Princess Cruises Ruby Princess

In-Room Dining Overview

The phone wasn’t working very well during our trip, which made room service orders a bit difficult. On top of this, there were long wait times to order. Sometimes we never got through to place our order. We scheduled breakfast for 8:30am one day, and it didn’t arrive until 9:30.

Service aside, the choice on the menu, including soups, salads, hot dishes, sandwiches, and desserts was great, accompanied by an extensive drink list.

In some of the higher-echelon rooms, Princess serves the Ultimate Balcony Dining experience, where the staff will serve a meal, just like in the restaurants in your private stateroom. This service is available from 7 to 10am and 5 to 10pm. You can order a champagne breakfast for two, with a half bottle of champagne, pastries, smoked salmon, cream cheese, fresh fruits, and a quiche lorraine ($32 per couple). In the evening, you can get a lobster balcony dinner, which includes a cocktail per person, canapés, one flower bouquet, a half bottle of champagne, and a set menu with crab cakes, a mesclun greens salad, broiled cold water lobster tail, a grilled beef tenderloin diane, or a surf and turf combination plus dessert.

Presentation

Like any other ship, room service was presented under lids to preserve the freshness and temperature of each dish.

Food

Make selections on a door tag and hang it from your door for breakfast. Or you can call room service by 10am for in-room breakfast. The menu is small, with only cereal, yogurt, bread, pastries, eggs, and bacon.

The lunch and dinner menu was large, with a heap of variety. You can order a bunch of different salads like a mixed green garden, a caesers or a chef’s. There were many sandwiches, like a classic club, roast beef, and turkey sandwiches. There were hot dishes like hot dogs, hamburgers, lasagna, Moroccan crock pot and pita bread, and a whole pizza. All of it tasted pretty good.

There are more elegant options too, like a selection of hors d’oeuvres in regular, deluxe and dessert varieties.

Drinks

In room beverages are done in packages. Beer can be ordered in sixes, for $21.25, soda in sixes for $9.75, wine with four 187 ml bottles for $21, and a combination of beer and wine for $29.50.

Bottles of liquor and stateroom bar packages are available at non-duty-free prices through room service or from designated bar locations.