Can you use onboard credit to pay for tips on Royal Caribbean?

Can you pay gratuities with onboard credit Royal Caribbean? If you go with the automatic gratuities that get charged each evening of your cruise, yes, your onboard credits will be deducted against the gratuities you are assessed (and anything else you charge).



People Also Ask

Gratuities. Your credit can go towards tips if you haven't prepaid them before boarding. Tips generally cost $14.50 for each person daily for most rooms. Paying gratuities using onboard credits provides a wonderful way to avoid the bill when the cruise ends.

MORE DETAILS

If you want to manage your budget more effectively, it's a good idea to prepay your gratuities for your Princess cruise. The only time you would be better off waiting is if you want to use any onboard credit towards the gratuity amount.

MORE DETAILS

You can prepay gratuities when you book or pay them as part of your onboard bill at the end of your sailing. You can look for a package that offers a discount on prepaid gratuities or a promotion offering free prepaid gratuities. Whether prepaid gratuities are worth it is up to you and how you budget for travel.

MORE DETAILS

Some people also like to pay their service charges in advance for budgeting purposes. It'll be one less thing on your final bill at the end of the cruise. If you prefer to pay for tips once you're on board your cruise, you'll generally find that the gratuities automatically appear on your bill.

MORE DETAILS

Cash is also a good option if you want to tip some workers extra for service that warrants it. If you've dined in mostly one spot every night of the cruise, you might want to give tips to especially attentive waitstaff on the last evening of the cruise.

MORE DETAILS

Premium beverage packages), or if you'd like specialty coffees and teas or bottled water (non-alcoholic beverage package options). If you enjoy a drink or two during your cruise, but don't think you'll need a beverage package, feel free to use your onboard cruise credit toward any ? la carte drinks.

MORE DETAILS

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.

MORE DETAILS

If you plan to remove tips from your onboard bill, you will need to plan in advance to bring enough cash for personal tipping, then wait in a potentially long line at the guest services desk to remove the auto-gratuities and chase down all the crew members you wish to thank on the last evening.

MORE DETAILS

Your auto-gratuities will cover all waitstaff in the main dining room, buffet restaurants and specialty dining venues alike. If you dine at the same table and enjoy regular service from one or two particularly excellent waiters, consider leaving an additional $10 to $20 at the cruise's end.

MORE DETAILS