WAAAYTOOO Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 I just made a new booking using the casino discount offer. As @michelle noticed, it looks like the gratuities for suites has gone up from $17.50 PP/PD to $19 PP/PD. Not sure if the other stateroom categories has gone up or not. It looks like there was a 38% discount on the upgrade. Not great but no worse than last year so that's a relief !! 2 years ago it would have been in the neighborhood of 60%. UGH Eaglelover, KristiZ, Ogilthorpe and 5 others 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRebecca Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Naturally they have increases regularly but it seems odd to not announce it. Thanks for passing this along, good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 This was forth coming as NCL increased their grats a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marti314 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Welcome to Cruise Line "Resort Fees". We dont know where all the money goes but hopefully it actually gets to the employees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted March 31, 2020 Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 When I grabbed my Plan B cruise two weeks ago, it was still $17.50/day for suites. Their website still shows $17.50 and $14.50 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 52 minutes ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: When I grabbed my Plan B cruise two weeks ago, it was still $17.50/day for suites. Their website still shows $17.50 and $14.50 as well. I called yesterday to see what the story was. At first, he said the $19/PP PD was correct. Then he said it was a mistake and I would be getting a $21 refund, then he put me on hold while he went to talk to Resolutions. I finally got tired of holding and hung up. It wasn’t worth $21 to sit there on hold. I have no idea whether suites grats have gone up or not. Ogilthorpe and Lovetocruise2002 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2020 Update on this: We received a $21 refund a week or so ago. So the gratuities WERE incorrectly charged vs an increase in suites gratuities. Traveler, Ogilthorpe and Baked Alaska 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymay Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 I love the US, it's by far the best country in the world. But seriously who came up with the idea of gratuities? Just advertise the real price and pay your workers more!!! shaydav19, DublinFC, Neesa and 4 others 3 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mworkman Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 1 hour ago, mattymay said: I love the US, it's by far the best country in the world. But seriously who came up with the idea of gratuities? Just advertise the real price and pay your workers more!!! Well, if you find them, slap the crap out of them for me! Morganno and DublinFC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogalthorpe Haywood Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 4 hours ago, mattymay said: I love the US, it's by far the best country in the world. But seriously who came up with the idea of gratuities? Just advertise the real price and pay your workers more!!! I’ve been saying this for years, especially when gratuities are a set price and forced on the consumer. DublinFC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 5 hours ago, mattymay said: I love the US, it's by far the best country in the world. But seriously who came up with the idea of gratuities? Just advertise the real price and pay your workers more!!! Warning, foul language Kcusack89, mattymay, KWofPerth and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim S Posted May 13, 2020 Report Share Posted May 13, 2020 P&O Cruise Line (part of Carnival Group) stopped charging gratuities from the middle of 2019. There is absolutely no obligation to hand out any tips but you can give something to those crew members who you think deserve it. That’s the way I like it mworkman, Ogalthorpe Haywood, Neesa and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rags1 Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 I never know what the daily gratuity is since we’ve been sailing Star Class. I think it’s included in the bazillion dollar cruise fare RWDW1204, PRebecca and Lovetocruise2002 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmccaffrey Posted May 24, 2020 Report Share Posted May 24, 2020 As long as these go to the CREW.... I don't care what the price is.... They work their butts off and I am willing to pay ehw51, RWDW1204 and USCG Teacher 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12thman Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 Cruising is the only place I know of where you dine and don't have to worry about tipping, which made me feel strange and uncomfortable. Our waiter was excellent and so at the end or the cruise we gave him a couple hundred dollars. TIPS has always been the acronym "To In sure Prompt Service" at least that's what was taught in hospitality courses way back when. Ogilthorpe and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstephensi Posted May 26, 2020 Report Share Posted May 26, 2020 TIPs in many restaurants started suggesting 18% around the time of the "Great Recession." The explanation for the increase was that servers deserved an increase in wages. But if the meals continue to increase then their compensation increases. 15% of $100 is $15. 15% of $120 is $18. Same service, same time at table, same meal, the server made more money. I still TIP 15% most of the time. More for exceptional service, less for terrible service. As far as crew is concerned my TIPs are not percentage based so I pay the required/recommended and a little extra cash for good service at the end of the cruise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew72681 Posted June 3, 2020 Report Share Posted June 3, 2020 I wonder if when cruising resumes we’ll start to see the fees go up. I could see them increasing them “due to increased cleaning measures” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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