Originally Posted by
Often1
Small fees won't affect overall spend, but they will reduce overhead because people won't order just because it is "free".
Nothing is "free" it is simply included.
Certainly in and of itself charging a fee for some level of room service won’t or shouldn’t be a major source of revenue or cost savings but from the cruise line’s point of view it helps. I think the bigger issue is the number of cuts or now additional fees for aspects that were generally considered as not necessarily free but were included in the fare. Some experienced cruisers see that as a degradation and now being “nickled and dimed to death” above the fare.