Teena Scott Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 Are they going to delete the automatic $7.95 room charge until cruising can get back to normal? Some would rather order and eat from their room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 That’s yet to be determined but I wouldn’t be surprised if they did. Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisellama Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 That would be a great gesture. Allows those who aren't ready for more public dining settings a way to mitigate concerns. Neesa 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 For what it's worth, I don't see them getting rid of the room service fee. ehw51 and Neesa 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXcruzer Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 4 minutes ago, Matt said: For what it's worth, I don't see them getting rid of the room service fee. I agree, they are in no position to eliminate a revenue generator, as well as increasing the potential of delivery personnel and delivery carts crowding up the hallways. ehw51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevendom57 Posted September 25, 2020 Report Share Posted September 25, 2020 If they are going to be spacing tables further apart and disallowing multi-party tables I don't see how they will have room to handle the entire passenger contingent in the dining rooms. I think they will have to encourage in-room dining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 4 hours ago, stevendom57 said: If they are going to be spacing tables further apart and disallowing multi-party tables I don't see how they will have room to handle the entire passenger contingent in the dining rooms. I think they will have to encourage in-room dining. 50% of guests won't be on board. Of that a certain percentage never use the MDR and some purchase specialty. Personally I think "success" will be if 40% capacity is achieved on the first sailing. Remember we can't just think of the state of things today. As cruising restarts (at some point in the future) it will continually adapt and evolve. There is no one snapshot to represent cruising from now until the virus is eradicated. ehw51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PG Cruiser Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 I already live by myself and work from home. Going on a cruise to eat alone in my room doesn't seem very appealing. Lovetocruise2002, ehw51, crisgold52 and 3 others 3 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted September 26, 2020 Report Share Posted September 26, 2020 I suppose they could revert to the old menu that didn't have the good stuff the new fee based menu does. On the other hand, if guests are fearful to the point that in room dining is how they desire to isolate in their cabin then I'm wondering a little bit if these guests should consider shifting their cruise into the future. I'm not trying to be aggressive or argumentative, just... why go on a cruise during the restart phase if the desire is to stay in the cabin most of the time? I get it. These are strange times. The restart of cruising is going to be a strange time. It won't be for everyone. Time spent in a dining venue is minor relative to the time in all other aspects of the overall experience. If eating all meals in your cabin is the only way to be confident during the restart phase, you might want to consider delaying cruising until the future when the experience will be closer to normal. Baked Alaska, USFFrank, USCG Teacher and 10 others 10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FManke Posted September 28, 2020 Report Share Posted September 28, 2020 On 9/26/2020 at 12:44 AM, twangster said: why go on a cruise during the restart phase if the desire is to stay in the cabin most of the time? I completely agree. We knew some people many years ago that packed food in their luggage while traveling to Mexico because they didn't trust the food. I don't get it, but to each his own! ehw51 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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