Celebrity Room Service Menu, Review, and Food Pics 2023

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I was in blissful denial about the room service fee on Celebrity, new for 2023, until my recent cruise onboard the Solstice. Then I saw it on the menu, but still couldn’t believe it. Then I saw it on my shipboard account and was like, “no this can’t be right, not on Celebrity!” So I visited Guest Services, needlessly wasting everyone’s time and was told that yes, there is now a fee for most room service orders. And then I saw it on my credit card bill and finally accepted that the days of free hot room service on Celebrity are over and likely never coming back. Sigh. But I’m happy to report that some room service is still free. Here’s the 411 on Celebrity room service:

Room Service Charges on Celebrity

Continental breakfast items: Complimentary from 6am-9:30am.
Hot breakfast items: $9.95 service fee + 18% gratuity per delivery (unlimited items per delivery).
Lunch/dinner/late night: $9.95 service fee + 18% gratuity per delivery (unlimited items per delivery).
Coffee/Juice/Milk/Non-Dairy Milk: Complimentary at breakfast.
Wine/Champagne/Beer: Priced a la carte + 20% service fee.

Zenith-level Captain’s Club members, suite guests, and passengers staying in the retreat will still be able to get room service delivered for free.

Celebrity Breakfast Room Service Menu

Celebrity’s room service breakfast card must be hung on your cabin door by 2am for delivery between 6-9:30am the next morning. Indicate your preferred 30 minute delivery window on the card. You can use the room service card to order both complementary continental items or hot items or a combination of both. If you order any hot items from the right side of the menu, you will incur the $9.95 + 18% gratuity charge. I always tip a few extra dollars to the crew member who delivers my order (especially if I only ordered complimentary items), but it isn’t required.

A Celebrity room service breakfast card hanging on a cabin door.
The Celebrity room service breakfast card with delivery times shown.
The Celebrity room service breakfast card 2023.

Celebrity Lunch/Dinner/Late Night Room Service Menu

The Celebrity room service menu 2023.
The Celebrity room service menu 2023.

Celebrity Beverage Room Service Menu

Coffee, tea, juice, milk, and non-dairy milk is complimentary at breakfast. Alcohol is priced a la carte and will incur an automatic 20% service charge.

The Celebrity room service beverage menu 2023.

Celebrity Room Service Food Pics

Scrambled Eggs, Hash Browns, Cereal, and Coffee from the Celebrity room service menu.
Scrambled Eggs, Hash Browns, Cereal, and Coffee
Mixed Green Salad from the Celebrity room service menu.
Mixed Green Salad
 Fruit Plate from the Celebrity room service menu.
Fruit Plate
 Penne Primavera from the Celebrity room service menu.
Penne Primavera
 Cheesecake with Blueberry Sauce from the Celebrity room service menu.
Cheesecake with Blueberry Sauce
Dark Chocolate Ganache Cake with Caramel Sauce from the Celebrity room service menu.
Dark Chocolate Ganache Cake with Caramel Sauce
 Kids Cheese Pizza from the Celebrity room service menu.
Kids Cheese Pizza

Celebrity Room Service Review

While the desserts were delicious, I didn’t find the other items as good as what you’d get at the buffet, dining room, spa cafe, burger joint, or other dining venues onboard. Note also that this is the exact same room service menu that used to be complimentary (I mean, at least jazz it up a bit if you’re going to start charging). So, is it worth the $9.95 service fee? Under certain emergency circumstances it might be. Like to nurse a hangover from bed, if your toddler is napping and you can’t leave the cabin for lunch, or if the buffet is closed and you get a late-night chocolate cake craving (I speak from experience on that one…shrug).

Thankfully it’s still free (and worthwhile) to order complimentary coffee and a pastry for the balcony as a pre-breakfast. In most other cases though, now that there’s a charge, I’d skip room service. Instead, save the 10 bucks for airport snacks on your trip home and walk yourself to one of the delicious complimentary dining options onboard.

And with that…

Class Dismissed.

Homework (10 points): What are your thoughts and experiences ordering room service on Celebrity? Do you find it worth the $9.95 charge? Share to the comments.

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  1. March 26, 2023

    […] This sailing on the Solstice marked my “return to Celebrity” following Covid and I noticed quite a few cuts and changes since the glorious days of conspicuous consumption: plates piled 10 high with lobster shells in the MDR and complimentary chocolate cake delivered right to your bed! Don’t get me wrong, I was also reminded of all the things I love about Celebrity and wondered why it had taken me so long to return to the line. Still, I missed that free bed cake which now comes with a delivery fee of $9.95 + automatic18% gratuity (you can see the current room service menu and read my review HERE). […]

  2. March 26, 2023

    […] This sailing on the Solstice marked my “return to Celebrity” following Covid and I noticed quite a few cuts and changes since the glorious days of conspicuous consumption: plates piled 10 high with lobster shells in the MDR and complimentary chocolate cake delivered right to your bed! Don’t get me wrong, I was also reminded of all the things I love about Celebrity and wondered why it had taken me so long to return to the line. Still, I missed that free bed cake which now comes with a delivery fee of $9.95 + automatic18% gratuity (you can see the current room service menu and read my review HERE). […]

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