Can I remove my gratuities on Royal Caribbean?

Technically speaking, you can remove gratuities on a Royal Caribbean cruise, but you absolutely shouldn't do this. Although Royal Caribbean gives you two options for paying gratuities (prepaying or being charged daily once onboard), some passengers try to opt out of paying any gratuities whatsoever.



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Passengers can change the daily amount or opt out of gratuities altogether until the morning of departure. Some passengers interested in removing gratuities want to do so in order to reward crew members individually with cash tips. Others, unfortunately, want to avoid paying an extra charge.

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Most lines allow passengers to adjust or remove automatic tips by visiting the front desk. The exception? Norwegian Cruise Lines, who requires cruisers to file a reimbursement request after the cruise ends.

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The other benefit of prepaying gratuities is that you'll lock in the current gratuity rate. Royal Caribbean occasionally increases gratuities by a few dollars; if you prepaid gratuities and the rate increases before your cruise begins, you won't be charged the difference in price.

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Your client's Future Cruise Credit will be equal to 100% of the cruise fare (commissionable and non- commissionable cruise fare) paid to Royal Caribbean. Any taxes & fees, refundable air, pre/post hotels, transfers, prepaid gratuities, and taxes/fees will be refunded to the original form of payment.

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Benefits of Prepaying Gratuities Another advantage is that cruise lines regularly raise gratuity amounts. So if you book a cruise for a year from now, the gratuity price may be higher when you sail. People that pay beforehand are grandfathered in under the rate they've already paid.

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You would just need to visit the Guest Services desk and explain your decision, and the cruise line will remove them for you. You may be asked for your reasoning. This isn't to apply pressure to you to retain them, but just so that it's clear you understand the impact that removing the gratuities has on the crew.

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No matter which cruise line you sail, crew gratuities — also known as service charges or crew appreciation — are a fact of life. This includes sailing on Princess. Like other cruise lines, Princess charges a daily gratuity fee — known as “crew appreciation” — while sailing.

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There aren't any hard-and-fast guidelines for this type of tip since it's contingent on your experience, but $25 to $40 on behalf of a couple roughly works out to an extra $2 to $3 per person, per day, for a seven-night cruise.

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You SHOULD expect an 18% gratuity on certain purchases
In addition, when you reserve specialty restaurants, dining packages, drink packages, and spa services on Royal Caribbean's Cruise Planner website, the gratuity will be added upon checkout.

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In general, plan on giving $16–$23 in gratuities per day for each passenger. Note that the amount should be tabulated for each individual in your party—don't try to tip once per couple or group. So if you're planning to go on a 7-day cruise, expect to give a total of between $112 and $161 per person in gratuities.

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Ship steward salaries typically range between $16,000 and $62,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for ship stewards is $15.23 per hour. Ship steward salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Ship stewards earn the highest average salary in Alaska, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and New Jersey.

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