Room service on MSC Cruises works best when you understand that it’s really two different offerings: a structured breakfast service with clear rules, and a convenience-based room service menu available throughout the rest of the day and night.
Most confusion around MSC room service comes from breakfast and delivery fees. Once those are clear, the rest of the service is straightforward and predictable.
This guide walks through how MSC room service works, starting with breakfast, then covering the full room service menu, experience-level differences, and when it’s worth using.
Breakfast Room Service on MSC Cruises
Breakfast is the most structured part of MSC’s room service and operates differently than the rest of the menu.
MSC offers a continental breakfast room service that can be ordered in advance using a door hanger form left in your stateroom. The form is filled out the night before and placed outside your cabin door, allowing breakfast to be delivered during a selected time window the next morning.
Breakfast room service is available every morning of the cruise except disembarkation day.
Continental Breakfast vs American Breakfast
It’s important to clearly separate continental breakfast from American breakfast items, as they are treated differently.
Continental Breakfast
The continental breakfast focuses on lighter items and beverages. Typical selections include:
- Fruit plate or fresh fruit
- Whole fruit such as apples and oranges
- Assorted jams and spreads including strawberry jam, blackberry jam, orange marmalade, honey, peanut butter, cream cheese, butter, and margarine
- Yogurt, including plain and low-fat
- Cereals such as Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Special K, All-Bran, Frosted Flakes, Froot Loops, and muesli
- Pastries such as croissants, pain au chocolat, Danish pastries, chocolate muffins, and raisin pastries
- Bread options including white bread, rye bread, pumpernickel, and whole wheat
Beverages include:
- Coffee and decaffeinated coffee
- Hot chocolate
- Black tea, green tea, and herbal tea
- Milk and fat-free milk
- Orange juice and apple juice
Continental Breakfast Delivery Fee
- Bella Experience guests pay a delivery fee of approximately $4–5 per delivery
- Fantastica, Aurea, and Yacht Club guests do not pay a delivery fee for continental breakfast
The fee is per delivery, not per item.
American Breakfast Items and Surcharge
MSC also offers American-style breakfast items through room service. These items are not part of the continental breakfast and always carry a surcharge.
American breakfast options include:
- Eggs cooked to order, including scrambled, sunny side up, over easy, over medium, over hard, and well done
- Omelets, including plain and ham and cheese
- Pancakes, including plain and blueberry
- Waffles served with fresh strawberries and maple syrup
- Side orders such as hash browns, bacon, pork link sausage, turkey sausage, and bratwurst
Important Notes About the American Breakfast Fee
- The American breakfast surcharge applies to all experience levels
- The surcharge is per delivery, meaning you can order multiple items in one delivery without additional fees
Breakfast Delivery Timing
The door hanger form allows you to select a delivery window, typically between early morning and mid-morning hours. Breakfast is delivered directly to your cabin during the selected time window.
Room Service Beyond Breakfast
Outside of breakfast hours, MSC room service operates as a convenience-based delivery service.
Orders are placed by phone using the stateroom handset. Food is prepared for delivery rather than presentation, and typical delivery time is around 30 minutes depending on ship activity and time of day.
Room Service Availability and Delivery Fees
Regular room service is available from 10:00am to 6:00am, with a maximum of two orders per person per stateroom.
Delivery fees apply as follows:
- A $5 delivery fee applies to all orders placed by Bella Experience guests
- A $5 delivery fee applies to all orders placed between 11:00pm and 6:00am, regardless of experience level
All-Day Room Service Menu Overview
The all-day room service menu is intentionally limited and fairly standardized across the fleet.
Common offerings include:
- Caesar salad, Greek salad, and mixed green salad
- Soup of the day
- Cheese plates and fruit plates
These items are best viewed as snacks or light meals rather than full replacements for the buffet or Main Dining Room.
Sandwiches Through Room Service
Sandwiches are among the most reliable non-pizza options available through room service.
Typical selections include:
- Club sandwich
- Ham and cheese sandwich
- Turkey sandwich
These are usually served with potato chips and work well when you want something filling without leaving the cabin.
Room Service Pizza on MSC Cruises
Pizza is the most popular room service item on MSC and has its own dedicated section on the menu.
Options typically include:
- Margherita
- Pepperoni
- Four cheese
- Vegetable
- Marinara with tuna and capers
- MSC Style pizza with Parma ham and arugula
- Supreme
- Build-your-own pizza
Room service pizza is not complimentary. Prices generally range from about $6 to $9.50 per pizza.
Because it is prepared for delivery, room service pizza does not arrive as crisp as freshly served buffet pizza. Even so, it remains noticeably better than typical cruise room service pizza and is especially popular late at night when other venues are closed.
Desserts and Beverages
Desserts offered through room service are simple and travel-friendly, commonly including chocolate cake, cheesecake, and ice cream cups.
Beverage options include coffee, tea, soft drinks, and bottled water. Alcoholic beverages may be available depending on the ship and time of day and are charged to your onboard account. Drink packages apply to eligible beverages where applicable.
Room Service by Experience Level
Bella Experience guests should expect delivery fees for both breakfast and regular room service, along with per-item or per-delivery charges depending on the menu.
Fantastica guests receive the same menu access but do not pay the continental breakfast delivery fee.
Aurea guests receive complimentary continental breakfast delivery, with only American breakfast surcharges applying.
Yacht Club guests enjoy 24-hour room service with an expanded menu and no delivery fees.
When Room Service Makes Sense
Room service works best for:
- Continental breakfast in the cabin
- Early port mornings
- Late-night pizza
- Traveling with kids
- Low-energy days when leaving the cabin feels like a chore
Final Thoughts
MSC room service is not designed to replace onboard dining venues. It is designed to offer flexibility, especially at breakfast and late at night.
Once you understand how breakfast works, when delivery fees apply, and which items carry surcharges, room service becomes a useful and predictable part of the MSC dining experience rather than a source of confusion.