Athena.delta Posted November 17, 2013 #1 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Hello, For the past 2 cruises with royal caribbean cruises I've had the same problem. I have a habit of going to the gym at around 4pm, and when i'm finished, the windjammer is closed for dinner preparations. Therefore, before my workouts, I always ask for a glass of skim milk/some chicken salad or fruit. However, EVERY time I come back there is nothing on the table. Despite me telling them REPEATEDLY to leave it on the table even if I'm not there, they seem to think it polite to wait until im in there or something. arrghhh have any of you experienced the same problem?? Any advice? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisndeefromde Posted November 17, 2013 #2 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Never had room service delivered when not in the room. it is customary to tip room servers so maybe that is why you didn't get delivery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsK Posted November 17, 2013 #3 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Do the room service waiters even have access to staterooms? Somehow I can't imagine them having a master key of some sort that would fit all the state rooms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy from Delaware Posted November 17, 2013 #4 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Could you call earlier, and have the food delivered before you leave for the gym? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted November 17, 2013 #5 Share Posted November 17, 2013 The person delivering room service does not have access to your stateroom. If you want room service then you or someone else needs to be there to answer the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted November 17, 2013 #6 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Hello, For the past 2 cruises with royal caribbean cruises I've had the same problem. I have a habit of going to the gym at around 4pm, and when i'm finished, the windjammer is closed for dinner preparations. Therefore, before my workouts, I always ask for a glass of skim milk/some chicken salad or fruit. However, EVERY time I come back there is nothing on the table. Despite me telling them REPEATEDLY to leave it on the table even if I'm not there, they seem to think it polite to wait until im in there or something. arrghhh have any of you experienced the same problem?? Any advice? Thanks! As others have said, room service delivery personnel do not have master keys to access your room when it is empty. My advise? Order it at a time when you can be there to receive it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edjny Posted November 17, 2013 #7 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Hello, For the past 2 cruises with royal caribbean cruises I've had the same problem. I have a habit of going to the gym at around 4pm, and when i'm finished, the windjammer is closed for dinner preparations. Therefore, before my workouts, I always ask for a glass of skim milk/some chicken salad or fruit. However, EVERY time I come back there is nothing on the table. Despite me telling them REPEATEDLY to leave it on the table even if I'm not there, they seem to think it polite to wait until im in there or something. arrghhh have any of you experienced the same problem?? Any advice? Thanks! Seems to me that it would be a lot easier for you to find something to snack on and your milk at lunch. Then just take it with you back to the room and put it in the cooler till you want it. I can think of several reasons they would not leave food if you are not there. Security, food contamination come to mind. RCL does not want to be involved with any potential problems. I would be very surprised if they would allow a food handler come into the room alone if nobody else was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CI66774 Posted November 17, 2013 #8 Share Posted November 17, 2013 As others already have "said," room service attendants DON'T have access to your cabin. Therefore, you MUST be there when they deliver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love.II.Cruise Posted November 17, 2013 #9 Share Posted November 17, 2013 As others have said, room service delivery personnel do not have master keys to access your room when it is empty. My advise? Order it at a time when you can be there to receive it. Best advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetrail Posted November 17, 2013 #10 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Hello, For the past 2 cruises with royal caribbean cruises I've had the same problem. I have a habit of going to the gym at around 4pm, and when i'm finished, the windjammer is closed for dinner preparations. Therefore, before my workouts, I always ask for a glass of skim milk/some chicken salad or fruit. However, EVERY time I come back there is nothing on the table. Despite me telling them REPEATEDLY to leave it on the table even if I'm not there, they seem to think it polite to wait until im in there or something. arrghhh have any of you experienced the same problem?? Any advice? Thanks! BE IN THE ROOM WHEN ROOM SERVICE IS DELIVERED...:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdwcruises Posted November 17, 2013 #11 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Did you talk to a live person when you did the ordering and they said they would leave the food there? If so, they should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulxyz2004 Posted November 17, 2013 #12 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Honestly I´d never even considered to order room Service for a time when I´m not in the room.:eek: I don´t think it would be reasonable to expect the room Service to be delivered with nobody in the cabin. The whole Thing however reminded me of this one;):D Room Service(RS): ''Morny, Ruin sorbees'' Guest : ''Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service'' RS : ''Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to oder sunteen??'' Guest : ''Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs'' RS : ''Ow July den?'' Guest : ''What??'' RS : ''Ow July den?...pry,boy,pooch?'' Guest : ''Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please.'' RS : ''Ow July dee baychem...crease?'' Guest : ''Crisp will be fine'' RS : ''Hokay. An San tos?'' Guest : ''What?'' RS : ''San tos. July San tos?'' Guest : ''I don't think so'' RS : ''No? Judo one toes??'' Guest : ''I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means.'' RS : ''Toes! toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?'' Guest : ''English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine.'' RS : ''We bother?'' Guest : ''No..just put the bother on the side.'' RS : ''Wad?'' Guest : ''I mean butter...just put it on the side.'' RS : ''Copy?'' Guest : ''Sorry?'' RS : ''Copy...tea...mill?'' Guest : ''Yes. Coffee please, and that's all.'' RS : ''One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy...rye??' Guest : ''Whatever you say'' RS : ''Tendjewberrymud'' Guest : ''You're welcome'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9876 Posted November 17, 2013 #13 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Last cruise room service was able to leave orders in our room. They even volunteered the service when I said I would be out of the room. So, it is possible; I suppose it just depends on the ship. I did leave a tip on the desk and they took it, which was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thetrail Posted November 17, 2013 #14 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Honestly I´d never even considered to order room Service for a time when I´m not in the room.:eek: I don´t think it would be reasonable to expect the room Service to be delivered with nobody in the cabin. The whole Thing however reminded me of this one;):D Room Service(RS): ''Morny, Ruin sorbees'' Guest : ''Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service'' RS : ''Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to oder sunteen??'' Guest : ''Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs'' RS : ''Ow July den?'' Guest : ''What??'' RS : ''Ow July den?...pry,boy,pooch?'' Guest : ''Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please.'' RS : ''Ow July dee baychem...crease?'' Guest : ''Crisp will be fine'' RS : ''Hokay. An San tos?'' Guest : ''What?'' RS : ''San tos. July San tos?'' Guest : ''I don't think so'' RS : ''No? Judo one toes??'' Guest : ''I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means.'' RS : ''Toes! toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?'' Guest : ''English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine.'' RS : ''We bother?'' Guest : ''No..just put the bother on the side.'' RS : ''Wad?'' Guest : ''I mean butter...just put it on the side.'' RS : ''Copy?'' Guest : ''Sorry?'' RS : ''Copy...tea...mill?'' Guest : ''Yes. Coffee please, and that's all.'' RS : ''One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy...rye??' Guest : ''Whatever you say'' RS : ''Tendjewberrymud'' Guest : ''You're welcome'' Great!!...K.O....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted November 17, 2013 #15 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Hello, For the past 2 cruises with royal caribbean cruises I've had the same problem. I have a habit of going to the gym at around 4pm, and when i'm finished, the windjammer is closed for dinner preparations. Therefore, before my workouts, I always ask for a glass of skim milk/some chicken salad or fruit. However, EVERY time I come back there is nothing on the table. Despite me telling them REPEATEDLY to leave it on the table even if I'm not there, they seem to think it polite to wait until im in there or something. arrghhh have any of you experienced the same problem?? Any advice? Thanks! Advice as requested - Order it when you get to the room like everyone else. Edited November 17, 2013 by bouhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted November 17, 2013 #16 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Honestly I´d never even considered to order room Service for a time when I´m not in the room.:eek: I don´t think it would be reasonable to expect the room Service to be delivered with nobody in the cabin. The whole Thing however reminded me of this one;):D Room Service(RS): ''Morny, Ruin sorbees'' Guest : ''Sorry, I thought I dialled room-service'' RS : ''Rye..Ruin sorbees..morny! Djewish to oder sunteen??'' Guest : ''Uh..yes..I'd like some bacon and eggs'' RS : ''Ow July den?'' Guest : ''What??'' RS : ''Ow July den?...pry,boy,pooch?'' Guest : ''Oh, the eggs! How do I like them? Sorry, scrambled please.'' RS : ''Ow July dee baychem...crease?'' Guest : ''Crisp will be fine'' RS : ''Hokay. An San tos?'' Guest : ''What?'' RS : ''San tos. July San tos?'' Guest : ''I don't think so'' RS : ''No? Judo one toes??'' Guest : ''I feel really bad about this, but I don't know what 'judo one toes' means.'' RS : ''Toes! toes!...why djew Don Juan toes? Ow bow singlish mopping we bother?'' Guest : ''English muffin!! I've got it! You were saying 'Toast.' Fine. Yes, an English muffin will be fine.'' RS : ''We bother?'' Guest : ''No..just put the bother on the side.'' RS : ''Wad?'' Guest : ''I mean butter...just put it on the side.'' RS : ''Copy?'' Guest : ''Sorry?'' RS : ''Copy...tea...mill?'' Guest : ''Yes. Coffee please, and that's all.'' RS : ''One Minnie. Ass ruin torino fee, strangle ache, crease baychem, tossy singlish mopping we bother honey sigh, and copy...rye??' Guest : ''Whatever you say'' RS : ''Tendjewberrymud'' Guest : ''You're welcome'' Thanks for the laugh Paul:) I brought that up once and was lectured about being politically incorrect........:rolleyes: And I agree about not ordering room service if I'm not in the room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Corvette Posted November 17, 2013 #17 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Do they have a phone in the gym? Maybe you could just call room service from the gym 5 minutes before you leave. By the time you arrive at your room the food should arrive only a few minutes later. Never tried this so not sure if it would work or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted November 17, 2013 #18 Share Posted November 17, 2013 As far as I am concerned, the fewer people in and out of my cabin when I'm not there the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulxyz2004 Posted November 17, 2013 #19 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Do they have a phone in the gym? Maybe you could just call room service from the gym 5 minutes before you leave. By the time you arrive at your room the food should arrive only a few minutes later. Never tried this so not sure if it would work or not. Not sure if this would work either, but I would say accepting room Service orders from any other phone than your cabin phone would open the possibility of for pranks. People could start calling in orders for rooms not theirs from any public phones. But maybe it´s not an issue and they allow this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39august Posted November 17, 2013 #20 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Simplest way...get what you want from the buffet and put it in your fridge before you go to the gym. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising89143 Posted November 17, 2013 #21 Share Posted November 17, 2013 As far as I am concerned, the fewer people in and out of my cabin when I'm not there the better. This!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NorbertsNiece Posted November 17, 2013 #22 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Just off Adventure. Frequently the dining room offered to send food for me to my room.... Desserts when I was unable to eat everything. It was always left on the table. I never queried how they got in just happy to have a late night snack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddie Posted November 17, 2013 #23 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Hello, For the past 2 cruises with royal caribbean cruises I've had the same problem. I have a habit of going to the gym at around 4pm, and when i'm finished, the windjammer is closed for dinner preparations. Therefore, before my workouts, I always ask for a glass of skim milk/some chicken salad or fruit. However, EVERY time I come back there is nothing on the table. Despite me telling them REPEATEDLY to leave it on the table even if I'm not there, they seem to think it polite to wait until im in there or something. arrghhh have any of you experienced the same problem?? Any advice? Thanks! Seriously; I myself would not ask nor expect this. Why not call from a house phone when you are done with your workout, and the wait will be shorter by the time you return to your room? Teddie Edited November 17, 2013 by teddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsail Posted November 17, 2013 #24 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Last cruise room service was able to leave orders in our room. They even volunteered the service when I said I would be out of the room. So, it is possible; I suppose it just depends on the ship. I did leave a tip on the desk and they took it, which was good. Yes it is. Have used RS many times while not in the cabin. The tip is left on the table. Sometimes we put in a standing order, after the first delivery we put the tip by the empty and the next day our order appears and the tip disappears.:D We have also had stuff delivered from the mdr when not there. Never had the first concern trusting the crew coming to the cabin for delivery when not there. Its their job. Edited November 17, 2013 by setsail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Cruizers Posted November 17, 2013 #25 Share Posted November 17, 2013 We have not ordered room service but if we did, we would of course be there. Paul that was fun to read, yet took a little doing.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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