoni Bolognese
- Grilled salmon
- Grilled quesadilla
- Cheese or pepperoni pizza
- Fried chicken wings
- PB&J
- Sides (French fries, side salad, potato chips)
- New York cheesecake
- Chocolate cake with caramel sauce
- Chocolate chip cookies
- Fresh seasonal fruit plate
Why should I order room service?
First and foremost, room service is extremely convenient. It may seem crazy to order meals directly to your cabin when there are so many dining options elsewhere onboard, but the ease of having a meal in your stateroom without having to get ready to go anywhere can be a favorable option.
Additionally, room service breakfast can be especially nice on port days when you have an excursion booked that starts early in the morning, especially if you have kids to get ready for the tour. Being able to eat breakfast in your room as you get ready for the day can be a lot easier than bringing the whole family to somewhere like the Windjammer for a rushed breakfast.
Room service can also be a great option if you have a balcony, as you can enjoy a private meal on the balcony with wonderful ocean views. Balconies include a small table as well, making it easy to enjoy a meal there.
Are drinks included with room service?
Drinks are not included with room service, even if you have a beverage package. The American breakfast menu, for example, has a mimosa and Bloody Mary available, but these will be priced at current bar pricing (plus gratuity).
If you have a beverage package, you’re usually better off walking to a bar onboard and bringing a drink back to your room than ordering drinks from room service.
That being said, you are still able to order drinks to your room even if they come at an extra cost.
